Comparison

Screenplay vs Untitled

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

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About

Screenplay

This app offers a streamlined approach to writing screenplays on Apple devices, featuring automatic industry formatting and powerful navigation tools. It supports seamless syncing across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with optional AI assistance for enhanced writing speed and quality.

Highlights
  • Automatic industry formatting
  • Seamless iCloud sync across devices
  • Scene and character indexing
  • Beat board and index card planning
  • Import and export various script formats
  • Optional AI writing assistance
Features
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SCREENPLAY – WRITE AND CREATE YOUR SCRIPT ANYWHERE Screenplay has been featured by Apple in the Apps We Love collection on the App Store. Screenplay is the fast, modern way to write screenplays on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Designed for both new writers and working creators, Screenplay gives you automatic industry formatting, powerful navigation tools, and optional AI assistance to help you write better and faster. Whether you’re drafting a short film, pilot, or feature, Screenplay keeps everything simple, clean, and focused on your story. FEATURES • AUTOMATIC FORMATTING that follows real screenplay standards as you type • WRITE ANYWHERE across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with seamless iCloud sync • SCENE INDEX for fast navigation and instant access to any scene • CHARACTER INDEX with appearance attributes and complete dialog view • MINI-MAP VIEW for a full structural overview (iPad and Mac) • BEAT BOARD MANAGER with visual scene images and beat lists • INDEX CARDS for notes, ideas, and planning • SMART IMPORT for FDX, Fountain, TXT, and PDF with automatic PDF conversion • EASY EXPORT to FDX, Fountain, TXT, and PDF AI ASSISTANT (SUBSCRIPTION) • SCRIPT STARTER generates a 1–10 page screenplay draft from a short idea • ELEMENT PROOFING offers optional rewrites for Action and Dialog lines • SCENE PROOFING reviews an entire scene with suggestions you control • AI BEAT BOARDS create a visual collage and beat summary for any scene Perfect for beginners who need guidance and professionals who want a faster scriptwriting workflow. WHY SCREENPLAY A beautifully simple, writer-first screenwriting app designed to reduce clutter and remove friction. Screenplay adapts to your process, not the other way around. SCREENPLAY IS BACK One of the first screenwriting apps on the App Store returns — fully reimagined for today’s writers. Start your screenplay now. SUBSCRIPTIONS SCREENPLAY offers auto-renewal subscription. Please read the following about the auto-renewable nature of subscriptions: • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours prior to end of the current period. • You can manage or turn off auto-renewal in your Apple ID Account Settings any time after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. • Privacy policy - https://www.blackmanastudios.com/screenplay-privacy-policy/ • Terms of use - https://www.blackmanastudios.com/screenplay-terms-and-conditions/

About

Untitled

This app helps you capture ideas, take notes, and write screenplays in one place. It transforms your notes into industry-standard formatted screenplays. Perfect for developing stories, characters, and scenes.

Highlights
  • Quick notes and idea capture
  • Industry-standard screenplay formatting
  • Rich text outlines
  • One-touch scene reordering
  • Pro export options (.fdx, .fountain, .txt, .pdf, .html)
  • iCloud sync and auto-save
  • Focus mode for distraction-free writing
Features
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Untitled is a powerful screenwriting and note taking app, from the Lead UIUX designer at Vimeo. "Putting down my ideas, taking notes, and writing my screenplay without having to switch apps, or break focus, has been a blessing" - Marco C Not a screenwriter? Not a problem. Untitled can instantly turn your notes into a fully formatted screenplay. Develop your stories, build compelling characters, draft heart-stopping scenes, and transform your notes into a screenplay. Perfect for ideas, first drafts and everything in-between. NEW FEATURES: - iCloud Versioning - Never lose an overwritten thought! - iPhone X Support! - Split View & Slide Over now fully supported - Jot ideas while you research! FEATURES: - Quick notes - Jot your screenplay notes and ideas as soon as you open the app, all in one place. - A simple, beautifully crafted editor with a highly legible font that reduces writer's block when writing your story. - Write Now, Preview Later: Write without the pressure of writing a perfect first draft; Preview in the industry standard screenplay format. - Rich Text Outlines: New header, font, and bulleted styles allow you to create outlines however you see fit - One Touch Reorder: Quickly arrange and rearrange your scenes, or ideas in Untitled with the new reorder menu. Say goodbye to your note cards! - Pro Export Options: Export your masterpiece to .fdx, .fountain, .txt, .pdf or .html. - iCloud Sync: Sync what you write in Untitled across your iPhone and iPad. - File Format: All documents created in Untitled are .fountain files by default. - Easy Import: Import .txt and .fountain scripts from iCloud, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, and more. - Auto Save: Untitled auto saves your notes while you write them so that you never lose an idea. - Focus Mode: Enter a clean writing environment so that you can focus on your ideas, characters and story. - Writing Font: Untitled uses a customized version of Graphik for increased legibility over Courier when writing. - PDF Preview: See an unobstructed view of your screenplay within the Preview window. - Font Size Accessibility: Untitled now supports font sizes under Accessibility iOS Settings. Adjust for larger fonts when writing. - Keyboard Support: Connect your Bluetooth keyboard for an even better writing experience. - Magic Script Formatting: Untitled instantly turns your stories into an industry standard screenplay. - Writing Guide: Learn the ins and outs of Untitled from within the app. - Great Support: We answer emails really quickly! (they go straight to our phones!) - Fountain support. Ready to write your best screenplay? Download now!

Screenshots

Screenplay4 screens
Untitled4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Screenplay at Free against Untitled's $4.99. Screenplay also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.8). Untitled's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (142 vs 25). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Screenplay is free to download; Untitled costs $4.99 up front. Screenplay sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Untitled asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Screenplay holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Untitled has 142 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Screenplay's written reviews are positive against 51% of Untitled's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screenplay ships an update every 2 months, Untitled every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Screenplay versus Untitled: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenplayUntitled
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (25 ratings) — better3.8 (142 ratings)
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews — better50.6% of reviews
Number of ratings25142 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size469 MB21 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBlack Mana Studios Group LLCScreenplay & Script Pte. Ltd.

Customer experience

Screenplay

All ratings25 ratings
Positive76.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative24.0%

Untitled

All ratings142 ratings
Positive69.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative23.9%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive50.6%
Neutral9.6%
Negative39.8%

Bugs and requests

Screenplay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Untitled

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on launch or during use
  • Scripts deleted unexpectedly or lost on app exit
  • Pasting text from other apps causes immediate crash
  • Text not displaying (white screen issues)
  • App freezes when handling longer documents
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  • Version history fails to restore scripts properly
  • Incompatibility with iPhone 13 and iOS 13+
  • Keyboard lag and text input delays
  • Export to FDX creates improperly formatted XML
  • App crashes when using preview feature on multi-page documents
  • Random app closures causing work loss
  • Login/registration system broken (no password field)

Requested features

10 requests
  • Dark mode or multiple color themes
  • Cloud sync across multiple devices
  • User account system for data backup
  • Desktop version (Mac/Windows)
  • Non-Latin font support (Cyrillic, etc.)
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  • Improved predictive text and auto-correction
  • AI-powered writing suggestions and formatting help
  • More screenplay templates (TV shows, graphic novels)
  • Direct formatting preview while typing
  • Better tutorial and in-app formatting guidance

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Screenplay

Subscriptions6
  • Standard Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • AI Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • AI Plus Monthly Subscription$24.991 Month
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  • Standard Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
  • AI Annual Subscription$129.991 Year
  • AI Plus Annual Subscription$249.991 Year
None

Untitled

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Screenplay free?
Screenplay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Untitled free?
Untitled costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Screenplay or Untitled?
Screenplay is rated higher. Screenplay averages 4.0 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Untitled averages 3.8 from 142 ratings.
Do Screenplay or Untitled have ads?
Neither Screenplay nor Untitled shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Screenplay or Untitled?
Screenplay ships an update every 2 months, and Untitled every 5 weeks. Most recently, Screenplay was updated on October 23, 2026 and Untitled on October 24, 2026.

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