Comparison

Pocket Call Sheet vs Stage Write

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

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About

Pocket Call Sheet

This app allows filmmakers to create and distribute industry-standard digital call sheets for their productions. It streamlines scheduling, cast and crew information, and scene details, enabling digital sign-offs and email distribution as PDF or HTML.

Highlights
  • Create industry-standard digital call sheets
  • Distribute to cast and crew via email
  • Digital sign-off for key personnel
  • Detailed production, cast, crew, and scene information
  • Includes weather, property lists, and special instructions
  • Email attachments as HTML or PDF
Features
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POCKET CALL SHEET. The world's first iOS digital call sheet application. - Featured in MovieMaker Magazine's "2011's Must-Have Apps for Movie Makers | The Future of Filmmaking" issue. - Named as one of "2 Apps to help produce your film." -Raindance Canada. - "Overall this app is highly recommended, it's highly functional, easy to customize/maneuver." -HandHeldHollywood.com - "Pocket Call Sheet is very intuitive and easy to use. A smart solution at a great price." -Chris Patmore, MovieScope Magazine. With Pocket Call Sheet you can simply and effectively create industry standard digital call sheets for multiple productions. Instead of relying on a physical production office to schedule your production, with Pocket Call Sheet you can do it on the road, distributing to your cast and crew all the requirements for the following day. Your Line Producer, UPM, 1st and 2nd AD’s can even sign off on the call sheet from their device. Pocket Call Sheet allows you to email call sheets as HTML or PDF attachments, thus eliminating the need to print. Here is a detailed list of elements Pocket Call Sheet contains: Production information: - Film Title - Episode Title - Company - Studio - Date - Shoot Days - Day out of days (e.g. "day 32 of a 60 day shoot") - Exec. Producer(s) - Producer(s) - Director(s) - Production Office and contact information - Production Number - Company Report to - Company Shooting Call - Line Producer - Unit Production Manager - 1st Assistant Director - 2nd Assistant Director - 2nd 2nd Assistant Director - Production Assistant(s) - Other Weather information: - Anticipated Weather - Sunrise - Sunset Cast information: - Assigned Number - Name - Role - Status - Pick-Up - Call Time - Hair & M/U - Set Call - Notes Crew information: - General Crew Call (Sets a global call time) - Name - Position - Status - Call Time - Notes Departments: - Camera Dept. - Grip Dept. - Electric Dept. - Sound Dept. - Video - Property Dept. - Special Effects - Hair & Make Up - Wardrobe Dept. - Art Dept. - Construction - Office Staff - Accounting - Writing Staff - Casting - Post Production - Locations - Transportation - Misc. Equipment - Catering & Craft Services - Additional - Studio Set Op’s Stand-Ins, Atmosphere, Musicians: - Assigned Number - Name - Role - Status - Pick-Up - Call Time - Hair & M/U - Set Call - Notes Scene information (scenes can be reordered for scheduling purposes): - Scene Number - INT/EXT - Scene Heading - DAY/NIGHT - Story Day - Scene Description - Number of Pages - Cast Required - Location Address - Notes/Instructions - Special Instructions for specific departments. - Property list with description, scene and quantity. - Emergency Utilities with contact information and address. - Daily Notes. Signatures: - Line Producer - U.P.M. - 1st A.D. - 2nd A.D. And a great deal more... After entering the details of your shoot day, a formatted 2 page call sheet with advance shooting schedule is emailed to all cast, crew and anyone else. If you find Pocket Call Sheet useful, please add a review. If you have any suggestions for future releases of Pocket Call Sheet please email us via our website. Please "Like" us on Facebook and Twitter: - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pocket-Call-Sheet/370875426271783 - https://twitter.com/pocketcallsheet You can also find detailed video guides on YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFmVdLMnNJGU9bmUKcel9kAlXg2z3848y

About

Stage Write

This app helps capture and organize theatrical staging, blocking, and cues. It allows users to import ground plans and scripts, track performer and scenery movement, and create a calling script. Collaboration and cross-device syncing are also supported.

Highlights
  • Import scenic ground plans
  • Import script PDFs
  • Add light, sound, and blocking cues
  • Track performer and scenery movement
  • Collaborate and sync across devices
  • Create calling scripts
  • Document choreography with Staging Score
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Stage Write is the best method to capture choreography, staging blocking for theatrical productions of all sizes. Upload the ground plans and scenery and track the positions, movement of performers and scenery throughout the production. Create your calling script by uploading your script and easily entering cues and notes. Stage Write allows you to add collaborators to your production and share/sync data seamlessly between you and your team and sync across devices. Features: - Import scenic ground plan (or draw your own) - Import script PDF to your production. - Easily add light cues, sound cues, blocking notes into the script. - Track the movement of performers, scenery, and props. - Use your iPad Pro and Apple Pencil to freehand draw traffic patterns and movement of performers, scenery. - Link spacing charts to portions of the script. - Add collaborators to easily edit and sync across devices. - Create a Calling Script showing the blocking and cues at-a-glance. - Work on or off-line and sync data across devices. - Sync data automatically to other collaborators - Create custom number line - Detail choreography and staging with The Staging Score. - Create PDF of combined charts and script or score to easily print. - Document choreography aligned with the counts in the music.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stage Write at Free against Pocket Call Sheet's $7.99. Stage Write also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Pocket Call Sheet's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.5) and device support (3 vs 1). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Stage Write is free to download; Pocket Call Sheet costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Call Sheet holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Pocket Call Sheet's written reviews are positive against 62% of Stage Write's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Call Sheet ships an update every 6 months, Stage Write every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pocket Call Sheet versus Stage Write: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Call SheetStage Write
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (12 ratings) — better3.5 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnake Byte StudioOpen Jar Productions LLC

Customer experience

Pocket Call Sheet

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral13.2%
Negative18.9%

Stage Write

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative23.1%

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Call Sheet

No in-app purchases

None

Stage Write

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Call Sheet free?
Pocket Call Sheet costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stage Write free?
Stage Write is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Call Sheet or Stage Write?
Pocket Call Sheet is rated higher. Pocket Call Sheet averages 3.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Stage Write averages 3.5 from 14 ratings.
Do Pocket Call Sheet or Stage Write have ads?
Neither Pocket Call Sheet nor Stage Write shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Call Sheet or Stage Write?
Pocket Call Sheet ships an update every 6 months, and Stage Write every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pocket Call Sheet was updated on September 28, 2026 and Stage Write on October 1, 2026.

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