Comparison

Stage Write vs EdTA Events

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stage Write

This app helps capture and organize theatrical staging, blocking, and cues. It allows users to import ground plans and scripts, track performer and scenery movement, and create a calling script. Collaboration and cross-device syncing are also supported.

Highlights
  • Import scenic ground plans
  • Import script PDFs
  • Add light, sound, and blocking cues
  • Track performer and scenery movement
  • Collaborate and sync across devices
  • Create calling scripts
  • Document choreography with Staging Score
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Stage Write is the best method to capture choreography, staging blocking for theatrical productions of all sizes. Upload the ground plans and scenery and track the positions, movement of performers and scenery throughout the production. Create your calling script by uploading your script and easily entering cues and notes. Stage Write allows you to add collaborators to your production and share/sync data seamlessly between you and your team and sync across devices. Features: - Import scenic ground plan (or draw your own) - Import script PDF to your production. - Easily add light cues, sound cues, blocking notes into the script. - Track the movement of performers, scenery, and props. - Use your iPad Pro and Apple Pencil to freehand draw traffic patterns and movement of performers, scenery. - Link spacing charts to portions of the script. - Add collaborators to easily edit and sync across devices. - Create a Calling Script showing the blocking and cues at-a-glance. - Work on or off-line and sync data across devices. - Sync data automatically to other collaborators - Create custom number line - Detail choreography and staging with The Staging Score. - Create PDF of combined charts and script or score to easily print. - Document choreography aligned with the counts in the music.

About

EdTA Events

This app provides event details for the Educational Theatre Association, including schedules, exhibitor information, and attendee connections. It helps users manage their experience at various conferences and festivals.

Highlights
  • Event schedule management
  • Workshop and performance details
  • Exhibitor information
  • Attendee networking
  • Real-time event updates
  • Conference and festival planning
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The official app of EdTA national and chapter events, including: • International Thespian Festival • EdTA National Conference • EdTA Leadership Summit • Chapter Thespian Conferences and Festivals • Chapter Theatre Education Conferences The EdTA Events app will help you make the most of your experience: Plan and manage your schedule of workshops and performances, get information about exhibitors, connect with other attendees, and receive up-to-the-minute event details. EdTA is the Educational Theatre Association, an international association whose mission is shaping lives through theatre education. EdTA is the home of the International Thespian Society, an honor society established at nearly 5,000 schools. EdTA produces the International Thespian Festival and publishes Dramatics magazine for high school theatre students, and prints Teaching Theatre, a journal for theatre educators. The Educational Theatre Foundation is the philanthropic arm of EdTA. Learn more at www.schooltheatre.org.

Screenshots

EdTA Events3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stage Write at none against EdTA Events's shown. Stage Write also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (3.5 vs 3.2). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stage Write holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stage Write ships an update every 3 weeks, EdTA Events every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stage Write versus EdTA Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStage WriteEdTA Events
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (14 ratings) — better3.2 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpen Jar Productions LLCEducational Theatre Association

Customer experience

Stage Write

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative23.1%

EdTA Events

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

Stage Write

No in-app purchases

None

EdTA Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stage Write free?
Stage Write is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EdTA Events free?
EdTA Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stage Write or EdTA Events?
Stage Write is rated higher. Stage Write averages 3.5 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while EdTA Events averages 3.2 from 9 ratings.
Do Stage Write or EdTA Events have ads?
EdTA Events shows ads; Stage Write does not.
Which is updated more often, Stage Write or EdTA Events?
Stage Write ships an update every 3 weeks, and EdTA Events every 5 months. Most recently, Stage Write was updated on October 1, 2026 and EdTA Events on September 30, 2026.

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