Comparison

Video Bookmark vs Scripts Writer

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

Head to head
About

Video Bookmark

Save specific moments in YouTube videos with timestamped bookmarks. Easily access and share these moments later, keeping important video content organized outside of the YouTube app. A Chrome extension allows for seamless cross-device bookmarking.

Highlights
  • Save YouTube video timestamps
  • Access saved bookmarks
  • Share timestamped links
  • Compatible Chrome extension
  • Organize important videos
Features
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Video Bookmark is your go-to app for effortlessly saving timestamps in YouTube videos on your iOS device. Follow these simple steps to get started: Install the Video Bookmark app and sign in with your Google or Apple account. Open the YouTube iOS app and select any video you want to bookmark. Tap the share button below the video and choose 'Video Bookmark' from the list (you might need to click the 'more' button represented by ...). The share extension will appear, allowing you to enter the timestamp. To access your saved bookmarks, open the Video Bookmark app and refresh the screen by pulling it down. But that's not all! You can also easily share timestamped links with friends. Simply press and hold the URL link on your saved bookmark to bring up the sharing option. Video Bookmark is perfect for keeping track of long YouTube videos, including audiobooks, classes, speeches, and more. It's the ideal solution for saving important videos outside of the clutter of YouTube. And here's the best part: Video Bookmark is the only bookmarking app with a compatible Chrome extension, so you can seamlessly save bookmarks on both your phone and computer!

About

Scripts Writer

Features
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Write screenplays that look the way the industry expects — on your phone. Scripts Writer formats as you type. Pick a scene heading, action line, character, dialogue or transition and the app handles the margins, capitalisation and spacing, so you can think about the story instead of the layout. WRITE IN PROPER FORMAT • Scene headings, action, character, dialogue, parentheticals and transitions • Formatting applied as you type — nothing to style by hand • Optional warnings when an element lands out of its usual order • Decide what happens at a page break: ask each time, keep it, move it, or split it ORGANISE YOUR WORK • A library of every script, ready to rename, duplicate or delete • Change history, so you can see how a draft developed • A built-in notepad for ideas that aren't scenes yet • Reference images dropped in beside the pages that need them HEAR IT BACK • Play your script aloud from any point to catch the lines that read awkwardly SHARE IT • Export to PDF • Print straight from the app • Download all of your scripts whenever you want them BUILT FOR WRITING ON A PHONE • A keyboard lock that keeps the keyboard up while you work • Zoom control for reading pages comfortably • Light and dark themes • Adjustable font, font size, line spacing and page size Your scripts are saved to your account, so they are waiting when you come back.

Screenshots

Video Bookmark3 screens
Scripts Writer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Video Bookmark at every 8 days against Scripts Writer's monthly. Video Bookmark also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Bookmark ships an update every 8 days, Scripts Writer monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Video Bookmark versus Scripts Writer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo BookmarkScripts Writer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKieran OlearyWesley Smith

In-app purchases

None

Video Bookmark

No in-app purchases

None

Scripts Writer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Video Bookmark free?
Video Bookmark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scripts Writer free?
Scripts Writer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Video Bookmark or Scripts Writer have ads?
Neither Video Bookmark nor Scripts Writer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Bookmark or Scripts Writer?
Video Bookmark ships an update every 8 days, and Scripts Writer monthly. Most recently, Video Bookmark was updated on November 4, 2026 and Scripts Writer on October 31, 2026.

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