Pencil Games vs ScreenPlays
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pencil Games
Enjoy classic pencil and paper drawing games on your device. Play solo or challenge friends in a variety of puzzles and strategy games. New games are generated on demand, and progress is saved for seamless play.
- Classic drawing games
- Randomly generated games
- Single player and multiplayer modes
- Progress saving
- Play with Apple Pencil, stylus, or finger
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Play classic pencil and paper drawing games such as Crossword Puzzles, Sudoku, Word Searches, Tic Tac Toe, with an Apple Pencil, a stylus, or even your finger! • Never run out of fun, as new games are randomly generated anytime you wish. • Play single player games such as Crossword Puzzles, Sudoku, Futoshiki, Word Searches, and Mazes, or play against a friend on games such as Tic Tac Toe, Hangman, Dots and Boxes, and 4 in a Row. • Progress in each game is saved, so you are able to toggle between games and resume where you left off. • More games to come!
ScreenPlays
Compete with friends to create the best movie titles for random movie descriptions. Earn awards for your writing or reveal your lack of talent. Host your own games and track your creative wins.
- Write movie titles for descriptions
- Vote on best titles
- Earn 'Oskers' or 'Trazzies'
- Host custom games
- Track writing wins
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ScreenPlays: A Creative Writing Game for Movie Lovers We’ve got tons of movie descriptions but no titles! Grab your friends and compete for best writer by writing and voting on the perfect movie titles to go with random movie descriptions. Prove your writing dominance by winning an Osker for the best writing or reveal your lack of talent by winning a Trazzie for the worst writing – double the chance to win! How to Play: - Read a short movie blurb - Write an award-winning movie title - Vote for the best title - Win an Osker for the best writing or a Trazzie for the worst Features: - Make the game your own! Host a game to generate the movie blurbs - Simple gameplay easy to play - Keep track of your wins and brilliant writing ScreenPlays is the perfect game for when you’re hanging out with friends and want to play something quick, creative, and fun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScreenPlays at 5.0 against Pencil Games's 3.0. ScreenPlays also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Pencil Games's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (50 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ScreenPlays holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pencil Games has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pencil Games ships an update every 3 months, ScreenPlays every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Pencil Games | ScreenPlays |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Edwards LLC | Ryan Gant |
Customer experience
Pencil Games
ScreenPlays
In-app purchases
Pencil Games
No in-app purchases
ScreenPlays
No in-app purchases
Questions
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