Comparison

Story Plotter vs Labshare

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

Head to head
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

About

Labshare

This app digitizes lab inventory, allowing teams to track materials in real-time and share excess supplies with nearby labs. It uses OCR scanning for labels and facilitates intra-institution collaboration to reduce waste and ordering redundancies.

Highlights
  • Intra-institution collaboration
  • OCR-powered label scanning
  • Real-time inventory tracking
  • Export to Excel
  • Mobile-first design
Features
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Labshare is a smart lab inventory management and sharing app built for research teams. Digitize your inventory with label scanning, track materials in real-time, and easily share excess supplies with nearby labs to reduce waste. Labshare is designed for lab managers, researchers, and PIs who want to save time, reduce ordering redundancies, and move beyond clunky Excel sheets. Key Features: • Intra-institution collaboration and inventory sharing • OCR-powered label scanning • Export to Excel • Mobile-first design for lab bench access • Real-time inventory tracking Labshare helps research institutions run more efficiently, sustainably, and collaboratively.

Screenshots

Story Plotter4 screens
Labshare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Labshare at 5.0 against Story Plotter's 4.4. Labshare also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Story Plotter's advantage is ratings volume (193 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Labshare asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Labshare holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Story Plotter has 193 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Story Plotter ships an update every 2 weeks, Labshare every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Story Plotter versus Labshare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStory PlotterLabshare
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (193 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings193 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHajime HataMingyo Kang

Customer experience

Story Plotter

All ratings193 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral7.3%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral10.3%
Negative9.5%

Labshare

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Labshare

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Labshare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Story Plotter free?
Story Plotter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Labshare free?
Labshare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Story Plotter or Labshare?
Labshare is rated higher. Story Plotter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while Labshare averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Story Plotter or Labshare have ads?
Neither Story Plotter nor Labshare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Story Plotter or Labshare?
Story Plotter ships an update every 2 weeks, and Labshare every 5 days. Most recently, Story Plotter was updated on September 23, 2026 and Labshare on August 14, 2026.

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