Word Counter Tool vs Story Plotter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Counter Tool
Easily count words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, and paragraphs in your text. Simply type or paste your content to get instant statistics. Supports multiple languages and offers an action extension for seamless integration.
- Word counting
- Character counting (with/without spaces)
- Sentence counting
- Paragraph counting
- Copy and paste functionality
- Action Extension support
- Ad-free experience
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1 word… 2 words… 3 words… Still counting words one by one? Word Counter Tool can help you! Words Counter Tool is a simple but useful tool. Simply type in the app to automatically get the numbers of words, characters (with or without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, and more. You can also copy and paste a document you have already written into Word Counter Tool to get its counting results. Furthermore, you can check any text with the Action Extension inside the “Share…” menu. Best of all, Word Counter Tool does not have any ads - we aim to help you express your creativity with minimal distraction. Language supported: - English - Simplified Chinese 简体中文 - Traditional Chinese 繁體中文 - and most languages that separate words by space We promise to keep working on Word Counter Tool and make it better. If you have any questions or suggestions for the app, feel free to contact the developer at yifei@hesyifei.com. We will try our best. Thanks! :) Disclaimer: We strive to make Word Counter Tool as accurate as possible but we cannot guarantee it will always be so.
Story Plotter
This app helps you craft compelling stories for novels, comics, movies, and more. It offers tools for organizing ideas, developing characters and their relationships, and structuring plot points. AI-powered brainstorming and time-series visualization assist in overcoming writer's block.
- Idea Note
- Plot Note
- Plot creation function
- AI Brainstorming
- Character Correlation & Family Tree
- Time series with World Setting
- Theme Setting
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This is strong plot creation app that support - Novel - Manga - Movie - Drama - Secondary creation - TRPG Scenario - Script If you are worried about the following, we will suggest to use this App. - I don't know what the plot looks like - I can't organize the flow of the story and get confused - I want to create attractive characters, want to organize relationships - Lots of incidents, but unmanageable. This app is fully packed with the essences of more than 15 script reference books, including "Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting" and “save the cat”, called the scripture Bible. This app will lead you to an interesting screenplay !!! ** Features ** This app have - Idea Note - Plot Note and - Plot creation function So, You can easily create plot using stored idea!! In addition, functions also available to support you. - Brainstorming with AI - Correlation & Family Tree with Character setting - Time series with World Setting - Theme Setting By deepening these, you can escape from stack writing plot ** Postscript ** Unless you have permission, this App does not send any creative data to the internet, so you can use it safe. ** SubScribe ** For $4/month, we offer automatic data synchronization across multiple devices. All features other than automatic data synchronization will continue to be available free of charge. ** Terms and Conditions ** Please see this link for the Terms and Conditions By installing the application, you agree to the Terms and Conditions. Terms and Conditions : https://storyplotter.net/term/pc/en.html Privacy Policy : https://storyplotter.net/privacypolicy/pc/en.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Word Counter Tool at none against Story Plotter's 4. Word Counter Tool also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (91% vs 79%). Story Plotter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Story Plotter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Word Counter Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.
Word Counter Tool holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 193 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Word Counter Tool's written reviews are positive against 79% of Story Plotter's.
Word Counter Tool ships an update monthly, Story Plotter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Counter Tool | Story Plotter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (101 ratings) — better | 4.4 (193 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 101 | 193 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xueqin Huang | Hajime Hata |
Customer experience
Word Counter Tool
Story Plotter
User reviews
Word Counter Tool
From 101 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚫 No ads
- ✅ Accurate word count
- ✨ No unnecessary features
- 🆓 Free to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Hyphenated words counted as two
- 🗂️ No option to save/file projects
- 🗂️ Cannot work on multiple projects
- ❌ No copyright symbol option
- 🐛 Accidental deletion of work
Story Plotter
From 193 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for writing and planning
- 🚀 Great organizational tools
- 💡 Detailed character profiles
- 🔒 Secure and password protected
- 👍 Clean and easy to navigate
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
- 🔍 Confusing or unclear interface in places
- 🔒 Limited free features, need to pay for syncing
- 🐛 Bugs with Bluetooth keyboards
- 🐛 Data loss issues, stories deleted without warning
Bugs and requests
Word Counter Tool
Reported bugs
7 issues- Hyphenated words counted as two
- Accidental deletion of work
- No undo button
- Lost notes, cannot recover
- Count can be off
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- Cannot rename folders
- Cannot access home page to locate folders
Requested features
11 requests- Ability to file submissions on-site
- Option to save/file projects
- Support for multiple projects
- Copyright symbol option
- Undo button
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- Option to save memos
- Ability to rename folders
- Ability to access home page to locate folders
- Default setting for characters with spaces
- Ability to modify text size
- Compatibility with Word (font/letter size)
Story Plotter
Reported bugs
4 issues- Deleting previous work without warning
- Crashing when trying to edit thumbnails or move characters
- Syncing and data transfer issues between devices
- Bluetooth keyboard compatibility problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to pull photos from external sources
- Implement a collaborative feature for co-writing
- Add more customization options for character profiles
- Improve the character relationship diagram functionality
- Expand timeline options beyond just years/months/days
In-app purchases
Word Counter Tool
No in-app purchases
Story Plotter
- Data Sync(half price)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Device Synchronize7 Days trial$3.491 Month
- Number of Image Generations$0.49
- Releasing AI Limitations$2.99
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