Comparison

Story Tracker Lite vs Focalize

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

Head to head
About

Story Tracker Lite

Easily track submissions for your writing projects like stories, novels, and articles. Store details for markets, view submission history, and monitor income earned. Protect your data with a passcode and back it up over WiFi.

Highlights
  • Track story submissions
  • Store market details
  • View submission history
  • Monitor income earned
  • Passcode lock for data protection
  • Database backup and export
Features
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Story Tracker makes keeping track of your submitted stories, novels, poems, scripts, and articles easy. Never wonder again where or when you submitted your work. The information is all right there on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch! ** Note: This is the free Lite version of Story Tracker. The Lite version is almost identical to the full version, but only allows you to store up to 5 stories, 5 markets, and 5 submissions. It also includes database backup and export over WiFi (but not restore/import), allowing easy upgrade to the full version. The full version has no such limitations. ** Whether you're a working freelance writer, a hobbyist, or something in-between, Story Tracker is a valuable addition to your writing toolbox. Many magazines, journals, or other markets for your work don't allow simultaneous submissions. When you're juggling dozens or even hundreds of stories, it's easy to make an embarrassing mistake. Keeping track of it all can soon become a nightmare. Here's what you can do with Story Tracker: * Track submissions of all your writing: stories, poetry, novels, articles, scripts, screenplays, and more. * Store details and guidelines for any market accepting written submissions: magazines, book publishers, journals, agencies, websites, movie studios, or even one-off writing competitions or anthologies. * Add details for each story, including title, word-count, genre, and notes. * View total income earned for each story. * 'Trunk' stories to hide them from the story list when creating submissions. * View the submission history for each story, sorted by date. * Displays story status icons. * Add details for each market, including title, genre, editor, deadline & more. * Launch email or phonecalls directly from market details. * Highlights approaching market deadlines on the market list. * Hides closed markets from the market list when creating submissions. * View submission history for each market, sorted by date. * View response times for each submission. * Add details for each submission, including story, market, sent/response due/response dates, withdrawn status, and notes. * Response due dates are calculated automatically based on market response time & submission sent date, or can be overridden. * Past due submissions are flagged with an exclamation mark on the story & submission screens. * Past due submissions are highlighted on the submission list. * Store income earned for each submission. * Database statistics * Protect your data with a passcode lock. * Database backup & export over WiFi to your computer's web browser, Story Tracker for Mac, and Story Tracker for PC. * CSV format support to export your Story Tracker database to desktop spreadsheet applications. * iPad support at no extra charge! Please visit http://andrewnicolle.com/storytracker for more information on Story Tracker, including contact details to ask questions, request features, or report any issues. Join the Facebook page to discuss Story Tracker with other fans.

About

Focalize

This app helps designers bring their creative concepts to life. Organize ideas, sketches, and moodboards in one place, and collaborate with team members. Streamline the process of creating collections and managing digital assets for your brand.

Highlights
  • Idea and sketch management
  • Moodboard creation
  • Digital collection organization
  • Team collaboration tools
  • Concept book generation
  • Asset sharing and distribution
Features
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Enhance your creativity! Create whatever you want, whenever you want with the Focalize Designer app. Turn inspirations and concepts into products customers and retailers love. Visually driven and built specifically for designers. SMOOTH ACCESS Manage ideas, sketches and moodboards in one place. INSPIRATIONS Your collection in the palm of your hand. MOODBOARDS Simply tap to create and edit. DESIGNS Import digital or paper based, organize sketches and create your line sheet. CONCEPT BOOK Your body of work automatically organized into an interactive catalog. COLLABORATE Chat with your team members and collaborators and work together. With Focalize Designer you can: • Create whatever you want, whenever you want; • Organize collections in the palm of your hand; • Work visually and marry instinct with information; • Keep your work in one place; • Go from iPhone to iPad and personal computer; • Seamlessly collaborate with colleagues and partners Key features: • Organize and digitalize creativity and collections; • Advanced technologies empowering an immersive creative process; • Workflow and collaboration; • All in one platform; • Reduce time and errors to create collections; • Storage and one centralized hub for your work; • Share, reuse and distribute product digital asset, which is the foundation of your brand identity. With Focalize Designer you can work on your ideas, beginning from pictures you can either take with your camera or upload from your own library. You are also able to: • Add information related to each picture (Location, Material Used, Item Type, Event and more); • Record voice notes; • Take notes; • Organize sketches; • Create Moodboards; • Share content you created; • Interact with your team members and collaborators; • Present your work on a Concept Book in an entertaining way. Our team will provide support 24/7.

Screenshots

Story Tracker Lite4 screens
Focalize4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focalize at every 6 weeks against Story Tracker Lite's every 5 months. Story Tracker Lite's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Story Tracker Lite against 4.0 for Focalize. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Story Tracker Lite ships an update every 5 months, Focalize every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Story Tracker Lite versus Focalize: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStory Tracker LiteFocalize
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (8 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew NicolleFocalize, Inc.

Customer experience

Story Tracker Lite

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral44.4%
Negative11.1%

Focalize

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Story Tracker Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Focalize

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Story Tracker Lite free?
Story Tracker Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focalize free?
Focalize is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Story Tracker Lite or Focalize?
Focalize is rated higher. Story Tracker Lite averages 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Focalize averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Story Tracker Lite or Focalize have ads?
Neither Story Tracker Lite nor Focalize shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Story Tracker Lite or Focalize?
Story Tracker Lite ships an update every 5 months, and Focalize every 6 weeks. Most recently, Story Tracker Lite was updated on September 27, 2026 and Focalize on June 5, 2026.

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