Comparison

Write a Book vs Story Roster

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

Head to head
About

Write a Book

This app provides a structured program to guide aspiring authors through the entire book writing process. It breaks down complex steps into manageable lessons, offering tips on plot, structure, writing, motivation, and even publishing.

Highlights
  • Structured writing program
  • Plot and structure guidance
  • Daily word count goals
  • Motivation tips
  • Publisher guide
  • Finishing strategies
Features
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Write your first book, one day at a time. Learn how to write a book with a simple step-by-step course, then write it right here in the built-in writing tool. Build a daily writing habit, keep your chapters organized, and export your finished manuscript to Word or PDF. More than 50,000 aspiring authors have downloaded this app to start their book. If you dream of writing a book even a bestselling book, you’re in the right place! This is a structured simple and clear program that will guide you through the writing process. We break down the process so that anyone will have the opportunity to write a book. We will show you how to make sure it is a good book, with a good plot, good structure, and good writing. Here you’ll learn 10 simple lessons to write a book plus an additional 10 bonus tips, a guide on how to find a publisher for your book, how to stay motivated when you write a book and more. The lesson of this “how to write a book?” program: * Phase 1 of writing a book - Getting started Decide what the book is about - Great book writing is constantly referring to something. Write the conflict of your book in a sentence Build a storyboard for your plot, decide on a book maker or a book creator software. Set a daily word count goal - A page a day is just about 300 words. You do not need to write a whole lot. Set a time to work on your book writing every day- Uniformity makes creativity and imagination a whole lot easier. Set the same place every time when you write a book * Phase 2 of writing a book: Doing the work Set a total word count Give yourself weekly deadlines Get early feedback - Nothing hurts even worse than writing a publication and after that needing to have to rewrite it since you didn't allow no one has a look at it. * Phase 3 of writing a book: Finishing Exactly how do you know when you're done? Short answer: you don't. Not really. So below is what you do to end this book-writing procedure well Commit to shipping - Finish the book at all costs. Set a deadline or have actually one being set for you Embrace failure - As you approach the completion of this task, understand that this will be difficult as well as you will certainly definitely mess up * The reason most people never finish their books Every year, millions of books go unfinished. Books that could have helped people, brought beauty or wisdom into the world. But they never came to be. And in one way or another, the reason is always the same: the author quit. We will show you how you can avoid it and finish writing the book. * 10 book writing tips When you write a book you need sometimes help to stay motivated, we have 10 tips to help you keep going in the process. * How to Get Your Book Published OK, you finished writing a book, you are an author! now, If you want to get your book published, you have more choices than ever to accomplish your goal, and the path can be confusing if you’re new to the publishing industry. This lesson lays out the process in the simplest terms possible. There are three primary paths to getting published: Land a traditional publisher who will offer you a book contract. Self-publish by the author: self publishing may be harder to do but you'll earn more for every book you sell. WRITE YOUR BOOK IN THE APP - Write chapter by chapter: add, rename, reorder and mark chapters as done - Daily writing streak: write 50 words a day to keep it going, with one rest day a week - Daily word goal from 100 to 1,000 words, with a progress ring - Set a target for your whole book (short story, novella or novel) and track it - Stuck? Get one of 40 writing prompts to start the words flowing - Export to Word (.docx), PDF or plain text, or read your book in a clean reading view - Never lose a word: everything saves automatically, plus backups and Recently deleted So... are you ready to make a dream come true? Download now! Privacy Policy: http://better-courses.com/privacypolicy/ Terms of Service: http://better-courses.com/terms-of-service/

About

Story Roster

Access character guides for books to enhance your reading experience. Download printable versions to use as quick references within your physical books.

Highlights
  • Book character guides
  • Searchable book database
  • Printable character references
  • In-book quick guides
  • Reading enhancement tool
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Just search a book and find a helpful character guide for your reading enjoyment. Download printable versions to paste into your physical books as a quick guide while reading.

Screenshots

Write a Book4 screens
Story Roster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Story Roster at 100% against Write a Book's 53%. Story Roster also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Write a Book's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (200 vs 3). On price, device support 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. Write a Book sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Story Roster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Story Roster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Write a Book has 200 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Write a Book's written reviews are positive against 100% of Story Roster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Write a Book ships an update every 5 months, Story Roster daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Write a Book versus Story Roster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrite a BookStory Roster
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (200 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings200 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryoav faelKathryn Mgrdichian

Customer experience

Write a Book

All ratings200 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative26.0%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative42.1%

Story Roster

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Write a Book

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App does not save work
  • Technical errors in intro language
  • Text size is minuscule
  • Ads are distracting and intrusive
  • Ads get stuck on screen
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  • App glitches out
  • Keeps booting the user out
  • Cannot get into the app
  • Constant crashes when trying to access
  • Blank pages with no content

Requested features

7 requests
  • Option to turn off music
  • Adjustable font size
  • Blank page for normal writing
  • Ability to actually write a book within the app
  • Remove ads or offer an ad-free option
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  • Improve privacy policy clarity
  • Fix grammatical errors in the app's content

Story Roster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Write a Book

Subscriptions1
  • Write a Book Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Write a book Lifetime$19.99
None

Story Roster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Write a Book free?
Write a Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Story Roster free?
Story Roster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Write a Book or Story Roster?
Story Roster is rated higher. Write a Book averages 3.8 out of 5 from 200 ratings, while Story Roster averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Write a Book or Story Roster have ads?
Story Roster shows ads; Write a Book does not.
Which is updated more often, Write a Book or Story Roster?
Write a Book ships an update every 5 months, and Story Roster daily. Most recently, Write a Book was updated on November 3, 2026 and Story Roster on October 31, 2026.

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