Scene Cards vs TextPad Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Scene Cards
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Scene Cards turns your screenplay into a visual production reference tool. Import a PDF or Final Draft script and your scenes will appear instantly as cards on a wall โ ready to sort, annotate, and plan. Whether you're a writer breaking story, a director prepping a shoot, or any department you are working in, Scene Cards gives you the big picture and the fine detail at the same time. Wall View See your entire film at a glance. Scenes display as cards showing slug line, synopsis, and reference images. Drag to reorder, gap-close, or renumber with a tap. Print and pin it to the wall or use on your desktop or tablet. Script Panel Click open the side panel and read the script pages of the scene you select (no more waiting for sides on set) characters may be colour annotated for clarity. Inspector Panel Dive into any scene โ attach reference images, video, audio ,or folders, Each Scene Card can hold any amount of information about it's scene. Create a folder for your own department then share with others. Edit its synopsis, move it anywhere in the grid, mark it omitted, or insert a new scene after it. Three Modes Switch between Script, Locations, and Schedule views. Script is imported from any PDF or Final Draft Locations all scenes organised in location order (think recces and fast access to all scene information) Schedule import your one liner pdf and see all scene cards in shoot day order Designed for macOS and iPhone/iPad A single document works across all your devices. The macOS layout shows everything at once; iOS keeps it clean with sheets and popovers. Scene Cards saves in an open document format โ your data is always yours. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
TextPad Editor
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An open source text editor to save quick notes and plain text, maintaining one text pad single note. You can also save or open .txt files from within this app and use them as your singe note. This app allows you to place your textpad on the home screen as a widget.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TextPad Editor at none against Scene Cards's 1. Scene Cards's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Scene Cards sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. TextPad Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scene Cards ships an update every 2 days, TextPad Editor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scene Cards | TextPad Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days โ better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keith Tunney | Prem Nirmal |
In-app purchases
Scene Cards
- Scene Cards Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
TextPad Editor
No in-app purchases
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