LinkNote vs Story World Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
LinkNote
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Ever know someone's name but not who they are? Business cards pile up. Your contacts list runs into the hundreds. Yet you can't recall who introduced you, or the name of their kid you asked about last time. The people keep growing. Your memory doesn't. That gap shows up at the next meeting. The moment you ask something they already told you, they feel it: "They don't remember me." In sales, beauty, coaching, freelancing โ any work where people are the work โ that one moment decides the next contract or the next visit. Your contacts app stores numbers. It doesn't store relationships. LinkNote draws the people you know and the connections between them as dots and lines. Instead of a list, you see the actual structure of your relationships. Open the map right before a meeting and in 10 seconds you know how everyone connects and what you last talked about. โ See distance at a glance People are colored by how close they are to you, so you spot who's near and who's drifting. โ Sort by group Split people into groups and tags โ work, clients, hobbies โ and show only the connections you need. โ Record on your own terms Create the fields you need for each person: preferences, family, who introduced them, anything. Notes have no length limit. โ Log who you met Attach people to a daily entry and keep track of who you met and when. LinkNote also shows who you haven't seen in a while. โ Check-in reminders Get a nudge at a time you choose about people you've lost touch with. โ Insights LinkNote reads your map and tells you where connections cluster and where they're thin. โ Straight from the home screen Long-press the app icon to add a person, write today's entry, or search. โ Stays on your device People, connections and entries are stored only on this device and never sent to a server. Save a backup file and bring everything to your new phone. โ Contacts never leave When you add from Contacts, only the people you pick are saved inside the app.
Story World Builder
This app assists writers in developing stories, characters, and worlds. It offers AI-powered tools for plot generation, character interaction, and manuscript drafting, with export options for various formats.
- AI-powered scenario generation
- Character chat and personality simulation
- Systematic worldbuilding with taboos
- Detailed character management and relationship mapping
- Plot structuring with episode and scene suggestions
- AI writing assistant for dialogue and naming
- Export to PDF, Word, and Markdown
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Story World Builder is a story-planning tool designed by webtoon and web novel professionals โ for when an idea strikes, when you're shaping a character, when the plot gets stuck. Key Features 1. Chat with Your Characters (AI Pass) Talk directly to the characters you've created. They answer as themselves, drawing on the personality, speech, relationships, and world you wrote. 2. Build a Scenario โ on a proven story structure Pick a few keywords and a story structure, and AI proposes three scenarios in different directions. Ki-Sho-Ten-Ketsu, Three-Act, Five-Act, the Story Circle, the Hero's Journey, or Save the Cat โ instead of a blank page, work through a structure that has carried stories. Pick one and it expands into an Episode 1 plot draft, with its cast added to your Characters in one tap. 3. Worldbuilding Record your world systematically โ background, rules, magic systems, and places. Write what doesn't exist in your world in the "Taboos / Limits" field, and the AI won't cross that line in any suggestion. The AI assistant expands settings and checks for contradictions. 4. Character Management Design characters in detail โ personality, MBTI, appearance, abilities โ and see how they connect on the relationship map. 5. Plot Builder Structure your story with episodes, scenes, and cuts. AI suggests next scenes, twists, cut ideas, and feedback. Foreshadowing list (AI Pass): what you planted and where it pays off. Anything past due moves to the top. Setting Check (AI Pass): AI finds conflicts with your characters and world, and flags unpaid foreshadowing. 6. Write a Full Episode Manuscript (AI Pass) Turn an episode you've filled out into prose you can publish, following what you wrote โ world, characters, relationships, and your "Taboos / Limits". It picks up the flow of earlier episodes and the voice of your last manuscript, so names and tone stay steady. Ask for a revision โ change only the part you picked, or rewrite it all. 7. Timeline See how characters' stories cross on a subway-style map: one colored line per character. Tap a stop to expand it; tap a name to follow one character. With world, characters and plot already built, AI fills in what each character is doing at each hour in short lines. 8. AI Writing Assistant - Start from a scene you have in mind: write down one scene and we build the project and its world from that alone. - Naming Studio: pick what you're naming โ character, place, faction, magic, item, or monster โ add a mood, and get 15 names that fit your world, each with a note on how it reads. - Dialogue and scene ideas whenever you're stuck. - Mood presets: romance, fantasy, mystery, slice of life, dark, or comedy. 9. Export as PDF, Word, or Markdown Pick the sections you want โ world, characters, scenario, plot, foreshadowing, manuscript, timeline, scene memos โ as one PDF, a Word file, or Markdown for Obsidian or Notion. The relationship map comes as an image, and the PDF opens anywhere. Good to Know - One project is free, with all creative features, saving, and export. - The AI Assistant is free for 5 uses a month. Each character's first hello is free too. - For more projects, AI uses, chat, manuscripts, or Setting Check, subscribe to AI Pass. Manuscripts: Light 2 a month, Standard 6. Setting Check: Light 3 a month, Standard 10. Subscription Details - AI Pass Light: $1.99 per month / $19.99 per year - AI Pass Standard: $3.99 per month / $39.99 per year - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription renews automatically for the same period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. - Manage your subscription or turn off auto-renewal in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://pentagonal-clover-eec.notion.site/38381493fd0e80d69fb6ea34fd6a83ef
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Story World Builder at every 3 days against LinkNote's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. LinkNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Story World Builder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LinkNote ships an update weekly, Story World Builder every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinkNote | Story World Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | โ | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeongbin Park | JIhyoung Seol |
In-app purchases
LinkNote
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- LinkNote Pro (1-Year Plan)$15.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$49.99
Story World Builder
- AI Pass Light Monthly$1.991 Month
- AI Pass Standard Monthly$3.991 Month
- AI Pass Light Yearly$19.991 Year
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- AI Pass Standard Yearly$39.991 Year
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