# Fortelling - Story Writing App

> Unleash your inner novelist & write the books of your dreams with our tools.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.fortelling](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.fortelling)

## Overview

- **ID:** `app.fortelling`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** AJP Digital Tools B.V.
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 533,494
- **Rating:** 4.51 / 5 (3,357 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-24
- **First published:** 2020-12-13
- **Publisher country:** NL
- **Size:** 72 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.fortelling)
- **Website:** [https://fortelling.app](https://fortelling.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://fortelling.app/privacy-policy/](https://fortelling.app/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Fortelling is a story writing Chrome extension that gives you powerful plotting and world-building tools. Create characters, languages, species, and items, and map out locations with sublocations, then link everything into one organized board to keep your ideas tidy.

Write your novel inside Fortelling or import drafts, track progress with writing statistics and version history, collaborate in real time with others, and spark creativity with weekly writing prompts.

## Rankings

- #96,936 — Overall
- #9 — writing
- #10 — writing tools
- #14 — writing tool
- #17 — story
- #26 — author

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SHORT_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `app.fortelling.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.hihonor.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.hihonor.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.hihonor.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `com.vivo.notification.permission.BADGE_ICON`

## Review summary

Fortelling is praised for its UI and robust worldbuilding tools, helping writers organize characters, timelines, and cultures across projects. Users value the note and image hub and the generally usable free features. However, reliability issues on startup, pressure to pay for Pro and a paid web version, and updates that degrade UX or remove features are recurring negatives. Some also cite export/portability concerns, but overall the app remains a strong planning tool for writers and worldbuilders.

### Pros

- Intuitive, polished UI and organized interface that makes writing and worldbuilding easy.
- Powerful worldbuilding features: character profiles, timelines, species guidelines, cultures, religions, and the ability to attach images.
- Supports multiple projects and chapters with progress tracking.
- Generous free features and a usable base experience without mandatory subscriptions.

### Cons

- Reliability issues on launch and login: app sometimes won\\'t load or shows a black screen, with slow registration in some cases.
- Monetization pressure: heavy push toward Pro, with a paid web version and other paywalled features.
- Updates/UX changes that degrade usability or remove favored features (e.g., removal of custom fields) across updates.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.fortelling)