Comparison

Pocket Call Sheet vs Arc Studio Screenwriting

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

Head to head
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

Arc Studio Screenwriting

This app streamlines the entire screenwriting process, from initial idea generation to a polished script. It offers automatic professional formatting, advanced outlining tools, and real-time collaborative writing features. Worry-free editing with version history ensures your work is always safe.

Highlights
  • Automatic industry-standard formatting
  • Advanced beat-board for story visualization
  • Real-time collaborative writing
  • Intuitive outlining and story structure tools
  • Version history and worry-free editing
  • Import/export Final Draft, PDF, Fountain
Features
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Arc Studio Pro supports your screenwriting process from idea to finished script: * Format your script according to professional industry standards without even thinking about it * Write with flow, thanks to distraction-free, thoughtful design * From idea to story: Outline and visualize your story-structure with the most advanced beat-board available * Collaborate: Write with others in real-time, receive feedback and margin notes directly in your script PROFESSIONAL FORMATTING Arc Studio Pro automatically formats your screenplay to industry standards, even if you don’t know what they are. It’s super-easy to use for beginners and fully-customizable for pros. * Fully automatic, industry standard page layout and text formatting * Import and export Final Draft, PDF, and Fountain * Use intuitive shortcuts to format your text perfectly and effortlessly * The most advanced autocompletion on the market: Character names and sluglines automatically completed for you, for faster typing and consistent naming. * Elements are chosen for you based on what's most likely, and can be configured. KEEP IT FLOWING Stay focused thanks to state of the art design. Write with ease and only think about your story, not the page margins or when you saved the last time. * Intuitive interface * Autosave and automatic backups for worry-free writing * Super-pretty night mode CRAFT YOUR STORY Arc Studio Pro takes you beyond just formatting, and helps you build your story with the most powerful outlining features on the market. * Build your story from basic elements: plots, characters, and locations * Add beats and organize them in acts or sequences * Rearrange your story with intuitive drag & drop * Tag your beats with plots and characters, for intuitive color coding * Highlight certain storylines and characters to see their arcs at a glance TEAM WORK Arc Studio Pro is the screenwriting app that focuses most on collaboration. Screenwriting is often teamwork, so we want to make it as easy as possible for you to work together - that’s why we offer the most sophisticated collaborative writing tools on the market. * Write at the same time in the same document in real-time * Invite collaborators with one click via email * Comment directly on the script * Request reviews and send read-only excerpts WORRY-FREE EDITING Tying to find a certain scene or deleted dialogue? Miss a bit of text? Arc Studio Pro keeps track of all your edits and makes it easy for you and your collaborators to recover previous versions. Never search through piles of papers, different documents or endless emails again. * Search and manage your history with ease * Track your own changes * See who what others changed – who and when * Delete and recover whole scenes thanks to sophisticated history features PAY-AS-YOU-GO Arc Studio on iOS and iPadOS requires an annual Pro subscription. A 7-day free trial is included. PRIVACY AND TERMS Privacy policy: https://www.arcstudiopro.com/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://www.arcstudiopro.com/terms

Screenshots

Pocket Call Sheet4 screens
Arc Studio Screenwriting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Arc Studio Screenwriting at Free against Pocket Call Sheet's $7.99. Arc Studio Screenwriting also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (85 vs 12). Pocket Call Sheet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (68% vs 39%). On 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

Arc Studio Screenwriting is free to download; Pocket Call Sheet costs $7.99 up front. Arc Studio Screenwriting sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $99.99 per year. Pocket Call Sheet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Call Sheet holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arc Studio Screenwriting has 85 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Pocket Call Sheet's written reviews are positive against 39% of Arc Studio Screenwriting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Call Sheet ships an update every 6 months, Arc Studio Screenwriting every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Pocket Call Sheet versus Arc Studio Screenwriting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Call SheetArc Studio Screenwriting
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (12 ratings) — better3.4 (85 ratings)
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews — better39.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1285 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnake Byte StudioArc Studio Labs, Inc.

Customer experience

Pocket Call Sheet

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

Arc Studio Screenwriting

All ratings85 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative38.8%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative54.5%

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Call Sheet

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Arc Studio Screenwriting

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Pocket Call Sheet free?
Pocket Call Sheet costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arc Studio Screenwriting free?
Arc Studio Screenwriting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Call Sheet or Arc Studio Screenwriting?
Pocket Call Sheet is rated higher. Pocket Call Sheet averages 3.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Arc Studio Screenwriting averages 3.4 from 85 ratings.
Do Pocket Call Sheet or Arc Studio Screenwriting have ads?
Neither Pocket Call Sheet nor Arc Studio Screenwriting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Call Sheet or Arc Studio Screenwriting?
Pocket Call Sheet ships an update every 6 months, and Arc Studio Screenwriting every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pocket Call Sheet was updated on October 11, 2026 and Arc Studio Screenwriting on October 9, 2026.

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