Comparison

Emphasized vs Script

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

Head to head
About

Emphasized

Effortlessly capture and organize important text from any webpage. Save, edit, and export your highlights as a PDF without needing an account. Boost your research and study sessions with this intuitive tool.

Highlights
  • Highlight text on webpages
  • Multiple color options
  • Auto-save highlights locally
  • Organize by webpage
  • Export highlights to PDF
  • Undo/delete highlights
  • Character and word selection modes
Features
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Whether you're cramming for a test, diving deep into research, or just collecting great quotes, this highlighter's got your back. Highlight text on any webpage—no sign-in, no fuss. Everything's saved automatically on your device and neatly grouped by page or tag, so you can always pick up where you left off. Change colors, tweak and tag highlights, and export them all when you're ready to share or review. Highlighting • Highlight text on webpages • Use multiple colors • Change the color of existing highlights • Delete highlights you no longer need • Split or merge existing highlights • Easily undo highlighted text with a single tap Tags • Create tags with custom colors to categorize your highlights • Assign or change tags on any existing highlights • Select an active tag to automatically apply it while highlighting Selection Modes • Characters: grab just the letters you want • Words: select full words even if selecting mid-word • None: disable highlighting while keeping existing highlights visible Auto-Save • Highlights are saved locally on your device • Automatically restored when you revisit the same webpage • No account or sign-in required Organized View • Browse highlights by webpage • Browse all highlights by tag across every website • Quickly find and review your saved content Exporting • Export highlights as a clean, shareable PDF • Export as plain text or JSON • Share directly via the system share sheet Other Features • Reposition the toolbar if it gets in the way • Boost productivity with keyboard shortcuts for highlighting and switching tags (requires physical keyboard) • See your active highlight settings, all keyboard shortcuts, and support links in the Settings page Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

About

Script

Write screenplays in industry-standard format without subscriptions or ads. This app offers automatic formatting, templates, and multiple export options, ensuring your work is always safe and accessible across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic industry formatting
  • Auto-save functionality
  • Multiple script templates
  • Export to FDX, Fountain, PDF, Plain Text
  • iCloud Drive integration
  • Full dark mode and accessibility features
Features
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No AI rewriting your scenes. No subscription. No switching apps. Just write. Script is the focused, reliable screenwriting app for writers who are tired of bloated tools, broken sync, and monthly fees. Write your screenplay in proper industry format, on your iPhone or iPad, and never lose a word. YOUR WORK IS ALWAYS SAFE Script auto-saves every single keystroke. There is no save button because you will never need one. Close the app mid-scene, take a call, lock your phone — your script is exactly where you left it. Always. WRITE IN INDUSTRY FORMAT, AUTOMATICALLY Scene headings, action lines, character names, dialogue, parentheticals, transitions — Script formats everything as you type. Tap the element bar to switch types. On iPad with a keyboard, Tab advances elements exactly like Final Draft. Your script looks right from the very first line. START FASTER WITH TEMPLATES Choose from five templates to hit the ground running: Blank Script — pure, empty canvas Feature Film — three-act structure with all major beats TV Pilot — Cold Open, Act One, Act Two, Act Three structure Short Film — streamlined three-act format Save the Cat — all 15 beats pre-loaded with descriptions to guide your story EXPORT ANYWHERE Share your screenplay in the formats that matter: Final Draft (.FDX) — open in Final Draft on any device Fountain — the open screenwriting format PDF — share with anyone, print-ready Plain Text — maximum compatibility Hand your script off via the iOS share sheet instantly. BUILT FOR iPhone AND iPad Full dark mode. Large text accessibility. Bluetooth keyboard support with Tab-to-advance on iPad. Portrait on iPhone, portrait and landscape on iPad. Works beautifully on every modern iOS device. SAVE TO iCLOUD DRIVE Save scripts to iCloud Drive and access them across all your Apple devices. Import .fountain and .fdx files from iCloud Drive or the Files app. Dropbox sync coming soon. ONE PRICE. FOREVER. $3.99. That's it. No subscription. No monthly fee. No upsell. Buy it once, write forever. Your scripts are stored on your device — no account required, no data harvested. Perfect for: feature films, TV pilots, short films, spec scripts, student films, first drafts, on-set rewrites, and capturing ideas the moment they hit.

Screenshots

Emphasized4 screens
Script4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Emphasized at $2.99 against Script's $9.99. Emphasized also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Script's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Emphasized costs $2.99 and Script $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Emphasized against 4.0 for Script. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emphasized ships an update every 4 months, Script every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Emphasized versus Script: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmphasizedScript
Price$2.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlgirdas GridziuskaDawn Tepper

Customer experience

Emphasized

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Script

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Emphasized

No in-app purchases

None

Script

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emphasized free?
Emphasized costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Script free?
Script costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Emphasized or Script?
Emphasized and Script are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Emphasized or Script have ads?
Neither Emphasized nor Script shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emphasized or Script?
Emphasized ships an update every 4 months, and Script every 8 days. Most recently, Emphasized was updated on September 8, 2026 and Script on September 21, 2026.

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