Storybird vs EZ2 Journal

Storybird offers a very intuitive interface that allows for a professional finish with impressive graphics. But the point is that this can be achieved without too much thought about the tech side of things, allowing for a focus on creativity and originality. The provided guides(opens in new tab) are really useful for teaching or having students work at home. From guides on how to write a prompt, to writing a killer hook, there are lots of ways to work directly on creative writing improvement.

- Luke Edwards

An online writing platform that allows learners at any level to find inspiration, write, read other’s writing, and receive feedback. Storybird has thousands of images to prompt learners’ creativity and get them writing poems, long-form stories, short 500-word “flash fiction,” comics, and even picture books. With hundreds of writing prompts, lessons, video tutorials, and quizzes, educators can assign work in class or use Storybird for homework or classroom extension projects.

- Matthew Lynch

Design: Light and fun best describe StoryBird. Given the target demographic, this is a plus. After logging on, users are only one click away from reading their first StoryBird. The homepage is dominated by a selection of the most recently published stories and offers easy navigation to the sign-up page. All of the StoryBirds are easily navigated. A simple click command turns the pages, making them suitable for younger children to read on their own. Review: The content here is all great—if you’re a young a child. Keep in mind that this is a tool, rather than something aimed at teachers. Lessons run the gamut from what to do when faced with a bully, to how things would be if everyone cared. There are also non-lesson-based stories available for pure enjoyment. All of the StoryBirds are nicely illustrated and beautiful to look at. Their content is very age-specific, but would be very well received by that demographic.

- Jason Tomaszewski

I like this app, easy to use, do not need to go online, which is great and is password protected, just remember to back all the way out of the app for the password to work, if I hit home in the journal, then it doesn't use the password to get back in. The one issue I have is I tend to write lengthy journals, but when I go to review my past journals, I cannot read the entire journal, not sure if I am doing something wrong or if there is a limited amount of lines that I can journal. If I try to modify an earlier journal, I still cannot get to the end of what I had written. Love to know what I am doing wrong. I'm hoping everything I input is still there, if not, rating would lose a couple stars.

- Kewlgrandpa

I like that you begin with a blank page, so you can write what ever you want. I also like when I save what I wrote the date and time is automatically added.

- V. Robbins

This is the app I've been looking for. I can journal offline with no ridiculous, arm-length list of info-mining permissions! I can go off line and add entries any time I like, and no one is monitoring my network sockets or GPS locations or taking control of my camera or accessing my contacts list. Not even a Facebook option! Finally an app I WANT! Now, why only four stars? Because folders would make it perfect, and as of now there are no compartmentalisation options. If I could create pockets or folders for, say, schooling, personal, devotional, etc., This app would be perfect.

- Azy