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by Jordletron

I’m currently writing a book and have done extensive research on helpful writing software, but unfortunately most popular options are a big expense and still have their downfalls.
I honestly just wanted something simple, affordable and that had a clean design aesthetic. Story Planner is definitely delivering!

At first I was hesitant about the rigid outline structure and not being able to fully customize how I wanted things organized, but tbh sticking to their method of organization has actually forced me to try a new way of outlining and it’s been really helpful so far.

I also really appreciate their “info” notes that are available in each section that further explains the process of professional outlining.

This app provides a way for me to keep all my random notes organized and in one place. Having this this planner on my IPad paired with google docs for writing my actual chapters has kept me productive and inspired.

I’m giving 4 stars instead of 5 because I really wish that the ability to insert pictures was not just limited to the characters and location sections. I also wish that in the characters and locations sections I had the ability to add multiple pictures.

Being an extremely visual person I keep a Pinterest board for all my storylines and I wish I could insert images I find that inspire scenes, plots, character development, etc.

by KiwiKamikaze

So, I have found the app to be very useful. I like a lot of the features it has, particularly with creating plots with different colors and the statistics. I also love the drag and drop feature for rearranging scenes. In general, this app has a lot of good ideas.

However, I think there are a few features that would really make this app a five for me.

-When I am adding a scene card, I notice that unless I click the down arrow at the bottom left corner of the interface, I can’t scroll. I’ve found that exceedingly frustrating.

-It would be really nice if the “Acts” were collapsable. I have a lot of scenes per act, since I’m using this for story outlining. So, it’d making the interface easier to use if this was a feature.

-Along the same lines as the above, I think it’d be nice if I could choose different layouts for the scene cards. For instance, if there was a compact view where you only see the scene titles. Or a view where you could see the scene cards as cards in along a timeline. I’ve just found myself scrolling and scrolling to find what I’m looking for. When you have a lot of scene cards, it gets cumbersome to rearrange them when you are scrolling and scrolling just to find them.

I hope your team will consider some improvements!

by Kbg154

I’ve tried a bunch of apps for writing and this is definitely my favorite. This app has been great for keeping all my writing organized and allowing me to outline on the go across devices. It’s also great for fleshing out characters, and I like that you can add photos for characters and locations. It’s also wonderful to be able to have as many notes as you’d like in the note section and not have to keep your research and ideas elsewhere. The app works well across devices and it’s handy to be able to add little things that pop into your head at odd times.

One thing I’d love to see added would be a section for a timeline to keep track of world events/when scenes take place in relation to them for the purpose of world building and avoiding mistakes. I’m currently using the notes section for this, but it would be nice for such a timeline to be more integrated with the other aspects of the app (such as being able to indicate that certain characters were present at an in-world historical event in a more visual way than plain text allows).