# MyStory.today: Write a Book

> Novel Writing & Story Planner

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1361725141](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1361725141)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1361725141`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Richard Nespithal
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (2,538 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.41.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2018-04-09
- **Size:** 15 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mystory-today-write-a-book/id1361725141)
- **Website:** [https://mystory.today](https://mystory.today/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://mystory.today/privacy/](https://mystory.today/privacy/)

## Description

**MyStory.today** is a writing and story-planning app for creating novels, short stories, and screenplays on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Organize your book with chapters, scenes, corkboards, multiple timelines, characters, locations, tasks, labels, and writing goals.

Use assistant tools for tone detection, text transformation, and scene summaries, or turn them off to write independently. The app also includes character mood analysis, rich text editing with spelling and grammar checks, scene images, export to Microsoft Word and LibreOffice Writer, and automatic end-to-end encrypted sync across Apple devices.

## Rankings

- #36,835 — Overall
- #10 — author
- #11 — ai writing
- #13 — writing tools
- #17 — writing
- #34 — book

## Review summary

Users praise MyStory.today for its robust writing features and organization tools (chapters, scenes, characters, places, and widgets), smooth cross-device syncing, a strong free tier, and responsive developer support. The app is easy to use and beloved by long-time writers. However, recurring issues center on paid features gating most capabilities (covers, multi-book use) and expensive subscriptions. Data loss and reliability problems are frequently cited—autosave failures, lack of a redo button, widget glitches, and occasional deletions—along with onboarding and account/login frustrations and backup reliability.

### Pros

- Rich writing features and organization tools (chapters, scenes, characters, places, and widgets)
- Cross-device syncing from laptop to phone and intuitive interface
- Strong free tier and no AI in the app
- Responsive developer support and timely bug fixes
- Easy-to-use, writer-friendly experience

### Cons

- Premium features gated behind the Author subscription; covers and multi-book use require payment
- Serious data loss risks: autosave failures, no redo button, and occasional deletions
- Reliability/UI glitches: autosave erasing text, widget glitches, orientation issues
- Onboarding and account/login frustrations; difficulty upgrading; inactivity-based account deletion
- Backups slow or unreliable and concerns about backup reliability

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1361725141)