ScriptBuilder vs Bits
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScriptBuilder
Capture and develop screenplay ideas on the go. This app guides you through clarifying your movie concept, structuring your story arc with act builders, and fleshing out characters and scenes with targeted questions. Prepare to write compelling stories with a solid foundation.
- Idea clarification questions
- Story arc structure (Act 1, 2, 3)
- Character development prompts
- Scene building guidance
- On-the-go idea capture
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Welcome to ScriptBuilder! ScriptBuilder was made to capture and build screenplay ideas on the go. Before you face the dreaded blank page, build up your screenplay idea with ScriptBuilder! Features: • The Idea section helps you clarify your movie idea by answering specific questions, getting to the heart of your story • Structure your story arc with Act 1, Act 2, and Act 3 builders. All three act sections contain Act Beat questions to facilitate new ideas and notes which will prepare you when you're ready to build scenes • The "Character Builder" feature prompts you to answer questions about your characters to help you get to know your characters better and to discover their arcs. Getting to know your characters will make writing your scenes with these characters smoother. (Access through in-app purchase) • The "Scene Builder" feature provides useful questions that when answered help bring clarity to what the scene does to move your story and characters forward. (Access through in-app purchase) Unlimited Access: All Access (1 Month) $5.99 All Access (1 Year) $49.99 -------------------------------- I originally built this app because I found myself coming up with ideas for screenplays but didn't have a dedicated place to capture them. I also wanted a tool that would help me flesh out the story, characters, and scenes before I sat down in front of my computer to write. I want to continue to iterate on ScriptBuilder with new features to make it even better. If you have any feature requests, questions or comments, please go to the support url and send me an email :) I hope ScriptBuilder helps you along your path in creating compelling stories in both feature films and television. If it does help, please share ScriptBuilder with your family and friends. Thank you! -------------------------------- Privacy Policy: https://www.scriptbuilderapp.com/_files/ugd/b622d0_f5722cd213394590bbd181559a0af540.pdf Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Bits
This app helps professional stand-up comedians organize their writing process. Quickly capture ideas, add notes, build and reorder sets, and use on-stage mode for performances. Organize jokes with labels and track their status.
- Quickly capture joke ideas
- Add detailed notes to each bit
- Build and reorder performance sets
- On-stage mode for live shows
- Organize bits with custom labels
- Track bit status (draft, done, gold)
- Estimate and time bit performance
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Bits is an app for professional stand-up comedians. It’s designed to keep your writing process fast and organized so you can focus on your comedy instead of the tools. Here's what it offers: *WRITE BITS* Whenever a funny thought pops into your brain, you can quickly add it to your infinite bits list. Just open the app, hit that plus button, and start writing. All your bits are saved securely*, instantly, and automatically so you won’t have to worry about that. *ADD NOTES* Writing the perfect bit comes with lots of experimentation and small details to remember. To help you with the ongoing process of adjustments, each bit has its section of notes. Bits and notes always come together so you won’t be able to lose important notes you’ve written to yourself. *BUILD SETS* We all wish for the perfect set. The set will catch the crowd on its first bit and finish with resounding laughter. This glory set is the easiest to build and manage. You can add bits to existing sets or create a new set and add bits to it. Simply drag & drop to reorder the bits and have them ready one by one. Move jokes up and down, remove and add until you find that perfect balance of laughs. *ON STAGE MODE* The old days of paper pages on a stool are over! When you’re up there on stage, you can switch to the on-stage mode and have your set ready for your performance. The screen will remain turned on and all black. While you perform, you can swipe right or left to indicate if the joke did well or not so you can come back to it later and reshape it the way you think best. *ORGANIZE WITH LABELS* Planning a Christmas set? And how about those airport bits? Or where did you put all of your funny bits about your dad? Oh, they’re all labeled! Label each bit with any label(s) you want. Either apply labels from the bit screen or add bits to an existing label from the labels screen. Access by bit the themes you think are most suitable for your next set. *SET STATUSES* Writing a bit is a process. It starts with a thought and moves up the ladder until it’s done. Draft, done, or gold - these are predefined statuses for your bits which will help you plan ahead and easily see which bits need more work, which can be performed and get laughs, and which are so good that you can close and get max cheers from your crowd. *TIME YOUR BITS* You got only 5 minutes, 5:10 at most. Which bits can be squeezed in to fit that time limitation? Oh, that’s easy. Each bit is generated with an approximate time it’ll take you to perform it, but you can always tweak it and make sure you can plan every bit to fit perfectly into its time slot. ---- --- *Please note that material backup, bit feedback, and custom icons are available to paid subscribers only. ---- --- I’d love to answer your questions or just hear what you think about Bits. Find me online at: amitay@thebits.club Twitter: @standUpBitsApp ---- --- Privacy Policy: https://www.thebits.club/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://www.thebits.club/termsnconditions
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Verdict
ScriptBuilder and Bits both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of Bits's written reviews are positive against 36% of ScriptBuilder's. Bits also leads on ratings volume (228 vs 7). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. ScriptBuilder sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Bits sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for ScriptBuilder against 4.7 for Bits. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bits has 228 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of ScriptBuilder's written reviews are positive against 78% of Bits's.
ScriptBuilder ships an update every 3 weeks, Bits fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScriptBuilder | Bits |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (228 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 228 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 263 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | patrick ridd | Amitay Tweeto |
Customer experience
ScriptBuilder
Bits
Bugs and requests
ScriptBuilder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bits
Reported bugs
11 issues- App fails to save edits and loses material
- Cross-platform synchronization not working properly
- Entire joke libraries deleted without warning
- Writing streak counter resets unexpectedly
- Bits randomly dropped from sets
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- Text formatting jumps to bottom of page when adding line breaks
- Sets page pops up repeatedly when trying to navigate back
- Gags stuck scrolled to top when editing
- Keyboard stays on screen blocking text visibility
- Showtime swipe function has unintuitive directional logic
- Data loss on app updates or device transfers
Requested features
17 requests- Font size adjustment for visually impaired users
- Better web version functionality
- iPad-optimized version
- Dark mode option
- Ability to record and playback jokes
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- Keyword search functionality for set building
- Performance tracking with worked/didn't work indicators
- Gag title feature for better organization
- Bullet points and checkbox formatting within gags
- Drag-and-drop custom gag organization
- Social component to connect with other comedians
- Timer with toggle visibility during showtime
- Better text formatting and color highlighting
- Improved showtime display with larger text
- Filter and sort gags by status (drafts, completed, etc.)
- Ability to edit gags while in a set
- Auto-correct and spell-check functionality
In-app purchases
ScriptBuilder
- All Access (1 Month)7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- All Access (1 year)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Character Builder$0.99
- Scene Builder$0.99
- No Ads$1.99
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- All Access (Lifetime)$69.99
Bits
- Monthly Written Back Up7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Monthly Written Back Up7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Monthly Written Back Up7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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- Yearly Written Back Up1 Month trial$9.991 Year
- Monthly Written Back Up7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- Monthly Written Back Up3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Monthly Written Back Up7 Days trial$11.991 Month
- Yearly Written Back Up1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly Written Back Up14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly Written Back Up1 Month trial2 variants$39.991 Year
- Yearly Written Back Up14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Yearly Written Back Up1 Month trial$49.991 Year
- Yearly Written Back Up7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Yearly Written Back Up1 Month trial$59.991 Year









