Scenarly vs Script Pilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scenarly
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Write screenplays effortlessly with Scenarly® — a modern, elegant, and cross-platform screenwriting app designed for amateur and professional writers who refuse to compromise. ▸ WRITE screenplays in an editor designed for fluid, uninterrupted creative flow that automatically handles all industry-standard formatting as you type. ▸ PLAN your story research with total visual freedom by connecting cards, dropping in voice notes, and grouping images on a flexible canvas. ▸ TWEAK the workspace to make it truly yours by customizing visual themes, multi-language support, and screenplay layouts to match your workflow. ▸ MASTER production-ready scripts with locked scenes, frozen pages, and revision tracking to keep your entire crew aligned through every rewrite. ▸ FIND any scene effortlessly using the built-in sidebar and powerful script-wide search features that let you make updates in seconds. ▸ SYNC your writers' room online by collaborating live with co-writers and backing up every edit safely to the cloud in real time. ——— COMING FROM FINAL DRAFT? ——— ▸ SEAMLESS TRANSITION: Import your existing .fdx, .fadein, or .wdz files instantly and keep writing without breaking your stride. ▸ BUILT FOR TODAY: Enjoy a modern interface, real-time collaboration and full feature parity on every device. ▸ NO ACCOUNTS, NO RESTRICTIONS: Create unlimited projects and export clean, watermark-free scripts without forcing account registration. ▸ SOURCE-AVAILABLE CODE: Complete code transparency and open development vs. opaque legacy software. ▸ FREE TO USE: Professional-grade scriptwriting without steep legacy price tags or costly upgrade cycles. ——————— KEY FEATURES ——————— ▸ CROSS-PLATFORM Access and edit your projects seamlessly on desktop (Windows & macOS), phone (iOS & Android), or directly inside your browser. ▸ OFFLINE-FIRST Work anywhere with complete core functionality without needing an account or active internet connection. ▸ CLOUD SAVE Keep your work seamlessly updated and backed up across all your devices. ▸ REAL-TIME COLLABORATION Invite teammates to co-write, review, and edit documents together simultaneously. ▸ INDUSTRY FORMATTING Maintain professional standards with fully customizable layouts, standard screenplay page breaks, and dual dialogue positioning. ▸ LOCKING & REVISION MODE Prepare scripts for shooting using color-coded revision tracking and strict scene or page locking features. ▸ SCENE MANAGEMENT Organize your project effortlessly using easy outline navigation and drag-and-drop scene reordering. ▸ CHARACTER TRACKING Keep track of every character with custom color highlighting and dedicated profile synopses. ▸ BOARDS Brainstorm and structure your plot visually using flexible story cards, outlines, and recorded voice notes. ▸ FOLDERS Keep your workspace organized using structured folders, revision drafts, and visual mood boards. ▸ SMART EDITOR Speed up your writing flow with context-aware auto-completion and an integrated spellchecker. ▸ CUSTOMIZATION Personalize your editing space using visual color themes and fully custom keybinds. ▸ STATISTICS Gain deep insights into your script with visual charts for dialogue distribution and character frequency. ▸ THE SHELF Keep alternate scenes, dialogue lines, and extra drafts organized without cluttering your active script. ▸ SEARCH & REPLACE Locate and edit specific script elements, names, or terms instantly using advanced filtering tools. ▸ INLINE COMMENTS Collaborate smoothly by leaving inline discussion threads and targeted feedback directly on the text. ▸ TIME TRACKING Build consistent habits and monitor your output using dedicated timed writing sessions. ▸ AND MANY MORE...
Script Pilot
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Script Pilot formats the page while you type, so a screenplay looks like a screenplay from the first line and you never touch a margin again. FORMATTING ON AUTOPILOT Type INT. and the line becomes a scene heading. Type a name in caps and it becomes a character cue; press return and you are in dialogue. Tab cycles all eight elements, and the app handles every indent, every margin, every convention a reader expects. TRUE PAGES Real 8.5 x 11 sheets on screen, numbered and broken exactly the way your PDF breaks: Courier 12pt, industry margins, 55 lines to the page. Page 26 on your phone is page 26 in the export. One paginator runs the screen, the page count on your shelf, and the PDF, so nothing can quietly disagree. FLIGHT MODE Pick a destination -- one page, three, five -- and take off. Everything behind you locks until you land on the page count. No edits, no undo, no scrolling back to fix a line. It is the fastest way through a first draft, and the report at the end tells you how far you actually flew. THE BEATMAP A visual board for your structure, built into every script. Drag beat cards, wire them together, or start from Three-Act, Save the Cat, or the Hero's Journey. Beat sheets are documents of their own too, if you would rather work the structure before the pages. THE DEV BOARD Photograph the whiteboard, the napkin, the handwritten page. The Dev Board keeps the real-world material an idea came from, with dates the app stamps itself, so a script carries the record of where it started. AN ASSISTANT YOU POINT AT THINGS The writing assistant only works on the part of the script you aim it at, and it proposes -- you accept or reject every change. It never rewrites your draft behind your back. OUTLINES, TREATMENTS, NOTES Not everything is a screenplay. Outlines, treatments and notes live on the same shelf, in the same account, with the same sync. YOUR SHELF, EVERYWHERE The phone and scriptpilot.film are one account. Start a scene on a laptop, finish it on a train. Every keystroke syncs, and pulling down on any screen forces a refresh when you want to be certain. FREE DURING EARLY ACCESS Every feature, unlimited scripts, no purchases inside the app. You can delete your account, and everything in it, from inside the app at any time.
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Verdict
Scenarly and Script Pilot 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 · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Scenarly | Script Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hugo Bois | Short Bread Apps LLC |
In-app purchases
Scenarly
No in-app purchases
Script Pilot
No in-app purchases





