Bring in data without friction
Bring your own data or explore reliable public datasets from the built-in catalog, then keep published work connected to its source.
Product features
Build the whole data story, not just the chart
Bring in your data, connect multiple visualizations, add narrative and interactive filters, and publish one complete experience from a single workspace.
Explore the product workflow
VisualizeUse charts, maps, tables, cards, figures, and text to give every idea the right form.Explore visualize 
ExplainAdd narrative, annotations, tooltips, and scrollytelling to make the meaning clear.Explore explain 
PublishShare by link, embed on a website, use a custom domain, or self-host.Explore publish Made with Simpler Story
The finished story is the feature
These live public stories show how the platform handles dense data, connected views, explanation, and publishing.
View live story Map and filter
Make 31,000 records feel explorable
This Los Angeles crime story turns a dense incident dataset into a map readers can narrow by date, area, offence, and demographics. One source powers the map, the running total, the filters, and the ranked breakdown below.
Choose the clearest visual
Connect multiple visualization types inside one story instead of stopping at a standalone chart or forcing every question into one dashboard.
View live story Compare and explain
Turn comparison into an invitation to explore
The purchasing-power story lets readers filter countries, read a world map and a ranked list side by side, and understand the result through labels, flags, and supporting context instead of a wall of dashboard controls.
Guide attention
Put context beside the data so readers understand what changed, why it matters, and where to look next.
Let readers explore
Use filters, sliders, search, and play controls across the story so readers can explore without losing the narrative you created.
View live story Connect multiple views
Carry one question across maps, metrics, and text
The World Mortality Dataset story uses a clear opening question, summary figures, filters, a chart, and a map as one continuous experience. Readers always know what they are looking at and what to do next.
Build a complete narrative
Combine connected charts, maps, text, and controls into a sequenced experience that works on desktop and mobile.
View live story Publish the whole story
Ship something that already feels complete
The NASA astronauts story moves from an editorial opening through connected charts, a play-through timeline, and a filterable map of where every astronaut was born, in one responsive published page. It can be shared directly or embedded where the audience already is.
Publish your way
Choose the destination that fits the audience, organization, and level of control you need.
AI that respects your data
We make AI and data play well together
Simpler Story’s AI Assistant helps you choose interesting charts, draft titles and annotations, and generate images and icons while your source data stays untouched.
AI never rewrites or generates your underlying values. It works from field names, types, and safe summaries; every chart is rendered from your source data.
Everything AI creates is editable. Accept it, refine it, or build it by hand.
- Find the storyGet chart recommendations and interesting directions worth exploring.
- Handle the hard partsDraft titles, annotations, and narrative structure in moments.
- Add finishing touchesGenerate images and icons that make the story feel complete.
Ready to make it clear?
Build the story your data deserves
Start with the tools you already know. Publish something people can understand and explore.