Comparison

Script vs Raven

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

Head to head
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. Buy it once, write forever. No subscriptions, no monthly fees, and no unexpected upsells. Your scripts are stored completely on your device with zero data harvested. Perfect for film students, indie creators, and deadline-driven contest writers who want premium desktop features without the recurring corporate tax.

About

Raven

Create, organize, and manage notes using Markdown on your Apple devices. Turn checkboxes into actionable tasks with local reminders. Your notes are stored locally, ensuring offline access and no vendor lock-in.

Highlights
  • Native Markdown editor
  • Create notes with tables, images, code blocks
  • Checkboxes to tasks with due dates
  • Local reminders for tasks
  • Offline access
  • iCloud Drive sync
  • Full-text search
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Beautiful notes. Never locked in. Raven is a native Markdown notes app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Write, journal, capture articles, and turn checkboxes into reminders—without putting your work in a proprietary note format. WRITE WITH CONTEXT Create notes with tables, images, checklists, code blocks, wiki links, and backlinks. Organize them with folders and tags, pin what matters, and find anything with full-text search. TURN NOTES INTO ACTION A checkbox can become a task with a due date and time. Raven gathers open tasks from across your notes, keeps each one linked to its source, and can send a local reminder when it is due. Complete or snooze it from the notification. JOURNAL WITHOUT ANOTHER SILO Daily and weekly journals live beside the rest of your writing. Save articles to Read Later, or capture a thought from widgets, Shortcuts, and the share sheet. MARKDOWN YOU CAN KEEP Raven works offline without an account. Keep notes on this device, choose a folder on Mac, or use iCloud Drive to keep the same Markdown files available in Files and Finder across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No proprietary note format. No forced account. One purchase, with no subscription.

Screenshots

Script4 screens
Raven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Script at $9.99 against Raven's $19.99. Script also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Raven's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Script costs $9.99 and Raven $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Script against 4.0 for Raven. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Script ships an update every 8 days, Raven every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Script versus Raven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScriptRaven
Price$9.99 — better$19.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDawn TepperThomas Sivilay

Customer experience

Script

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Raven

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Script

No in-app purchases

None

Raven

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Script free?
Script costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Raven free?
Raven costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Script or Raven?
Script and Raven are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Script or Raven have ads?
Neither Script nor Raven shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Script or Raven?
Script ships an update every 8 days, and Raven every 3 days. Most recently, Script was updated on October 31, 2026 and Raven on October 31, 2026.

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