Scriptation User Reviews

Name: Scriptation: PDF for Film & TV
Rating: 4.8 (3522 reviews)

Scriptation: PDF for Film & TV

Scriptation LLC

🔧 Utilities

📊 Productivity

Customer Experience

Positive experience76.1% of reviews

Neutral5.4% of reviews

Negative experience18.5% of reviews

~ Based on 259 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Scriptation. Based on 3.5K reviews and a 4.8/5 average, it highlights the 6 positives and 4 negatives reviewers mention most about this Productivity app.

Positive things

🚀Excellent for script prep and organization
🚀Seamless transfer of notes between script versions
👍Customizable and user-friendly
👍Helpful for various departments (directors, actors, etc.)
👍Reduces paper usage
👍Great customer support

Negative things

🐛Occasional crashes and glitches
🐛Issues with iCloud/Dropbox sync
💰Expensive subscription model
🔧Some features could be more intuitive

Is Scriptation Safe?

Scriptation: PDF for Film & TV appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Scriptation is 96/100.

This assessment is based on 3,522 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

94.5% of ratings point to a safe experience

1.6% of ratings suggest some concerns

3.9% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 3,522 App Store ratings for Scriptation.

Is Scriptation Legit?

Scriptation: PDF for Film & TV appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Scriptation is 93/100.

Based on 93 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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Scriptation

I absolutely love Scriptation.
Since the updates it’s just got better and better and it has streamlined our script breakdowns and other prep. The workshops are incredibly helpful and informative and the online support is amazing. I would highly recommend it.

From the owner of Phones Child

9 days ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the wonderful review! The support team and workshop folks will be so happy to hear this. We've got a lot more in the works!

Industry standard for a reason

Make notes, intelligently transfer them across versions: it’s worth the subscription price for that function alone. Honestly I’m not sure how useful the AI voices are, but besides that the features keep getting better, and the support is next level.

Toothpixfilms

a month ago

Response from developer

Thanks so much for the great review! Really glad the app is earning its keep in your workflow, and our support team will be thrilled to see that. Lots more coming down the pipeline!

Waste of money

Worthless, nothing natural

Dr Keeton

2 months ago

Response from developer

We're sorry to hear Scriptation fell short for you. If it's the voices that felt unnatural, those are likely the standard on-device voices. Playback also includes AI voices that are much more realistic and emotive, and they're worth a try. And if cost is the concern, reach out via Settings > Contact Us and we'll see what we can do.

Very pleasing first impressions

Having only used the app for a week, I have found it very user friendly and easy to navigate, making script adjustments on the fly and inserting cue notes for theatre audio cues. I would also commend the customer service team, as I’m in the UK the response time wasn’t instant and came during the night, but it was more than helpful and very friendly!

P.Harf

2 months ago

Playback Doesn't Work

It won't even play the sample voices. It says "Loading Please Wait" when doing so. I'm connected to the internet, fast speed, and Macbook. I've done everything to get Playback to work but it's just stuck. Restart doesn't work either.
the only reason I got this app is to listen to my screenplay.

Nick Fullah

2 months ago

Needs to be fixed

Buggy as hell and does not operate well. The ai voice is not trained and the app constantly crashes. Feeling like I wasted money I can’t get back now

clpemb013

2 months ago

Audio never loaded

JLuFo

2 months ago

Character voice quality AWFUL

Very computer sounding characters. No authenticity if you’re an actor and looking for something that sounds remotely realistic.

Jim from Wellesley

2 months ago

Not great for auditions

Scriptation is great for working with final scripts. And I do that a lot. Tons of great features. But I can never really get it to work properly for auditions. I think the markups on the sides that casting directors add make it hard for the program to process. As an actor we do way more auditions than actual work days so it’s disappointing.

msbabb

3 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the thoughtful feedback. We’re actively working to improve Scriptation for actors, especially around auditions. You’re right that many audition sides are modified before they get to you in ways that can make them harder for any PDF annotation app to read properly. Sometimes extra text or graphics are added in the margins, and sometimes the PDF is flattened as a “security” setting, which removes the readable text layer apps rely on. We’re working through options on our end to make these files more usable in Scriptation. But ultimately, the best fix is for casting offices and distributors to send non-flattened PDFs that don’t get in the way of an actor’s process. We’d recommend letting Breakdown Services, or any casting distributor sending flattened sides, know that this creates real workflow issues for actors, which we’re sure is not their intent.

Replace PDF

I don’t understand why any changes to the pdf script file delete all my tags in Scriptation

Mobile needs more!

3 months ago

Thank You

Preparing for a gig is a lot more efficient and legit fun because of Scriptation.

stevegregfleet

3 months ago

From Murder to Making Out - Prep IS Possible

Started using Scriptation on HTGAWM to years later on SLCG, with multiple scripts and script revisions a day/night or minutes before departmental meetings, to organizing cast photos, tech scout notes, floor plans, sides, maps, memos and Callsheets, Scriptation has made having a digital folder, like having a 3 inch binder and filing system. Everything‘s accessible in one place. And if I find myself without my iPad, I can still see all my notes on the Iphone app version. Fantastic! It makes the seemingly impossible tasks of staying prepared possible. Thanks SCRIPTATION!

CoCoFrank Media

3 months ago

Changed my life

There are not enough words to describe how helpful this app is to me as an actor/director/producer/writer

Rock & write

3 months ago

Always Helpful

No matter how late in the day (or night), or how small (or silly) the question might be, these guys are quick to respond and always extremely helpful; with results delivered almost immediately. Fantastic App. The whole experience is an enhancement of my working life.

Reece2066

3 months ago

Bugs

When I save a file, previous elements reappear. Exporting specific layers doesn’t work. I’m using a 30 day free trail of Pro. It doesn’t inspire me to want to buy it. The mistakes are costing me time I don’t have.

Fix the Bugs PLEEASE

3 months ago

Love it

grantokane

3 months ago

The annotation transfer across revisions is magic!

The app has so many great features, but above all, the annotations transfer that passes along each of my doodles and highlights from revision to revision, is by far the most critical, important and most welcome feature. *Huge* time saver.

darkvertex

3 months ago

Thoughtful, Helpful, Convenient

This is a very useful program that can be used by many departments, not just one or the other. While, yes, there are some features/actions that I wish I could do but what I like about the creators is that they listen to the suggestions and are always improving the program because they want this to be as user friendly as possible and to meet our needs and then some. The creators are also very quick to respond to your emails - I had an issue, I’m starting my movie tomorrow, they immediately responded and did not stop until we fixed the problem.

AlisaGT