Story Planner for Writers

Name: Story Planner for Writers
Price: 12.99 USD
Rating: 0 (0 reviews)
Author: Bartolome Masco Lopez

Outline Novels & Screenplays

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$12.99

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Bartolome Masco Lopez
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Story Planner is an easy-to-use and yet powerful tool that helps for plotting novels, screenplays, RPG games, essays, and any kind of writing project. Whether you’re outlining a new idea or organizing a complex fantasy novel, Story Planner makes the writing process clear, flexible, and fun. Writers, screenwriters, producers, directors, RPG masters—every kind of storyteller will find a powerful ally in Story Planner. No matter if you’re a professional writer or just starting your first draft, Story Planner helps you focus on what really matters: your stories. Create projects your way, keep your notes and research at hand, and stay in control with quick and intuitive organization. Sync across all your devices and export to your favorite formats—so you can keep writing wherever you are. OUTLINE AND ORGANIZE YOUR WRITING • Create custom projects for novels, screenplays, essays, research and more. • Add your own sections to any project: characters, plots, scenes, objects, worldbuilding, notes—whatever your story needs. • Customize each card: choose which fields appear, reorder them, and add new ones for the details you care about. • Attach images everywhere: characters, locations, scenes, notes... Even in your custom tabs! • Organize projects with tags and archive what you don’t need right now • Take notes of your ideas within each project • Easily switch between the different parts of your project BRING YOUR STORIES TO LIFE • Get the main elements of your stories linked to the story structure • Develop characters with depth, tracking traits, fears, favorite foods, or magical items. • Create detailed locations and attach reference images • Organize the plot lines of your stories and assign them a color • Divide your structure into acts, parts, chapters, or episodes • Develop the structure scene by scene • Write your scenes in any order and reorganize later with Drag & Drop • Assign tags to any element in the story for a better organization STAY IN CONTROL • See the big picture with Revision Mode • Track different threads with colors and tags • Set goals and follow your writing progress • Understand your story better with detailed stats • Widgets and shortcuts on iOS and Mac to boost your productivity • Work distraction-free with Light or Dark Mode • Personalize the app with your favorite color theme • Sync your projects via iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac EXPORT YOUR WORK • Export to Word, Scrivener, Final Draft, Ulysses, and more • Print or create PDF files for sharing • Choose what to export and customize the style of your files PRIVACY FIRST • Story Planner respects your privacy—we don’t collect or see your data • All your work stays on your device, synced only through your iCloud account • Protect your projects with Face/Touch ID and automatic backups ONE PURCHASE, A LIFETIME OF WRITING • Buy once, enjoy forever—no subscriptions, no in-app purchases • One purchase for iPhone & iPad, a separate purchase for Mac THANK YOU! We’ve spent thousands of hours building Story Planner, and we keep improving it thanks to your feedback. If you enjoy the app, please take a moment to leave us a review—it really helps. And if you have ideas for new features, we’d love to hear from you.

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Great App / Great Developer
12/04/2019

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If you are a creative writer, this is a fantastic tool to have in your writing toolkit! Even if you think you don't need it, you should take some time to consider its features and benefits. As a screenwriter, I find it is excellent for helping me outline solid stories with rich and well developed plots and characters. It goes beyond just “fill in the blanks” and encourages you to consider the “why” behind your creative choices. This app can save you countless hours of rewrites by helping you lay a solid foundation to build your story on. The app is reasonably priced and as an added bonus, the developer is also extremely responsive. When the new version 5 was released I reported several bugs I encountered and they quickly addressed the issues and asked further questions for clarification. They seemed genuinely grateful for the feedback I gave and within a week or so the issues were fixed. Story Planner is an essential part of my creative writing process and I would strongly recommend it to anyone looking for a tool to assist them with story development. Happy writing!
Great App / Great Developer
12/04/2019

ϾrϵΔϯivϵϺȯηҡϵӳ

If you are a creative writer, this is a fantastic tool to have in your writing toolkit! Even if you think you don't need it, you should take some time to consider its features and benefits. As a screenwriter, I find it is excellent for helping me outline solid stories with rich and well developed plots and characters. It goes beyond just “fill in the blanks” and encourages you to consider the “why” behind your creative choices. This app can save you countless hours of rewrites by helping you lay a solid foundation to build your story on. The app is reasonably priced and as an added bonus, the developer is also extremely responsive. When the new version 5 was released I reported several bugs I encountered and they quickly addressed the issues and asked further questions for clarification. They seemed genuinely grateful for the feedback I gave and within a week or so the issues were fixed. Story Planner is an essential part of my creative writing process and I would strongly recommend it to anyone looking for a tool to assist them with story development. Happy writing!
Has potential
03/16/2019

BeardedLadyNatsu
NOTE This will only communicate with Scrivener if you have paid for the version 3 update!! I write with Scrivener, and part of the reason I purchased this software was because you can export your project directly into Scrivener. I created an outline with Story Planner and enjoyed a lot of the features. However, when I went to export, it gave me options for Scrivener 2 (what I currently run) and Scrivener 3 (a paid update of that software, which I do not have). I created a Scrivener 2 export, which then wouldn't work in my version of Scrivener. I understand this issue is related to Scrivener's functionality as well. Instead I tried to export my outline as an RTF and just import that into Scrivener, but the export only shows previews of text, so it was basically useless- my details about what I wanted to happen in a scene cut off after the first two lines!! Instead I had to dual screen and then copy/ paste from one program to another, which was time consuming and not was I was expecting when I paid for this program. Bottom line- I enjoyed creating an outline using this software, but it stopped being easy to use as soon as I wanted to actually use that outline to write in another program. There is basically NO information about actually exporting your project on their site (a blurb paragraph). Their website doesn't have as much info as I'd like, and as an annoying large number of glaring typos, considering it's a software for writers.
Has potential
03/16/2019

BeardedLadyNatsu

NOTE This will only communicate with Scrivener if you have paid for the version 3 update!! I write with Scrivener, and part of the reason I purchased this software was because you can export your project directly into Scrivener. I created an outline with Story Planner and enjoyed a lot of the features. However, when I went to export, it gave me options for Scrivener 2 (what I currently run) and Scrivener 3 (a paid update of that software, which I do not have). I created a Scrivener 2 export, which then wouldn't work in my version of Scrivener. I understand this issue is related to Scrivener's functionality as well. Instead I tried to export my outline as an RTF and just import that into Scrivener, but the export only shows previews of text, so it was basically useless- my details about what I wanted to happen in a scene cut off after the first two lines!! Instead I had to dual screen and then copy/ paste from one program to another, which was time consuming and not was I was expecting when I paid for this program. Bottom line- I enjoyed creating an outline using this software, but it stopped being easy to use as soon as I wanted to actually use that outline to write in another program. There is basically NO information about actually exporting your project on their site (a blurb paragraph). Their website doesn't have as much info as I'd like, and as an annoying large number of glaring typos, considering it's a software for writers.
Will lose work
10/22/2023

elitedevguy
This application needs a lot of work. The concept was great and the interface is okay but the real problem I have with this app is it's incredibly lazy implementation for syncronization. It uses icloud backups and it does a horrible job. I've lost countless story ideas in this application because of the syncing. Wow it's bad. The application locks up while it syncs. Whenever you're typing it locks up as you type. I don't know if it's syncing while typing. No clue why it does this. I've had this happen on a brand new macbook as well as a brand new iphone. Async is a thing, I would look into that developer. I would never seriously put anything that I care about in this application. The upside is that you don't actually lose the work but it's hidden in one of many "back up files" in your icloud. That you have to independently load to look for the missing work.I'm glad I'm a developer because I'm just going to make my own solution and hopefully save people from the headache of this application. You should go back to the drawing board developer because the power of this "sync" is totally broken.

Developer Response
Hi there! Thank you for your comment, and sorry for the inconvenience. Obviously that is not the behavior that the app should have and that is why we are working to fix it. We don't want our users to lose any of their projects.But please keep in mind that we do not perform synchronization through the iCloud backup system. That is our own backup system, and it is independent of synchronization. We created it precisely to prevent anyone from losing their work.For the sync we were using a framework that has indeed given us a lot of problems and we were not happy with it, so we have been working to switch to using NSPersistentCloudkitContainer. The update with the new sync system will be available in the coming days, and the sync in Story Planner will become reliable then.Again, sorry for the inconvenience. Any further comments or suggestions, you can write to us. We are always happy to get your feedback.
Will lose work
10/22/2023

elitedevguy

This application needs a lot of work. The concept was great and the interface is okay but the real problem I have with this app is it's incredibly lazy implementation for syncronization. It uses icloud backups and it does a horrible job. I've lost countless story ideas in this application because of the syncing. Wow it's bad. The application locks up while it syncs. Whenever you're typing it locks up as you type. I don't know if it's syncing while typing. No clue why it does this. I've had this happen on a brand new macbook as well as a brand new iphone. Async is a thing, I would look into that developer. I would never seriously put anything that I care about in this application. The upside is that you don't actually lose the work but it's hidden in one of many "back up files" in your icloud. That you have to independently load to look for the missing work.I'm glad I'm a developer because I'm just going to make my own solution and hopefully save people from the headache of this application. You should go back to the drawing board developer because the power of this "sync" is totally broken.
Developer Response 10/26/2023
Hi there! Thank you for your comment, and sorry for the inconvenience. Obviously that is not the behavior that the app should have and that is why we are working to fix it. We don't want our users to lose any of their projects.But please keep in mind that we do not perform synchronization through the iCloud backup system. That is our own backup system, and it is independent of synchronization. We created it precisely to prevent anyone from losing their work.For the sync we were using a framework that has indeed given us a lot of problems and we were not happy with it, so we have been working to switch to using NSPersistentCloudkitContainer. The update with the new sync system will be available in the coming days, and the sync in Story Planner will become reliable then.Again, sorry for the inconvenience. Any further comments or suggestions, you can write to us. We are always happy to get your feedback.
Used Every Day
01/12/2022

Trixie G
I'm a multi-published author and I use Story Planner every day. I don't use it exactly as it's designed, but it works very well for me. The only problem I have with it (and the reason it has 4 stars rather than 5) is the lack of font control. It would be very, very helpful to be able to use bold, italics, strikeout, and font and line colors. Otherwise, it's very useful and I get a lot out of it.Comment in response to developer feedback:Updating and improving apps is part of being a developer. Providing new features grows your customer base and encourages current customers to stay with you rather than seeking out an app that is actively making their product better. While I really like Story Planner, I look for alternatives every now and then just to see what's out there. One of these times, you're going to lose my business because your product is stagnating.

Developer Response
Hi there! Thank you very much for your comment. It's really appreciated. We agree with you that using bold, italics, etc. would be great, and that's one of the features we want to add in the future. However, we are a small company, and we cannot implement the new features as quickly as we would like. But we believe in the feedback from our users, and we take into account all your suggestions. So don't hesitate to write to us if you have any further suggestions or if you want to tell us more about how you use the app. Your feedback helps us a lot to keep improving Story Planner.
Used Every Day
01/12/2022

Trixie G

I'm a multi-published author and I use Story Planner every day. I don't use it exactly as it's designed, but it works very well for me. The only problem I have with it (and the reason it has 4 stars rather than 5) is the lack of font control. It would be very, very helpful to be able to use bold, italics, strikeout, and font and line colors. Otherwise, it's very useful and I get a lot out of it.Comment in response to developer feedback:Updating and improving apps is part of being a developer. Providing new features grows your customer base and encourages current customers to stay with you rather than seeking out an app that is actively making their product better. While I really like Story Planner, I look for alternatives every now and then just to see what's out there. One of these times, you're going to lose my business because your product is stagnating.
Developer Response 01/12/2022
Hi there! Thank you very much for your comment. It's really appreciated. We agree with you that using bold, italics, etc. would be great, and that's one of the features we want to add in the future. However, we are a small company, and we cannot implement the new features as quickly as we would like. But we believe in the feedback from our users, and we take into account all your suggestions. So don't hesitate to write to us if you have any further suggestions or if you want to tell us more about how you use the app. Your feedback helps us a lot to keep improving Story Planner.

We’ve fixed the display issue affecting cards with images on versions prior to iPadOS 26 and macOS 26. What’s New in 6.1: Say hello to Liquid Glass: We’ve updated Story Planner to embrace the new Liquid Glass design, making planning your projects feel smoother and more immersive. Refined statistics: Clearer information at a glance, plus new sorting options so you can organise and compare your data the way that suits you best. Mac tweaks: Improved tab navigation with tighter layouts—no more empty space on the right in tabs like Project and Statistics. *** Story Planner is crafted by a team of indie developers. Your feedback and suggestions help shape future updates. If you find the app useful, a review would mean a lot. For any support, contact us at support@storyplanner.app.

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12/01/2025

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