Bits vs Arc Studio Screenwriting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Arc Studio Screenwriting
This app streamlines the entire screenwriting process, from initial idea generation to a polished script. It offers automatic professional formatting, advanced outlining tools, and real-time collaborative writing features. Worry-free editing with version history ensures your work is always safe.
- Automatic industry-standard formatting
- Advanced beat-board for story visualization
- Real-time collaborative writing
- Intuitive outlining and story structure tools
- Version history and worry-free editing
- Import/export Final Draft, PDF, Fountain
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Arc Studio Pro supports your screenwriting process from idea to finished script: * Format your script according to professional industry standards without even thinking about it * Write with flow, thanks to distraction-free, thoughtful design * From idea to story: Outline and visualize your story-structure with the most advanced beat-board available * Collaborate: Write with others in real-time, receive feedback and margin notes directly in your script PROFESSIONAL FORMATTING Arc Studio Pro automatically formats your screenplay to industry standards, even if you don’t know what they are. It’s super-easy to use for beginners and fully-customizable for pros. * Fully automatic, industry standard page layout and text formatting * Import and export Final Draft, PDF, and Fountain * Use intuitive shortcuts to format your text perfectly and effortlessly * The most advanced autocompletion on the market: Character names and sluglines automatically completed for you, for faster typing and consistent naming. * Elements are chosen for you based on what's most likely, and can be configured. KEEP IT FLOWING Stay focused thanks to state of the art design. Write with ease and only think about your story, not the page margins or when you saved the last time. * Intuitive interface * Autosave and automatic backups for worry-free writing * Super-pretty night mode CRAFT YOUR STORY Arc Studio Pro takes you beyond just formatting, and helps you build your story with the most powerful outlining features on the market. * Build your story from basic elements: plots, characters, and locations * Add beats and organize them in acts or sequences * Rearrange your story with intuitive drag & drop * Tag your beats with plots and characters, for intuitive color coding * Highlight certain storylines and characters to see their arcs at a glance TEAM WORK Arc Studio Pro is the screenwriting app that focuses most on collaboration. Screenwriting is often teamwork, so we want to make it as easy as possible for you to work together - that’s why we offer the most sophisticated collaborative writing tools on the market. * Write at the same time in the same document in real-time * Invite collaborators with one click via email * Comment directly on the script * Request reviews and send read-only excerpts WORRY-FREE EDITING Tying to find a certain scene or deleted dialogue? Miss a bit of text? Arc Studio Pro keeps track of all your edits and makes it easy for you and your collaborators to recover previous versions. Never search through piles of papers, different documents or endless emails again. * Search and manage your history with ease * Track your own changes * See who what others changed – who and when * Delete and recover whole scenes thanks to sophisticated history features PAY-AS-YOU-GO Arc Studio on iOS and iPadOS requires an annual Pro subscription. A 7-day free trial is included. PRIVACY AND TERMS Privacy policy: https://www.arcstudiopro.com/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://www.arcstudiopro.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bits at 4.7 against Arc Studio Screenwriting's 3.4. Bits also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 39%) and monetization model (freemium vs subscription). Arc Studio Screenwriting's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Bits sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Arc Studio Screenwriting sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $99.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bits holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 228 and 85 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Bits's written reviews are positive against 39% of Arc Studio Screenwriting's.
Bits ships an update fortnightly, Arc Studio Screenwriting every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bits | Arc Studio Screenwriting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (228 ratings) — better | 3.4 (85 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 39.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 228 — better | 85 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amitay Tweeto | Arc Studio Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
Bits
Arc Studio Screenwriting
Bugs and 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
Arc Studio Screenwriting
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
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
Arc Studio Screenwriting
- Pro$99.991 Year









