Plotline Screenwriting Tool vs (beat) for iOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plotline Screenwriting Tool
Organize your screenplay with an intuitive index card system. Visualize ideas with writing patterns, access IMDb data instantly, and set personalized writing reminders to stay on track with your creative process.
- Overlapping index card system
- Flexible card arrangement
- Writing pattern visualization
- In-app IMDb search
- Personalized writing reminders
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- Fit 1,000+ index cards with the overlapping feature. - Complete flexibility on movement. - Provide writing patterns for better organisation. - Connect to IMDb on demand. - Set up personal writing reminders. With the capacity of 1,000 index cards, we provide you with total freedom to arrange your masterpiece and see possibilities. Long press before moving to prevent accidental misplacement and single tapping for further content adjustment. You can easily use our designed writing models to visualise your ideas and categorise them. We support your constant needs on searching for IMDb—without the hassle of jumping back and forth between apps, now you can simply type in names you desire and search in-app. By clicking on the result links, we directly take you to the IMDb page/app of the selected title. Create your reminders. No matter it’s a weekly writing schedule or a shoutout to yourself, encourage the future you to keep going! Feel free to send any comments, questions or suggestions to the developer in the Feedback section. Thank you for your support!
(beat) for iOS
This screenwriting app offers a distraction-free environment for writers to focus on their craft. It supports Fountain markup for portable and future-proof documents, with features like automatic scene numbering and auto-completion for efficient writing.
- Distraction-free UI
- Fountain markup support
- Automatic scene numbering
- Auto-complete for scene headings and character names
- PDF export
- Final Draft import/export
- Novel mode
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An elegant Fountain screenwriting app, created by a screenwriter for screenwriters. The perfect companion for full macOS version of Beat. Beat lets you write in a flow: Just start typing and let Beat take care of the formatting. There are as little distractions as possible to let you concentrate on writing. The app uses Fountain markup to store your documents, so everything you write is portable and future-proof. Your files are stored only on your own accounts and devices, and they are kept completely private. • Distraction-free UI • Index cards • Automatic scene numbering • Auto complete for scene headings and character names • PDF export • Final Draft import and export • Revision/edit tracking • Novel mode • Collection of templates for a quick start
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Plotline Screenwriting Tool at $1.99 against (beat) for iOS's $11.99. Plotline Screenwriting Tool also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). (beat) for iOS's advantage is chart position (#53 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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
Plotline Screenwriting Tool costs $1.99 and (beat) for iOS $11.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plotline Screenwriting Tool holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Plotline Screenwriting Tool's written reviews are positive against 80% of (beat) for iOS's.
Plotline Screenwriting Tool ships an update every 5 days, (beat) for iOS every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plotline Screenwriting Tool | (beat) for iOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $11.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better | 4.3 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 80.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #53 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pei Tzu Chang | Lauri-Matti Parppei |
Customer experience
Plotline Screenwriting Tool
(beat) for iOS
In-app purchases
Plotline Screenwriting Tool
No in-app purchases
(beat) for iOS
No in-app purchases
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