Comparison

Scripts Writer vs The Script Tool

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

Head to head
About

Scripts Writer

Features
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Write screenplays that look the way the industry expects — on your phone. Scripts Writer formats as you type. Pick a scene heading, action line, character, dialogue or transition and the app handles the margins, capitalisation and spacing, so you can think about the story instead of the layout. WRITE IN PROPER FORMAT • Scene headings, action, character, dialogue, parentheticals and transitions • Formatting applied as you type — nothing to style by hand • Optional warnings when an element lands out of its usual order • Decide what happens at a page break: ask each time, keep it, move it, or split it ORGANISE YOUR WORK • A library of every script, ready to rename, duplicate or delete • Change history, so you can see how a draft developed • A built-in notepad for ideas that aren't scenes yet • Reference images dropped in beside the pages that need them HEAR IT BACK • Play your script aloud from any point to catch the lines that read awkwardly SHARE IT • Export to PDF • Print straight from the app • Download all of your scripts whenever you want them BUILT FOR WRITING ON A PHONE • A keyboard lock that keeps the keyboard up while you work • Zoom control for reading pages comfortably • Light and dark themes • Adjustable font, font size, line spacing and page size Your scripts are saved to your account, so they are waiting when you come back.

About

The Script Tool

Features
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The Script Tool app is for writers who already use The Script Tool. Sign in with the same email and password you use on the website. There is no sign-up in the app. Your whole library, in your pocket: • Read and edit your screenplays in proper screenplay format — scene headings, action, character, dialogue, parentheticals and transitions. • Checks: spelling, punctuation, format and character-name consistency, flagged right in the script. • Reports: pages, scenes, speaking parts, dialogue share, and breakdowns by character and location. • Collaboration: see notes from the people you've invited, and share a read-only link you can revoke at any time. • Home-screen widget: the status of your latest review and the size of your library, at a glance. • Face ID and Touch ID: the app locks itself whenever you leave it, so an unpublished script is never left open. • Notifications: when a review finishes, a collaborator leaves a note, or accepts an invitation — each one switchable. Import Final Draft (.fdx) and Fountain files and download them back any time; your original file is kept byte for byte. Optional AI features run on your own Anthropic API key. Everything else works without one.

Screenshots

Scripts Writer4 screens
The Script Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

Scripts Writer and The Script Tool are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Scripts Writer versus The Script Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScripts WriterThe Script Tool
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWesley SmithGreg Howard

In-app purchases

None

Scripts Writer

No in-app purchases

None

The Script Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scripts Writer free?
Scripts Writer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Script Tool free?
The Script Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scripts Writer or The Script Tool have ads?
Neither Scripts Writer nor The Script Tool shows ads.

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