Fountain · easy screenwriting vs Outing Checker Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fountain · easy screenwriting
This app offers a streamlined approach to writing screenplays using a simple, Markdown-based language. It provides essential editing, viewing, and exporting tools for writers on Apple devices, focusing on speed and a clutter-free experience. Your scripts are saved as standard plaintext files, ensuring portability and ownership.
- Fountain screenwriting language support
- Native iOS, iPadOS, and macOS editor
- Fast and responsive performance
- Clutter-free writing interface
- Plaintext document export
- Outline and export tools
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Fountain is a fully native screenplay editor purpose-built for iOS, iPadOS and macOS, loaded with deceptively powerful editing, viewing, outlining and exporting tools. It uses the Fountain screenwriting language, a flavor of Markdown which lets you write naturally, without worrying about formatting. FAST · Fully native, from parser to editor. Translation? No slowdowns or hiccups. Just you and your script. FOCUSED · The tools you need to hit your flow without clutter. LEAN · Sips battery life thanks to a custom parser built on the latest macOS, iOS & iPadOS technologies. PORTABLE · Uses standard plaintext documents which you can read from (or write to!) with any text editor. Your data is yours. I'm an indie developer and fellow screenwriter, so your feedback is super important! Reach out to me at fountainappdev@gmail.com anytime with feedback, questions or ideas.
Outing Checker Widget
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Outing Checker Widget is an iOS app that lets you manage your checklist items from both the main app and widgets. Features: Add / edit / delete / reorder items Toggle each item ON/OFF Check status from Home Screen widgets Toggle items directly from supported widgets Launch the app from Lock Screen widgets Auto reset (daily / specific weekdays / nth weekday) Home Screen widgets support standard and 2-column layouts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fountain · easy screenwriting at Free against Outing Checker Widget's $0.49. Outing Checker Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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
Fountain · easy screenwriting is free to download; Outing Checker Widget costs $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fountain · easy screenwriting ships an update every 3 weeks, Outing Checker Widget every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fountain · easy screenwriting | Outing Checker Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.49 |
| Rating | 4.5 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Walker | Yusuke Yoshida |
Bugs and requests
Fountain · easy screenwriting
Reported bugs
17 issues- Constantly changes file name back to Untitled
- Stopped saving
- Deleted work when changing document title
- No version history
- Text continues behind the keyboard and is inaccessible
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- Crashes frequently
- App closes unexpectedly while writing
- Loses progress after crashing
- Crashes when adding a period with double-tap space
- Formatting while writing not as pictured
- Boots user off the app
- Lyrics not handled well
- Last line on each page lost on PDF export
- Non-removable 'Made In Fountain' + QR Code watermark on exported PDFs
- No paginated view until PDF export
- Dialogue breaks lines unexpectedly in the middle of words
- Character names break lines unexpectedly
Requested features
13 requests- Autocomplete for commands (e.g., INT.)
- Light mode option
- See page breaks within the app
- Title page creation
- Option to change text size
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- Support for research notes
- Drag and drop for rearranging sections/beats
- Force a Slugline (e.g., with 'Intercut')
- Improve character name recognition
- Dual dialogue support (^)
- Custom default folder option
- Clarification on AI-generated icon
- Icon change
Outing Checker Widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fountain · easy screenwriting
No in-app purchases
Outing Checker Widget
No in-app purchases
Questions
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