Comparison

Story Plotter vs NotesApp with lock

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

NotesApp with lock

Features
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NotesApp helps you create, organize, search, and print personal notes in a simple folder-based workspace. Create folders to group related notes, then add note entries with titles, rich text content, and image attachments. Search across folders and entries, review highlighted matches, and open results directly from the search screen. NotesApp includes password protection, biometric unlock support, password recovery hints, and reset password options to help keep your notes accessible and organized. You can also print notes or export them as neatly formatted PDF documents with titles, dates, page numbers, and image scaling. The app supports multiple languages and is designed for everyday note taking, personal organization, and quick retrieval of saved information.

Screenshots

Story Plotter4 screens
NotesApp with lock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Story Plotter at 15.6 against NotesApp with lock's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 NotesApp with lock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Story Plotter ships an update every 2 weeks, NotesApp with lock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Story Plotter versus NotesApp with lock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStory PlotterNotesApp with lock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (195 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings195 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHajime HataChaode He

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

NotesApp with lock

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
1 purchases

NotesApp with lock

One-time1
  • NotesApp Pro Unlock$5.99

Questions

Is Story Plotter free?
Story Plotter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NotesApp with lock free?
NotesApp with lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Story Plotter or NotesApp with lock have ads?
Neither Story Plotter nor NotesApp with lock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Story Plotter or NotesApp with lock?
Story Plotter ships an update every 2 weeks, and NotesApp with lock weekly. Most recently, Story Plotter was updated on October 23, 2026 and NotesApp with lock on October 25, 2026.

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