# Untold Novel - Story Planner — Book writing & planning

> A comprehensive tool for planning and organizing novel writing projects. (iPhone/iPad app by Pascal Grote.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/untold-novel-story-planner/id6740824603 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Pascal Grote](https://appshunter.io/developer/1573288868)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: $14.99
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 8 App Store ratings · 14 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 82 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), European Spanish
- Released: 2025-02-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/untold-novel-story-planner/id6740824603/reviews.md

## What is Untold Novel?

Crafting a novel can be tough…

There's so much to think about, remember, research, and track. What if there was a place to manage it all? And even better, make it fun?

Untold Novel offers a fresh way to plan your bestseller. Keep all your notes, ideas, characters, locations, and more in one place.

Features include:

- Character planning: Track your characters' traits, strengths, and flaws. Attach images for visual clarity.

- Timeline: Organize your story timeline. Plan ahead and see how your book unfolds over time. Use it to manage key plot points.

- Location planner: Create realistic settings. Map your locations, noting distances and nearby features. Use icons for easy identification.

- Scene crafting: Layout your scenes beautifully. Track weather and atmosphere. Set tension levels. Start drafts directly in the app.

- Note taking: Categorize and store your notes. Capture thoughts directly from other modules to maintain context.

Need help? Contact us at support@untoldnovel.com

## Key features

- Character planning with traits and images
- Story timeline organization
- Location planning with maps and icons
- Scene crafting with atmosphere and tension
- Integrated note-taking
- Drafting capabilities

## Recent user reviews (10 of 14)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/untold-novel-story-planner/id6740824603/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 5⭐️ absolut verdient

*2025-12-14, version 1.3.1*

Diese App ist jeden Cent wert. Sie ist übersichtlich, macht Spaß und eignet sich perfekt, um Charaktere, Orte und Ideen strukturiert festzuhalten. Besonders hervorheben möchte ich den Support: schnell, persönlich und unglaublich hilfsbereit. Meine Anfrage wurde direkt verstanden und mir wurde klar erklärt, was gemacht wird, um das Problem zu beheben. So einen Support bekommt man selten. Ganz klare Empfehlung!

### 5/5 — Focused, Clean, Enjoyable to use.

*2025-11-01*

I reached out to the dev about an issue I had and they fixed it within a day! They also responded right away.  Great customer service! Excited for the Mac app that will drop eventually! Highly recommend

### 5/5 — Love it

*2025-09-22*

I love having a single place for keeping all my novel organized.

### 1/5 — Noch nicht überzeugend

*2025-08-28, version 1.0.5*

Die App ist teilweise immer noch in Englisch. Wenn ich z.B. einen Krimi schreiben möchte und einen Charkter anlege ist es nicht möglch diesem die Rolle des Opfers zuzuordnen obwohl jede Menge Rollen zur Auswahl stehen. Für mich unverständlich. Man kann hier zwar einen Roman planen, diesen in der App aber nicht schreiben. Als Autorin ist es auf jedem Fall besser wenn man nur eine einzige App benötigt um einen Roman zu planen und zu schreiben. Klar, das nicht jeder so arbeitet, viele hierzu Word benutzen, aber es gibt auch Leute die eine App suchen in der ALLE Dateien, Informationen vorhanden sind und man im selbigen Programm ohne wechseln zu müssen, schreiben kann. Außerdem sollte eine App in der heutigen Zeit mit der iCloud arbeiten. Was nützt es mir wenn ich am iPhone Daten eingebe und später auf dem iPad nix drinnen ist? Somit war der Kauf für mich bis jetzt ein reinfall. Man kann hoffen das der Entwickler diesbezüglich die Vorschläge der Nutzer ernst nimmt, ansonsten wird diese App kein Erfolg haben

### 3/5 — A great writing tool

*2025-07-20*

It’s good having everything in one place and that it supports both the iPhone and iPad. However the current lack of syncing between the two means that the app’s usefulness is diminished.

### 5/5 — Neat App

*2025-07-16*

The app is great so far! A couple of features or options are missing but not many. It is nice to be able to submit your own feature requests for the app to the developer. The app is still very functional and will only get better overtime through the added updates. I look forward to its’ future!

### 4/5 — Synchronisation von iPhone und iPad wäre wichtig.

*2025-05-10, version 1.0.4*

Ein guter Start! Sehr übersichtlich und einfach gestaltet. Aber eine Synchronisation von iOS und iPadOS wäre super sinnvoll!

### 5/5 — Super

*2025-04-24, version 1.0.3*

Mein größter Wunsch ist es ein Buch zu schreiben. Ich also schon viel ausprobiert und muss sagen, auf den ersten Blick sieht die App super aus. Nicht überladen, toll. Würde mir noch einen iCloud Sync wünschen. Weiter so …

### 5/5 — Could work for screenwriters as well!

*2025-04-05*

Loving this app and the attention to detail for planning out creative projects! I’m using it to flesh out a television series screenplay I plan to write. While it’s designed for novel planning, adding a few features could make it perfect for screenwriters too. I look forward to future updates and seeing where this app’s development goes.

**Developer response:** Hi, thanks for your nice feedback! It's great to hear how you make use of Untold Novels features as a screenwriter. As we've build the app being novel writers ourselves, we'd be happy to hear which feature you feel are missing for screenwriting. Feel free to reach out to us at featurerequest@untoldnovel.com so we can discuss this further. Happy Plotting, Pascal (Founder and Developer | Untold Novel)

### 5/5 — AMAZING APP ✨⭐️🌟💫Thanks but I just wanted to let you know..

*2025-04-02*

BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING: If any of these problems are my fault by not looking enough or it’s my phone I’m so sorry I just wanted to let you know. I love this app it’s amazing and helps me stay organized, I have a few complaints though. So I don’t know if it is an issue with my phone or what but when I put the word count in and I added how many words I have typed it still says 0. My goal is 80K words and when I typed in 1,573 is said 0 so if it’s an issue with the app I would be happy if it would work, but it could be an issue with my phone. So I had an idea for a book where the characters are not human so I wish that there would be an option that you could choose or type what you character is. Now with my last thought I will admit I am new to the app (have had it for 1 month) and I went ahead and setup my 2nd book in the series and when I went to add the characters I thought my characters would be saved and I went and I had to add the characters all over again. So bye now I’m thanks for making this great app! 👋

**Developer response:** Hi, thanks for your awesome feedback!

-Regarding the word count there is a toggle in the scene preferences that should switch between calculating the word count from what you actually wrote within each scene (in Untold Novel) and your manually entered numbers, but we'll double down to check if we can identify any edge cases where this might not work as expected. 

-Next, as you've requested other character types, we've put this on our list and will provide some options soon as this is a great addition. Thanks!

-For your last issue, this one got us debating quite a bit prior to the release as for some authors, they are changing much of their cast throughout a series. We are therefore already playing with an import feature internally, that would let you manually grab those characters from your other books, that you *really* need for the current one. I hope this will come in handy!

Feel free to reach out to us at support@untoldnovel.com if you got any other questions or feature requests. We are always happy to listen to our users feedback!

Thanks again!

Pascal (Founder and Developer | Untold Novel)

## Frequently asked questions about Untold Novel

### What is Untold Novel used for?

Untold Novel is designed to help writers plan and organize their novel-writing projects. It offers tools for character development, timeline creation, location mapping, and scene outlining, allowing users to keep all their story elements in one place.

### How much does Untold Novel cost?

Untold Novel is a paid application, priced at $14.99. This one-time purchase grants you access to all its features for novel planning and writing.

### What devices is Untold Novel available on?

Untold Novel is compatible with both iPhone and iPad devices, offering a seamless writing experience across Apple's mobile platforms.

### How often is Untold Novel updated?

The app was last updated on November 4, 2025, indicating active development and support. Users can expect ongoing improvements and feature additions.

### What is the age rating for Untold Novel?

Untold Novel has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users, including younger writers and students.

### Can I export my story plans from Untold Novel?

While the description highlights drafting capabilities directly within the app, specific export formats for story plans are not detailed. Users can capture notes directly from other modules to maintain context.

### Does Untold Novel offer collaboration features?

The provided description focuses on individual novel planning and organization. There is no mention of collaboration features for multiple users working on a project simultaneously.

### What do users like about Untold Novel?

With a high rating of 4.7 stars from 7 ratings, users likely appreciate its comprehensive organization tools for novel writing. Specific positive feedback is not detailed in the provided data.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.1 — 2025-11-04

Fixed a bug that caused a crash when tapping the Rating Color dropdown in scene preferences.

### 1.3 — 2025-10-30

New: Writing Tracker and Challenge Mode

- Bug fixes and enhancements

### 1.2 — 2025-10-15

- New Pomodoro Timer  
- Live Activities support added (Pomodoro Timer)  
- Bug fixes and enhancements

### 1.1 — 2025-09-17

-Liquid glass update for iOS 26 and iPadOS 26
-Various bug fixes and improvements
-Disabled save button if note field is empty (Edit note view)
-Disabled save button if author name is empty (Add author view)
-Disabled save button if gender name is empty (Edit gender view)
-Disabled save button if characteristic  is empty (Edit characteristic view)
-Disabled save button if locationtype  is empty (Edit locationtype view)
-Disabled save button if note category  is empty (Edit notes category view)

### 1.0.5 — 2025-06-06

-Various Bug Fixes

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