Comparison

Cumulus vs Script

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

Head to head
About

Cumulus

Features
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Build your skills one block at a time with Cumulus. Cumulus is a simple, beautiful time tracker designed to help you build and measure progress on any skill. Whether you're learning guitar, studying a new language, coding, or practicing meditation—Cumulus helps you stay consistent and see your growth over time. Key Features: • Simple Time Tracking — Tap to start, tap to stop. Your sessions are automatically saved. • Organize Your Skills — Create categories and nest skills like building blocks. Track "Music" with sub-skills like "Guitar" and "Piano." • Visual Progress — See colorful charts showing how you spend your time across all your skills. • 100% Private — All data stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud, no tracking. • Clean Design — A focused, distraction-free interface that gets out of your way. Start stacking up your skills today with Cumulus.

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

Cumulus4 screens
Script4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cumulus at Free against Script's $9.99. Cumulus also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). Script's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). On 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

Cumulus is free to download; Script costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cumulus ships an update every 2 days, Script every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Cumulus versus Script: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCumulusScript
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperADAM CLAYTON HOLWERDADawn Tepper

In-app purchases

None

Cumulus

No in-app purchases

None

Script

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cumulus free?
Cumulus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Script free?
Script costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cumulus or Script have ads?
Neither Cumulus nor Script shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cumulus or Script?
Cumulus ships an update every 2 days, and Script every 8 days. Most recently, Cumulus was updated on September 18, 2026 and Script on September 21, 2026.

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