Stage Write vs Focus Pile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Focus Pile
This app helps you focus on one task at a time by using your existing reminders. It syncs with Apple Reminders and allows you to skip tasks you can't complete. Widgets are available for iOS and macOS.
- Focus on one reminder at a time
- Uses existing Apple Reminders
- Syncs tasks via iCloud
- Mark tasks as done to update Apple Reminders
- Skip tasks that cannot be done
- Widgets for iOS and macOS
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Use Focus Pile to monotask with the reminders you already have. One Thing at a Time - Focus on just one reminder from your list. After that's done see what's next on the pile. Existing Reminders - Focus Pile uses the tasks in your Apple Reminders app, and syncs your pile over iCloud. You choose which reminder lists go on to the pile. Get Things Done - If possible, do what's on your Focus Pile right away. When you mark it as done, that will be updated in the Apple Reminders app. Skip to Move On - If what's up next in Focus Pile can't be done, skip it. Pile Everywhere - Put your focus pile anywhere with widgets and apps for iOS and macOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stage Write at Free against Focus Pile's $1.99. Stage Write also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 3). Focus Pile's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Stage Write is free to download; Focus Pile costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Focus Pile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively.
Stage Write ships an update every 3 weeks, Focus Pile every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stage Write | Focus Pile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Open Jar Productions LLC | David Taylor |
Customer experience
Stage Write
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In-app purchases
Stage Write
No in-app purchases
Focus Pile
No in-app purchases









