TypeStory vs Spinоff
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TypeStory
This app helps you craft stories by organizing characters, dialogues, and scenes. Create interactive narratives with music synchronization and customizable character elements. Unlock full potential with a PRO upgrade.
- Character creation and reuse
- Multiple scene types (chat, title, quote)
- Music synchronization for lyric videos
- Interactive story playback
- Character aliases and avatar customization
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TypeStory is a tool for writing stories. Turn your ideas into a story creating characters, dialogues and scene titles. CHARACTERS Add characters and reuse them in different stories. You can also add aliases to make minor changes to your characters, like changing the name or the avatar. SCENES Your story is divided into scenes, there are different scenes you can choose. — Conversation Conversation between characters in the form of a chat — Title A fullscreen view with text and/or picture — Quote A quote/monologue from one particular character MUSIC Sync music with messages to create a lyric video in a chat style INTERACTIVE Your story is interactive, tap on the screen to control the story playback. TypeStory PRO Free version has some limitations: • Limited number of messages and scenes • Watermark applied to stories Unlock all the features of the app with TypeStory PRO (in-app purchase).
Spinоff
Engage in interactive visual stories where your choices shape the narrative and lead to unique adventures. You can also unleash your creativity by building and sharing your own stories within the app.
- Interactive visual stories
- Branching narratives
- User-generated stories
- Story creation tools
- Shareable stories
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Play interactive visual stories. In each story, you make choices for the characters, each choice leading to a different adventure. A new storyline will unfold every time you play, even with the same story. If you feel creative, create your own stories in the app. Stitch scenes together with a few taps, and your story will be ready to share.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TypeStory at 63% against Spinоff's 0%. TypeStory also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (3K vs 11). Spinоff's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. TypeStory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spinоff asks for nothing beyond the download.
TypeStory holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TypeStory has 3K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of TypeStory's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spinоff's.
TypeStory ships an update every 2 months, Spinоff monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TypeStory | Spinоff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3K ratings) — better | 4.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Matteo D'Ignazio | Spinoff Interactive Pte. Ltd. |
Customer experience
TypeStory
Spinоff
Bugs and requests
TypeStory
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when switching between scenes
- Deleted stories cannot be recovered
Requested features
4 requests- Add video support
- Increase free message and project limits
- Implement multiple language options
- Allow customization of chat bubble colors
Spinоff
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TypeStory
- TypeStory PRO$2.99
Spinоff
No in-app purchases
