Comparison

Writer Assistant (Wassi) vs Plotten

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

Head to head
About

Writer Assistant (Wassi)

This app helps writers develop characters, locations, and entire story worlds. It provides guided questions for in-depth creation and allows for outlining plots and scenes. Export your developed worlds and stories to PDF.

Highlights
  • Create separate projects for story universes
  • Develop characters and locations with guided questions
  • Add photos to characters and locations
  • Describe worlds with races, flora, and fauna
  • Outline stories, plots, and scenes
  • Export projects to PDF
Features
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Writer Assistant (Wassi) is an application created specifically for inventors! We all constantly invent new characters for our stories, be it a comic, a novel, a script, a play, or a game. And so that our characters are alive and riveted the attention, they need to be developed a lot! That is what the Writer Assistant was created for! Plus, with Wassi you can easily outline your stories on the go. Let's check it! With Wassi support, you can: - create separate projects for each of your universes - create characters and locations - develop characters and locations using leading questions in the program - add photos to the characters and locations - create worlds where your story happen - describe every millimeter of the world by filling races, flora, animals of the world and more - create stories with your characters - outline stories - create stories plots and scenes and connect them - export created projects to PDF-documents Free version limitations: - 3 projects - 3 characters, 3 locations, 3 stories, 3 worlds per project - 3 plots, 3 scenes per story - watermark and link to the app's AppStore webpage in the exported document - saving and restoring backups not available To remove all limitations you can upgrade to the Pro version by clicking the "Upgrade to Pro" menu item and purchasing Pro version license. You can share one license between all your iOS devices. In the next update: - ability to add items - more details about constituents of the world - ability to add connections between characters - ability to set up characters and location of the scene - export to the DOCX format

About

Plotten

This writing tool offers a distraction-free, minimalist interface to help you craft novels, screenplays, and other manuscripts. It includes advanced editing tools, a cover designer, and flexible export options for various formats.

Highlights
  • Minimalist distraction-free interface
  • Supports novels, screenplays, children's books
  • Intuitive cover designer
  • Ebook viewer
  • Export to EPub, FDX, DOCX, web, print
Features
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Plotten: Your Creative Writing Companion Unlock your literary potential with Plotten, the ultimate writing tool designed to streamline your creative process. Experience a minimalist interface that eliminates distractions, allowing your ideas to flow freely. Feature-Rich and User-Friendly: Versatile Formats: Whether you’re crafting screenplays, novels, children’s books, or more, Plotten supports a variety of manuscript needs. Advanced Editing Tools: Includes an intuitive cover designer and an Ebook viewer to bring your story to life. Flexible Export Options: Seamlessly export your projects for web, print, or as EPub, FDX, and DOCX files. With Plotten, every feature is crafted to enhance your writing experience, whether you're a screenwriter, essayist, novelist, short story writer, or journalist, Plotten makes it easy to transform your vision into a polished masterpiece. Terms of Use: https://www.plotten.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.plotten.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Writer Assistant (Wassi)4 screens
Plotten4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Writer Assistant (Wassi) at 72% against Plotten's 20%. Writer Assistant (Wassi) also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Plotten's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Writer Assistant (Wassi) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Plotten sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plotten holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 50 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Writer Assistant (Wassi)'s written reviews are positive against 20% of Plotten's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Writer Assistant (Wassi) ships an update monthly, Plotten every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Writer Assistant (Wassi) versus Plotten: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriter Assistant (Wassi)Plotten
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (81 ratings)4.3 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings81 — better50
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitry NovikovPaul MacRory

Customer experience

Writer Assistant (Wassi)

All ratings80 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral11.9%
Negative16.4%

Plotten

All ratings49 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

Writer Assistant (Wassi)

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • 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
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  • Blurry character images
  • Airdrop issue for saving/backing up
  • App not accessible with Apple Voiceover

Requested features

20 requests
  • Unlimited characters for free
  • Ability to delete projects
  • Copy/paste support
  • Desktop or web version
  • Customizable fields for prompts
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  • 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

Plotten

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Writer Assistant (Wassi)

One-time1
  • Unlock of the pro version$2.99
2 purchases

Plotten

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Access3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year Access3 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Writer Assistant (Wassi) free?
Writer Assistant (Wassi) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plotten free?
Plotten is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Writer Assistant (Wassi) or Plotten?
Plotten is rated higher. Writer Assistant (Wassi) averages 3.8 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Plotten averages 4.3 from 50 ratings.
Do Writer Assistant (Wassi) or Plotten have ads?
Neither Writer Assistant (Wassi) nor Plotten shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Writer Assistant (Wassi) or Plotten?
Writer Assistant (Wassi) ships an update monthly, and Plotten every 4 days. Most recently, Writer Assistant (Wassi) was updated on October 21, 2026 and Plotten on October 20, 2026.

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