Script Breakdowns vs Showrunner Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Script Breakdowns
This app helps filmmakers and screenwriters organize their scripts by creating scenes, tagging specific elements like characters and props, and adding notes. It supports real-time collaboration and integrates with other production tools, allowing for easy export of data.
- Scene creation and management
- Element tagging (cast, props, wardrobe, etc.)
- Customizable categories
- File and photo attachments
- Real-time collaboration
- Script import (PDF, Fountain)
- PDF and CSV export
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Breakdowns — create scenes, tag elements, and break down every detail of your script. Scene Management — build your scene list manually or import from a PDF or Fountain script. Categories — tag cast, background actors, wardrobe, props, set dressing, vehicles, weapons, animals, and greenery. Custom Categories — create your own categories with custom names, icons, and colors. Attachments — upload photos and files to any item with captions and thumbnails. Comments — add notes to scenes and collaborate with your team. Collaboration — invite and work together in real time. Search — search across scenes, characters, props, locations, and more. Integration — connects with Shot Lists to keep your production in sync. Exporting — export in both PDF and CSV. Privacy Policy: https://www.masterbook.io/privacy Account Terms: https://www.masterbook.io/terms Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Showrunner Pro
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Showrunner is production management for film and television. The schedule, the call sheets, the breakdown, and the on-set day, in one place instead of eleven spreadsheets and a group chat. Built with people who make things for a living, not adapted from generic project software. PLAN THE SHOOT Import your script and get a scene breakdown you can actually work from. Tag characters, locations, props and wardrobe once and they follow the scene everywhere. Reorder scenes, split them across days, and watch the schedule update with them. BUILD THE DAY Drag scenes onto shooting days and the call sheet fills itself in — cast, crew, locations, call times, weather. Publish it and everyone who needs it has it, on the device already in their pocket. RUN THE FLOOR On Set mode is built for the person calling the day. Mark scenes as they are shot, log takes and slates, track how far ahead or behind you are, and let the rest of the production see it happen without anyone asking for an update. WATCH THE FOOTAGE Upload dailies and share them with a link you can password-protect or set to expire. Comment on a specific frame. Sort by scene, take, or shooting day — the way the material is actually organised. KEEP THE DEPARTMENTS TALKING Cast and crew lists, casting submissions, location scouting with maps and photos, continuity stills, props and wardrobe, storyboards and shot lists, budgets, expenses and timesheets. Each department gets what it needs and nothing it does not. MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Not a website in a wrapper. Live Activities keep the current shooting day on your Lock Screen. Widgets show the next call time. Push notifications tell you when a call sheet is published or the schedule moves. Call sheets and scene lists stay readable when the location has no signal — which, on location, it usually does not. Showrunner works on iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web, with the same production behind all of them. — Showrunner requires an account. Productions are private and invitation-only: you see only what the production you belong to has given you access to. Privacy policy: https://showrunner.no/privacy Support: https://showrunner.no/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Showrunner Pro at none against Script Breakdowns's 6. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Script Breakdowns sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Showrunner Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Script Breakdowns ships an update weekly, Showrunner Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Script Breakdowns | Showrunner Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Davin Nguyen | Diverse AS |
In-app purchases
Script Breakdowns
- Plus Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Pro Monthly14 Days trial$24.991 Month
- Masterbook Plus1 Month trial$79.991 Year
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- Masterbook Pro1 Month trial$249.991 Year
- Plus Month Pass$7.99
- Pro Month Pass$24.99
Showrunner Pro
No in-app purchases
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