Reviews of Fortelling - Story Writing App

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List of user reviews and ratings for Fortelling - Story Writing App

Total ratings

4.53 (Rating count: 3,238)

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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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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.10

All time rating average: 4.53

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-12	Al*****	I love how I can bring my world building kit off of my desk and into my pocket. Its an amazing, unique and fun app. I don't know if its my fault but when I create a Project I can't change it's name or description. It would be nice if there was a discord server for the app to ask questions or share Ideas but overall I'm very pleased of the app.
I love how I can bring my world building kit off of my desk and into my pocket. Its an amazing, unique and fun app. I don't know if its my fault but when I create a Project I can't change it's name or description. It would be nice if there was a discord server for the app to ask questions or share Ideas but overall I'm very pleased of the app.
2026-07-11	Mi*****	i love this app
i love this app
2026-07-09	am*****	good app for organizing information about your story.
good app for organizing information about your story.
2026-07-09	Ta*****	This app is very helpful because I didn't know how important it is to have a outline of the story and many much more I learned so much thanks to this app and also I love that Fortelling as challenges, is a good help for when your bored or out of ideas, puls I enjoy that it tracks what I'm doing and reminding me to finish my works and then thankfully it's mostly free and does lock everything up like other apps. thanks to Fortelling I now love story writing!! 😋
This app is very helpful because I didn't know how important it is to have a outline of the story and many much more I learned so much thanks to this app and also I love that Fortelling as challenges, is a good help for when your bored or out of ideas, puls I enjoy that it tracks what I'm doing and reminding me to finish my works and then thankfully it's mostly free and does lock everything up like other apps. thanks to Fortelling I now love story writing!! 😋
2026-07-07	GH*****	I love the organization. Helps keep track of your story and characters!
I love the organization. Helps keep track of your story and characters!
2026-07-06	Be*****	I absolutely adore this app. It's easy to use and so well organized. Everything is absolutely perfect especially with it being made by 2 people. However, I do have one issue but I'm unable to delete the folders I don't use anymore. But as I said apart from that, it's an amazing app and I totally recommend it.
I absolutely adore this app. It's easy to use and so well organized. Everything is absolutely perfect especially with it being made by 2 people. However, I do have one issue but I'm unable to delete the folders I don't use anymore. But as I said apart from that, it's an amazing app and I totally recommend it.
2026-07-04	Mi*****	Not free at all! Before I even got to use the app it was asking me for money! You only get a 7 day free trial, and then it's 5.99 a month... or £149 for lifetime access! I knew it was too good to be true, so I uninstalled it before I even bothered!
Not free at all! Before I even got to use the app it was asking me for money! You only get a 7 day free trial, and then it's 5.99 a month... or £149 for lifetime access! I knew it was too good to be true, so I uninstalled it before I even bothered!
2026-07-03	An*****	Probably one of the best writers tools out there. Provides (plenty) of reminders for any of your projects, makes you think about things you hadn't even considered for your character, and the developers simply know what tools you need and give them to you. I am talking about the mobile version (web version restricted unless you get premium) but honestly, if I had the money readily available, I'd get premium no joke. An incredible writing platform.
Probably one of the best writers tools out there. Provides (plenty) of reminders for any of your projects, makes you think about things you hadn't even considered for your character, and the developers simply know what tools you need and give them to you. I am talking about the mobile version (web version restricted unless you get premium) but honestly, if I had the money readily available, I'd get premium no joke. An incredible writing platform.
2026-07-01	Ka*****	I've gone through so many writing apps. So. Many. I eventually downloaded Foretelling, expecting the worst. Many writing apps offer nothing in the way of plotting, world building, and more. Foretelling has a multitude of features. You can create boards. You can create characters, and fill in countless customizable details about them. The writing tab is minimalist, and provides many of the same functions as a word processor. And most features aren't locked behind a paywall.
I've gone through so many writing apps. So. Many. I eventually downloaded Foretelling, expecting the worst. Many writing apps offer nothing in the way of plotting, world building, and more. Foretelling has a multitude of features. You can create boards. You can create characters, and fill in countless customizable details about them. The writing tab is minimalist, and provides many of the same functions as a word processor. And most features aren't locked behind a paywall.
2026-07-01	ke*****	I'd give this app an easy 4-5 stars if it didn't keep deleting my files randomly and refuse to let me type where the cursor is placed. It just randomly jumps through text and pics a random spot on the page to start typing or to the start of the page when I try to type. It happens 50% of the time. Otherwise it's a strong app. a few things I would add or change. but the app glitches are frankly ruining it.
I'd give this app an easy 4-5 stars if it didn't keep deleting my files randomly and refuse to let me type where the cursor is placed. It just randomly jumps through text and pics a random spot on the page to start typing or to the start of the page when I try to type. It happens 50% of the time. Otherwise it's a strong app. a few things I would add or change. but the app glitches are frankly ruining it.