# Story Plotter vs Labshare

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.

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Story Plotter | Labshare |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.4 (193 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/story-plotter-idea-to-plot/id1491980862/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/labshare/id6746301537/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **193** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Size | 193 MB | 32 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Hajime Hata](https://appshunter.io/developer/1491980861) | [Mingyo Kang](https://appshunter.io/developer/1816111556) |

## What reviewers say

### Story Plotter

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/story-plotter-idea-to-plot/id1491980862)

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:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Data Sync(half price) | $1.99 | per month |
| Device Synchronize | $3.49 | per month |
| Number of Image Generations | $0.49 | one-time |
| Releasing AI Limitations | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Helpful for writing and planning
- 🚀 Great organizational tools
- 💡 Detailed character profiles
- 🔒 Secure and password protected
- 👍 Clean and easy to navigate

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 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

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- 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

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/labshare/id6746301537)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*