Comparison

Story Plotter vs ESPic

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

ESPic

Features
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ESPicは、ESP32デバイスをiPhone・iPadからリモートで監視・制御できるIoT制御システムです。 【主な機能】 ■ リレー制御 スマホからワンタップでリレーのON/OFFを切り替え。離れた場所の機器を遠隔操作できます。 ■ センサー監視 温度・湿度などのセンサーデータをリアルタイムで確認。履歴グラフで変化を把握できます。測定データの出力も可能。 ■ スケジュール 通常のタイマーはもちろん、日付や曜日指定ができ、自動でリレーを制御。毎日の定型作業を自動化できます。 ■ トリガー センサー値が設定した条件を満たすと、自動でリレーを制御。例えば「温度が30℃を超えたら換気扇ON」といった自動化が可能です。 ■ アラート通知 センサー値が閾値を超えるとプッシュ通知でお知らせ。異常をすぐに検知できます。 ■ デバイス共有 チームメンバーを招待して、1台のデバイスを複数人で管理できます。 ■ CSVエクスポート センサーログ・操作ログ・アラートログをCSVファイルで書き出し。NumbersやExcelで開いて、分析・レポート作成・記録管理にご活用いただけます。 【ご利用に必要なもの】 ・ESP32デバイス(ESPic対応ファームウェア導入済み) ・WiFi環境 【サブスクリプション】 無料プランでも基本機能をご利用いただけます。より多くのデバイス・ピン・センサーを管理したい場合、またはCSVエクスポート機能をご利用いただく場合は、有料プランをご検討ください。 【利用規約・プライバシーポリシー】 利用規約: https://espic.io/terms プライバシーポリシー: https://espic.io/privacy

Screenshots

Story Plotter4 screens
ESPic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ESPic at every 5 days against Story Plotter's every 2 weeks. Story Plotter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Story Plotter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ESPic sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Story Plotter ships an update every 2 weeks, ESPic every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Story Plotter versus ESPic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStory PlotterESPic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (193 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings193 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHajime HataSatoshi Nishizuka

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

ESPic

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
6 purchases

ESPic

Subscriptions6
  • Light$2.991 Month
  • Standard$4.991 Month
  • Pro$9.991 Month
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  • Light Annual$29.991 Year
  • Standard Annual$49.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Story Plotter free?
Story Plotter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ESPic free?
ESPic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Story Plotter or ESPic have ads?
Neither Story Plotter nor ESPic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Story Plotter or ESPic?
Story Plotter ships an update every 2 weeks, and ESPic every 5 days. Most recently, Story Plotter was updated on September 23, 2026 and ESPic on September 18, 2026.

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