The Black List vs Scribbee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Black List
This app connects film industry professionals with promising screenplays and their writers. Discover top scripts and foster new connections within the industry.
- Discover promising screenplays
- Connect with writers
- Industry professional focus
- Official Black List app
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The official Black List app for film industry professionals. Discover the most promising screenplays and connect with the writers behind them.
Scribbee
This invite-only network connects industry professionals to discuss and track scripts. Discover trending content, see what matches your taste, and engage with a curated community focused on shaping future projects.
- Track scripts read
- React to scripts
- See trending scripts
- Discover taste matches
- Private, invite-only network
- Curated professional community
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Scribbee is an invite-only network for the people who actually read scripts - producers, financiers, executives, and the working professionals shaping what gets made next. WHAT IT DOES • Track every script you read, react with a heart, like, or read • See what's buzzing across the network in the last seven days • Discover the writers your taste matches are loving right now PRIVATE BY DESIGN Scribbee is invite-only. New members need a code from an existing member, and every account is reviewed before activation. There is no public browsing, no public profile, and no algorithmic noise - just the taste of working professionals. HOW THE FEED WORKS The Buzzing sort surfaces the scripts the network has been reacting to over the last seven days. Loves count for five, likes count for three, plain reads count slightly against the score, so scripts gathering real reactions rise to the top while pure traffic doesn't. The top three slots are held for the most-reacted scripts submitted in the last two days, so something new always lands at the top. TASTE MATCHES Every member sees who they agree with most based on shared reactions. When one of your strongest matches reads, comments on, or submits something, the activity is highlighted so you don't miss the signal. This is not a screenwriting app. It is not a script database. It is a network for the people whose taste shapes which projects get made.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: The Black List at 3 against Scribbee's 1. The Black List also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Black List against 5.0 for Scribbee. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
The Black List ships an update weekly, Scribbee every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Black List | Scribbee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Black List, LLC | Andrew Sorgie |
Customer experience
The Black List
Scribbee
In-app purchases
The Black List
No in-app purchases
Scribbee
No in-app purchases
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