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Fortelling - Story Writing

C Tier
Situational · provisional
63
4.51.0K ratings
FreeIn-App Purchases
1mosince update
Productivity
category
Utilities
category
12+age rating
16languages
Made for iPhone
Made for iPad

What is Fortelling?

Free iOS app for novelists to plot, world-build, draft and write a book, with collaboration and weekly writing prompts.

Fortelling is a story writing app listed under Productivity. It offers plotting and world-building tools for characters, languages, species and items, plus a board for linking story elements together. It also lets users write and version their drafts in the app, and includes real-time collaboration and a weekly writing prompt.

Pricing. Fortelling is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.

Good for

  • Plotting a novel before or while drafting it
  • Building characters, languages and items for a fictional world
  • Writing and collaborating on a story with another person

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Why this app is in C tier

63/100The average of 4 parts, with no weights
Rating81
Ratings70
App Store search rank0
Update recency100

C tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.

Fortelling scores 63 out of 100: rating 81, rating count 70, App Store search rank 0, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and C tier follows from that score within this list.

Description

Novelist, are you ready to start writing your next amazing novel? Fortelling provides the tools you need to plot & write your book.

Plotting Tools
Our advanced plotting tools allow you to organize your book and guide you in writing the best version of your story.

World-building Tools
Create characters, languages, species & items. Keep everything consistent while writing and plotting.

Detailed Plotting
Create sublocations and document your unique universe. Remove the overwhelm while plotting your book.

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Create Drafts for your Novel
Keeping your story safe is one of Fortelling's top priorities. You can create multiple draft versions of your book chapters.

Create an Overview
Link all your story elements together to create one giant board with related items. Describe their relations and keep your plotting elements organized.

Write your Novel
Make the dream of holding your story as a real book a reality. You can even write your novel within Fortelling. Use our writing statistics and version history to stay in control.

Collaborate
Working together on a story has never been easier. Through our real-time collaboration feature, you can keep the flow going and plot something amazing together.

Weekly Writing Challenges
Every Friday, we launch a fresh writing prompt to challenge your imagination.

Protect your Book and Story.
You retain full ownership of your novel. Create your book securely; data will never be shared with 3rd parties.

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Questions about Fortelling

Is Fortelling free?

It is free to download.

Can I write the novel inside the app?

Yes. You can write your novel within Fortelling, with writing statistics and version history to track progress.

Does Fortelling share my data?

You retain full ownership of your novel and that data will never be shared with 3rd parties.

Is Fortelling right for me?

Fortelling is built for plotting a novel before or while drafting it, building characters, languages and items for a fictional world, writing and collaborating on a story with another person. It sits in the novel writing list on AppTierList.

Is Fortelling worth it?

Fortelling is C tier, ranked #4 of 7 novel writing apps with a score of 63 out of 100, from a 4.5 App Store rating across 1,044 ratings. 3 apps rank above it in the same list.

How does Fortelling compare to MyStory.today?

Fortelling is C tier at 63; MyStory.today is A tier at 88. MyStory.today ranks higher. Fortelling is free to download, with in-app purchases, MyStory.today is free to download, with in-app purchases.

How often is Fortelling updated?

Fortelling was updated 36 days ago, which counts in its favour.

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Ranking

Lists
Novel Writing (C tier, #4) · Book Writing (C tier, #5)
Tier
C (Situational)
Score
63 / 100
Rank in list
#4 of 7
Ranking certainty
early: few ratings or search ranks so far

Ratings

App Store rating
4.5 out of 5, every App Store country
Ratings
1,044

App

Price
Free + IAP
App Store category
Productivity
Current version
(36 days ago)
Size
123 MB
Requires
iOS 15.6 or later
Age rating
12+
Languages
16
Runs on
iPhone, iPad

Links

Developer pages
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Maker
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