Storyist App Reviews

The index card function is slick and powerful...when it works. Theres a few bugs that I hope they work out. And I can finally keep copies of my scripts on google drive. That wasnt supported with my FadeIn Pro app. The word processing section is amazing.

Storyist is a great app, but its code does not allow the Zoom feature in IOS 8 to employ its "Follow Focus" function, which would allow me (and many other visually impaired writers) to use this app comfortably. Please, please update Storyist to include support for "Follow Focus," so I can actually see what Im writing.

I love the features this app includes, it has everything you need to write a screenplay. JUST REMEMBER THIS IS MY FAVORITE SCREENWRITING APP FOR THE IPAD!!! The good: 1) YES IT HAS FDX. support... WHICH IS HUGE 2) extended keyboard makes switching from dialogue to scene heading to whatever easy! 3) automatic formatting, for example: you write a character then press return and it automatically goes to dialogue. Or if you start typing a character name or scene heading that youve already typed a bubble pops up with what it thinks youre typing and then all you have to do it either tap return and itll fill it in automatically or tap the character name/scene heading that is in the bubble. 4) "title page" file is automatically included in each project you create, you just have to switch out the information provided with your actual information. 5) Has story sheet file types, these include, character, plot point, setting, scene sheet, and section sheet. Using these story sheets you can provide information that cant be as easily/directly expressed through the screenplay. 6) folders, nough said. 7) and my favorite the perfect amount of IMPORTING/EXPORTING OPTIONS. 8) dropbox support. BUT WITH EACH NEW FEATURE COMES PROBLEMS.... The bad: 1) there is no tutorial, theres a "Getting Started" project file.... This is frustrating because its in the way AND if you delete it you are out of luck if you get confused or lost. 2) When you create a new project is included default files that you have to delete EVERYTIME you create a new project, this is a good and bad feature because it makes things like writing a title page as easy as fill in the blank BUT I would very much so prefer a "on/off" button for each of the default files so that you dont have to delete the "about this template" file EVERY TIME YOU CREATE A NEW PROJECT! 3) its difficult edit headers and footers 4) You cannot rename files while the file is open, you have to edit it from the outside of the file by tapping the title The ugly 1) Notecards make 0 sense, not that they are a stupid idea but I HATE that it creates notecards AUTOMATICALLY, another feature I wish I could turn on and off, + the deleting a notecard removes the information that caused the app to create the notecard in the first place, and by that I mean "if you create a new scene, then the app automatically creates a notecard, if you delete said notecard then it deletes the ENTIRE SCENE... Yet again anther feature I want to be optional. 2) IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DELETE STICKY NOTES... This is a headache, especially when you have some notecards full of relevant information and other with things like "rewrite this paragraph" (or scene or dialogue or whatever)... Once youve rewritten whatever it was you wanted to rewrite THE ONLY WAY to not see that irrelevant sticky note is to turn off ALL your sticky notes, this doesnt delete them it just makes them invisible. 3) iPhone app is useless for screenwriters, this is due to that fact that the extended keyboard doesnt include the same formatting options that make the IPad app so easy to use. If you want a screenwriting app for your phone or iPod Id go with Fade In.... Its easy to use and gets out of your way. Although it doesnt have as many features as Storyist.

Well designed storyboards (index card format) which integrate nicely with main manuscript. Best when used with bluetooth keyboard.

This is app is great for use with everything! This is the best app I have ever used for writing my novels, and it helps me with my outlining. The story sheets are amazingly helpful. My only gripe is the lack of being unable to sync with iCloud Drive. Heres hoping that comes with a future update! I hope Storyist 3 comes to iOS soon!

When I bought this app for iPad, one of the key selling points is that I could use it across multiple devices (iPad, iPhone, Mac). What they dont tell you, is that the app for Mac is an additional 59.99. For me thats a huge piece of the puzzle to leave out. I now feel stuck in that if I want to use the app like I want, I have to invest another $60. Maybe they should have added some assembly required in the description.

Update One More Time: The icloud for the ipad is sweet. Now I can use it on the fly. While Dropbox was nice, it is clumsy and this makes Storyist much easier on different mac platforms, like I have to use. Now I keep all the book writing in one place. Thanks to Steve and his developers for at last doing this. Update: it is syncing better now and seems to sync automatically from Dropbox, but is still a pain to constantly upload to Dropbox, then download to Storyist three. I hope it is updated to sync with Storyist 3, but when the syncing works this is a nice app for book length projects. Needs ICloud. The Dropbox integration screwed up a project I was working on. To be effective anymore it needs iCloud. Update: Fix Storyist of IOS7. It crashes every other minute. Arghhhhh...... I bought Storyist because of its integration through Dropbox with its sibling program on Macs and because of its formatting and publishing capabilities. As a writer who does most of his work on iPad and is rarely home long enough to do anything more than an e-mail, it was refreshing to find a program that work on both, integrate with each other, and can make things look professional on both. While some of the formatting capabilities, such as the ability to do footnotes, are lacking on the iPad version, it is not a terrible bother. Sometimes the formatting from the original templates can be a bear, but I am finding ways around that problem. I wish that there were more templates other than novel, screenplay, and blank. Sometimes the outliner can be a it it screwy and that chapters cannot be moved around on the iPad version is a bummer. There could be more features too, like bibliographies, and so on. Other than that, Storyist is a helluva writing program for anyone interested in taking on large writing projects. It would be great to have a template designed for non-fiction works or even short stories with the ability to import notes and such. Perhaps that is coming someday. iCloud sync would be nice too. But to tackle large projects from more than one computer, Storyist is the way to go. Also, if the developers actually read these appraisals, adding iCloud support would be a great thing. Update: Was hoping for iCloud with new version. Damnit. None. Dropbox is great to store things, but is a bear when working in between devices. Please, iCloud:)

Loved it at first. But soon after I got it I noticed that I cant scroll down to read what Ive written on my phone version of the app. It keeps popping back up to the top of the screen. The cursor will move below visibility at the bottom of the screen and keep typing but I cant see what Im typing. When I use my finger to scroll down and see it automatically bounces back to the top of the page. This problem has been on two different phones on both my iPhone 5 and iPhone 6. So I spent all that money and can no longer use my phone to write more than a paragraph. If this app worked on those very simple functions it would be worth rating it higher but I need to be able to see what I am writing or whats the point haha. Very disappointed in that aspect. Hope They either fix it or Apple grants me a refund.

I just want to thank the developers for this last update, specifically the automatic syncing! I have long since had the app on both my iPad and my iPhone, but I would always hesitate and talk myself out of writing on my phone for fear that I had not synced when last I wrote on the pad. With this latest update that fear is GONE and my writing time has doubled as I can write fearlessly anywhere and anytime. THANK YOU!!

I switched from Scrivener to Storyist because of Storyists IOS support and its excellent iCloud integration. I can work on the same file on my iPhone 6+, my iPad and of course my Mac. You need version 3.0 or better on both Mac and IOS to do that, but it works great. I often start writing on my Mac in the morning, then move to my iPhone while traveling to work, and then on iPad while eating lunch, then back to my work Mac, then to iPhone going home, back to my home Mac. ICloud keeps it all syncd and functionality between Mac and IOS devices is good enough that I never feel handicapped (other than the limited keyboard on IOS). Revisions and reviewing and tweaking are easy on IOS, even if thats not the place to bang out a thousand new words. The key is I can take advantage of small slices of time to work anywhere now. Thats awesome.

...regularly updated, a great tool for writers of all kinds.

This app is exactly what I have been waiting for for my iPad. I love writing on my iPad, its so easy to keep with me at all times when I need to write and this app makes organizing my writing so much easier! Its still missing some much needed features like word counts, but hopefully the developers will address this soon. It would also be nice to be able to export into Word and keep automatic sync with the Mac version of this software, but in the mean time this is about as close to scrivener as you can find in the iPad! Great job guys! UPDATED: iCloud syncing is amazing! Now I can pick up my iPad to edit without missing a beat! Hands down the best software for on-the-go writers who work across multiple devices!

I use Storyist every day, on my desktop, iPhone & iPad. No other software for writers does this, as far as I know. It syncs automatically now to the iCloud, which means I can take my iPad with me to lunch and keep writing on the run. It’s perfect for my needs. I wish that Apple would list it in the “Apps for Writers” section of the app store. I give it a full thumbs up.

This new version is feature rich. For the most part, I can do everything on my iPhone or iPad that I can do on the desktop app. And the syncing (via Dropbox) is pretty seamless if you get it set up right.

Main irritation is that the word count is not easily accessible like the mac version is, needs to be visible in some format in the outline view. And a total wordcount at the to as well. I did the demo on the mac, so maybe thats my problem. The interface seems a little more jumbled. Im going to try it just on the iPad for a bit, which is more mobile and with me all the time. Kind of irritating that I had to pay for it to even try it out. Ill force myself to use it, but may switch to scrivener when that comes out if the interface doesnt become more like the mac os version.

Thus far, Storyist has worked very well for me. The icons may take a second or two to catch on, but otherwise, writing my scripts, novels, and short stories are a cinch. Im still looking at buying Final Draft Writer, which thus far has semi-ok reviews from users (I need to use FD Writer, and see for myself before I render a verdict on it). Personally speaking, I had no trouble using this app.

What I love about this app is the simplicity. Ive tried several well-known apps but the complexity and all the features I didnt use just got in the way. Theres nothing between my thoughts and the page on this app. It writes easy. I like the folders for organizing. Even use Storyist for semi-final drafts and then export to Word only for final submission format if needed. I really dislike Word now.

Its a nire app. One of the few things that would make it better, would be a Multiple File Backup. For instance, say I have a multiple file project and I want to copy all of the files of that project as RTF files to DropBox; currently, I have to do them one at a time. It would be nice to do them all at the same time.

Despite numerous attempts on my part to back up my project to a Dropbox account specifically for that purpose, the program never performed the upload or touched the account despite having the necessary permission and credentials. Come new version of the app and the project is gone. Im going back to Pages because it syncs properly.

i have two different ipads. its great to have them in sync. storyist is BEST app for formatting according to industry standards