Comparison

Screenplay vs mo.Today

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

mo.Today

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Focus on today, with mo.Today. mo.Today brings your schedule and to-dos together on a single screen, so today is clear at a glance — a simple, beautiful design you can look at every day without fatigue. The beauty of simplicity The screen you see every day should be simple. When too much shows at once, the one thing that matters — what to do today — gets buried. mo.Today shows only today's tasks and events on one screen. Yesterday, tomorrow, next month: anything you don't need right now stays out of sight, so you can give today your full attention. What you must do today, and what you can There are two kinds of things in a day: what you have to do today, and what you could get done while you have today. mo.Today lets you set when each to-do appears, so you can hold both. Keep the things that aren't urgent tucked away until the day you choose — today's screen stays focused on what's due, and each one surfaces on its own as its deadline nears. Or let the things you'd like to get ahead on show early, so you can handle them the moment you have time. Never rushed at the last minute, never missing the chance to work ahead — so you make the most of the day you have. New in this return Two things the 2013 mo.Today never had, added for this release. • Routines that fit your rhythm Everyone keeps a different rhythm. A once-a-day routine like taking medication, a few-times-a-week routine like working out three times a week, a set-time routine like meditating at 7 each morning — mo.Today holds your daily rhythm in three ways. No fixating on how many days in a row; just your own pace. • A bucket list for someday Some things aren't urgent, but you carry them anyway — a place to visit, something to learn, a promise to yourself. mo.Today keeps those wishes in a place of their own. They rest quietly at the edge of today's screen, and on the day you fulfill one, the date is etched beside it to mark the moment. No nudging, no ranking — just kept close, so you don't forget. Never miss the moment Ten minutes before a meeting, the time of an appointment, a report deadline. Some moments you can't afford to forget. mo.Today reminds you as a deadline draws near — with notifications you can see at a glance, even on the lock screen, so nothing on today's list slips by. Your calendar, on the same screen Work meetings in one app, personal to-dos in another — moving between them is a hassle. mo.Today brings in your iPhone's built-in calendar events and shows them on one screen. Events and to-dos line up in time order, so your whole day comes into view at once. How many days to go? How many days until the exam, how long until an anniversary, what date lands 100 days from now — counting across a calendar by finger is tedious. mo.Today has a built-in date calculator. Pick a target date from a starting point and it shows the gap in days instantly; or type a number of days and it tells you when that falls. Then jump straight to that date to see what's already on your schedule for it. The same today, on every iPhone With iCloud, you see the same today across all your iPhones. Switch to a new device, or carry a work phone and a personal one — your today is the same wherever you are. Nothing is stored on an outside server, so your data stays entirely your own. Make it your own If it's a screen you see every day, you'll want a picture you love behind it. mo.Today lets you bring in a photo from your library as the background. Family photos, a place you traveled, a painting you love — start today in your own atmosphere. Your image settles naturally over the clean default design. Requirements Optimized for iPhone. Available in Korean, English, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. · Minimum: iOS 17.6 or later · Recommended: iOS 26 or later

Screenshots

Screenplay4 screens
mo.Today4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mo.Today at none against Screenplay's 6. mo.Today also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Screenplay's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Screenplay sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. mo.Today asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screenplay ships an update every 2 months, mo.Today every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Screenplay versus mo.Today: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenplaymo.Today
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size469 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBlack Mana Studios Group LLCMoPlanet Inc.

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

mo.Today

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Screenplay free?
Screenplay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is mo.Today free?
mo.Today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Screenplay or mo.Today have ads?
Neither Screenplay nor mo.Today shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Screenplay or mo.Today?
Screenplay ships an update every 2 months, and mo.Today every 2 weeks. Most recently, Screenplay was updated on October 23, 2026 and mo.Today on October 21, 2026.

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