Comparison

FolderStory vs Book Creator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FolderStory

This tool empowers writers to craft detailed worlds and narratives. Organize characters, items, and plot points with customizable notes and hierarchical folders. Seamlessly manage stories, chapters, and episodes across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable note properties for characters, items, and more
  • Hierarchical folder system for organization
  • Story, chapter, and episode management
  • Cross-device synchronization (web and mobile)
  • Pre-built examples for various note types
Features
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FolderStory is most powerful writing tool in the world. Thousands of writers are in use, and help them create everything they imagine. [Note ] - This is a key feature that creates and manages various settings for a novel, such as characters, synopsis, class, skills and items. - Add properties, delete unwanted properties, and reorder to create your own notes. - Various examples are provided. ex : (Character Example) 40 properties including description, age, sex, birth date, place of residence, class, personality, appearance, etc. (e.g. item example) 13 properties including description, type, grade, material, weight, manufacturer, shape, etc. (Country example) 26 properties including description, language, capital, area, population, average life span, currency, political system, etc. 10+ example notes, numerous properties, freely editable. [ Folder ] - efficiently categorize and manage notes in folders. - Whatever I want, create and organize folders that are easy for me to see. ex : (Depth1) Character ㄴ(Depth2) Main characters ㄴ(Depth2) Villains ㄴ(Depth2) Extras (Depth1) Item ㄴ(Depth2) Weapon ㄴ(Depth3) Sword ㄴ(Depth3) Bow ㄴ(Depth3) Axe ㄴ(Depth2) Armor ㄴ(Depth2) Shield [ Story ] Create and manage stories, chapters and episodes. Story : Unit that separates a novel or scenario Chapter: Unit that can contain multiple episodes. Episode: The smallest unit of story. [ Work anywhere, anytime] http://folderstory.com FolderStory supports both web and mobile web/app and is available on any device, including computers, smartphones and tablets. Simply take notes of your ideas and characters on the go with your smartphone. Conveniently write on your computer's keyboard and monitor at home. On your computer, you can display multiple notes at once, and you can view and work with your notes and stories at the same time.

About

Book Creator

This AI-powered writing assistant helps with all stages of your writing process. It can generate content, answer questions, and provide recommendations across a wide range of topics. A subscription is required to access its full capabilities.

Highlights
  • AI-powered writing engine
  • Assistance in every writing step
  • Handles diverse input topics
  • Answers questions and provides advice
  • Generates recipes to scientific articles
Features
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Writer's AI is a deeply powerful artificial intelligence writing engine. It offers a invaluable tools and processes to fulfill your needs. You can get assistance in every step of your writing. Powered by state-of-the-art artificial intelligence chat engines. This revolutionary app can handle any input you give to it. This can range from cooking recipes to a full fledged article about advanced science topics. Use the power of AI to handle your everyday tasks, ask questions, take recommendations and advices and more... Subscription service is required to use the app. Payment models for Writer's AI Subscription • Writer's AI Weekly: $2.99 per month, • Writer's AI Annually: $34.99 per year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Terms of Use: https://hiappsco.wordpress.com/2022/05/11/procam-terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://hiappsco.wordpress.com/2022/05/11/procam-privacy-policy%ef%bf%bc/

Screenshots

FolderStory4 screens
Book Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FolderStory at 85% against Book Creator's 0%. FolderStory also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). Book Creator's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 2.9). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Book Creator sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. FolderStory asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Book Creator holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 27 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of FolderStory's written reviews are positive against 0% of Book Creator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FolderStory versus Book Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolderStoryBook Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (17 ratings)4.0 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1727 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB57 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKi-hwan KimKaan Yildiz

Customer experience

FolderStory

All ratings17 ratings
Positive41.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative47.1%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative13.1%

Book Creator

All ratings27 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

FolderStory

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Book Creator

Subscriptions4
  • Writer's AI Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Writer's AI Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Writer's AI Annually$39.991 Year
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  • Writer's AI Annually3 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Writer's AI Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is FolderStory free?
FolderStory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Book Creator free?
Book Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FolderStory or Book Creator?
Book Creator is rated higher. FolderStory averages 2.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Book Creator averages 4.0 from 27 ratings.
Do FolderStory or Book Creator have ads?
Neither FolderStory nor Book Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FolderStory or Book Creator?
FolderStory ships an update every 5 weeks, and Book Creator every 5 weeks. Most recently, FolderStory was updated on June 8, 2026 and Book Creator on September 21, 2026.

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