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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 2 - Reviews of StoriesOnBoard

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior Implementation Coordinator (IT Project Manager)  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "StoriesOnBoard provides a much needed holistic view of the project work that needs to be completed."

December 1, 2017

5.0

This software gives be a high level view of the work that needs to be implemented instead of just the current iteration's work. It is very easy to use and have the team participate.

Pros

StoriesOnBoard filled a gap between the planning meetings and the day to day project execution. Before it was difficult for the project team and manager to see the big picture of the goals of the project as we were either using a physical wall to track tasks or a task tracking tool. Having team members remote, it was very difficult to work just using a physical project board. StoriesOnBoard allows the entire team to see the board online, quickly see the status of the tasks and easily update the tasks. There is virtually no learning curve to use this product, which is very important to team members who need to use their allocated time to do the work for the project rather than trying to figure out how to use a project tracking tool. As the project manager, I also like the ability to export to a spreadsheet format.

Cons

We are an office 365 shop. Would like to see some type of integration there rather than just export.

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Daniel S.  
Product Design Lead  
Internet  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Storiesonboard allows our team to plan and create releases for upcoming features"

November 30, 2017

4.0

This software has transformed my workflow from helping me translate a massive story map during project discovery to helping me continue creating stories and building releases for features that we continue to deliver. I can't imagine my workflow without it.

Pros

\- You can easily create releases - Creating stories and adding pictures is great - Github integration really helps us push and track our stories and how we deliver on them - It is extremely easy to copy your story map into storiesonboard and continue to maintain it from there

Cons

\- The only only at the moment is that managing releases is not the best. You need to go into a separate menu just to move releases around. When working with micro releases this is a hassle.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior Consultant  
Pharmaceuticals  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Stories on Board is a simple, easy to use agile user story mapping tool. Love it!"

November 30, 2017

5.0

Fast and simple to set up and use Works great for facilitating agile story mapping workshops with business and IT stakeholders

Pros

My team used Stories on Board as our story mapping tool of choice for a requirements definition project with a client. We ran 8-10 story mapping workshops using the tool and documenting the stories as we progressed through the workshops. The client loved the tool as did we. It was very effective for capturing the stories, quickly moving things around as priorities shifted or became more clear (e.g., capturing Minimum Viable Product). We used the color coding feature extensively to help us and the client track which stories were (1) identified but not yet documented, (2) partially or full documented but not yet agreed, and (3) fully agreed by the client. It was effective at capturing the major workflow associated with the epic-level story, and then breaking those down into individual story cards. We assessed a few other tools but found them to be too complicated and/or too expensive for what we needed. We wanted something simple and Stories on Board fit our need.

Cons

Our client didn't use the tool, so we had to export everything into Excel and/or Word for delivery to them at the end of the process, which was a bit cumbersome. Not really a knock on the tool though; would have been easier if the client would have just used the tool also!

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Daniel S.  
Lullaby  
Design  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Hands down the most comprehensive story mapping tool available today. "

December 2, 2017

5.0

Team alignment, quality delivery, easy to see the forest for the trees and keep tabs on project status, and to zero in on the problems and bottlenecks.

Pros

Two way sync with Trello, Jira, Github, and Tracker integration makes it an easy choice no matter what engineering or development team prefers. Awesome for bridging and focusing upon product management and strategy prior to committing to development.

Cons

The only thing missing for me, last time I checked, was attachment sync and maybe showing card covers.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Scrum Master  
Restaurants  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great product for forming a product backlog & visualizing customer journey with teams"

November 30, 2017

5.0

I am a fan of the story mapping process and StoriesOnBoard does the right things to allow collaboration around that process. It's hugely helpful for building a board and not worrying about the tool. It's easy enough to use that you can dive right in. We use it to improve our early project planning and have definitely seen the benefit throughout the life of the project.

Pros

Love the intuitive interface--easy to search your workspace, cards feel real, two level collapsed board view, story map panning & zooming works great. Good keyboard shortcuts. Overall I'd describe it as streamlined and pleasant to use. They highlight counts of cards, allow you to use labels, collapse and expand, manage users & see an activity feed, etc. Yes, you can connect your workspace to your JIRA instance and keep cards synchronized between map & project. I get the feeling that the team cares about delivering a great product to their users from the updates they make and the tone/content of the newsletter.

Cons

Like many comparable software products, you must upgrade to have the import/export functionality or JIRA integration. I also wish there were an easier way to share a snapshot of a board. Sometimes I need to share a view of the board with a stakeholder, I want them to be able to quickly view without having to login, and a PDF or screenshot won't cut it.

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Kerry B.  
Scrum Master  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Does the main thing well, but needs an upgrade"

January 28, 2021

4.0

StoriesOnBoard is a great tool to get your user stories written, organized, and prioritized. And another great thing about it is that you can then import those stories directly into Jira or other project management platforms to begin work. However, the the lack of realtime collaboration is definitely an Achille's heel, and the interface is still clunky. For example, you organize your stories in columns, but if you then want to create a 2nd iteration of the product, you have to use all the same columns, so the work for the 2nd iteration still includes ALL the columns from the first iteration, even if many of those columns had all of their work completed in the first iteration.

Pros

StoriesOnBoard is the primary tool used in my industry for organizing user stories, and the reason is because they are one of the first tools to come up with a nice, visual way to view all of your user stories together so that you can make planning and prioritization decisions. That being said, the platform hasn't really moved beyond that basic premise to provide the type of value product managers are looking for in a tool like this today.

Cons

Realtime collaboration doesn't exist in StoriesOnBoard. This is a major deficiency of the product. In today's world, tools like Miro are replacing StoriesOnBoard (even though they don't have easy ways to attach details or estimates to the stories) simply because they allow realtime collaboration by groups of people. Stories On Board is really only designed to have one person editing the board at a time.

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Response from DevMads

February 1, 2021

Hi Kerry, We really appreciate your thoughts on our tool and fully agree with you. Our new dashboard was the first step towards an upgrade. Given your experiences with the tool, we would love to interview you, if you're open to that. Regards, STOB Team

Michael M.  
Consultant  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Intuitive and Frictionless"

February 11, 2021

5.0

It is the best storyboarding tool on the market.

Pros

This application makes story mapping simple and collaborative for distributed teams. The integration with Jira saves a tremendous amount of time and ensures that everyone is kept updated with the latest thinking.

Cons

I would like to see personas developed to allow for filtering and more complex journeys.

Reason for choosing StoriesOnBoard

I have used a multitude of storyboarding solutions over the years, this one is the best by far.

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Response from DevMads

February 15, 2021

Hi Michael, thank you for your positive review on our tool. Actually, one of our latest new features includes filtering by personas. Find a detailed description on how it's done at the bottom of our last blog post: https://storiesonboard.com/blog/advanced-user-persona-design-for-user-story-mapping We really hope that helps. Cheers, The StoriesOnBoard Team

Venkataramana M.  
Senior Business Analyst  
Publishing  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "It is an must have tool for all organizations which have multiple depended projects."

December 1, 2017

5.0

Pros

It gives a one place access to get information on all running projects. It has some excellent options to customize and group the cards based on the type of work, Project. The swim lines options is very useful in prioritizing the work.

Cons

The UI/UX has to be tweaked a bit to be more keyboard friendly. There are not many keyboard shortcuts. Deleting a card is bit painful as it is a 2 step process.

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Wilfrido S.  
Scrum Master - Project Manager Lead  
Internet  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Bettter Usr Story Maps "

September 28, 2018

4.0

Stories on Board help me to make my discovery process even better, you can easily map your product, prioritize your user stories, plan your releases and come up with a simple and useful visual solutions to share with non-thecnical stakeholders

Pros

Stories on Board it a really easy to use applications, its a really helpful tool to make your product discoveries easier or even your product maps.

Cons

The only thing that personally really dislike its the option to move cards between columns, you need to do it one by one, maybe a bulk option could best.

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Jake S.  
Associate Product Manager  
Media Production  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Using the product for road-mapping and stakeholder presentations. "

November 30, 2017

4.0

A clear description of our product road map that we can use to communicate to stakeholders.

Pros

It's simple to follow the flow of what we are working on as a product team. The parent-child relationships of the cards make features and functionality easy to define for stakeholders and team members.

Cons

Would love to see some more flexibility in how cards can be created and managed. More layers would also be helpful.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
IT Project Coordinator  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Very simple process, timely delivery, great customer service and good review. "

November 30, 2017

4.0

Pros

Convenient, cost effective and simple. There is a wide selection of products that are often offered at a lower price than retail. They also have great sales. Amazon prime is a great option for anyone using the software as it guaranties satisfaction and timely arrival.

Cons

Hard to tell name brands vs imitations and quality. Assessing size/fit is difficult. I have ordered glasses for example, that were supposed to be polarized Ray Bans, however upon arrival they clearly were not authentic. Be weary of non-amazon prime content.

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KJ

Kev J.  
Product Owner  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Useful, intuitive and scales well"

February 11, 2021

5.0

Excellent. Their customer support is very responsive.

Pros

I manage around 7 products and being able to drag and drop stories into sprints and keep on top of sprint capacity is my favourite feature of this tool

Cons

You can't currently can't link to a story from one board to another.

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Response from DevMads

February 15, 2021

Hi Kev, thank you so much for your review. We're glad you can stay on top of things, using StoriesOnBoard. Unfortunately, linking from one story to another is not available, but we are keen on adding new features regularly that can boost your productivity. Regards, The StoriesOnBoard Team

EA

Eric A.  
Product Manager  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Saves a ton of time and frustration. Great Jira integration"

November 30, 2017

5.0

Saves me a lot of time and provides everything I need.

Pros

It's sticky notes on steroids. Easily the best online story mapping software I've used. Jira integration is awesome. I hate making Jira cards so being able to push and sync the work I do in StoriesonBoard to Jira is a major time/sanity saver. . Overall, it's very easy to set up, use and modify. There are a few oddities about it that are a little annoying, but overall it's been a great tool for me and my team.

Cons

These are very specific things that maybe just bother me but here they are. Rearranging releases could be easier (drag and drop maybe), the description section of the card is not scrollable when editing- have to use the arrow keys to see what above of below the fold. Adding color to a card is a little funny. Maybe just show all the available colors off the bat instead of selecting the colors you want to use before you can apply a color. Petty things, I know. :)

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Product Lead  
Design  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Useful tool for backlog initiation"

February 12, 2019

4.0

Pros

It's a good way of viewing your epics/themes in one place, and is easier to use at initiation than Jira.

Cons

It's still quite feature poor, so we ended up using Jira as a team for sprint by sprint development, although I keep stories on board up for my long term backlog.

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IA

Idowu A.  
Founder  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "By far the best Story Mapping tool out there..."

April 4, 2021

5.0

Overall, excellent product. Would recommend it in a heartbeat! And indeed, I have!

Pros

1\. The intuitiveness of the User Experience. Almost needs no training. 2. The ease with with one can simulate a real-life story mapping experience on a traditional physical wall.

Cons

It's slightly unaffordable for 100% of my African clients. They can pay something, but they always run away whenever they see the price, even though they may have had a fantastic experience during our prior story-mapping sessions.

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Response from DevMads

April 7, 2021

Hi Idowu, Thank you for you review and recommending our tool. We really appreciate our partnership. Cheers, The StoriesOnBoard Team

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Consultant  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Used StoriesOnBoard to engage users, discuss priorities and clarify requirements"

January 28, 2020

5.0

I feel StoriesOnBoard really added value to our project. A great, non-intrusive way to manage your user stories. Also, any queries we had were quickly picked up by the team. Great tool.

Pros

The software is extremely intuitive and very visually oriented. This allows non-technical project members to understand and use it in no time at all. We used it mostly during meetings and as a collaboration tool. The software can do much, much more but we needed it first and foremost to communicate and get a shared feeling of what the project result should be.

Cons

Would have liked some more attributes to categorize cards.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Product Owner  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Simple tool allows me to story map a large project before and during software development"

November 30, 2017

4.0

Pros

I love all of the features. It's hardly missing anything. Very simple to use, fairly priced, no bugs that I'm aware of.

Cons

I would love an integration with Aha! so that I can view and edit my stories there before pushing them to JIRA.

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Craig G.  
UX Manager  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Closest Solution to Stickies on a Whiteboard You'll Find W/ Lots of Extra Features"

April 1, 2021

4.0

It works great. I wish it was a bit more polished, but otherwise, it is awesome.

Pros

\- How accurately it looks like a physical story map - Ease of creating release schedules - Jira integration

Cons

\- Some UX bugs - Lack of browser spell check support (this is a big one for me)

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Response from DevMads

April 6, 2021

Hey Craig, Thank you for your review and tip on spell check support. We haven't received requests on this feature until now, so it hasn't been on our radar, but we'll definitely examine it more closely. Cheers, The StoriesOnBoard Team

JH

Jessica H.  
Product Owner  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Story mapping made simple "

November 30, 2017

4.0

Pros

I can easily view my short term and long term plans, and share them with my distributed team. The connection to Jira makes getting the next batch up requirements to the dev team quick and easy.

Cons

It only allows for one integration per story map, so managing one product tied to multiple projects in Jira can be difficult.

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John S.  
Executive Professor  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Simple & Powerful"

February 5, 2019

5.0

I will use the tool in an Applied Product Management class for MBAs to create customer journey maps (now and later), and iterations for proposed solutions. To learn the tool I am using it to map the components/modules for the entire class - which is working great.

Pros

\- very intuitive - very straight forward - nothing "in the way" - it is exactly what it says it is - pro-active support that accelerates use

Cons

\- I have not found any challenges yet

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior Project Manager  
Internet  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Story Mapping Online App with Lots of Supportive Learning Materials"

March 20, 2019

5.0

I became interested in product management and started to learn different product management techniques. I've read about story mapping and decided to try it out. I tried different online tools: cardboardit.com, featuremap.co and StoriesOnBoard looked the most appealing. It offers neat design, some additional features that the competitors don't have, e.g. add personas. However, what I liked most of all was that they also provide free educational materials. You are not left alone with the tool, you can get a free ebook, links to different materials, see different examples, etc. Highly recommend to check this tool out.

Pros

\* User friendly and visually appealing tool \* Free trial \* Learning materials \* More useful features than their competitors

Cons

That's not a con, rather I wish they had some free plans for users who don't user Story Mapping regularly, just from time to time.

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RS

Raphael S.  
Sócio-fundador e Produtor Executivo  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "A great product for Story Maps"

December 1, 2017

4.0

Me and my team created great StoryMaps with it. It really has all you can ask for in the StoryMapping business. But, after some time, we moved to another platform that integrated Story Maps with other processes of our workflow.

Pros

Of all the products with some sort of feature for creating Story Maps, ProductsOnBoard surely is the one that gives the user the best experience and feel for that important and strategic work. It has the features that you expect and the keyboard shortcuts work as they should, giving the user a great user interface.

Cons

StoriesOnBoard is a Story Mapping tool. And thats it. As a starting entrepreuner sometimes we have to choose wisely where to put the money. And, for small businesses, paying for a platform that will have only one use in your workflow maybe is not the smarter choice.

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Marton S.  
System Analyst  
Banking  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Easy to use tool for agile teams"

January 22, 2021

5.0

My team's experience with the tool has been great. It's a great way to bring the dev team and non-techy executives on the same page. It's got a brand new dashboard recently that made the user experience much better.

Pros

I really liked that the tool is built on a methodology that would help our team keep a user-centric approach. My team is fairly new to agile and StoriesOnBoard helps us greatly to adopt to their new methodology. It was also critical that it has an integration with Jira since almost all our processes rely on Jira.

Cons

I've had no issues with the tool so far.

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Response from DevMads

January 28, 2021

Hi Marton, Thanks for your helpful insight. Glad you find our Jira integration helpful. Cheers, StoriesOnBoard Team

BS

Billy S.  
Head of Design  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Cutting releases"

April 1, 2021

4.0

Really enjoy the way we've incorporated it into our overall process

Pros

I like the ability to work thought what we need and don't need every release and walk our clients through each element and really let them drive the process.

Cons

Things can be a bit clunky, less now with the new UI refresh.

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Response from DevMads

April 6, 2021

Hi Billy, Thank you so much for your feedback! We're so glad to hear that you're getting real value out of story mapping. As for user experience, we know the app is a bit old-fashioned so we're trying to make continuous updates to the interface. Cheers, The StoriesOnBoard Team

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior Project Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Easy to use user story board"

September 28, 2018

5.0

General overview of all stories is the main feature. The tool gives good support for release planning

Pros

It is easy to use and provides godd possibilities for documentation of stories (picures, links, text)

Cons

We had to drop this wonderful tool because it doesn't provide any synchronization of the epics with Jira (only the stories are synchronized)

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