# Biographer — Create eBooks and PDFs easily!

> App for creating illustrated eBooks and PDFs from personal stories and projects. (iPhone/iPad app by Techné Media.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/biographer/id553937004 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Techné Media](https://appshunter.io/developer/486076968)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.70/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 52 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-02-16
- Data updated: 2026-06-05
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/biographer/id553937004/reviews.md

## What is Biographer?

Conveniently create illustrated biographies, novels, screen plays, speeches, journals, instruction manuals, song books, poetry books, book reports and more! We organize your thoughts and stories into a structured database which can then be managed much more logically than a plain old writing program. Also, we make the trip down memory lane enjoyable with Time Themes and seasonal reminders to jog your memory.

Your life to eBook in one tap of your finger! Any project can be saved as an eBook or PDF and shared with others vie email.

Every Life Deserves a Bio! Whether you are just getting started in life or getting up there in years, you have a story to tell. In fact, you probably have lots of stories to tell. Biographer is especially designed to help you tell these stories and get them into book form in the easiest possible way. But this app is not just for biographies! Use it to write a school reports, novels, recipe books, brochures, booklets, screenplays, journals—anything!

Auto-create Chapters and Events for your Biography or that of someone you want to write about. Then start remembering as best you can. We'll keep track of the years and dates for you. Attach photos and captions to events and thoughts and before long you are developing a great story which can now be shared and kept forever! Life is not a Timeline on a social network, it's a story. It's your story.

Time Themes dynamically change the interface to reflect the decade you are recalling or the seasonal time of year. This helps you remember things that you might otherwise have forgotten.

With the Tap of a single button, you can take all these Chapters and chronological events and create a beautifully formatted eBook that can be read by any popular eBook reader. 

This is a superlative gift for your children, your parents and your friends—not this app but a Biography that they can call their own and share for the ages.

From now on, it's not just the famous that get biographies, it's everyone! No life story should go untold or forgotten. 

Biographer takes a tough writing task and breaks it into small parts that make it fun to write your story. Use the built-in speech recognition to speak your memories and thoughts to quickly create a story that is fully organized into neat Chapters.

Pretty soon, you'll be sharing all sorts of stories and mini-bios with your friends and the world because Biographer lets you maintain as many separate stories as you want and make and share as many eBooks,PDFs  or RTFs (for Word) as you want—no design experience needed! This is perfect for small businesses or organizations that want to tell their story and share it in the universal modern format, the eBook.

Stories can also be exported as Plain Text, HTML or XML for added usefulness in collaboration or other workflows.

Free version lets you work on and save as many stories as you want then when you want to share them, pay a one-time modest fee to unlock all sharing and printing functions for all your stories.

Start telling your story today and enjoy Biographer!

## Key features

- Create illustrated biographies, novels, and more
- Organize thoughts into a structured database
- Time Themes and seasonal reminders
- Auto-create chapters and events
- Attach photos and captions to events
- Export as eBook, PDF, RTF, Plain Text, HTML, XML
- Speech recognition for dictation

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock All Export and Printing | $3.99 | one-time |
| Screenplay Assistant | $9.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/biographer/id553937004/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Like the way it organizes your writing

*2023-07-26*

It is intuitive for me and easy to use. But missing the ability to do speech to text. Yet asks for permission to voice recognition? Upgraded so I could get exports and still haven’t signed up for their cloud. I’m debating still if I want my information on servers other than the cloud services I already use.

### 2/5 — Not Good!

*2023-03-05*

I have bought this twice. Liked the app and spent literally hundreds of hours. Lost everything once but after hours of work, repurchased and restored word for word from a printed 83 page hard copy. Today, the app just went away! No longer on my IPad. Everything gone! Thanks for nothing. Keep the money, get my documents back! Trying again! Are there limits each month on number of chapters I the free version. I really loved this app at one time and recommended it. Now it’s not good. No instructions or function tips on use! Help me get you back!  No response from your web site!

**Developer response:** Seems very strange, since apps can't delete themselves. Hopefully your iPad was backed up to iTunes or the Cloud and your work is saved. The new version has a cloud backup feature to protect your work which we take very seriously.

### 4/5 — Won't Let Me Log In

*2020-03-07*

Every time I try to create a biographer identity, it won't let me log in or sign up. I tried to log in with Facebook, but it won't let me log in. It's like my facebook account is not shown on my cloud settings and I don't know what to do. But I like the app. It's totally amazing. I like making books, especially if I can share books with my friends. Thank you for supporting it, though.

**Developer response:** Hi, Thank you so much for your review. Please reach out to support@technemedia.com. We can't replicate the issue yet and so maybe we could look at your crash log to figure it out.

### 2/5 — Won’t let me add an image, or look at the “Export” upgrade.

*2018-04-14*

*****I’ll be more than happy to change the ⭐️ rating when these issues are resolved, cuz this app has much potential*****
I just downloaded the app, and was entering basic info: name and email. I pressed the shopping cart icon, and the upgrade page appeared briefly...just before booting me out of the app. I tried this 3 more times. Same thing. Later on a pop-up appeared asking me to upgrade, but again, the same thing happened; the page appeared briefly, then booted me out.
I moved on to choosing the title of my book, then a cover image. I selected an image from my gallery. It appeared before immediately going away, although not booting me out of the app. I tried a couple more times. Same thing. There was no reason given, the image simply went away.
Also, this app will not let me create a biographer identity. I’ve signed up THREE times, and as of this writing, I STILL have not received an email confirming my identity.
The upgrade is one I’m willing to pay for, but only if this type of issue is resolved. With problems such as this, I’ll forfeit this app, and move on to something reliable. I would NOT want to run into a serious risk, such as my info not uploading to the cloud, or worse, losing my info altogether.

**Developer response:** Please try 3.1.2...think it's fixed. Thanks.

### 2/5 — Account trouble

*2017-08-09*

Won't let me make an account and log in with Facebook doesn't send verification emails either. Just throws me out of the app. It's a shame as it's good.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the report on that newly added functionality. We'll get right on it and make sure it's fixed for the next update soon. You can try the other path of registration in the mean time if you want.

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2017-07-18*

Perfect app for keeping track of everything going on. Wasn't sure about the in-app purchases, but totally worth it! Highly recommend.

**Developer response:** Thank you very much!

### 3/5 — Not Good!

*2017-03-22, version 3.0.0*

I have bought this twice.  Liked the app and spent literally hundreds of hours.  Lost everything once but after hours of work, repurchased and restored word for word from a printed 83 page hard copy.  Today, the app just went away!  No longer on my IPad.  Everything gone!  Thanks for nothing.   Keep the money, get my documents back!

### 3/5 — Some great features with some serious fails

*2014-05-03*

Lovely UI, lots of wonderful options for structuring your work, but saving/deleting/pasting appears to be "hit and miss" - sometimes it works, but sometimes it appears to work but if you switch to a different chapter or event and return to what you edited earlier, it's reverts back to pre-edit state - very frustrating. I really hope this gets an update soon (been nearly two years since the last one) so that I can purchase all the options and recommend this app much more highly.

## Frequently asked questions about Biographer

### What types of projects can I create with Biographer?

Biographer allows you to create a wide range of projects including illustrated biographies, novels, screenplays, speeches, journals, instruction manuals, song books, poetry books, and book reports. It's designed to be versatile for various writing needs.

### How does Biographer help with remembering details?

Biographer uses 'Time Themes' that dynamically change the interface to reflect the decade you are recalling or the season. It also provides seasonal reminders to help jog your memory and recall forgotten details for your stories.

### Can I add images to my creations in Biographer?

Yes, you can attach photos and captions to events within your biography or story. This feature helps to visually enhance your narrative and bring your memories to life.

### What export formats does Biographer support?

Biographer allows you to export your projects as beautifully formatted eBooks, PDFs, RTFs (for Word), Plain Text, HTML, and XML. This ensures compatibility and ease of sharing across various platforms and applications.

### Is Biographer suitable for small businesses?

Yes, Biographer is perfect for small businesses or organizations that want to tell their story and share it in the universal eBook format. The export options make it easy to distribute company narratives.

### Does Biographer have ads?

No, Biographer does not contain advertisements. The app is free to use for creating and saving stories, with a one-time purchase to unlock sharing and printing functions.

### What is the pricing for Biographer's full features?

The free version of Biographer lets you work on and save as many stories as you want. To unlock all sharing and printing functions for all your creations, there is a one-time modest fee.

### How often is Biographer updated?

Biographer was last updated on February 16, 2020, with version 3.3.0. While the last update was in 2020, the app's core functionality remains robust for its intended purpose.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.3.0 — 2020-02-16

Bug fixes (store and others)
iOS 13 compatibility updates

### 3.2.3 — 2019-04-10

—Improvements and bug fixes

### 3.2.2 — 2019-04-01

—Fixed bug in Share function that prevented copy to "Books" app and other share points.
—Fixed caching issue where image changes didn't reflect into Story View

### 3.2.1 — 2019-03-31

—Fixed possible bug in in-app purchasing
—Added font size controls in Screenplay Editor

### 3.2.0 — 2018-10-12

—Ability to Export RTF (Rich Text Format, opens in MS Word)
—Improved Sharing Interface
—Bug fixes and maintenance

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