The Story Tracker v1.3 update is now available on the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch.

This update has been a long time coming! I’ve been working on it since late October, but only really got stuck into it over the last two weeks, due to Christmas and our trip Downunder. Other than some bugfixes, it contains the frequently requested backup, restore, import and export over WiFi features. Not only can you backup your database to your Mac or PC, but you can also export your story and market databases and share them with other Story Tracker users, if desired.

The pending Lite version update will be able to backup and export your database, so it’ll be possible to upgrade from the Lite to the full version and transfer all your data across. I submitted the Lite (free) version update to Apple today, so hopefully that’ll be approved soon.

In case you missed my earlier entries, Story Tracker is a submission tracking tool for writers, available for iPhone and iPod Touch. I’d been looking for such an app ever since I bought my iPhone, but alas, no one had written one, so I decided to fill the void myself 🙂 This is basically a carry-everywhere database for all the story submission data you may have scattered across miscellaneous spreadsheets, Word docs, or buried in notebooks.

What’s new in the version 1.3 update:

• Bugfixes.
• Database backup, restore, import and export over WiFi to your computer’s web browser.
• Added a Facebook button on the information screen for Story Tracker news and to connect with other writers.

With this release, I’ve finally implemented the entire original feature list I envisioned for Story Tracker. I do have some ideas for future versions, but please feel free to send me an email with any feature suggestions and comments you may have.

You can find more details at my website or on the Story Tracker Facebook group.

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The Story Tracker v1.1 update is now available on the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch. The Lite (free) version has also been updated and is available here.

Ever since the first version of Story Tracker hit the iTunes App Store in mid-August, I’ve been hard at work on the next version, fixing bugs and adding new features. I submitted the Full and Lite updates the weekend before last, and earlier this evening I received the approval emails from Apple.

In case you missed my earlier entries, Story Tracker is a submission tracking tool for writers, available for iPhone and iPod Touch. I’d been looking for such an app ever since I bought my iPhone, but alas, no one had written one, so I decided to fill the void myself 🙂 This is basically a carry-everywhere database for all the story submission data you may have scattered across miscellaneous spreadsheets, Word docs, or buried in notebooks.

What’s new in the version 1.1 update:

• Bugfixes.
• Pick genres from a list instead of typing them in every time.
• Record market word limits, pay-rates, and response times.
• Record submission response due dates and withdrawn status.
• Response due dates are calculated automatically based on market response time and submission sent date, or can be overridden.
• Store notes for markets and submissions.
• Track statistics for past due and withdrawn submissions.
• Past due submissions are flagged with an exclamation mark on the story and submission screens.
• More flexible app navigation: add stories, markets and submissions on the fly (limited in the Lite version).

Hopefully I’ve addressed at least some of the items on your wish-list that weren’t in the original version. If not, send me an email with any feature suggestions and comments you may have.

You can find more details at my website or on the Story Tracker Facebook group.

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Per my Twitter post this evening, Story Tracker Lite users get a chance to win a promo code for the full version! Just post your review on the iTunes store (please be honest!), let me know at the Story Tracker support email address which one you posted, and enter the draw. On Saturday I’ll be randomly picking two reviewers to receive a promo code each. US users only — promo codes are for the US App Store.

As always, I welcome reviews, feedback, and suggestions from Story Tracker users world-wide. And if you already own the full version, please post a review on iTunes with your thoughts! Remember the full version does not limit stories, markets, or submissions, and you’ll always get updates first (some of which will not appear in the Lite version), so please don’t feel left out 🙂

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Story Tracker Lite is now available on the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Earlier this evening I received the approval from Apple for Story Tracker Lite. This is the free version of Story Tracker that allows you to store up to 5 stories, 5 markets, and 5 submissions. The full version has no such limit.

You can find more details at my website or on the Story Tracker Facebook group.

I hope all you writers out there find this app useful, and I welcome any feature suggestions and comments you may have. If you like what you see with the Lite version, the full version is also available here.

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