Comparison

Plot Spark vs Stage Cards

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

Head to head
About

Plot Spark

Features
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Plot Spark ignites your next idea - with a single roll. Whether you're working on a novel, a short film, a tabletop RPG campaign, or just need a story for tonight: Plot Spark instantly delivers a character, a conflict, and a setting - random, unexpected, and inspiring. HOW IT WORKS Pick a kit, roll the dice - and get a complete story prompt with character, conflict, setting, and a wild twist. Sounds too simple? That's exactly the point. Prefer instant results over a dice animation? Turn the roll animation off and get straight to the prompt. ELEVEN KITS, EVERY GENRE Plot Spark ships with eleven curated kits - from neon-soaked noir and cosmic comedy to high-seas adventure, Cold War espionage, and Victorian hollow-earth expeditions. And you can create your own kits and fill every slot with your own ideas - tuned to exactly the tone you need. JOURNAL & MARKDOWN EXPORT Save every hit straight to your journal. Write notes, develop the idea, or let it simmer - your best prompts won't get lost. Export any entry, or your whole journal, as clean Markdown and keep working in your favorite writing app. FROM SPARK TO GAMEBOOK Your exported prompts are plain Markdown - the same format Story Weaver speaks, our free open-source language for writing branching gamebooks with choices, dice, and fights. Grow a rolled prompt into a full playable adventure: github.com/ComicSans/story-weaver NO SUBSCRIPTION. NO ACCOUNT. Plot Spark needs no internet connection, no login, and no subscription. Your ideas stay on your device. Perfect for: • Novelists and screenwriters • Tabletop RPG game masters • Short story writers • Game designers • Gamebook authors • Anyone who needs a creative spark

About

Stage Cards

This app transforms your device into a stack of large, swipeable cue cards for live presentations. It offers unique beat splitting for easy comprehension and a readiness score to track your preparation. Designed for privacy, it works offline without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Big, swipeable cue cards
  • Beat splitting for sentence boundaries
  • Private notes revealed on hold
  • Readiness score for preparation
  • Offline functionality
  • PDF/text export
Features
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NEW IN 4.0 Turn cards with a clicker, stay on time without looking at a clock, and learn your talk by heart. • Clicker, pedal & keyboard control: Bluetooth presentation remotes, page-turner pedals and keyboards turn cards in Present, Rehearse and Memorize. Press B or "." to black out the screen. • Pace Guard: set a target and a green, amber and red light plus an "ahead / behind" readout keep you on schedule, planned from your own rehearsed pace. • Silent time cues: a haptic tap as you enter the last minute and a stronger one at time, even with the ringer on silent. • Memorize Mode: practice with the script fading card by card: a third of the words hidden, then two thirds, then first letters, then only the first word. Hold to peek. The end-of-pass summary tells you when to move up a level. • Rehearsal History: each finished rehearsal keeps its time and pace (never audio) and charts your progress against the target. • Import from Files: plain text, Markdown, RTF, PDF and Word (.docx) scripts become cue cards. Headings become sections, and you can edit the split before creating the deck. • Deck files & backup: share a .stagecards deck with a co-presenter over AirDrop or Mail, or back up every deck in one file. • Print Index Cards: a paper backup on 3Ɨ5 or 4Ɨ6 card stock, or four per sheet with cut marks, each card numbered with its section. • Stage Look: typeface, left or centered text, line spacing, a peek at the next card, the time of day, and Brightness Boost for stage lights. • Siri & Shortcuts: "Present Best Man Toast in Stage Cards." • Stage Check: battery, brightness and a last-minute checklist before you walk on. WHAT STAGE CARDS IS Stage Cards turns your iPhone or iPad into a stack of big, swipeable cue cards for live speaking: toasts, vows, sermons, eulogies, stand-up sets, sales pitches, class presentations and conference talks. It is not a scrolling teleprompter. You flip one card at a time, the text auto-sizes to fill the screen, and private notes appear only while you hold the screen. BUILT FOR THE STAGE • Auto-sizing cards on a pure-black stage in high-contrast colors • One-handed tap zones, swipes, or a clicker • Hold-to-reveal private notes • Progress, card counter, elapsed timer and countdown to your goal • Optional auto-advance and mirror mode for teleprompter glass • Section cards for acts, turns and Q&A PREPARE AND REHEARSE • Templates for toasts, vows, officiant scripts, sermons, pitches, talks, roasts, reunions and eulogies • Rehearsal mode with per-card pacing, words per minute and progress over time • Prep Desk readiness score with long-card flags and a run of show • Beat Split cuts dense cards into glanceable beats • Time Cuts builds a shorter version of a talk as a separate deck • Share as text, Markdown, PDF or a deck file PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, ads, analytics or tracking. No microphone or camera. Decks stay on your device and the app works offline. Your 3.x decks open unchanged. Stage Cards is a writing, rehearsal and presentation utility. It does not provide medical, legal, financial or professional advice.

Screenshots

Plot Spark3 screens
Stage Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plot Spark at Free against Stage Cards's $3.99. Stage Cards's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Plot Spark is free to download; Stage Cards costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plot Spark ships an update every 2 months, Stage Cards every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Plot Spark versus Stage Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlot SparkStage Cards
PriceFree — better$3.99
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB48 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperTobias ReithmeierRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

Plot Spark

No in-app purchases

None

Stage Cards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plot Spark free?
Plot Spark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stage Cards free?
Stage Cards costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plot Spark or Stage Cards have ads?
Neither Plot Spark nor Stage Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plot Spark or Stage Cards?
Plot Spark ships an update every 2 months, and Stage Cards every 2 weeks. Most recently, Plot Spark was updated on October 24, 2026 and Stage Cards on October 22, 2026.

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