Why Inkspell

What we believe.

A glossary shouldn't tell you the story. It should wait for you, exactly where you left off.

Every character, every place, every faction arrives when you do.

Reading an epic isn't an exam. It's a pleasure, and it should feel like one.

Sharing a theory shouldn't cost you the surprise.

Inkspell isn't a summary of your book. It's your memory, kept chapter by chapter.

We don't help you read faster. We help you read deeper.

What Inkspell is

A companion for every chapter.

Open Inkspell beside whatever you are reading. It knows the book, it knows where you stopped, and it never says a word about what comes next. Every character, recap, connection and appendix — rebuilt up to your bookmark and no further.

The Inkspell reader hub, showing the current chapter, the story so far, the cast in this chapter, and links to the relationship map, chronicle, grimoire and compendium.

How it works

Three steps, then it is just there.

  1. Upload an EPUB you already own. Inkspell has no bookstore — you bring the book.
  2. Inkspell reads it cover to cover. The first chapters are usually ready in five to ten minutes; the deeper analysis finishes behind you.
  3. Set your chapter and read. Everything Inkspell shows you stops exactly where you stopped.

Reading slowly isn't reading badly. A book can take you two months and still be yours from end to end.

An Inkspell library shelf listing two uploaded books with their covers, and a Saga Archives entry linking them into one series.

Inside the app

What you actually get.

The full grimoire: a searchable cast list with portraits, each entry tagged with the chapter it first appears in.
The full grimoire — everyone you have met, no one you have not.
A story chronicle recapping the chapters read so far, followed by a chapter-by-chapter summary.
Story-so-far recaps, waiting at the chapter you left.
A relationship map drawn as a constellation of portraits joined by lines, with one character's details open below it.
A relationship map of allies, rivals, mentors and family.
A character arc tracing how one character's traits and motives shift from chapter to chapter.
Character arcs — how traits and motives shift, chapter by chapter.

The part a wiki cannot do

Only what you have read.

You are twelve chapters into book one. You search a name you half-remember, and the wiki's first line tells you how the whole series ends. That is not a risk Inkspell takes: every biography, recap and relationship is generated against your current chapter, so there is nothing there to spoil. Finish another chapter and more appears.

A character page marked CH 1-5, showing only what a reader at chapter five would know.

Across the shelf

One series. One memory.

Sagas link the books in a series into a single continuous memory — characters tracked across volumes, plot threads traced from the book that opened them to the book that closed them, and recaps that span the whole shelf. Still locked to your exact page.

The unified saga view: progress across two books of a series, with its cross-book tools. Plot threads traced between volumes, each showing which book opened it and which closed it. One character followed through the whole saga — crucial moments and how their arc shifts book to book.

Before you download

What Inkspell asks of you.

  • You bring the book. Inkspell reads standard EPUB files you already own. There is no store inside the app.
  • There is no free tier. A subscription is what grants book slots — every plan includes a monthly allowance of them, plus Ink Drops, one per portrait and refreshed every month. Everyone is described in words; you decide whose face you actually want drawn. Unused book slots roll over and never expire.
  • If your subscription lapses, your library stays — and so do your slots. You keep full access to every book already added, and any book slots you have not spent are still yours to use. What stops is the monthly allowance: no new slots until you resubscribe.
  • Biographies and recaps are generated from the book's own text. Nothing is written by hand, so an entry can be wrong — anything that looks off can be reported from inside the app.

Questions.

Does Inkspell sell books?
No. You upload EPUB files you already own. Inkspell never sells or supplies books.
Will it spoil the book?
No. Every entry is generated against your current chapter and stops there. Move your bookmark forward and more appears.
How long does a book take to process?
The first chapters are usually ready in five to ten minutes. The deeper analysis continues in the background while you read.
Is there a free version?
No. A subscription is what grants the book slots you spend to add a book. If it lapses you keep your library and any unspent slots — you simply stop receiving new ones.
Who can see my library?
Only you. Your books are stored privately, we do not sell or share your reading data, and you can delete your account and all of its data at any time.

Your library, remembered.

The book belongs to its author. The memory belongs to you.

We do not sell or share your reading data, and you can delete your account and all of its data at any time.