Comparison

Stratword vs Porkly

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Stratword

This app is a mobile screenwriting studio that guides users from initial ideas to a formatted final draft. It offers tools for outlining, character development, and industry-standard formatting, along with a community hub for collaboration and feedback.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step story engine
  • Deep character development tools
  • Industry-standard formatting
  • Community hub for writers
  • Script exchange and feedback
  • Seamless cloud sync
  • Access to study scripts
Features
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Write your screenplay from anywhere. Your pocket-sized writer's room and global community. Stratword is the ultimate mobile screenwriting studio, designed to take you from a single idea to a fully formatted final draft. Whether you are outlining a treatment on your commute, building character bios at a coffee shop, or formatting your dialogue on the couch, Stratword gives you the professional tools you need to finally finish your script. Stop wrestling with margins and focus on what matters: your story. KEY FEATURES: Step-by-Step Story Engine: Don't stare at a blank page. Follow our guided workflow to brainstorm loglines, structure your treatment, and build out your world before you ever write "Fade In." Deep Character Development: Create complex, three-dimensional characters with dedicated profiles for bios, traits, and story arcs. Industry-Standard Formatting: Write naturally while the editor automatically formats your scene headings, action, characters, and dialogue to strict Hollywood standards. The All-New Community Hub: Level up your craft and connect with a global network of screenwriters: The Writers' Room: Browse a directory of writers by genre to find your perfect co-writer and collaborate on your next big project. The Script Exchange: Upload your projects, trade scripts with peers, earn review credits, and receive actionable feedback to polish your draft. Study Scripts: Access a curated library of recommended reading from professional screenplays to study structure and formatting. Writer Profiles & Secure Inbox: Build your custom profile showcasing your top influences, and connect privately via direct messaging. Seamless Cloud Sync: Start writing on your iPhone and finish on your computer! Your Stratword account seamlessly syncs with our brand-new Web Editor, unlocking even more pro tools like Dark Mode, Sprint Timers, Read-Aloud Teleprompters, and exports to PDF and Final Draft (.FDX). STRATWORD PREMIUM Upgrade to Stratword Premium to unlock unlimited screenplays, advanced writing features, and full cross-platform syncing. Monthly Access plans: Monthly: $9.99/Month Payments and Renewal: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. PRIVACY All your information on Stratword is secure. You are the only one who has access to your information. Also, you can delete your data at any time if you choose to do so. Privacy Policy: https://stratword.com/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://stratword.com/termsofuse Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stratword_

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Porkly

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Porkly does two things: it keeps track of what you have to do, and it tracks where your time actually goes. Everything stays on your phone. No account, no sign-in, nothing uploaded — ever. ZERO DATA COLLECTED. ZERO DATA SOLD. Most productivity apps want your calendar, your habits and your hours before they will do anything at all. Porkly asks for nothing, because it sends nothing anywhere. There is no server — which means there is no server to breach. No account to steal. No password to leak. No database with your name in it, here or anywhere else. The data is self-custodial in the plainest sense of the word: it lives on your phone, it belongs to you, and you are the only one who can move it. That is not a privacy policy promising restraint. It is an app with nowhere to send anything. ONE TAP IS THE WHOLE APP The buttons on Home are Quick Track. Tap one and it starts counting. Tap it again and it stops. Sessions can overlap on purpose, so a show can run in the background while you work. The total above the row is today's screen time, and it's free for everyone. WHAT YOU CAN MAKE • Tasks and events — a title, a date, notes, tags, a location • Alarms you have to answer, with Stop and Snooze • Timers that count down, stopwatches that count up • Pomodoros that run focus and break cycles back to back • Activities — anything you want to log hours against: Reading, Gym, Guitar, Video Games • Repeating items, so a birthday gets entered once and reminds you every year FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS Time management, time tracking and scheduling in one app, without the account that usually comes attached. Point a Pomodoro at an Activity and the focus time logs itself. Filter the calendar by tab, so classes, clients and personal don't sit in one pile. Tap any day to see what's due and what you actually tracked. YOUR HOME RINGS Eight rings at the top of Home, each showing whatever you point it at — a task's progress, a running timer, an Activity's budget, or how far through the year, month, week or day you are. TAKE YOUR DATA WITH YOU Export the lot as a single file whenever you like, and save it to iCloud Drive or send it straight to another device. Import restores a backup: it replaces what is in the app, tells you what will be removed, and asks first. Leaving is a two-tap export, not a support ticket. FREE, AND WHAT PREMIUM ADDS The free plan is a real app, not a trial: Quick Track, today's screen time, the calendar, reminders and alarms, 5 items, 3 activities, 3 tabs and 2 Home rings — no time limit, no ads. Premium is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: • Unlimited tasks, events, timers, activities and tabs • All eight Home rings • Budgets — set how long you meant to spend on something, and watch how much is left • A cap on your daily screen time • Charts — pie, line and bar for everything you track, over any range from a day to all time Buy it once, and it restores on any device signed in to your Apple Account.

Screenshots

Stratword4 screens
Porkly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Porkly at none against Stratword's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stratword sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Porkly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Stratword versus Porkly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStratwordPorkly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (97 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings97 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick PierreGregory Clair

Bugs and requests

Stratword

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Previous projects suddenly deleted
  • Conversions result in distorted PDFs
  • PDFs are unusable for edits or sharing
  • Paid app does not install
  • Unable to login
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  • App freezes during login attempts
  • Confirmation email for account creation not sent
  • Work is erased upon next login
  • Indents and new lines cause screenplay to look 'wonk'
  • Locking steps until previous ones are completed without clear requirements

Requested features

3 requests
  • Paste text copied from notes within script section
  • Add feature of pasting and copying texts
  • Option to insert images

Porkly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Stratword

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Screenplay Editor Monthly Sub$5.991 Month
  • Stratword Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Editor Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Stratword Premium Yearly7 Days trial$99.001 Year
One-time3
  • Upgrade$1.99
  • Coverage$29.99
  • Lifetime Access$149.99
1 purchases

Porkly

One-time1
  • Porkly Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Stratword free?
Stratword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Porkly free?
Porkly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stratword or Porkly have ads?
Stratword shows ads; Porkly does not.

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