Comparison

Scenarly vs Haloscript

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

Head to head
About

Scenarly

Features
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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...

About

Haloscript

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Haloscript is a home for your novel and the whiteboard where you think it through. WRITE • A binder of parts, chapters and scenes, with word counts that roll up • A distraction-free scene editor with bold, italic, underline and more, autosaved as you type • Page themes, typeface, size, margins and line spacing you can set to suit your eyes • Daily word goal, streak and a goal for the whole book • Focus mode, scene history and find & replace across the manuscript • Start from a template: three-act, hero's journey, save-the-cat and more ORGANISE • Corkboard and outline views; drag scenes to reorder or move between chapters • Tag scenes with a point-of-view character and a coloured plotline, then filter • Story Bible for characters, locations, research and ideas, with images and PDFs attached • A research panel beside your page: Story Bible entries and a small web browser THINK ON THE WHITEBOARD • An infinite canvas with sticky notes, shapes, connectors and freehand drawing • Apple Pencil pressure, palm rejection, hover preview and Pencil Pro squeeze • A sketch board linked to every scene • Turn your scenes into a plot board of cards, one column per chapter KEEP IT SAFE • Syncs between Mac, iPad and iPhone through your private iCloud • Deleted items wait 30 days in Recently Deleted • One-tap backup and restore, and import from Word, Markdown or text • Export to Word, ePub, Markdown or plain text Your writing stays yours. Haloscript has no accounts, no tracking and no ads.

Screenshots

Scenarly4 screens
Haloscript4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Scenarly at 16.0 against Haloscript's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Scenarly versus Haloscript: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScenarlyHaloscript
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHugo BoisMohamed Ansar Kader Meera Sahib

In-app purchases

None

Scenarly

No in-app purchases

None

Haloscript

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scenarly free?
Scenarly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Haloscript free?
Haloscript is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scenarly or Haloscript have ads?
Neither Scenarly nor Haloscript shows ads.

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