TypeStory for iPhone

About TypeStory on iPhone

TypeStory is a free iOS app created by Matteo DIgnazio that helps writers shape short narratives using chat-style scenes. It’s built around quick, visual storytelling—letting you assemble a story from bite-sized pieces and preview it as a message thread or lyric-style clip.

Core capabilities

• Create and reuse distinct character profiles across projects, with optional aliases for slight variations.
• Build scenes and assign clear titles to structure your narrative.
• Compose dialogue exchanges that read like text conversations.

Scene options and playback controls

TypeStory splits your story into separate scenes and offers multiple scene formats, including Quote, Title, and Conversation. You can also synchronize audio with message sequences to produce a lyric-video effect. Playback is interactive: tapping the screen advances the story so you control pacing during previews.

Customization features

• Add alternate names for characters to make small, consistent changes without recreating profiles.
• Save characters for use in multiple stories so you don’t have to re-enter details.
• Mix scene types (titles, quotes, and chats) to craft varied pacing and tone.

Limitations and upgrade

• A watermark is applied to creations in the free edition.
• The free tier restricts the number of scenes you can include.
• There’s also a cap on how many messages you can place in a story.

If you need full access, TypeStory PRO is offered as an in-app purchase to remove limits and the watermark.

Quick tips for getting started

• Plan your story as a series of short scenes (titles, quotes, or conversations) before building it.
• Create reusable character profiles early to speed up later drafts.
• Try syncing a song to a short message sequence to see how the lyric-video option changes the feel of the piece.