# Story Planner for Writers

> Outline Novels & Screenplays

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id860024390](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id860024390)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id860024390`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bartolome Masco Lopez
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (1,179 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-22
- **First published:** 2014-04-20
- **Size:** 35 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/story-planner-for-writers/id860024390)
- **Website:** [https://www.storyplanner.app/](https://www.storyplanner.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.storyplanner.app/app-privacy-policy/](https://www.storyplanner.app/app-privacy-policy/)

## Description

Story Planner helps writers outline and organize projects—from novels to screenplays, essays, and RPG campaigns. Create custom projects, add sections (characters, plots, scenes, objects, worldbuilding, notes), attach images, customize fields, and tag or archive as needed. Keep notes in one place and switch between parts easily with drag-and-drop and flexible organization.

Bring stories to life with linked story elements, deep character profiles, locations with references, color-coded plots, and scene-by-scene planning. Stay in control with Revision Mode, progress goals, and detailed stats, plus iOS/macOS widgets, distraction-free modes, and a privacy-first model that keeps data on device or synced via iCloud. Export to Word, Scrivener, Final Draft, Ulysses, and more; one lifetime purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

## Rankings

- #51,095 — Overall
- #49 — writer's block
- #58 — script
- #92 — story

## Review summary

Story Planner is praised for its clean UI and powerful planning toolkit, including tagging, image attachments, and cross-device syncing, with a favorable one-time price. Recurrent concerns center on data integrity: syncing problems and data loss across devices, plus occasional lag. Several reviews note it isn’t ideal for long-form prose and that cross-project item copying is limited. Overall it’s a strong planning app that shines when its syncing and stability issues are manageable.

### Pros

- Clear interface and ease of use
- One-time purchase with no subscriptions and deep toolbox for the price
- Comprehensive planning features (characters, locations, plots, scenes, timelines) with customization
- Strong organization with tagging system and the ability to attach images and reference material
- Sync across devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) and good export/attachment options; aesthetically pleasing design

### Cons

- Syncing across devices can cause data loss or project deletion; reliability concerns
- Updates can erase or reset existing work
- Lag and performance issues (scrolling, tapping, typing delays)
- Not ideal for actual writing; canvas is planning-focused
- Difficulty copying/moving items across projects (e.g., transferring characters/locations between projects)

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