# Writer Assistant (Wassi) — user reviews > 60 indexed App Store user reviews of Writer Assistant (Wassi) by Dmitry Novikov, rated 3.80/5 from 79 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/writer-assistant-wassi/id1468679732/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/writer-assistant-wassi/id1468679732.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 35 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of Writer Assistant (Wassi)? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Great for character building - 👍 Excellent for world building - 👍 Helpful for in-depth backstories - 👍 User-friendly interface - 👍 Affordable pro version - 👍 Good prompts for character relationships - 👍 Well-organized planning tools - 👍 Detailed and easy to navigate - 👍 One-time payment for pro - 👍 Useful for aspiring writers - 👍 Good value for money **Cons** - 💰 Strict character limit on free version - 💰 Paywall for adding more than 3 characters - 💰 Deleted characters still count towards limit - 💰 Limited free features - 💰 Blurry character images - 💰 Inaccessible with Voiceover - 💰 Typing can be frustrating **Commonly reported bugs** - Notes not saved after iCloud sign-in on new phone - Pictures assigned to wrong characters across projects - Pictures assigned to new characters in different projects - Duplicate photos when changing profile pictures - Typing cursor jumps randomly - Blurry character images - Airdrop issue for saving/backing up - App not accessible with Apple Voiceover **Most requested features** - Unlimited characters for free - Ability to delete projects - Copy/paste support - Desktop or web version - Customizable fields for prompts - Examples for character attributes - Revert profile picture to default - Remove photo button - Ability to write the actual story - Folders for organizing characters/locations - Better subsections for world/culture - More in-depth story planning (connections) - Ability to discriminate between major/minor characters - Residents tab for locations - Option to add own tabs/text boxes - Ability to tag characters - Towns/cities tab - Dark mode option - Family account sharing for pro - Syncing across devices ## Newest reviews (17 of 60) ### 4/5 — Please help *2024-10-12* I using this app for long time,I used iCloud to sign up and now when I bought new phone(because unfortunately I lost the phone I used back then )I again downloaded this app. And since I logged in through my iCloud, the app recognized me and I didn't have to pay again, but the most important and sad thing for me is that all my notes were not saved. Unfortunately, these files were not in my file manager, I know that some apps allow you to create an account and then when you log into the account, everything is saved there But in the case of this application, a subscription is linked to my iCloud, but somehow there is no account to which all my notes would be linked. Is there any way you can help me to resume access to my notes,I would be very grateful to you 🙏 thank you! ### 4/5 — Is it still being updated? *2024-09-29, version 1.1.1* Hi! I love this app, its great for organizing my characters and concepts. Only concern is the lack of updates since 2020. Was this app abandoned? ### 4/5 — Issue that needs addressed *2024-01-10* App is very useful and I have found it to be extremely good for keeping information organized. I paid for the pro version and I have no regrets it is well worth the low price. However; there is one issue I’ve noticed. I have multiple projects going at once, as I have several storylines planned that I would like to write. To help me keep track of what people look like, I’ve taken advantage of ai art programs and the fact that this app allows you to add a picture to each person’s profile as if they are contacts on your phone, and I’ve got a picture of each of my fictional characters. For one project. I went to add pictures of the characters on my second project and found that the pictures I’d added to the first project had assigned themselves in order of creation to the characters in all my projects. I’ve also found that when I add new characters on a different project, if there are less characters on that project than I have supplied pictures for, it will assign a picture to newly created characters as if I want them to be the same as in my other project. I can work around this by adding all the characters from all my projects to all my other projects, which actually isn’t that big of a deal as I intended for some to cross over, but it is a problem and will be more of one if I end up starting another project after I’ve created a lot of characters on my others already. I hope this is fixed at some point. ### 3/5 — Good but one big flaw *2023-11-19* Good app, enjoyed using it thoroughly until I realised I had to pay to upgrade to add more than three characters 😭😭 deleted out of sudden rage, realised I had a bunch of info for a character on there, redownloaded again only to find all the info gone completely 🧍 Great app probably but oh my god if I see one more app lock half its content behind a paywall I will scream likely will not re-download and probably not recommend to anybody You could blame my anger problems for this but also why would you lock adding characters behind a paywall— However I will say that the prompts given in the app are very good and if not for that big screw up I would have given it probably 4 or even 5 stars ### 3/5 — It’s good for one at a time… *2023-08-01* I notice when I want to start a new project, the images for characters or locations are copied onto my other projects, and when I change it back, it also changes the picture on the other one I have premium and I thought that would make a difference but it didn’t The only issue I have with this app is the weird duplicating photos. It doesn’t allow you to keep things completely separate as their own, without bleeding into another profile It’s sort of frustrating, but maybe it will be resolved with time For now, I’ll stick with one project. It works fine otherwise ### 4/5 — Not important *2023-06-26, version 1.1.1* I like the white and brown theme ### 3/5 — Good but need to pay *2023-06-18* The app works really well, it gives good prompts to relate the characters to each other and storyline. Overall the way that the planning is inputted, and shown is perfect. It’s a high quality app with the tools to help you write a story. However, there is a limit to how many characters you can write a file on without paying. You can only write 3 characters before the app asks you to pay. And other things limited without a fee. This isn’t coming from a stingy POV, but rather on how impractical this is. If you intend to use an app for story planning free of charge this isn’t for you. But if you intend to use an app for story planning and don’t mind the fee, I think this would be perfect for you. ### 4/5 — Great value app *2023-03-30* Fantastic app and we’ll worth the one time payment for the pro option. The character and story prompts are brilliant. If I could improve the app, there’s a few things I’d love to see: - Copy/paste support; - a desktop or web version of the app to contribute to my story progress from different devices; and - customisable fields to adjust the prompts to be more specific to individual stories. ### 4/5 — I absolutely love the app, but I noticed this bug. *2022-12-11* I noticed a bug that would duplicate photos that was lately used as profile pictures for my characters to the previous ones. I have two characters (in two separate storylines) that were edited fairly recently. Whenever I change one pfp of “character A,” for example; the other character, “character B,” will have the same pfp even though I only wanted to change the pfp of “character A.” This happens in reverse too. Whenever I’d try to fix this issue by changing the pfp of “character B,” it gets duplicated to the pfp of “character A.” I hope this bug is fixed because although this is a very minor bug, it is still mildly annoying to try to fix the issue even though my efforts will only result in the same thing happening over and over again. [POSSIBLE FEATURE IDEA] I also have an idea for a feature for the app. Basically, the ability to revert the changed pfp back to the default one. There’s already a button to add photos, so imo, it’d make sense if there’d be a “remove photo” button right next to the button used to add one. —— I hope whoever reads this has an awesome night/day. I’m not trying to rush the developers as they need their time to rest too; I just wanted to report a bug that I’ve been noticing with the app for a few days now. Nonetheless, I hope the devs consider fixing this bug when or if there’s a new update. ### 4/5 — Ok but difficult to figure out *2022-12-09* Can’t figure out how to write story I make the story planner then how to write no idea in the next update please put a icon in options saying write story please ### 4/5 — Love it! But there's somethings more I'd enjoy. *2022-11-24* This app is super great! Very satisfying to take notes, and has a lot of options to fully flesh it out. However, I am REALLY hoping the next update comes out, as it feels like there isn't quite enough currently! No pressure on the developer though, I still ADORE this app for note-taking. Thank you!! ### 3/5 — Limited number of stories/characters *2022-09-03* Please—3 stories and 3 characters allowed before you have to pay for the upgrade is not nearly enough. Other than that, the app is great. ### 3/5 — How to delete something? *2022-05-25* I’m confused on how to delete a project? I was playing around with the app and managed to figure out how to use the app pretty quick but now I’m stuck with a project that I don’t know how to get rid of. Over all I think that so far the lay out and detail are amazing but it isn’t clear how to delete something once im sure that I don’t want/need it anymore. ### 4/5 — Great app *2022-04-18* Wassi is a great app, as it allow me to plan out my story in more detail. I love every single feautre in the app, and think that it has been very well made. However, one bug that I have experienced is that if I have multiple stories saved, and try to add a photo to a character in 1 story, it will change the image for 1 other character in a different story as well. ### 5/5 — Five stars, highly reccomend *2022-03-10* I loved this app, and I highly reccomend for any authors in the making. It has a huge variety of options for planning for any genre of book and doesn’t have any of those ‘pay to use’ features that you find everywhere else. I highly advise to download, well done ### 4/5 — love it but… *2021-12-20* i love this game so much! but is it supposed to work (the upgrade) between accounts? as in the family account? ### 4/5 — Язык Language *2021-12-03* I can speak English and Russian, but it would be great if you add Russian The program itself is good) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Good for people who like paywalls *2024-11-11* This is an honest review as someone whose used wassi before, you cannot create more than three characters, otherwise it'll be locked behind a paywall. Do not get wassi unless your rich and willing to pay to add more than three characters, if you add a character then delete it, that deleted character still takes up a character slot, so no matter what you do, you have to pay. ### 1/5 — Wth *2023-07-14* Only allowed to make 1-3 characters then you have to pay? Tf ### 1/5 — paywall *2023-02-13* you can only add two characters, otherwise you’ll hit a paywall. Not very good for.. most stories tbh ### 1/5 — Completely not accessible using Apple voiceover screen reader. *2020-12-28, version 1.1.1* They seem like the perfect app that I was looking for, however, it is not accessible to those with visual impairments. It does not work using voiceover at all. Hopefully in future updates this will be fixed. I am more than willing to be a beta tester if you need someone to help you make sure that this app is accessible to everyone regardless of their disability. ### 1/5 — Really? *2019-12-06* Oh come on, you have to spend money to make more characters. Bs **Developer response:** Hello YeetButBetter, yes, but not only for making more characters. Also for making more locations, worlds, scenes, plot lines and projects itself. And all of these described in the application description. What's wrong with it? ### 2/5 — I can’t figure this out. *2021-06-21, version 1.1.1* I wished I keep the example it came with because this app has some words I don’t understand. If you could but example back I be supper happy. ### 2/5 — Too Many Limitations *2021-02-06, version 1.1.1* It’s a good app and it was very helpful with good questions that made me expand the lore of my story but I need to get pro just to have more than three stories even though they show four in the pictures? I even need pro for more than three characters?? ### 2/5 — What *2020-12-26, version 1.1.1* It's good but I'm limited on characters??? ### 2/5 — Decent but annoying *2020-11-12* When typing, it will sometimes skip locations causing you to rewrite things multiple times. The most annoying thing for me though, is when you make characters in one project, and give them a picture....it uses the SAME pictures for another project that has nothing to do with each other. Plus, the pictures are super blurry. It would be great if they would fix that. My characters don’t look the same in every story I write 🤦‍♀️ ### 2/5 — Not that good... *2019-10-21, version 1.0.1* This game is great but..I can’t even figure out how to write my stories! And it’s like a maze! But, the character questions are way too long and way too many I mean! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Spectacular! One small suggestion. *2026-08-10* Let me first start out with this, this is one of the greatest writing tools I’ve ever used due to how organized it keeps things. One thing, however, is I want to work on my project on another device, and there is no easy way to transport it between devices. I feel like it would be nice to have an account link to other devices so you don’t have to rewrite everything from square one. ### 5/5 — 100% recommend *2025-02-18* This app is amazing for character building, world building and getting an in depth backstory for your book. I use this to create characters, and for such a small price it is definitely worth it, I refer back to it always and it’s honestly so easy to understand and helpful ### 5/5 — Love that app *2024-10-22* This app is amazing, helped me so much writing my books and the pro version is affordable. ### 5/5 — Limited amount of characters *2024-10-20* This app is amazing and it would be my top 1 if the amount of characters was unlimited for free. ### 5/5 — Best. App. Ever. *2024-03-07* I love this app so much. I have tried my fair share of novel-planning apps, and this is the one I always prefer to use. It is so user-friendly, and makes all parts of planning out your story a breeze. Specifically: it is amazing for character planning. It has so many suggestions for character details, helping to make characters complex and realistic, while keeping it from being overwhelming by separating them into tabs for easy access. ### 5/5 — Really cool app, could we add something more ? *2023-03-09* The app seems really complete but I was thinking that it would be cool if a « family members » and « best friend » was added to the characters description options Maybe a whole category called « relations » and we could add their family, their friends, somebody they admire, their crush/ date ect. Thanks ### 5/5 — Love the App! *2023-01-16* Overall love the app. I’m a first time story builder and it’s been really helpful building characters and keeping things organized. Recommendation For first time story builders or younger writers would it be possible to provide like examples of the various character attributes? For example, when building a character under “life,” list three examples of habits, or incompetent, etc. As an idea… have an (i) next to the word habits that is a link to the examples. This is a wonderful app! ### 5/5 — Great *2022-10-18* Best app for writing/story planning highly recommend although it would be nice to store images of your characters within their profile instead of just one for the thumbnail ### 5/5 — 100% recommend *2022-08-07* This app is amazing for character building, world building and getting an in depth backstory for your book. Honestly couldn’t deal without it! ### 5/5 — Love! Super detailed! *2022-05-21, version 1.1.1* Really love this app, I’ve been writing for a while and have used a lot of apps to organize my stuff, and in my opinion this is the best. It’s so detailed and easy to navigate, no complaints! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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