Story Plotter vs SmartDictate
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
SmartDictate
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SmartDictate verwandelt deine Sprache in präzisen Text – in Sekunden. Ob Arztbrief, Protokoll, Notiz oder Bericht: Einfach sprechen, fertig. WARUM SMARTDICTATE? Echtzeit-Transkription in 10 Sprachen – schneller als jede Tastatur. KI-gestützte Zusammenfassung deiner Diktate auf Knopfdruck. Optimiert für medizinische Terminologie – aber genauso stark für Anwälte, Berater, Journalisten, Studenten und alle, die viel dokumentieren. FUNKTIONEN: Echtzeit-Spracherkennung in 10 Sprachen KI-Zusammenfassung – lange Diktate auf den Punkt gebracht Export als TXT oder PDF – direkt teilen oder archivieren Eigener sicherer Server – keine Cloud, keine Drittanbieter Vollständiger Verlauf mit Suchfunktion Optionale API-Integration (OpenAI, DeepSeek u.a.) für erweiterte Textverarbeitung IDEAL FÜR: Ärzte und medizinisches Personal – Befunde, Arztbriefe, Dokumentation Anwälte und Berater – Mandantennotizen, Protokolle Journalisten und Autoren – Interviews, Recherche-Notizen Studenten – Vorlesungen, Lernzusammenfassungen Selbstständige und Freelancer – Meetingprotokolle, Memos Alle, die schneller dokumentieren wollen DATENSCHUTZ: Deine Daten bleiben auf deinem Server. Keine Cloud, kein Tracking, kein Datenschutzrisiko. Made in Germany.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Story Plotter at Free against SmartDictate's $3.99. Story Plotter also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). SmartDictate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads 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
Story Plotter is free to download; SmartDictate costs $3.99 up front. Story Plotter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SmartDictate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Story Plotter ships an update every 2 weeks, SmartDictate every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Story Plotter | SmartDictate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (193 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 193 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hajime Hata | SmartMedTech |
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
SmartDictate
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
SmartDictate
No in-app purchases
Questions
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