Comparison

Screenplay vs Task Manager & To Do

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

Head to head
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

Task Manager & To Do

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Docka is more than a task manager — it’s a calm workspace where tasks, ideas, and knowledge live together, so you can move away from scattered notes and keep plans and thinking structured in one place. Think of it as turning chaos into clarity: boards that match how you work, with flexible lists you shape like columns on each board. Open a card when you need more than a title — add rich descriptions and break work down with expandable checklists and subtasks when a task needs more structure. Choose themes and backgrounds so each board feels intentional rather than generic. Your boards stay up to date across Apple devices with iCloud, whether you’re on iPhone or continuing later on Mac. When boards grow, search helps you find the right cards quickly, and you can show or hide completed cards to keep lists readable as you make progress. If you have feedback, email us at neumandev@gmail.com — we improve Docka fastest when people share what they need day to day.

Screenshots

Screenplay4 screens
Task Manager & To Do3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Task Manager & To Do at none against Screenplay's 6. Screenplay's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Screenplay sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Task Manager & To Do asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Screenplay versus Task Manager & To Do: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenplayTask Manager & To Do
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size469 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBlack Mana Studios Group LLCAleksei Neiman

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

Task Manager & To Do

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Screenplay free?
Screenplay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Task Manager & To Do free?
Task Manager & To Do is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Screenplay or Task Manager & To Do have ads?
Neither Screenplay nor Task Manager & To Do shows ads.

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