Plottr

Name: Plottr
Rating: 3.98551 (69 reviews)

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Plottr

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User Reviews for Plottr

Buggy. Not useable. Do not buy.

Several people have already complained about not being able to navigate the board and end up just selecting and moving items. I see there are even some complaints about this from a year ago. The same problems exist, and this app should be pulled from the App Store until the fundamental bugs have been worked out. I tried using my finger and my Apple Pencil to navigate the board. No success with either. This app also corrupted one of my projects. Fortunately, it only renamed it to some weird string, and no data was lost. Both the iPad app and the desktop app on the macOS are buggy. But the iPad app takes the cake. Plottr is probably one of the worst apps I’ve seen on the iPad. It’s a shame, too, because Plottr has massive potential. I will continue using the app on the desktop, submit bug reports, and work around all the bugs until they’re fixed. But I will not renew my annual subscription if there are no significant improvements over the coming year. It’s a shame. As someone already said a great program but a terrible app. This is not Candy Crush, this is suppose to be pro software.

2Sooon, Jan 13, 2023

Did they even test the app?

I’m absolutely perplexed by some of the UI choices here. I can’t even figure out how to navigate from left to right on the timeline, and instructional videos are not helpful (“press and hold on the timeline” is an incredibly stupid gesture and doesn’t even work). No app settings? No cloud backup unless you buy the most expensive tier? Ridiculous.

AppInspector07, Oct 16, 2022

iOS = NOT a good replacement for desktop

Bought the pro version so I could use Plottr on my phone, tablet, and desktop. Then realized it has significant issues in the new iOS versions.#1 - i keep losing my work. If you accidentally flick your scene in the wrong direction, it just disappears. I’ve even gone to the desktop version to see if I could find it hidden somewhere. Could not. I’ve lost 3 scenes already and it’s cost me at least an hour of time.#2 - there’s no Undo button for mistakes like the above#3 - the Act structure does not work at all in the iOS version. Not sure why they stated it was fixed. In the iOS version, you can’t see anything beyond the “scene’ level. It creates this horrible white space with nothing in it on the iOS version. #4 - other bugs. Random stuff in menus and the overall setup that’s supposed to work just doesn’t. It’s buggy and costs you time trying to work around it.#5 - bluetooth keyboard has constant problems writing text into the scene details. I keep having to change the fields to the “rich text” option to get the issues to calm down.This is a great tool if you’re using the desktop. But I would save some money by purchasing the 1-license version and ignore all the iOS versions. Just use the desktop. Hopefully, they’ll resolve these iOS bugs in the future…but they have a long way to go.

ayawolf, May 10, 2023

Might be great

But I’ll never know. You have to pay a subscription to even log in and you have to log in to see what the app offers. I’m not paying for something that I can’t even verify is going to work for me.

bandage bunny, Oct 22, 2022

Good Desktop Supplement

I’ve been using this app since Plottr Pro launched and haven’t had a single sync issue with desktop (outside of a few text formatting issues.)I use this app on my tiny iphone to take notes on the go, and I do the bulk of my plotting on a Windows desktop.The app is imperfect. Glitches have come and gone. Text formatting I do on Windows often gets stripped out, like removing line breaks and colored text. Actually, no colored text at all on mobile.But the app works! And nothing critical has happened to my work. Plottr doesn’t have the best GUI, but my plotting gets done, and that’s all the matters at the and of the day. With this program I can get back to what Really love, writing and editing novels. Plottr makes the painful first step of plotting a little easier.

Bassed Fox, Oct 21, 2022

Keyboard is massively bugged

When I try to type in the app, it’ll randomly start typing in the middle of a word, and then I have to fix it. It happens far too often. I’ll end up with something like “Costentnsi” instead of “Consistent”. It’s not my phone’s keyboard, either. It only happens in the app.

Bmth&7mih, May 06, 2023

A brilliant clever easy clothesline to hang your plot on

If you have a jumbled mess (as I did) from NaNoWriMo or just a jumbled mess of novel notes and ideas, Plottr is AMAZING! It took a large rambling collection and allowed me to 'hang' it up on a plot line in a clear simplified (but not simple-minded) way and i was suddenly able to see where I had been wanting to go all along. The huge and growing collection of 'templates' with suggested story arcs and different ways to lay out (or hang up) are incredibly varied and useful. I use it on either my IMac or iPad --Still has a few app wrinkles but the team creating Plottr are constantly fixing and improving and listening to and incorporating suggestions. If you can't tell, I love it!!

DinghyDong, Dec 11, 2022

Massive bugs makes ridiculously annoying

Connecting my desktop account and this account t seems nearly impossible. Have submitted two inquiries over the last month and and both have been ignored. Saving files across devices is super klunky. Any file sizes larger than a few chapters ouf outline are a nightmare to navigate with the iOS UI. Honestly love the desktop app but want my money back for this one. Wanted to love it, but it’s just too annoying to use.

Megan Sells, Dec 04, 2022

Like but Needs Work

I am enjoying plotting and character development aspects so far. However, it has crashed on me several times and every time I try to figure out how to export my outline to Word or Scrivener, I cannot figure it out. All the videos seem to cater to the desktop version. It is also hard to scroll through your timeline on an iPad. It just tries to move things around instead of moving forward in time.

Missy Writes, Oct 08, 2022

Excellent Support

Plottr has excellent support. Fast response time. It’s glitchy sometimes, yeah. But the app is still good.

Reasonius, Apr 02, 2023

Description

Plan your books the way you think. Outline faster, organize smarter, and focus your creativity with the visual book planning software enjoyed by thousands of writers. “Plottr is an amazing program that has become an integral part of my planning and record keeping process.” - Celia Kyle, NY Times & USAT Bestselling Romance Author “Plottr is my go-to software when I’m writing a new series. The ease of use is a major selling point for me.” - Michael Anderle, Amazon Bestselling UF & Sci-Fi Author | Founder, 20Booksto50k® “The Best Outline Software for Productivity” - Kindlepreneur VISUALIZE YOUR PLOT POINTS Easily arrange (and rearrange) your scenes, plots, and character arcs so you can quickly find your way to the end of your tale — no corkboard required.

CREATE YOUR STORY BIBLE Can’t remember the name of the diner in Chapter 3 — or where the diner is? Don’t waste time combing through old notes and index cards. Track your characters and places with Plottr. AUTOMATE YOUR OUTLINES Want to see your entire story at a glance? Plottr automatically generates a clean outline of your story for you to review, edit, and export as the basis of your manuscript. START WITH PROVEN TEMPLATES (DESKTOP ONLY) You don’t have to start from scratch. Plottr comes with over a dozen templates (and counting) based on proven storytelling structures to help move your story from idea to execution. EXPORT AND GET WRITING (DESKTOP ONLY) The fun is just beginning. Once you've finished outlining your story, Plottr makes it easy to start writing — just export your files and let your creative muscles get to work! FEATURES Plot from Anywhere * Plan your books on the go with Plottr for iPhone and iPad * Sync your files on iOS with Plottr’s desktop application by saving them on a cloud-* hosting service (e.g. iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive) Timeline (iPad Only) * Drag & drop your scene cards, chapters, and plotlines to arrange your story * Create scene cards to describe the key moments in your book * Organize your story by chapters (default), beats, scenes, days, or however you’d like * Track individual storylines, subplots, character arcs, and more * Color-coordinate your plotlines Outline * View an automatically generated outline based on your Timeline configuration * Edit your scene card details * Drag & drop your scene cards to customize your outline Notes * Keep all your notes in one place * Build your world and brainstorm what's important to your story Characters * Create full character bios customized to your story * Add as many characters as you need Places * Save all the important details of your locations so you can easily reference them when writing * Add as many places as you need Tags * Create tags to organize elements that are relevant to your book planning process * Color-coordinate your tags * Tag ideas: themes, emotions, special items, to-do’s, writing stages, POVs Project * Writing a series? Organize all of your books in one place * Create a timeline and outline for the series as well as each individual title HAVE A QUESTION? Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/plottr THANK YOU! Your feedback and support means everything to us. If you enjoy Plottr for iOS, please take a moment to leave us a review :)