Inkwell Reader vs Revision Screenwriter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inkwell Reader
This app provides a dedicated reader for screenplays, supporting industry-standard formats like Fountain and .ink, with features for easy navigation and customization. It also offers an optional AI assistant for script analysis and discussion.
- Industry-standard script layout
- Scene outline drawer
- Full-text search
- Files.app integration
- Customizable themes and type size
- Offline functionality
- Optional AI screenplay assistant
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Inkwell Reader is a clean, fast script reader for iPhone and iPad — built for writers, actors, directors, and crew who'd rather read their script on the device in their hand than print 120 pages. Open .ink projects from Inkwell, plus Fountain and PDF scripts from anywhere. Pages are laid out the way screenplays are meant to be read: correct margins, dual-dialogue side-by-side, scene numbers in the margin, properly placed (MORE) and (CONT'D) markers. Pinch to size, scroll smoothly, scrub through scenes with the outline drawer. KEY FEATURES · A real script reader, not a PDF viewer. Industry-standard layout for Fountain and .ink documents. PDFs open in a fast, tappable PDFKit viewer. · Scene outline drawer with one-tap jump to any heading. · Full-text search across the entire screenplay. · Files.app integration — open documents in place, no copy required. · Themes: paper, sepia, focus, midnight. Adjustable type size. · Works fully offline. Scripts live on your device. Nothing is uploaded unless you sign in to chat with Quill. QUILL (OPTIONAL) Sign in to your Inkwell account and Quill — the Inkwell screenplay assistant — rides along. Discuss characters, structure, themes, and pacing right next to the script you're reading. Read-only on iOS: Quill won't edit your script. The full agentic editor lives on macOS at inkwell.app/download. Sign in with Apple, Google, or a one-tap email link. No password to remember. REQUIREMENTS Free to download and read. Quill chat requires an Inkwell account, free to create at inkwell.app. PRIVACY Inkwell Reader does not track you across other companies' apps and sites. Anonymous product analytics are opt-in. Quill conversations are sent only to Inkwell's backend so the model can reply. Full details: https://inkwell.app/privacy
Revision Screenwriter
This app offers deep revision history and live draft comparison for screenwriters. It allows for multiple passes within revisions, live collaboration, and tagging of script elements for production breakdowns. It also generates scheduling files and supports various export formats.
- Deep revision history with line-by-line tracking
- Multiple passes within revisions
- Live collaboration with real-time editing
- Tagging of script elements and scenes
- Generate Movie Magic Scheduling files
- Live draft comparison
- Cross-platform compatibility (desktop, mobile, browser)
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Revision Screenwriter Because Writing Is Revision With deep revision history, live draft comparison, anywhere friendly software, and — OH YEAH, IT'S FREE! Made by a professional screenwriter for anyone who wants to write. Featuring Deep Revision History -- Click a line and SEE ITS HISTORY back through previous drafts, revisions, and passes. Passes Within Each Revision -- Need to have MULTIPLE WRITERS make distinguishable passes within the same revision? Want to keep track of six DIFFERENT NOTES PASSES from the studio, director, and producers? You can. You can have fifty passes in a single revision for all it cares, all tracked individually. Live Collaboration -- Collaborate with other writers over the internet, giving them access to the script to type, edit, chat, and be creative. The desktop Host initiates a session and shares an invite code that allows Guests on all platforms to join. You can make the script read only, follow other collaborators, insert notes, and do your writing thang. You can even create your own personal internet collaboration relay if you don't want to use the one that's built in. Tag Elements & Scenes Throughout Your Script -- Tag Cast Members, Stunts, Vehicles, Effects, or whatever your script entails and carry them forward through your scripting process. Manage Scene Overviews that will be used for production breakdowns when the time comes. Generate Populated Movie Magic Scheduling Files -- Use your tagged script to generate a POPULATED MOVIE MAGIC SCHEDULING .MSD that is ready for stripboarding. Skip the tedious importing and preparation process! Live Draft Comparison -- Load up specific drafts, revisions, or passes side by side (OR SIDE BY SIDE BY SIDE BY SIDE) and see the differences between them with live comparison. Desktop, Mobile & Browser Clients -- Download identical clients. You can even run it on any device that supports Chrome (or Chromium) web browser. Practically ANY DEVICE, SAME APP. Short Codes -- For Automated Formatting of Pasted Text -- Some of us write in unformatted text documents. With short codes, just add a C. in front of a character name or a D. in front of a dialogue line and it AUTOMATICALLY FORMATS INTO ELEMENTS when pasted. File Recovery -- AUTOMATED FILE CHECKPOINTS and RECOVERY BUILT in. More robust on desktop clients but present on all platforms to various degrees, because everyone hates lost work. Export to PDF, .fountain, .fadein, .fdx -- Write and do what you need to do with it. That's the whole point. And Plenty of Other Conveniences… Why Revision Exists? -- Screenwriting software has been mediocre to bad for decades. Because competition in the marketplace has been low to non-existent, the monopolies have remained in place with obscenely overpriced products that are buggy at best and nearly unusable at worst. NEWSFLASH! It doesn't have to be this way. We can have software that does everything writers need. We can have software that is loaded with tools to make our lives easier. We can have software that is fully customizable to our exacting needs. We can have software that works well on any computer or tablet or device that can run a web browser (yeah, even your phone, with itty bitty buttons). And because the needs of writers haven't changed in quite a few years (or decades?), there is no reason it shouldn't be free to those who want to use it. =D How It Works .revision Files -- Revision files are different than other traditional screenwriting save files in that they contain all drafts, revisions, and passes of your project via a version control system (in the spirit of git in coding), allowing you to see the history of every element from start to finish. Want to see when a line of dialogue got trimmed down? Check its Element History. Want to Compare the Blue Revision to the Yellow Revision? Open them up side by side using the History Pane and see highlights of what changed between them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Revision Screenwriter at none against Inkwell Reader's 1. Revision Screenwriter also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Inkwell Reader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month. Revision Screenwriter asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Inkwell Reader against 5.0 for Revision Screenwriter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Inkwell Reader ships an update every 3 weeks, Revision Screenwriter daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inkwell Reader | Revision Screenwriter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rundquist Tech LLC | Michael Sherman |
Customer experience
Inkwell Reader
Revision Screenwriter
In-app purchases
Inkwell Reader
- Inkwell Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Month
Revision Screenwriter
No in-app purchases
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