Comparison

Scene Cards vs TextPad Editor

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

Head to head
About

Scene Cards

Features
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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/

About

TextPad Editor

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Scene Cards2 screens
TextPad Editor2 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Scene Cards versus TextPad Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScene CardsTextPad Editor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size32 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeith TunneyPrem Nirmal

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scene Cards

Subscriptions1
  • Scene Cards Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
None

TextPad Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scene Cards free?
Scene Cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TextPad Editor free?
TextPad Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scene Cards or TextPad Editor have ads?
Neither Scene Cards nor TextPad Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scene Cards or TextPad Editor?
Scene Cards ships an update every 2 days, and TextPad Editor every 2 months. Most recently, Scene Cards was updated on September 16, 2026 and TextPad Editor on September 13, 2026.

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