Fountain · easy screenwriting vs SectorMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fountain · easy screenwriting
This app provides a native writing and editing experience for screenplays on Apple devices. It utilizes a simple, natural writing language that handles formatting automatically, allowing users to focus on their story. Export scripts in various formats with ease.
- Native screenplay editor
- Fountain screenwriting language
- Automatic formatting
- Outlining tools
- Script exporting
- Plaintext documents
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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.
SectorMap
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SectorMap is a private offline archive for anyone who likes to collect, tag, and organize — links, references, notes, research, whatever matters to you. Think of it as a personal dossier app with a retro command console aesthetic. EVERYTHING IS LOCAL No account. No cloud. No tracking. No analytics. Records live in a database inside the app's sandbox and never leave your device. Delete the app and the data is gone with it. TAG AND SEARCH Every record carries a title, URL, type, description, source, and free-form tags. Full-text search runs instantly across everything you've saved. ADD AND EDIT MANUALLY Create new records from scratch, edit existing ones in place, or delete the ones you no longer need — all from a simple list view. THE GALAXY VIEW See your archive as a galaxy of clusters, grouped by tag or type. Drag, zoom, focus a cluster to see its orbiting records. A calmer, more visual way to browse a growing archive than a flat list. MULTIPLE DATABASES Keep separate archives for separate projects. Import database files, or export as database files or CSV, to move data between devices or back it up on your own terms. Imports merge intelligently — records matching on URL and title update in place instead of duplicating. SECTOR D COMMAND The landing screen is a small love letter to old animated spy-HQ aesthetics — monospace terminals, mission-console panels, a little absurdity. Tap the colored lights below the ENGAGE HAMSTER-CORE button to switch between the app's top-level pages, then ignite to jump into the archive view for that mode. Your data is yours. It stays on your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Fountain · easy screenwriting at 3 against SectorMap's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Fountain · easy screenwriting | SectorMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (30 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Walker | JONATHAN ANTHONY GAINES |
In-app purchases
Fountain · easy screenwriting
No in-app purchases
SectorMap
No in-app purchases
Questions
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