Comparison

Fortelling vs DayDocket

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fortelling

This app helps novelists plot and write their books by organizing story elements like characters, locations, and items. It offers tools for world-building, real-time collaboration, and writing statistics, along with weekly challenges to inspire creativity.

Highlights
  • Advanced plotting tools
  • World-building for fictional universes
  • Story element organization
  • Real-time collaboration
  • In-app novel writing
  • Writing statistics
  • Weekly writing challenges
Features
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Novelist, are you ready to start writing your next amazing novel? Fortelling provides the tools you need to plot & write your book. Plotting Tools Our advanced plotting tools allow you to organize your book and guide you in writing the best version of your story. World-building Tools Create characters, languages, species & items. Keep everything consistent while writing and plotting. Detailed Plotting Create sublocations and document your unique universe. Remove the overwhelm while plotting your book. Create Drafts for your Novel Keeping your story safe is one of Fortelling's top priorities. You can create multiple draft versions of your book chapters. Create an Overview Link all your story elements together to create one giant board with related items. Describe their relations and keep your plotting elements organized. Write your Novel Make the dream of holding your story as a real book a reality. You can even write your novel within Fortelling. Use our writing statistics and version history to stay in control. Collaborate Working together on a story has never been easier. Through our real-time collaboration feature, you can keep the flow going and plot something amazing together. Weekly Writing Challenges Every Friday, we launch a fresh writing prompt to challenge your imagination. Protect your Book and Story. You retain full ownership of your novel. Create your book securely; data will never be shared with 3rd parties.

About

DayDocket

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DayDocket is the ultimate assignment management app built for newsroom professionals. Whether you're a news coordinator, assignment editor, or production manager, NewsDesk helps you stay on top of every story, crew, and deadline. POWERFUL CALENDAR VIEW See all your assignments at a glance with a clean, intuitive monthly calendar. Tap any day to view, add, or edit assignments. Color-coded entries make it easy to distinguish between networks, job types, and crew members. COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT TRACKING Create detailed assignments with all the information you need: journalist, editor, cameraman, network, edition, job type, requester, and more. Add notes and labels to keep everything organized. FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE Set up your own networks, editions, editors, journalists, job types, and requesters. NewsDesk adapts to your newsroom workflow, not the other way around. DAILY & HISTORY VIEWS Quickly review what's scheduled for any given day. Browse your full assignment history with powerful filtering and search capabilities. EXPORT & BACKUP Export your assignments and share them with your team. Create local backups to keep your data safe and restore them anytime. BUILT FOR PRIVACY NewsDesk stores all your data locally on your device. No accounts, no cloud sync, no third-party data collection. Your newsroom data stays yours — always. ONBOARDING PROFILES Get started quickly with pre-configured profiles tailored for different newsroom setups. Choose a profile during onboarding or customize everything from scratch. KEY FEATURES: • Monthly calendar with assignment overview • Detailed assignment creation and editing • Manage networks, editions, editors, journalists, job types, requesters, and labels • Daily assignment view • Assignment history with search • Data export functionality • Local backup and restore • Pre-built newsroom profiles • Beautiful, intuitive interface • 100% offline — no internet required • Complete privacy — no data ever leaves your device DayDocket is designed by journalists, for journalists. Download now and bring order to your newsroom.

Screenshots

Fortelling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DayDocket at none against Fortelling's 7. Fortelling's advantage is device support. On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fortelling sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.39 per month. DayDocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fortelling versus DayDocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFortellingDayDocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAJP Digital Tools B.V.Rocco Contini

Bugs and requests

Fortelling

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Blank screen when trying to delete characters
  • Inability to rearrange timeline events
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding images
  • Disappearing projects and lost progress

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to import/export data
  • More customization options
  • Better organization and navigation
  • Offline mode or autosave functionality
  • Collaborative features and social sharing

DayDocket

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Fortelling

Subscriptions6
  • Fortelling Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$7.391 Month
  • Fortelling Pro - Monthly$7.491 Month
  • Fortelling Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$7.491 Month
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  • Fortelling Pro - Annually3 Days trial$74.991 Year
  • Fortelling Pro - Annually$74.991 Year
  • Fortelling Pro - Annually7 Days trial$74.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fortelling Pro Lifetime$199.99
None

DayDocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fortelling free?
Fortelling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayDocket free?
DayDocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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