Comparison

scriptFILTER™ vs Paradiso

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

Paradiso

Discover movies playing at all local cinemas in one convenient app. Seamlessly import your Letterboxd watchlist to easily track films you want to see.

Highlights
  • All cinemas in one place
  • See what's playing
  • Import Letterboxd watchlist
Features
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All the cinemas in one place. Import your Letterboxd watchlist and see what's playing

Screenshots

scriptFILTER™4 screens
Paradiso4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paradiso at Free against scriptFILTER™'s $9.99. Paradiso also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). scriptFILTER™'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On rating, review sentiment 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for scriptFILTER™ against 4.9 for Paradiso. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paradiso has 308 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of scriptFILTER™'s written reviews are positive against 93% of Paradiso's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

scriptFILTER™ ships an update every 10 months, Paradiso weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
scriptFILTER™ versus Paradiso: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterscriptFILTER™Paradiso
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.9 (308 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better92.9% of reviews
Number of ratings5308 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB103 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNutshell Media, Inc.Cinecitta Apps Inc

Customer experience

scriptFILTER™

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

Paradiso

All ratings294 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative1.8%

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

Paradiso

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is scriptFILTER™ free?
scriptFILTER™ costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Paradiso free?
Paradiso is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, scriptFILTER™ or Paradiso?
scriptFILTER™ is rated higher. scriptFILTER™ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Paradiso averages 4.9 from 308 ratings.
Do scriptFILTER™ or Paradiso have ads?
Paradiso shows ads; scriptFILTER™ does not.
Which is updated more often, scriptFILTER™ or Paradiso?
scriptFILTER™ ships an update every 10 months, and Paradiso weekly. Most recently, scriptFILTER™ was updated on October 24, 2026 and Paradiso on October 29, 2026.

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