Reviews of Campfire – Write Your Book

By: Campfire Technology

List of user reviews and ratings for Campfire – Write Your Book

Total ratings

3.27 (Rating count: 945)

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Review summary

Users praise Campfire for organization, beginner-friendly workflow, and mobile usability, but repeatedly report data loss and save issues, lack of landscape mode on tablets, feature gaps vs desktop, and performance problems. These reliability and parity concerns are the most mentioned drawbacks.

Pros

Strong organization and the ability to link characters, locations, and plot elements, helping writers structure their work.
Beginner-friendly with an accessible free plan and relatively flexible pricing.
Flexible writing tool that offers freedom in connecting ideas and chapters without aggressive paywalls.
Mobile-friendly features such as improved keyboard support and landscape orientation for easier on-the-go writing.

Cons

Frequent data loss and data integrity issues, including progress deletions and unexpected resets across updates.
Saving and syncing reliability problems, with errors saving, missing paragraphs, and intermittent unreliability.
Lack of landscape mode on tablets and some devices, reducing usability for keyboard-based writing.
Mobile feature gaps compared to desktop (e.g., missing calendar, offline access, and full folder/file editing).
Performance and stability issues like lag, slow loading, and occasional crashes.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.70

All time rating average: 3.27

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25% (23)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-04	Je*****	I'd love to be able to give this app and the computer program 5 stars, because it's by far the most useful writing software I've seen... but how can a writing app not have a trash can?! Or a separate folder for dumping those "maybe" drafts into so it doesn't add to the word count? It's also very difficult to navigate and move elements at times, and I've "lost" several in the process. Ones not linked to projects disappear and are difficult to hunt down.
I'd love to be able to give this app and the computer program 5 stars, because it's by far the most useful writing software I've seen... but how can a writing app not have a trash can?! Or a separate folder for dumping those "maybe" drafts into so it doesn't add to the word count? It's also very difficult to navigate and move elements at times, and I've "lost" several in the process. Ones not linked to projects disappear and are difficult to hunt down.
2026-06-16	To*****	The new version with the improved UI that matches the PC display is very satisfying.
The new version with the improved UI that matches the PC display is very satisfying.
2026-06-14	Ra*****	awesome
awesome
2026-05-28	Lu*****	Just wanted an app to help me organize my novel, like app advertised. For me, it is more of a pain than that.
Just wanted an app to help me organize my novel, like app advertised. For me, it is more of a pain than that.
2026-05-28	ne*****	LOL. app doesn't allow module purchases even after three years of app release while my web browser is buggy and cannot login at all in web browsers.
LOL. app doesn't allow module purchases even after three years of app release while my web browser is buggy and cannot login at all in web browsers.
2026-05-26	De*****	im writing a book!
im writing a book!
2026-05-16	La*****	would not let me signup
would not let me signup
2026-05-14	Da*****	Goes up a star for improvement on old stuff but now I have this weird issue where it appears if my notepad for a project has "a lot of text" it just loads blank (happens on my two devices as well). Pls fix
Goes up a star for improvement on old stuff but now I have this weird issue where it appears if my notepad for a project has "a lot of text" it just loads blank (happens on my two devices as well). Pls fix
2026-05-07	Gr*****	Just use a laptop.
Just use a laptop.
2026-04-28	Br*****	so bad
so bad