Some users were unable to log in with their social accounts
Changes
5.1.0
Latest
August 27, 2026
New
More styling options for labels: add an icon, select a gradient and choose between a filled or outlined style for your labels
Re-order labels in the label selector or on the story element page by long-pressing and dragging them to a new position
Drag to re-order labels in the story element header view, and for labels in scenes, timeline events, and files
Re-order images of story elements
Icons for label folders
Occasional tooltips for new features
Improved
Label selector no longer require you to press save after selecting labels, they are now saved automatically
Filter will now stay active on story element lists when you return later
Gradient colors for label folders
Fixed
Changes
5.0.4
Latest
August 24, 2026
New
Add unknown characters as parents and children
Allow setting multiple sets of parents for 1 character
Improved
Collaboration sheet responsiveness and error handling
While searching your project, search results now load quicker with a clearer design
Fixed
Archived projects no longer show when you're not the admin
Back button not showing on the challenge page after publishing a challenge submission
Editing the template name no longer closes the entire project
Option to remove the main image of a story element on mobile or web sometimes did not show
Chapter outline would reset scroll position when adding a new scene in a chapter
Sometimes chapter content would not render correctly
Toggling the 'Hide recents overview' on the web did not hide the overview
Improved auto-cleaning of links, so they also remove board links between story elements upon permanent deletion
Leftover links from deleted boards now show a delete button
Changes
5.0.3
Latest
August 13, 2026
New
More settings are available in the app settings
Control whether you want to be prompted to select a template every time you create a new story element, or if you want to use the default template automatically
Control if you want to include external words in your project statistics (and home screen widgets) or not
Improved
Word logging: log external words per book so they can now count towards your total progress statistics
Logbook entry now shows automated word logging as well
Chapter status widget now shows all states correctly
Fixed
Estimated finish date incorrectly hid the finish year depending if a deadline was set
Widgets and statistics in projects now match and include external logged words
Highlight color was still visible when side-menu was collapsed on the web
Changes
5.0.2
Latest
August 4, 2026
New
Dedicated book settings page in the project settings for managing books more easily
Improved
Fixed
Lowered iOS requirements to iOS 15.6 instead of iOS 18.6 (homescreen widgets are only available on iOS 18.6 and above)
Epub compilation did not follow all EPUB version 3.3 rules, it is now 100% compliant
Option to start a new book on the web was not working
Option to set a book cover was hidden if the project was not a series
An empty account would be created while trying to login with a social account that did not exist.
Missing translations in the account statistics pop-up
When a project had 2 or more admins, it was not possible to migrate the project to Fortelling 5.0 data format
Changes
5.0.1
Latest
August 3, 2026
New
Improved
Fixed
Bug and error reporting was not working for some users
Changes
5.0.0
Latest
June 17, 2026
New
Family trees
Add stickers / emojis to boards to help visualize your story
Draw on boards to highlight or annotate your story elements
Account-level statistics: see your total word count, streak, and more across all your projects
Moved writing goals and streaks to the account-level statistics
Home-screen widgets: put your most important statistics on your home screen (iOS and Android)
Writing sprints: set yourself a goal, and track your progress in a focused writing session. See your words per minute, total words written, and if you're falling behind or ahead of your goal. Finish your sprint to see a summary of your progress.
Set a finish date for your book to see:
Required pace: how many words you need to write per day to reach your goal in time
Estimated finish date: based on your current pace, when will you finish your book?
Momentum: How many words did you write this week compared to last week?
Cumulative word count: how many words have you written in total for this book? See how your writing has progressed over time.
Total reading time of a book
Total speaking time of a book
Share hub: share your writing progress with your friends and followers on social media, or privately with your writing group. Share your word count, streak, and more.
Export and download boards as .png or .pdf (to hang above your bed)
Back buttons on the web ask for a close confirmation if you have unsaved changes
Tools in the sidemenu are now clustered by category again
Improved
Project-level statistics improved to show more information about your writing progress
Chapter states (draft, in progress, finished) are now visualised in the statistics
Automated writing logbook that now tracks changes in your word count over time. See how many words are added or removed per day, and how your writing has progressed over time.
Writing progress statistics can now be shown per user or all authors in a collaboration project
Records: see your personal bests and records for your writing progress (daily word count, weekly word count, and fastest 10k words)
Most productive days: see your most productive days in terms of word count, and how many words you wrote on those days
Rolling average: see your average word count per day over the last 7 and 30 days
Setting daily writing goals is now easier and more flexible
Keyboard shortcuts on boards (web)
Main app menu restructured for more clarity
The app now asks you to select a template before creating a new story element, to help you get started faster
Fixed
Dropping a folder into a folder kept the loading spinner active
Do not show web usage limits on wiki
Closing pop-ups should now be more reliable
Social media links (e.g. Discord, Instagram) in the app menu now open the app itself
Changes
4.4.3
Latest
June 15, 2026
New
Automatically select the template when creating a new story element.
Improved
Fixed
Statistics streak would not calculate the longest streak correctly
Changes
4.4.2
Latest
June 9, 2026
New
Select a custom app icon (Pro feature)
Improved
Fixed
Setting main image closed the window instead of the pop-up
Changes
4.4.1
Latest
June 3, 2026
New
Communication preferences center: manage all your email and notification preferences in one place
Turkish language support
Improved
Fixed
Some Fortelling Pro subscribers still encountered limitations of the free version
Changes
4.4.0
Latest
April 9, 2026
New
Free tier for the web version, create and edit projects for free on the web for smaller projects
Redesigned web version for projects with a new dashboard
Improved
Navigation on the web should be much faster now
Manage subscription and billing on the web easier
Fixed
Pop-ups didn't close on some occasions
Deleting story element images did not work for some users
Table preview did not show dropdown value
Changes
4.3.12
Latest
April 4, 2026
New
Link Discord in the app menu to get verified as a Fortelling user
Cluster story element links per tool if there are >10 links
Improved
Fixed
Selected text was invisible while selecting text in dark mode
Moving scenes between chapters in the outline tool was broken
Searching through the story element select sheet was not possible at all places
Deleting table entries was not possible for some users
Creating custom themes was not possible on the Web
Change username on account edit page was not working
Changes
4.3.11
Latest
April 1, 2026
New
Add timeline event in between 2 events
Improved
Confirm importing InkLink templates
Layout changes to when templates are locked
Layout to control visibility per story element has been updated
Fixed
Clearing the field of a story element kept previous value
Visibility control for boards not showing on mobile
Timeline no longer resets position after switching to re-order mode
Changes
4.3.10
Latest
March 30, 2026
New
Improved
Exploring InkLink templates is now available for all users
Restore default templates using InkLink
Fixed
Unable to create projects on iOS
Unable to create new collaboration requests on iOS
Some templates were incorrectly marked as Pro templates
Changes
4.3.9
Latest
March 28, 2026
New
Improved
Fixed
Some templates were incorrectly marked as Pro templates
Changes
4.3.7 & 4.3.8
Latest
March 24, 2026
New
Improved
Fixed
Chat notifications open the correct project once again
Collab notification opens the collaboration page on mobile
Possibility to mark multiple notifications as read
Confirmation dialog for removing the team member
Some users were unable to join a collaboration project
Text highlighting in dark mode was invisible
Username uniqueness checking failed
Writing reminders sometimes failed to detect correct timezone
Some user accounts did not register properly
Changes
4.3.6
Latest
March 16, 2026
New
Improved
Showing horizontal scrollbar for tables on web and desktop platforms
Fixed
Unable to edit text or checkboxes in tables
Searching through table entries was not working
Sorting table entries was not sorting all entries
Changes
4.3.5
Latest
March 8, 2026
New
Improved
App startup time
Edit and create templates right from the story element page
Updated translations
Fixed
Deleting story elements was not working for all users
Bugs related to InkLink
Bugs related to deleting links
Tablet layout inconsistencies
Deleting a custom field no longer breaks a story element
Empty templates now handled better by the app
Editing a story element on mobile will no longer open a new page
Rating the app was not opening the stores properly
Perspective fields were not visible when creating new link between story elements
On first app boot, unable to select start button
Changes
4.3.4
Latest
March 5, 2026
New
Improved
Chapter quick explore now allows you to create a new timeline without leaving your chapter
Fixed
Delete timeline didn't work for all users
Deleting story elements didn't work for all users
Tablet layout not showing full options menu for story elements and timelines
Tablet layout shows list of other elements in tool
Opening story elements from the link sheet opened the wrong tool
Changes
4.3.3
Latest
March 2, 2026
New
Improved
Fixed
Creating a project would create multiple projects with the same name
Notifications page showing a 404 error
Changes
4.3.2
Latest
February 24, 2026
New
Onboarding flow for new users redesigned to be more clear and concise
Improved
Fixed
Changes
4.3.1
Latest
February 19, 2026
New
Improved
Translations updated
Changing your custom writing reminders will no longer reset them entirely
Fixed
Changes
4.3.0
Latest
February 16, 2026
New
Writing reminders to help you build a consistent writing routine
Improved
Fixed
Changes
4.2.3 & 4.2.4
Latest
January 27, 2026
New
Improved
Fixed
Collaboration icon showing for non-collab projects
Selecting files was not working on some platforms
Changes
4.2.2
Latest
January 21, 2026
New
Improved
Redesigned the move to trash or delete dialogue to be more consistent with the rest of the app
Lit the delete button on fire to make it more clear that this action is permanent
Fixed
Password reset sheet showing black screen on mobile
Changes
4.2.1
Latest
January 15, 2026
New
Improved
Fixed
Showing upgrade card in projects on the web while user already has Pro
Fix missing custom fields when editing a story element resulted in an error
Fix deleting a template resulted in an error
Changes
4.2.0
Latest
December 27, 2025
New
Duplicate story elements inside a project
Add images to notes in the files tool
Upload multiple images at once
Show a grid or a listview of files
Gallery view of all images in a folder in the files tool
Select multiple files and delete/move all of them at once
Show file extension in info sheet
Preview .pdf files in the app
Follow Fortelling on Tumblr (find the link in the follow sheet in the main menu)
Improved
Image/file upload experience/speed improvements
Speed for moving items to a new folder
Dismiss popups will no longer show when no edits have been made
Increased text scale range
The icons of uploaded files and notes are now visually more different
New icon for removing an element as a favorite
Control the visibility of individual tools within a project
Set all story elements of a tool to a specific visibility at once
Fixed
Info link opens files wiki page instead of other unrelated page
Wrong username and image for the last edited user in the file info sheet
Filtering items was not working in the files tool
Sorting items was not working in the files tool
Sometimes new chapters would not be added to the right book
Search not working while in custom order mode.
Wiki badge is now clickable for more info
Pro banner is no longer showing on web wikis if the visitor doesn't have Pro
Updated support email address in the help sheet (support@fortelling.app)
Changes
4.1.4
Latest
November 18, 2025
New
Improved
No longer needed to fill in the email address for web billing to access subscription console
Fixed
Changes
4.1.3
Latest
November 12, 2025
New
Improved
Improved project home screen layout on web
Improved layout of wiki projects on web
Fixed
Changes
4.1.2
Latest
October 9, 2025
New
Leave challenge suggestions
Subscribe to the newsletter in the menu
Improved
Fixed
Found a significant memory leak that could cause crashes on some devices
EULA text not completely visible
Table cell editing not working on mobile
Some icons not showing in the correct category
Changes
4.1.1
Latest
September 25, 2025
New
Blog posts now open within the app.
Share your thoughts privately with the blog author.
Like a blog post.
Improved
Fixed
Changes
4.1.0
Latest
September 3, 2025
New
Select one of the 12 new themes for the app (Pro feature)
Create a custom theme for the app (Pro feature)
Select one of the 12 fonts for the layout (OpenDyslexic font and more; Pro feature)
Scale the font size of the app
Test lab with experimental features
Improved
Subscribe to the newsletter in the menu
Fixed
Set a template as default for a tool on mobile
Restore timelines from trash was not working
Changes
4.0.11
Latest
August 26, 2025
New
Improved
App translations were updated
Fixed
Links could not be deleted by project team members
Chapter links did not open properly
Changes
4.0.10
Latest
August 19, 2025
New
Improved
Fixed
Creating a new project while in the archive folder never showed up
No longer able to edit the name of the archive folder
Scrollbar could not be dragged to scroll on mobile
Rare case chapter not opening properly
Fallback system for when the chapter did not display properly
Hidden timeline could not be restored to project home
Timeline on tablets did not display any events
Changes
4.0.9
Latest
July 30, 2025
New
Lifetime license is now available on all platforms.
Improved
Translations of Ukrainian, Dutch, Italian, French, Finnish, and Czech are now complete. Thank you to the volunteers.
Confetti after upgrading to Pro on the web
Fixed
Aspect ratio of uploading image not locked
Timelines would not display on web
Templates would not allow you to select notes
Sometimes 2 story elements would swap places in a list
Changes
4.0.8
Latest
July 24, 2025
New
Improved
Story elements show main image at the top once again
Scrollbar not showing in all places
Translations of Polish, Spanish, and French are now complete. Thank you to the volunteers.
Fixed
Menu links could not be opened on some devices
Archive confirmation text was cut off
Restored frequently asked questions
Restored ability to link notes on boards
Restored ability to link images on boards
Keyboard for table cell editing on story element page should open properly
Timeline event re-ordering scrolls list while shuffling
Sometimes, the project home tabs swapped back when the writing tab was put as the primary tab
Bottom padding was missing on phones with a bottom navigation bar
Search results out of sync with created story elements
Changes
4.0.7
Latest
July 17, 2025
New
Improved
Made chapter status more visible in chapter menu
Loading and error states got a visual update
Local save system for chapter editor when the device is offline
If merge conflicts exist between your local and online chapter content, you can compare the two versions and choose which modifications to keep and which to discard
Fixed
Option to hide default tools was not working
Option to delete custom tools was not working
Back button occasionally hidden on user profile
Unable to add labels while editing timeline event
Several causes for a story element to be stuck on loading
Version history showed incorrect time of snapshot
Version history sometimes saved the previous version instead of the current one
Changes
4.0.6
Latest
July 10, 2025
New
Improved
You can once again create multiple links between the same 2 elements
Fixed
When multiple links existed between 2 elements in version 3.4, all of them should appear once again
Disabled linking of non-story element items on boards
Selecting date on calendar might return wrong date depending on timezone
Changes
4.0.5
Latest
July 9, 2025
New
Improved
Support for dark/tinted icons on iOS
Set writing tab as primary tab for project [change in settings]
Chapter editor on tablet shows menu in docked mode instead of separate tab
Fixed
Submitting empty challenge submission or comment
Favorite button does nothing on tablet
New lines in timeline event bugged
Timeline opens on the side when using a tablet
Incorrect word count for Cyrillic, Japanese, Chinese, and Arabic character sets
Layout inconsistency with sub-elements
Changes
4.0.4
Latest
July 7, 2025
New
Improved
Mark story elements as favorite to show them on your homescreen
See entire scene description in chapter editor [change in settings]
Showing total written words in the logbook tab
Fixed
Tapping labels does not pre-select them in search [mobile]
Navigation bug while creating new story elements [mobile]
Language selection bug
Create new lines in scenes
A–Z Sorting Treats Capital and Lowercase Letters Separately
Lifetime license not working
Statistics page crashing when no books existed in the project
While editing a story element, focus jumped back to the previous textfield when selecting a story element
Changes
4.0.3
Latest
July 5, 2025
New
Improved
Changed dark mode colors to make the design easier on the eyes
Fixed
Perspectives missing on regular links
Some projects were not showing on the home screen
Graph lines not matching with y-axis
Y-axis labels now round to numbers that make sense
Link sheets without boards attached to them crashed
Removed debug language
Telegram link not working
Changes
4.0.2
Latest
July 3, 2025
New
Improved
Show more info on why migration fails
Added info to explain double-tapping to edit a label
Fixed
Some projects were not showing on the home screen
Some elements were not showing in the list view after subelements got disabled
Perspectives in board links not saving
Perspective of the 2nd item hidden in board links
Boards not showing up in link pop-up on story element page
Some projects were not showing on the home screen
Some elements were not showing in the list view after subelements for the tool got disabled
Perspectives in board links not saving
Perspective of the 2nd item hidden in board links
Boards not showing up in link pop-up on story element page
Label select screen not scrolling
Deleting a story element would pop back to the home screen
Deleting a story element from the quick menu on mobile would not work
Removed auto-capitalization for chapters
Deleting the only book would result in a crash
Removed beta text on migration sheet
Changes
4.0.0 & 4.0.1
Latest
November 5, 2023
New
Redesigned the entire web version from the ground up
Plot outline: draft a plot outline using chapter scenes
Wiki mode: share your project with the world
Templates: create a template for your story elements
New field types: slider, in-line link, selector
Tables: create tables in all tools
InkLink: share templates with other users
File system: the images and notes tool has merged into one tool
Logbook: keep track of your collaborative progress
Project folders on app homescreen
Our new mascot: Tely
New Fortelling logo
Improved
Redesigned the project homescreen into a dashboard
Redesigned statistics page
Improved label creation flow
Improved version history timeline of chapters
URL-based navigation (Web)
Fixed
Changes
3.4
Latest
August 16, 2023
New
Export your book as .epub
Export all your chapters as .docx at once
Export all your chapters as .txt at once
Create a local backup of your chapters
Import a local backup to restore a chapter
Improved
Fixed
Deleting custom fields would result in a grey void
Updating profile and banner image
Trash not opening
Theme no longer resets upon app open
Changes
3.3.1
Latest
August 3, 2023
New
Improved
Fixed
Custom items attributes list showing blank
Changes
3.3.0
Latest
July 27, 2023
New
Improved
Reworked start procedures & improve general performance
Improved challenge and note editor
Upgraded internal workings of the app
Fixed
Changes
3.2.3
Latest
July 16, 2023
New
Improved
Fixed
Editing an empty note
Changes
3.2.2
Latest
July 12, 2023
New
Improved
Significantly boosted app performance
Fixed
Label selection
Changes
3.2.1
Latest
July 11, 2023
New
Improved
Fixed
Uploading images should work for all users again
Changes
3.2.0
Latest
July 1, 2023
New
Project-wide search
See all story elements with the same label by tapping on a label
Redesigned label selector
Improved
Redesigned the timeline to be more coherent with the other tools
Reworked the flow on how to add labels to a story element
Labels are now grouped per color
Labels will now stack in the story element page instead of turning into a scrollable list
Long press or hover over a label in a list to see its name
Improved reordering on the web version
Redesigned note create & edit screen
Redesigned board edit screen
Improved links reliability
Fixed
Fixed a bug for showing an ad every 5 seconds
Fixed ghost links
Fixed confetti floating upwards
Fixed some tooltips on web showing wrong text
Fixed empty links screen not showing placeholder image
Changes
3.1.13
Latest
June 27, 2023
New
Improved
Creating custom tools is now easier
Re-ordering custom tools is now easier
Fixed
Changes
3.1.12
Latest
June 26, 2023
New
Favorite story elements now show up on the top of the list
Improved
Fixed
Changes
3.1.11
Latest
June 25, 2023
New
Improved
Internal re-workings of the app to improve reliability
Small design tweaks
Fixed
Changes
3.1.10
Latest
June 18, 2023
New
Improved
Internal re-workings of the app to improve reliability
Small design tweaks
Fixed
Updating a challenge no longer resets like count
Changes
3.1.9
Latest
June 13, 2023
New
Improved
Fixed
Deleted characters no longer show up on the project home screen
Changes
3.1.6
Latest
May 12, 2023
New
Improved
Fixed
Scrolling through challenge submissions no longer jumps around the list
Changes
3.1.7
Latest
May 12, 2023
New
Improved
Fixed
Creating a category in custom tools is working again
Changes
3.1.8
Latest
May 12, 2023
New
Improved
Fixed
Images ordered from new to old in gallery
Changes
3.1.5
Latest
May 6, 2023
New
Redesigned Fortelling Pro upgrade screen
Improved
Fixed
Changes
3.1.4
Latest
May 5, 2023
New
Improved
Fixed
Fixed inability to move certain items in custom tools
Changes
3.1.3
Latest
May 1, 2023
New
Improved
Fixed
Fixed Character Group carrousel bug
Changes
3.1.2
Latest
April 25, 2023
New
Improved
Fixed
Fixed Hall of Fame bug
Changes
3.1.1
Latest
April 15, 2023
New
In-app blog
In-app changelog
Improved
Fixed
Incorrect detection of no internet connection
Flushbars on large screens don't take up the entire screen
Deleted labels are no longer showing on story element page
Layout improvements
Changes
3.1.0
Latest
April 8, 2023
New
Author of the Month
Hall of Fame of previous winners
Listen to a voice recording of winning submissions
Challenge submission page
Statistics are now publicly available
Preview of the comments section
Author of Month winner badge
My submission button
Sort challenge submissions on popularity or date of submission
See recent challenge submissions in one list (including old challenges)
Improved
Editing a submission won't reset your likes and comments
Staged loading of challenge submissions
Fixed
Changes
3.0.0
Latest
March 12, 2023
A complete rewrite of the pinboards.
New
Gridsnapping
Infinite links between 2 elements
Link styling (dotted lines & arrows)
Move link bubbles to a custom position
Images with captions
Standalone text
Colored notes
Lock elements in place
Duplicate element
Resize elements
Multiple instances of 1 element
Multi-select elements
Preview links while creating a new one
Create links to notes & images
Undo/redo history
Improved
Boards performance got a major improvement
Improved link creation flow
Improved link detail dialog
Fixed
Changes
2.4.17
Latest
March 3, 2023
New
Trash for deleted chapters
Improved
Fixed
Image bug for items
Image bug for character groups
Custom tools could not be re-ordered
Changes
2.4.16
Latest
March 2, 2023
New
Delete projects stuck on loading from the home screen
Improved
Fixed
Layout fixes for timeline & reshuffle button
Changes
2.4.14
Latest
February 5, 2023
New
Danish language
Italian language
Chinese traditional language
Improved
Shadows when re-ordering items
Fixed
Layout fixes
Writer Tools migration bug for chapters & ideas
Changes
2.4.11, 2.4.12 & 2.4.13
Latest
January 29, 2023
New
Improved
Fixed
New projects not opening
Chapters loading infinitely long
Re-ordering timeline events not working
Re-ordering books not working
Changes
2.4.10
Latest
January 20, 2023
Breaking change: Some icons from custom tools might show an error, I've switched icon packs to reduce the app size. Please re-select the same icon again.
New
Count down timer until next challenge
Show challenge submission title in submissions screen
Improved
Fixed
Performance improvements
Updated translation files
Challenge submission order reversed on My Account page
Changes
2.4.9
Latest
January 15, 2023
New
Improved
Fixed
Migration tool was infinitely loading
Changes
2.4.8
Latest
January 8, 2023
New
Image selection while editing story element will no longer close the edit page
Improved
Fixed
Character group image bug
Changes
2.4.7
Latest
January 3, 2023
New
Redesign of chapters list overview
Improved usability of chapter status
Send notes in chats
Send chapters in chats
Improved
Fixed
Chapters re-order bug
Chapter scenes re-order bug
Timeline re-order bug
Changes
2.4.6
Latest
December 29, 2022
New
Improved
Fixed
Have notifications open to the correct place (chat or notifications list)
Fix order notes
Fix order custom list items
Fix character group not saving correct letter as image
Fix chat page not working on web
Fix chat page blinking white after sending message
Fix bad readability chat text message text in darkmode
Fix notifications not showing when app is already in the foreground
