Lokee vs. vvd
Lokee vs. vvd
vvd and Lokee are both built for worldbuilders, with maps, timelines, connections, and a place to write. The difference is how your world gets filled in, and whether your maps and world change as your story moves through time.
Last verified October 8, 2026 · Visit vvd's official site
| Feature | Lokee | vvd |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic character & consistency tracking | Automatic, review-gated | Lokee only Entries by hand; change over time as per-era document versions |
| Relationship graph & family tree | Visual graph + family tree | Both Connection map — family tree not stated |
| Local-first data ownership | Local-first, open JSON | Lokee only Hosted account; offline edits sync back; Markdown export |
| Free to start, no setup | Free local tier, instant start | Both Free plan + paid plans from $5.75/mo |
| Mobile app | Android app, paired with Sync | Both Android tablets and iPad (beta); phones can browse |
| Maps | Drawn, linked, and resolved through time | Lokee only Painted maps with pins, zones, layers and linked maps — no changes over time stated |
Keeping your world consistent as it changes
Lokee
In Lokee, any detail can change at the exact moment it changes in your story: a character's title, an alliance, who holds a castle, where a border runs. Record as many changes as the story needs, down to the day or the hour, then read your whole vault — and your maps — as they stood at any point. AI extraction can also suggest entries from the manuscript you've already written; nothing is added without your approval.
vvd
vvd gives you rich entries for characters, places, and things, plus timelines with custom calendars, all of which you fill in yourself. For change over time, its site describes eras: you switch into an era and keep an era-specific version of a document. It doesn't describe changing a single detail at a chosen moment, or extracting entries from a manuscript.
Characters & relationships
Lokee
Lokee visualizes how characters, places, and factions connect as a graph and a family tree.
vvd
vvd lets you map relationships between characters, factions, and events and see those connections visually. A family-tree view is not stated on their site.
Where your data lives
Lokee
Lokee's local vault stores your project as open JSON on your own device, readable without Lokee at all, with optional cloud sync as a separate paid tier.
vvd
vvd keeps your worlds on its service, under your account. Its Mac and Windows apps let you keep working without a connection and sync your changes when you're back online, and you can export cards as Markdown.
Price & setup
Lokee
Lokee's local tier is free with no subscription; optional cloud sync and managed AI are paid add-ons.
vvd
vvd has a free plan (one world, 20 documents, 100 MB) and paid plans from $5.75 a month, per its own published pricing. There's nothing to install: you start in the browser.
FAQ
I want a public wiki and live co-editing — is vvd a better fit?
It may be. vvd is built for publishing a world as a public wiki for players or fans and for editing it together in real time. Lokee focuses on your story as it unfolds: AI extraction can suggest entries from your manuscript for your approval, and your maps follow the story's timeline — move characters and armies chapter by chapter, shift borders and change who holds each territory, then see the map as it stood at any moment.
I already have a manuscript — how do I get my world into each tool?
In vvd you create your entries yourself. In Lokee, import your manuscript and it extracts characters and relationships from that text for you to review, building your world model from what you've already written.