Comparison

scriptFILTER™ vs 4th Wall

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

Head to head
About

scriptFILTER™

This tool analyzes PDF movie and TV scripts, extracting key data on characters, scenes, and concepts. It helps filmmakers, writers, and executives quickly understand script significance, identify potential cuts, and analyze content like profanity and violence. Exportable data profiles facilitate spreadsheet integration.

Highlights
  • Character significance data
  • Scene data profiles
  • Concept intensity analysis
  • Profanity and violence detection
  • Day/Night and Interior/Exterior scene breakdown
  • Exportable CSV data profiles
Features
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The new essential tool for the modern filmmaker The scriptFILTER™ will analyze a pdf movie or TV script, organizing and presenting valuable significance data about characters, scenes, concepts, and much more. -Export csv files of all data profiles to import into spreadsheets. ACTORS/AGENTS: -Immediately know critical data about each character: significance value, number of lines, and other information. -Automatically highlight all of your character's lines. DIRECTORS/PICTURE EDITORS/WRITERS: -Quickly find the scenes that you can cut the most time from while maintaining the overall story line (before or after shooting). -Use the "Scene Data Profile" to understand the importance of Characters and Concepts of each scene. STUDIO EXECS/ASSITANTS: -Quickly wrap your head around a script. -Summarize the script to 50% -Use "Concept Intensity" value to immediately understand the overall intensity of the project. -Know the likely MPAA rating. -Quickly locate and analyze all profanity as well as all sexual, drug, and violence references and actions. PRODUCERS/SCRIPT SUPERVISORS: -Quickly know how much of the script is Day/Night and Interior/Exterior with automatic lists of those scene headings with page numbers. Disclaimer: This app is designed to work with modern scripts generated by scriptwriting software. Some older scripts may not work properly in this app without text recognition preparation and some formatting revisions.

About

4th Wall

Experience public art in augmented reality. Discover curated AR exhibitions at significant locations or place 3D artworks in your own environment. Engage with art that activates historical sites and inspires dialogue.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality public art exhibitions
  • Site-specific AR artworks
  • Place 3D dimensional drawings
  • Record and share AR creations
  • Explore historically significant sites
  • Sound integration for artworks
Features
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4th Wall is a free, augmented reality (AR) public art platform exploring inclusive creative expression. “Coordinates” hosts an ongoing series of curated, collaborative, site specific, public AR art exhibitions. Users are invited to be physically present at specific locations to experience AR artworks in situ. When users select the Coordinates feature, based on their location, they will be directed toward artworks – translated into AR-- created by artists that activate the historically, politically or culturally significant sites they have chosen. “Coordinates” aims to inspire thoughtful dialogue and expand our understanding of public art. By pressing the AR Artworks button, users can view, explore and place Nancy Baker Cahill’s dimensional drawings in the environment of their choice. Drawings can be rotated, scaled, placed and recorded by user. What’s New - A more streamlined experience for the user, with the removal of the hologram, studio experience and Desert X exhibition buttons and an expansion of the curated and site-specific “Coordinates” AR public art exhibitions platform. - Artworks may include sound so make sure to check for the new orange sound button at the top of the menu when observing an artwork on site. - The “Refresh” button updates the nearest artwork depending on the user’s location. - The “About” button directs users to the home page for 4thwallapp.org. Users can re-enter the app by tapping the text, “4th Wall” at the upper left hand corner of their screens. 4th Wall App is available on iPhone 6s iOS11 or above. Founding artist and Creative Director: Nancy Baker Cahill App Developer: Drive Studios ©nancybakercahill2019

Screenshots

scriptFILTER™4 screens
4th Wall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 4th Wall at Free against scriptFILTER™'s $9.99. 4th Wall also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 10 months). scriptFILTER™'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On ads 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

4th Wall is free to download; scriptFILTER™ costs $9.99 up front. scriptFILTER™ sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. 4th Wall asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

scriptFILTER™ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 4th Wall has 42 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of scriptFILTER™'s written reviews are positive against 67% of 4th Wall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

scriptFILTER™ ships an update every 10 months, 4th Wall every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
scriptFILTER™ versus 4th Wall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterscriptFILTER™4th Wall
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings442 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB298 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNutshell Media, Inc.Nancy Baker Cahill Studio, Inc

Customer experience

scriptFILTER™

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

4th Wall

All ratings42 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

scriptFILTER™

One-time9
  • Concept Profile$1.99
  • Significance Graph$1.99
  • Word Profile$1.99
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  • Geek Control$1.99
  • Sentence Profile$1.99
  • Sex and Violence Profile$1.99
  • Location Profile$1.99
  • Location Statistics$1.99
  • PRO version$9.99
None

4th Wall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is scriptFILTER™ free?
scriptFILTER™ costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is 4th Wall free?
4th Wall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, scriptFILTER™ or 4th Wall?
scriptFILTER™ is rated higher. scriptFILTER™ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while 4th Wall averages 4.5 from 42 ratings.
Do scriptFILTER™ or 4th Wall have ads?
Neither scriptFILTER™ nor 4th Wall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, scriptFILTER™ or 4th Wall?
scriptFILTER™ ships an update every 10 months, and 4th Wall every 11 days. Most recently, scriptFILTER™ was updated on September 29, 2026 and 4th Wall on October 7, 2026.

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