Comparison

Southwind Screenplay vs INK.SCRIPT

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

Head to head
About

Southwind Screenplay

Features
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Southwind is a screenplay editor that gets out of your way. Write the way the greats did — clean pages, Courier type, nothing between you and the story — while the app quietly handles the formatting. JUST WRITE Type INT. and it becomes a scene heading. Type a NAME IN CAPS and press Enter — it's a character cue, and the next line is dialogue. A "(" becomes a parenthetical. "CUT TO:" becomes a transition. You never stop to reach for a menu. GUIDED SCENE HEADINGS Start a slugline and Southwind offers the pieces: INT. / EXT. / I/E., then the locations you've already used in this script, then the time of day — DAY, NIGHT, DAWN, DUSK and more. It reads like it's holding your hand, not slowing you down. NINE ELEMENTS, ONE KEY Act, Scene Heading, Action, Character, Dialogue, Parenthetical, Transition, Shot, Text — switch with Tab or jump straight there. Proper margins, proper case, proper page breaks, automatically. A LIVING CAST & WORLD Every character and location is pulled from your script as you write — with line and scene counts, and day/night tallies. Give anyone a photo and a few notes: who they are, what they want, the contradictions underneath. Your story bible builds itself. YOURS, AND OFFLINE No account. No sign-up. No tracking. Your screenplay lives on your device and nowhere else. Southwind works with no connection at all. OPENS AND SAVES REAL FORMATS Import and export plain-text Fountain — the open screenwriting standard — so your work moves freely between tools. Or save the full .southwind file with your cast and world notes intact. Print or export a clean, industry-standard PDF with a title page. BUILT TO GROW Southwind is the first tool in RATE, a pipeline that carries a story from the page toward the screen. It starts here: the draft. Write like it's 1972. Let the machine keep the margins.

About

INK.SCRIPT

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Every story starts with a blank page. INK.SCRIPT is a quiet, focused screenplay editor for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Bring your scenes, action, characters, and dialogue together on a true screenplay page—with every project saved automatically on your device. No account, no cloud uploads, no subscriptions, and no tracking. A TRUE SCREENPLAY PAGE • Set in Courier Prime with authentic 60-column screenplay margins and indents on every screen size • Six screenplay elements: Scene Heading, Action, Character, Parenthetical, Dialogue, and Transition • Natural writing flow: press Return to move automatically from Scene Heading to Action or from Character to Dialogue, and press Tab to cycle element types • Smart character cue suggestions: InkScript offers matching character names from your cast and script as you type • Dual dialogue: pair two consecutive speeches side by side with a single tap • Drag-and-drop reordering: drag the handle beside any line to move it, with live order previews and smooth edge scrolling SCENES, DETAILS & WRITING STATISTICS • Scene navigator: browse numbered scenes with their opening line and line count, jump straight to any scene, or step between scenes from the bottom Scene Bar • Live page count and screen time: see your script's length in printed screenplay pages (≈ 1 minute on screen per page, excluding the title page) alongside scene, character, word, and note counts • Script details: set your title, logline, writer credit, and choose from 7 book-style cover colors for your library NOTES, CAST & VERSION HISTORY • Line notes: attach notes to any line in your screenplay and review every note grouped by scene in script order • Automatic cast list: everyone who speaks appears automatically with speech count, scene count, and first appearance (grouping extensions such as V.O. or O.S.), plus characters and descriptions you add before they speak • Version history: save named drafts before major rewrites, compare line changes (+added, −removed, ~changed), and restore any version safely—InkScript saves your current script first and supports full Undo FIND AND REPLACE • Search across your entire screenplay with optional case matching, jump between matches, and replace single occurrences or all at once IMPORT & EXPORT IN INDUSTRY FORMATS • Import existing scripts from Final Draft (.fdx), Fountain (.fountain, .spmd), and formatted or plain text (.txt), preserving scene structure, title page metadata, and script notes • Export print-ready paginated PDF screenplays (12 pt Courier, 10 characters per inch, 6 lines per inch, title page, page numbers from page 2, optional scene numbers in both margins, dual dialogue columns, scene-heading widow protection, and automatic (MORE) / (CONT'D) speech breaks on US Letter or A4 paper) • Export Final Draft (.fdx), Fountain (.fountain), and formatted plain text (.txt) via the native share sheet EXPLORE A SAMPLE SCREENPLAY • Open the bundled sample screenplay ("Simulation 834,211") from the welcome tour or library to test scene navigation, notes, cast tracking, and export right away BUILT FOR iPHONE, iPAD & MAC • Adaptive layout that scales from a focused single-column page on iPhone to a three-column studio workspace (Scenes sidebar, screenplay page, and Notes/Cast/Versions inspector) on iPad and Apple Silicon Mac • Full hardware keyboard shortcuts for creating projects, switching element types (⌘⌥1–6), toggling panels, undoing/redoing, and finding text • Light, Dark, and System appearance • Dynamic Type and VoiceOver accessibility • Localized in English, Turkish, and Spanish PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your screenplays stay on your device. INK.SCRIPT works completely offline and collects no personal data, analytics, or usage telemetry.

Screenshots

Southwind Screenplay4 screens
INK.SCRIPT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Southwind Screenplay at 15.0 against INK.SCRIPT's 17.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Southwind Screenplay ships an update every 3 days, INK.SCRIPT every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Southwind Screenplay versus INK.SCRIPT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSouthwind ScreenplayINK.SCRIPT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmet Emirhan KorkmazYahya Gonder

In-app purchases

None

Southwind Screenplay

No in-app purchases

None

INK.SCRIPT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Southwind Screenplay free?
Southwind Screenplay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is INK.SCRIPT free?
INK.SCRIPT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Southwind Screenplay or INK.SCRIPT have ads?
Neither Southwind Screenplay nor INK.SCRIPT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Southwind Screenplay or INK.SCRIPT?
Southwind Screenplay ships an update every 3 days, and INK.SCRIPT every 4 days. Most recently, Southwind Screenplay was updated on November 10, 2026 and INK.SCRIPT on November 10, 2026.

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