Byline vs Easy TaleMaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Byline
Collaborate with others to create unique stories, one line at a time. Each participant only sees the previous line, fostering surprising and creative narratives. Share your finished tales with friends or the wider community.
- Collaborative story creation
- Line-by-line writing
- Public story posting
- Private group invitations
- Story titling and sharing
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Byline is a modern take on exquisite corpse. Serendipitous stories come together one line at a time, with each writer only seeing one line before theirs. Create the weirdest, funniest, spookiest, strangest story you can. POST DIRECTLY TO BYLINE Write the first line to your story and post on the site for strangers to finish. INVITE YOUR FRIENDS Write the first line to your story and then send it to a specific group of people you know. Once finished, you decide who can view. Once everyone has written their line, it's your turn to title and share the result in all its glory!
Easy TaleMaker
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Write novels and stories with ease. Organize chapters, track word count, and export to PDF/Word.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Byline at none against Easy TaleMaker's shown. Easy TaleMaker's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Byline | Easy TaleMaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | App't | Nhat Linh Dang |
In-app purchases
Byline
No in-app purchases
Easy TaleMaker
No in-app purchases
