Comparison

Story Planner for Writers vs FTC Biobuzz Scouting

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

Head to head
About

Story Planner for Writers

This app helps writers of all levels plot novels, screenplays, and other creative projects. It offers intuitive tools for organizing characters, scenes, and plotlines, with options to attach images and export your work in various formats. Stay in control of your narrative and bring your stories to life with flexible organization and detailed insights.

Highlights
  • Custom project creation
  • Detailed character development
  • Scene organization and linking
  • Image attachments
  • Export to multiple formats
  • Cloud syncing
  • Revision mode
Features
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Story Planner is an easy-to-use yet powerful tool that helps you plot novels, screenplays, RPG campaigns, essays, and any kind of writing project. Whether you’re outlining a new idea or organizing a complex fantasy novel, Story Planner makes the writing process clear, flexible, and fun. Writers, screenwriters, producers, directors, and game masters—every kind of storyteller will find a powerful ally in Story Planner. Whether you’re a professional writer or just starting your first draft, Story Planner helps you focus on what really matters: your stories. Create projects your way, keep your notes and research at hand, and stay in control with quick and intuitive organization. Sync across all your devices and export to your favorite formats—so you can keep writing wherever you are. OUTLINE AND ORGANIZE YOUR WRITING • Create custom projects for novels, screenplays, essays, research, and more. • Add your own sections to any project: characters, plots, scenes, objects, worldbuilding, notes—whatever your story needs. • Customize each card: choose which fields appear, reorder them, and add new ones for the details you care about. • Attach images everywhere: characters, locations, scenes, notes… even in your custom tabs! • Organize projects with tags and archive what you don’t need right now. • Take notes on your ideas within each project. • Easily switch between the different parts of your project. BRING YOUR STORIES TO LIFE • Link the main elements of your story to your story structure. • Develop characters with depth, tracking traits, fears, favorite foods, or magical items. • Create detailed locations and attach reference images. • Organize your plot lines and assign them a color. • Divide your structure into acts, parts, chapters, or episodes. • Develop the structure scene by scene. • Write your scenes in any order and reorganize later with Drag & Drop. • Assign tags to any element in the story for better organization. STAY IN CONTROL • See the big picture with Revision Mode. • Track different threads with colors and tags. • Set goals and follow your writing progress. • Understand your story better with detailed stats. • Use widgets and shortcuts on iOS and Mac to boost your productivity. • Work distraction-free with Light or Dark Mode. • Personalize the app with your favorite color theme. • Sync your projects via iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. EXPORT YOUR WORK • Export to Word, Scrivener, Final Draft, Ulysses, and more. • Print or create PDF files for sharing. • Choose what to export and customize the style of your files. PRIVACY FIRST • Story Planner respects your privacy—we don’t collect or see your data. • All your work stays on your device, synced only through your iCloud account. • Protect your projects with Face ID / Touch ID and automatic backups. ONE PURCHASE, A LIFETIME OF WRITING • Buy once, enjoy forever—no subscriptions, no in-app purchases. • One purchase for iPhone & iPad, a separate purchase for Mac. THANK YOU! We’ve spent thousands of hours building Story Planner, and we keep improving it thanks to your feedback. If you enjoy the app, please take a moment to leave us a review—it really helps. And if you have ideas for new features, we’d love to hear from you.

About

FTC Biobuzz Scouting

This app helps FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams efficiently scout competitors at events. It allows for detailed recording of robot capabilities, match performance, and real-time data synchronization for team collaboration. Analyze data intelligently to gain a competitive edge.

Highlights
  • Pit scouting for robot capabilities
  • Match scouting for performance statistics
  • Real-time data sync for teams
  • Automatic event detection
  • Advanced data analysis and filtering
  • Offline scouting capability
  • Team collaboration features
Features
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The scouting app built for FIRST Tech Challenge teams, updated for the BIOBUZZ season. Create your team in seconds, invite your teammates with a join code, and scout together, with everyone's data in one place. YOUR NEXT MATCH, ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Never miss a match. A Live Activity on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island shows your next match before it starts: • Live countdown that adjusts when the event runs behind • Both alliances with team names, yours highlighted • How many matches until you're up, plus your rank, record and a projected score • Moves on to your next match by itself, and stays up to date even when the app is closed COMPETITIONS, FOUND FOR YOU Enter your team number and the app finds every event your team is registered for this season. Your next competition is picked automatically, and you can switch to any past or upcoming event anytime. YOUR OWN PIT QUESTIONS Ask exactly what your team wants to know. Team owners can create up to 15 pit scouting questions: • Yes / No • Multiple choice • Text • Number • 1–5 star ratings No signal in the pits? Reports save on your phone and upload automatically when you're back online. LIVE MATCH RESULTS No more typing in scores during matches. Match schedules and results sync live from FTC Scout. Follow every match at your event and see both alliances, final scores, and auto, TeleOp and penalty breakdowns. SEE WHO'S COMPETING View every team at your event with their rank, OPR at this event and season OPR. Sort by any of them, so you know who to watch and who to pick. Your summary shows your rank, record, OPR and your next match at a glance. BUILT FOR THE WHOLE TEAM • Everyone's scouting syncs to your team automatically • See how many teams are scouted and how many are left • Search and browse all your pit answers and match results • Owners can manage questions and clean up data DESIGNED FOR iOS A clean, modern design with Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, and Light and Dark Mode. Match data provided by FTC Scout. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by FIRST®.

Screenshots

Story Planner for Writers4 screens
FTC Biobuzz Scouting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FTC Biobuzz Scouting at Free against Story Planner for Writers's $8.99. FTC Biobuzz Scouting also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Story Planner for Writers's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 6) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

FTC Biobuzz Scouting is free to download; Story Planner for Writers costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FTC Biobuzz Scouting holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Story Planner for Writers has 1.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Story Planner for Writers's written reviews are positive against 80% of FTC Biobuzz Scouting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Story Planner for Writers ships an update monthly, FTC Biobuzz Scouting every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Story Planner for Writers versus FTC Biobuzz Scouting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStory Planner for WritersFTC Biobuzz Scouting
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better6
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBartolome Masco LopezHatkesh Joshi

Customer experience

Story Planner for Writers

All ratings1,183 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews224 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative12.5%

FTC Biobuzz Scouting

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Story Planner for Writers

No in-app purchases

None

FTC Biobuzz Scouting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Story Planner for Writers free?
Story Planner for Writers costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FTC Biobuzz Scouting free?
FTC Biobuzz Scouting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Story Planner for Writers or FTC Biobuzz Scouting?
FTC Biobuzz Scouting is rated higher. Story Planner for Writers averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while FTC Biobuzz Scouting averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Story Planner for Writers or FTC Biobuzz Scouting have ads?
Neither Story Planner for Writers nor FTC Biobuzz Scouting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Story Planner for Writers or FTC Biobuzz Scouting?
Story Planner for Writers ships an update monthly, and FTC Biobuzz Scouting every 4 days. Most recently, Story Planner for Writers was updated on November 6, 2026 and FTC Biobuzz Scouting on November 5, 2026.

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