Campfire – Write Your Book 4+
Storytelling and worldbuilding
Campfire Technology LLC
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- Free
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Description
Whether you want to write a book, tabletop RPG campaign, short story, or just create for fun, Campfire’s writing software streamlines the writing process to make beginning your project more efficient and staying on track easier. Campfire’s interconnected tools make for a seamless worldbuilding experience where you can quickly reference information, link story elements together, and collaborate with other users in one place. Whether you’re an author, worldbuilder, game master, or a hobbyist creator—nobody wants to spend half an hour sifting through old notebooks trying to find out what color a character’s eyes are. Get started with Campfire for free—We've already made writing easier for 100,000+ writers to date!
MORE THAN A DOZEN MODULES
Modules are what we call the writing tools that allow you to worldbuild and stay organized in Campfire. On the mobile app, each one is free to use. Here’s a sample of what they can do:
• Keep track of what makes your characters unique with custom character sheets for your novels, short stories, and TTRPGs.
• Build worlds with exciting creatures, locations, magic systems, and more.
• Plot your story with timeline events and upload maps of your story’s world.
Enjoy unlimited use for each module when using the mobile app!
WRITE, READ, EDIT, AND ORGANIZE
Campfire is more than just a writing app or a simple word processor. Whether at home or on the go, Campfire allows you to:
• Write a whole book on your phone (if you really want to).
• Read over your notes or review your manuscript chapters.
• Edit your notes and stories wherever inspiration strikes.
• Organize your notes in the way that works best for you.
COLLABORATE WITH ANYONE
Campfire allows you to work seamlessly on your projects with editors and contributors.
• Invite other Campfire users to join you on mobile or desktop!
• Send read-only links to anyone who you want to read your work.
• Export files to PDF, DOCX, HTML, or RTF.
100% FREE + UNLIMITED STORAGE
That’s right—free. Create as many projects as you like, work without any blocked features, and rest assured knowing that your work is saved on Google’s secure cloud servers:
• Campfire’s mobile app is free to download and use.
• Write without limits.
• No ads (they’re just too distracting).
• Unlimited secure storage.
• Free updates and bug fixes.
Whether your genre is fantasy, sci-fi, horror, or even realistic fiction, Campfire has the tools you need to write better stories faster. It’s perfect for seasoned authors, fledgling writers, and making sure DnD night with your friends runs smoothly.
Download Campfire and start writing wherever you go for free. Use the same account on our Desktop App or on campfirewriting.com and you can pick up where you left off from home!
Join the Campfire Discord community to stay in touch and chat with other writers like you: https://campsite.bio/campfirewriting
What’s New
Version 1.1.12
Fixes some issues with the text editor and external keyboards.
Ratings and Reviews
Lacking iPad support
Like the desktop version, this app is quite good especially if you’re a world builder, however one of the massive drawbacks for me it’s the lack of iPad support. Not being able to scale automatically to the iPad screen (I use an iPad Pro for my writing) kinda defeats the purpose of having an app altogether, might just then use the desktop version on my laptop. Full iPad support would make this a 5 stars app as far as I am concerned.
Teasing but ultimately useless….at present
This app seems very good for a writer, teasingly good, and seems to cover it all, using a modular approach that allows you to pay for what you need and use. However, it is let down massively due to the wholly bewildering idea to make an iOS version that does not auto-scale to iPad screens. Instead, you are limited to an iPhone portrait screen on the iPad, rendering it next to useless. If they fixed this and made it render to full screen on the iPad automatically, it could then be a powerful writing tool for the portable author using the iPad. Such a crazy oversight for a writing app that wants to compete, particularly in pricing terms, with the likes of Scrivener, Final Draft, Ulysses, IA Writer, LivingWriter, and so on that all have far superior iPad experience. Therefore, as an iPad user, I can only give it 1 star for emailing it available for the iPad, but if they fixed the full screen auto-scaling for the iPad, it would be more like 4 or 5 stars! Please sort this out asap if you’re expecting people to pay for the product as so many writers use iPads nowadays!!!! I truly do want to to use this product, but this limitation prevents me (and no doubt virtually all other iPad writers) from doing so!
For creating stories, it is good but lacking
App is good alongside website, but not by itself.
App lacks reorganisation, consistency and does not take advantage of the smartphone.
Some examples:
In reorganisation, elements in modules can’t be reorganised and panels in elements must use a drop down menu at the top, despite list items having a better reorganisation system.
App lacks consistency between modules, elements and panels. Panels in elements can reduce its text, but list items inside list panels cannot, and as said before panels can be rearranged but elements cannot, though they should.
App does not use touch and hold for functions. Touch and hold could be used in ways such as by holding down the element or a button on an element in a module, the element can be rearranged or a drop down menu appears.
However, as said before, app works well in conjunction with website. Some good features:
Easy note writing without having to wait for it to load and stored on cloud
Panels can be minimised
Modules have quick access to other modules
Adding panels is easy and clear
App Privacy
The developer, Campfire Technology LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Campfire Technology LLC
- Size
- 47.8 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.4 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.4 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Campfire Technology LLC
- Price
- Free