Fantastic Program
The more I use Plottr, the more I love it. It has so many great features and I have just now been digging into some of them. I love the templates such as the Three Act Structure and the Horror and Mystery Novel templates. It adds so much to your work flow capabilities. I highly recommend this product.
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Plan your work… then work you plan
PLOTTR is the only writing software that lets me see every aspect of my story - characters, structures, plot and more — at the same time, allowing me to adjust as I go. Game changer!
Import and export
The video tutorials do not match the functionality or visuals of the app. Further, while I’ve only started working with it, I have not been able to import previously written material through something as simple as copy and paste, and I have not figured out how to export writing from the app into another document. So far it looks like you can only type directly into the app and not take any plots off the app. Seems like a lot of rewriting. unless these problems are resolved, I would not recommend this app.
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Deletes Notes from Windows Desktop
Update again, app plays nice with IOS and Windows since the last patch! I can go back and forth between operating systems without erasing notes due to text formatting issues. For Linux, the webapp works great. So, 5 stars again if it stays reliable.
Old review, I’ve been using this app since Plottr Pro launched and haven’t had a single sync issue with desktop (outside of a few text formatting issues.) I use this app on my tiny iphone to take notes on the go, and I do the bulk of my plotting on a Windows desktop. The app is imperfect. Glitches have come and gone. Text formatting I do on Windows often gets stripped out, like removing line breaks and colored text. Actually, no colored text at all on mobile. But the app works! And nothing critical has happened to my work. Plottr doesn’t have the best GUI, but my plotting gets done, and that’s all the matters at the and of the day. With this program I can get back to what Really love, writing and editing novels. Plottr makes the painful first step of plotting a little easier.
Old review, I’ve been using this app since Plottr Pro launched and haven’t had a single sync issue with desktop (outside of a few text formatting issues.) I use this app on my tiny iphone to take notes on the go, and I do the bulk of my plotting on a Windows desktop. The app is imperfect. Glitches have come and gone. Text formatting I do on Windows often gets stripped out, like removing line breaks and colored text. Actually, no colored text at all on mobile. But the app works! And nothing critical has happened to my work. Plottr doesn’t have the best GUI, but my plotting gets done, and that’s all the matters at the and of the day. With this program I can get back to what Really love, writing and editing novels. Plottr makes the painful first step of plotting a little easier.
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Lost my work AGAIN
I bought the Plottr pro to have it on my computer and phone, and I like the app on my computer. It’s easy to use an navigate there.
However, I have lost so much work that just doesn’t save either on my computer or on my phone. Multiple times I have spent hours working on my story to save it, and then come back to it on my other device and it isn’t there. Extremely frustrating.
The mobile app also has a lot of bugs, like why is there no spellcheck? Or why when I click on a chapter in the top menu, does it stay on chapter one? I have 37 chapters and I have to scroll all the way to the bottom to access the last chapter, even when I clicked on the chapter 37 tab.
So good for computers; not so good for mobile.
And I’m writing this having lost my work… AGAIN.
I will not be renewing my subscription, I will be using something else.
However, I have lost so much work that just doesn’t save either on my computer or on my phone. Multiple times I have spent hours working on my story to save it, and then come back to it on my other device and it isn’t there. Extremely frustrating.
The mobile app also has a lot of bugs, like why is there no spellcheck? Or why when I click on a chapter in the top menu, does it stay on chapter one? I have 37 chapters and I have to scroll all the way to the bottom to access the last chapter, even when I clicked on the chapter 37 tab.
So good for computers; not so good for mobile.
And I’m writing this having lost my work… AGAIN.
I will not be renewing my subscription, I will be using something else.
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Impossible to synch iPhone and Mac
If you’re looking to work on your phone and then back on your laptop or desktop good luck if you’re in the world of Apple. I spent days trying to get things to synchronize properly with my three machine license and they just don’t sync especially when it comes to getting the phone to sync
Subscription required
“Free” app with mandatory sign-up for a subscription account. Even if the product was exceptional, which I’ll never use it, because a subscription model for an app like this is explicitly predatory.
Choose an alternative to this app, there are hundreds which won’t bill you monthly.
Choose an alternative to this app, there are hundreds which won’t bill you monthly.
Buggy Typing
Plottr is great so far, but I’ve noticed some buggy-seeming typing issues where my cursor will skip letters, jump to random places on my line of text, or add random spaces.
Login
Why do I have to login to Plottr to start the app? Why can’t I just use the template for free
Used to be Great
I purchased 1 license for windows and then when I discovered it on iPad, I subscribed for an annual plan. Now, I have a new iPad Pro and I can’t get into the app at all. I’ve went to restore purchase and it does nothing.
cancelled mobile sub after 1/2 hour of frustration
Wish I had read the reviews more carefully, particularly when it comes to the mobile version. Extremely glitchy. I could not even move scenes around without them jumping to different chapters, or disappearing altogether. There appears to be no support for plotting using “story beats.” Instead, Plottr relies on chapters, but I couldn’t find a way to add unlimited scenes to my chapters. (WHY is it necessary to use chapters as the structural backbone in the first place? Chapter divisions are arbitrary.) It’s as if the creators don't actually understand story structure, something I believe is essential if one is to provide a truly useful, versatile tool for plotting. Bummed this didn’t work out. Back to index cards for me.
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Wait to use the mobile version
Desktop version works great. Mobile version is extremely buggy.
Lots of crashing, terrible navigation, and lag. I could excuse that but it all culminated in losing three hours of work when I paid the $99 for Pro and the desktop version didn’t recognize the file I had on the mobile version. Poof, new file replaced with the old file.
Do not download the mobile version until they iron out these serious kinks. Boy do I feel great about dropping the money…
Lots of crashing, terrible navigation, and lag. I could excuse that but it all culminated in losing three hours of work when I paid the $99 for Pro and the desktop version didn’t recognize the file I had on the mobile version. Poof, new file replaced with the old file.
Do not download the mobile version until they iron out these serious kinks. Boy do I feel great about dropping the money…
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Deletes Notes from Windows Desktop
Update
Starting recently, Notes created on IOS now get erased when I open them on Windows desktop. Same issue I had with IOS Scrivener. They obviously cannot translate between the two text formats. This makes the app a complete failure for me. Desktop is still amazing for the timeline, but I’m using something else for notes on my phone. Other apps do not have this problem and they are free.
Tl;dr stay away if you use Windows. I’ve lost several critical brainstorming docs, so my trust in the company is badly shaken.
Old review,
I’ve been using this app since Plottr Pro launched and haven’t had a single sync issue with desktop (outside of a few text formatting issues.) I use this app on my tiny iphone to take notes on the go, and I do the bulk of my plotting on a Windows desktop. The app is imperfect. Glitches have come and gone. Text formatting I do on Windows often gets stripped out, like removing line breaks and colored text. Actually, no colored text at all on mobile. But the app works! And nothing critical has happened to my work. Plottr doesn’t have the best GUI, but my plotting gets done, and that’s all the matters at the and of the day. With this program I can get back to what Really love, writing and editing novels. Plottr makes the painful first step of plotting a little easier.
Starting recently, Notes created on IOS now get erased when I open them on Windows desktop. Same issue I had with IOS Scrivener. They obviously cannot translate between the two text formats. This makes the app a complete failure for me. Desktop is still amazing for the timeline, but I’m using something else for notes on my phone. Other apps do not have this problem and they are free.
Tl;dr stay away if you use Windows. I’ve lost several critical brainstorming docs, so my trust in the company is badly shaken.
Old review,
I’ve been using this app since Plottr Pro launched and haven’t had a single sync issue with desktop (outside of a few text formatting issues.) I use this app on my tiny iphone to take notes on the go, and I do the bulk of my plotting on a Windows desktop. The app is imperfect. Glitches have come and gone. Text formatting I do on Windows often gets stripped out, like removing line breaks and colored text. Actually, no colored text at all on mobile. But the app works! And nothing critical has happened to my work. Plottr doesn’t have the best GUI, but my plotting gets done, and that’s all the matters at the and of the day. With this program I can get back to what Really love, writing and editing novels. Plottr makes the painful first step of plotting a little easier.
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I love it!
Its the perfect companion for outlining my story! 🤩
iOS = NOT a good replacement for desktop
Bought the pro version so I could use Plottr on my phone, tablet, and desktop. Then realized it has significant issues in the new iOS versions.
#1 - i keep losing my work. If you accidentally flick your scene in the wrong direction, it just disappears. I’ve even gone to the desktop version to see if I could find it hidden somewhere. Could not. I’ve lost 3 scenes already and it’s cost me at least an hour of time.
#2 - there’s no Undo button for mistakes like the above
#3 - the Act structure does not work at all in the iOS version. Not sure why they stated it was fixed. In the iOS version, you can’t see anything beyond the “scene’ level. It creates this horrible white space with nothing in it on the iOS version.
#4 - other bugs. Random stuff in menus and the overall setup that’s supposed to work just doesn’t. It’s buggy and costs you time trying to work around it.
#5 - bluetooth keyboard has constant problems writing text into the scene details. I keep having to change the fields to the “rich text” option to get the issues to calm down.
This is a great tool if you’re using the desktop. But I would save some money by purchasing the 1-license version and ignore all the iOS versions. Just use the desktop. Hopefully, they’ll resolve these iOS bugs in the future…but they have a long way to go.
#1 - i keep losing my work. If you accidentally flick your scene in the wrong direction, it just disappears. I’ve even gone to the desktop version to see if I could find it hidden somewhere. Could not. I’ve lost 3 scenes already and it’s cost me at least an hour of time.
#2 - there’s no Undo button for mistakes like the above
#3 - the Act structure does not work at all in the iOS version. Not sure why they stated it was fixed. In the iOS version, you can’t see anything beyond the “scene’ level. It creates this horrible white space with nothing in it on the iOS version.
#4 - other bugs. Random stuff in menus and the overall setup that’s supposed to work just doesn’t. It’s buggy and costs you time trying to work around it.
#5 - bluetooth keyboard has constant problems writing text into the scene details. I keep having to change the fields to the “rich text” option to get the issues to calm down.
This is a great tool if you’re using the desktop. But I would save some money by purchasing the 1-license version and ignore all the iOS versions. Just use the desktop. Hopefully, they’ll resolve these iOS bugs in the future…but they have a long way to go.
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Response from developer
I’m sorry you have had a hard time using the mobile version of Plottr. We are working hard to make it better and fix the issues that you are describing. Hopefully you will be able to experience the improvements in the coming months
Keyboard is massively bugged
When I try to type in the app, it’ll randomly start typing in the middle of a word, and then I have to fix it. It happens far too often. I’ll end up with something like “Costentnsi” instead of “Consistent”. It’s not my phone’s keyboard, either. It only happens in the app.
Response from developer
I’m sorry you have had a hard time using the keyboard. We have an improved text editing experience coming out soon! Hopefully it will work much better for you!
It won’t even open
Waste of time
Response from developer
I’m sorry you have had a hard time using the mobile version of Plottr. If it won’t open for you, please contact support because we can help you figure this out so it will work 😃 We are working hard to make it better. Hopefully you will be able to experience the improvements in the coming months
Excellent Support
Plottr has excellent support. Fast response time. It’s glitchy sometimes, yeah. But the app is still good.
Confusing
Everything is confusing but the education is amazing!
Response from developer
Hi there! Sorry it’s confusing. How can we make it easier? By the way, we’ve got tons of videos on YouTube and guides on our website: www.plottr.com
Not happy
This app is not the full version of plottr. It does not sync with other devices. So disappointed!
Response from developer
Hi there! There’s actually two ways to have it sync with other devices: Dropbox or Plottr Pro. Find it on our website: www.plottr.com or email us for questions. Thanks!
