Comparison

Script vs Ahti

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

Ahti

This writing application provides a peaceful, uncluttered interface for planning, drafting, and finishing long-form projects like novels or screenplays. It offers tools for structuring your work, writing without distraction, and exporting your finished manuscript in various formats.

Highlights
  • Binder for chapters and scenes
  • Corkboard for scene flash cards
  • Outliner for structure overview
  • Distraction-free writing modes
  • Word goal and daily pace tracking
  • Export to ePub, Word, PDF
  • Customizable themes and styles
Features
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Ahti is somewhere quiet to finish writing your long-form book. It gives you what you need to plan, draft, and finish a novel, screenplay, or thesis. It's a peaceful, uncluttered interface that stays out of the way so you can focus on writing. PLAN THE SHAPE OF YOUR BOOK Keep your whole story in one place. The binder holds your chapters and scenes. The corkboard turns each scene into a rearrangeable flash card for structuring and quick reference. The outliner gives you a bird's-eye view of your structure and all the data that comes with it. WRITE WITHOUT DISTRACTION Write in a clean editor, or fold a chapters and scenes into one long manuscript so you can write straight through. Additionally, Composition Mode keeps it simple when all you want is the ink and the page. KEEP TRACK, AND FINISH Set a word goal and a daily pace to keep yourself moving. Take a snapshot before a big revision so you can always go back to an earlier draft. When the book is done, compile it to ePub, Word, PDF, and more, with a table of contents, chapter numbering, and your own title page. LOOK THE PART Choose between light and dark mode, or import your own custom themes so your workspace looks and feels like your story. The style editor gives you complete control over every color, font, and formatting of Ahti. YOUR WORK STAYS YOURS An Ahti project is an ordinary folder of plain text files on your own disk. You can open it in Finder or any other writing app, and nothing is trapped in a proprietary format. Turn on iCloud and your books follow you from Mac to iPad to iPhone. There are no sign ins or accounts to create, and unless you choose to sync to iCloud, everything is completely offline. There are robust features when you need them without disrupting your flow: • Wiki-style links between documents • Collections and saved searches • Places for characters and notes • Comments and footnotes • Light and dark themes • Writing targets and history Ahti is built to be calm and quiet, while being rich in functionality when you need it.

Screenshots

Script4 screens
Ahti4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ahti at 5.0 against Script's 4.0. Ahti also leads on price ($5.99 vs $9.99). Script's advantage is chart position (#179 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Ahti $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ahti holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Script ships an update every 8 days, Ahti every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Script versus Ahti: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScriptAhti
Price$9.99$5.99 — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#179 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDawn TepperBret Merritt

Customer experience

Script

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

Ahti

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Script

No in-app purchases

None

Ahti

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Script free?
Script costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ahti free?
Ahti costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Script or Ahti?
Ahti is rated higher. Script averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Ahti averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Script or Ahti have ads?
Neither Script nor Ahti shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Script or Ahti?
Script ships an update every 8 days, and Ahti every 6 days. Most recently, Script was updated on October 10, 2026 and Ahti on October 8, 2026.

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