SceneMatch vs DH Costume S
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SceneMatch
This tool simplifies movie continuity management for professionals in hair, makeup, and costume departments. It offers a secure, collaborative, and accessible digital alternative to traditional binders, allowing users to focus on their projects.
- Digital continuity management
- Secure and collaborative platform
- Accessible on multiple devices
- Replaces traditional binders
- Focus on project, not software
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SceneMatch is the easiest way for movie professionals to manage their continuities, whether they work in the Hairstyling, Makeup, or Costume department. We help movie professionals better manage their work and control movie scene continuity in a safer, more secure, collaborative, and widely available manner - removing the need for a three-ring binder full of notes and prints. It works wherever your connected device is (phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop). Built with security at its core, SceneMatch aims for minimal interaction and distraction, allowing you to focus on your project rather than on software that gets in your way. You are not alone in this journey - we will be there as a team, helping you coordinate the project and do your job, rather than simply handing you a piece of software and leaving you to figure it out.
DH Costume S
Streamline film and television costuming with this app. It automates script import, organizes character closets, tracks inventory, and facilitates department-wide sharing of photos and notes. Manage budgets, sizing, and shipping all from your iPad.
- Automated script import
- Character closet organization
- Inventory and budget tracking
- Department-wide photo sharing
- Continuity note management
- Printable tag labels
- Budget and sizing sheets
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DEPARTMENT HEAD COSTUME brings 21st century database computing to the world of FILM/TELEVISION/COMMERCIAL COSTUMING. No more time wasted on redundant clerical work. Just import your script and let DH Costume start your database for you. DH Costume requires a Final Draft version 8 or higher script that has scene numbers and has the pages locked. Or, a Movie Magic Screenwriter script that has been properly converted to the Avid format. Contact tech support@scriptesystems.com if you need assistance with the conversion process. DH Costumer will not import a pdf version of a script. You enter in your character numbers, changes & day breaks, and you will be ready to print labels for the Tags. DH COSTUME is for everyone in the Costume Department: DESIGNERS, COSTUME SUPERVISORS, ON-SET COSTUMERS, COSTUME COORDINATORS - your entire department. No more running photos to set and back to the truck. For the first time DH Costume lets the entire department work independently but at the same time share all photos and continuity notes with the touch of a button. Everyone that needs the Continuity book has it with them already. On their iPad. Create and track CHANGES and CHARACTER CLOSETS. Create and print your TAG LABELS front and back, even your final book. Share photos and continuity notes with your entire department. Create and track budgets, inventory, sizing sheets, continuity, even shipping and receiving information all in one place - your iPad. DH COSTUME is built from the ground up to create highly stable, synch-able files. It is not a Filemaker add-on and requires no other software to operate. DH COSTUME has 3x the functionality of the competition for 1/3rd the price. Built by the creators of ScriptE Digital Script Supervision software and tested by top industry professionals, Department Head Costume is a quantum leap forward in the management of Costuming for Film,Television and Commercials. FUNCTIONALITY: COSTUME SUPERVISOR * DH COSTUME automatically imports scripts! It recognizes and adds all scene numbers & headings and speaking characters into your data base which allows you to quickly add your Day breaks and changes! * Print the labels for the front and back of the tags using your current DYMO Labelwriter 450 label printer. * Save, back up and share your files. * Sync continuity notes and photos from the Costumers and with the Design Team and Costume crew sharing fitting photos and continuity photos. * Track Rentals and Purchases, Inventory and CHARACTER CLOSETS. * Save time by moving entire Character closets, Inventory, kit and stock information over to new projects. * When it comes time to print out your final continuity book, the photos have already been added to each change. * Archive an entire season of work on one iPAD. DESIGNERS and ASSISTANT DESIGNERS * Organize changes and closets in one place. * Organize fitting/look photos and oversee the established photos. * Share CHARACTER CLOSET items between episodes * Track acquisition and disposition of items * Track and oversee alterations and fitting notes * Link the work of your entire crew in one place. * Privately track budgeting by character, scenes, production etc.This info need not be synced with everyone. ON-SET COSTUMERS * Keep your notes and photos all in one place - with you! * Take photos with your own digital camera or with your iPad and enter your continuity notes then sync with your Supervisor via email or Dropbox! COSTUME COORDINATORS * Track shipments, deliveries, rentals and returns. * Log actor sizes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SceneMatch at 5.0 against DH Costume S's 3.0. SceneMatch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). DH Costume S's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. DH Costume S sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $99.99 per year. SceneMatch asks for nothing beyond the download.
SceneMatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SceneMatch has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SceneMatch ships an update every 8 months, DH Costume S every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | SceneMatch | DH Costume S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Aritmic Software SRL | ScriptE Systems, LLC |
Customer experience
SceneMatch
DH Costume S
In-app purchases
SceneMatch
No in-app purchases
DH Costume S
- DH Costume S Annual Basic1 Month trial$99.991 Year







