Comparison

One Thing Today vs Story Plotter

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

Head to head
About

One Thing Today

Features
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Choose one daily goal, not another endless list. One Thing Today gives the day a single clear direction. Pick from 40 practical goal templates or write one small action in your own words. Replacing the goal never creates a hidden backlog: exactly one active goal belongs to each day. Keep the goal where you will notice it. Small and medium Home Screen widgets, plus a compact Lock Screen widget, read the same private on-device record as the app. Complete the goal directly from the widget, or set one local reminder at a time you choose. Reminder text never exposes the goal you wrote. Finish without streak pressure. Mark the goal complete and optionally add a short reflection. History keeps what you finished, while empty or unfinished days stay neutral. A gentle weekly review counts completed days without red failure marks, penalties, rankings, or broken-streak warnings. Share only when you choose. Export a completion card that points recipients to this product page. Its default style is always available. A voluntary rewarded ad unlocks the cosmetic Focus Glow appearance for the day; it never locks goal setting, reminders, widgets, history, or basic sharing. Goals, reflections, reminder settings, and history remain in the shared app-and-widget container on this device. There is no account, cloud database, or analytics profile. Google AdMob is used only for advertising, and user-written goal text is never sent with an ad request. Languages: English, 한국어, 日本語, 繁體中文, Deutsch, Français, Español

About

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.

Highlights
  • Idea Note
  • Plot Note
  • Plot creation function
  • AI Brainstorming
  • Character Correlation & Family Tree
  • Time series with World Setting
  • Theme Setting
Features
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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

Screenshots

One Thing Today4 screens
Story Plotter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: One Thing Today at none against Story Plotter's 4. Story Plotter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 94 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Story Plotter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. One Thing Today asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One Thing Today ships an update every 94 months, Story Plotter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
One Thing Today versus Story Plotter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne Thing TodayStory Plotter
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (195 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—195 — better
Update frequencyEvery 94 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB193 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJinwan KimHajime Hata

Bugs and requests

One Thing Today

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

One Thing Today

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Story Plotter

Subscriptions2
  • Data Sync(half price)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Device Synchronize7 Days trial$3.491 Month
One-time2
  • Number of Image Generations$0.49
  • Releasing AI Limitations$2.99

Questions

Is One Thing Today free?
One Thing Today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Story Plotter free?
Story Plotter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do One Thing Today or Story Plotter have ads?
One Thing Today shows ads; Story Plotter does not.
Which is updated more often, One Thing Today or Story Plotter?
One Thing Today ships an update every 94 months, and Story Plotter every 2 weeks. Most recently, One Thing Today was updated on November 2, 2026 and Story Plotter on November 3, 2026.

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