Story Plotter vs Hodo Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Idea Note
- Plot Note
- Plot creation function
- AI Brainstorming
- Character Correlation & Family Tree
- Time series with World Setting
- Theme Setting
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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
Hodo Box
This app provides a creative platform for writing and sharing movie scripts. Users can develop their own stories, organize ideas, and publish their work to a community of storytellers. It also allows exploration of scripts from other creators for inspiration.
- Create and manage movie script projects
- Edit and organize screenplay ideas
- Publish scripts to the community
- Discover scripts from other creators
- Like and explore popular stories
- Share scripts with friends
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A creative space where you can write your own movie scripts and share them with other storytellers. Whether you enjoy storytelling, screenwriting, or simply exploring creative ideas, Movicy Idea helps you bring your movie stories to life. Create script projects, organize your ideas, and develop your own movie scenes and plots directly on your device. When you're ready, publish your script to the community so other users can read, like, and discover your story. You can also explore scripts created by other writers, find inspiration, and discover new storytelling ideas. Features • Create and manage your own movie script projects • Edit and organize your screenplay ideas • Publish scripts to the Script Club community • Discover scripts written by other creators • Like and explore popular stories • Copy scripts for inspiration and start your own version • Share scripts with friends Movicy Idea is designed for anyone who enjoys storytelling and creative writing. Start writing your movie story today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hodo Box at 5.0 against Story Plotter's 4.4. Hodo Box also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Story Plotter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (195 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Story Plotter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Hodo Box asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hodo Box holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Story Plotter has 195 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Story Plotter ships an update every 2 weeks, Hodo Box weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Story Plotter | Hodo Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (195 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 195 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hajime Hata | Thanh Ngo Dinh |
Customer experience
Story Plotter
Hodo Box
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
Hodo Box
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Story Plotter
- Data Sync(half price)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Device Synchronize7 Days trial$3.491 Month
- Number of Image Generations$0.49
- Releasing AI Limitations$2.99
Hodo Box
No in-app purchases









