scriptFILTER™ vs AsteraNext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Character significance data
- Scene data profiles
- Concept intensity analysis
- Profanity and violence detection
- Day/Night and Interior/Exterior scene breakdown
- Exportable CSV data profiles
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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.
AsteraNext
Control complex lighting setups with intuitive tools for creating custom programs and effects. Manage DMX addresses, diagnose and update fixtures, and ensure seamless runtime for your productions.
- Intuitive lighting control
- Customizable programs and effects
- DMX address and footprint setup
- Fixture diagnosis and updates
- Layer effects for pixel control
- Scheduled standby mode
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The AsteraNext offers intuitive and fast control of complex lighting setups of current and upcoming Astera products. It provides fully customizable programs and effects and also it is designed to work seamlessly with other control methods. It can set up DMX addresses and footprints for CRMX control. In addition, lamps can be diagnosed, updated or reset from the AsteraNext. Here are some of the features: Layer Effects It is now easier than ever to control pixels of your Astera lights and create complex effects. CRMX Support That would make it much easier for customers to understand how the DMX works, also easier to operate the CRMX module. Talkback+ Detect all available lights, set them up, check their status, configure DMX addresses and DMX profiles. Seamless Runtime Set the length of your production and be sure that your lights won`t run out while still getting the maximum brightness. Effects Quickly build programs out of colors and effects, trigger them or make them match a beat. Targets Quickly create groups of lights, assign positions and select which lights should receive commands. Scheduled StandBy Switch lights into power-saving standby and schedule them to wake up when the production starts. Dynamic PowerBoost This exclusive feature makes the light able to display the maximum brightness at all time and intensify non-white colors. Green/Magenta Correction Adjust green/magenta during content creation to reduce postproduction work. Emergency Lights Switches to white light when AC power is cut to keep your event save DJ Feature Auto BPM analyzes the beat and matches programs to it, flash buttons can trigger special effects while being held down. Other Features The AsteraNext is packed with many additional items and new features are frequently added via software update.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: scriptFILTER™ at 100% against AsteraNext's 50%. scriptFILTER™ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.2). AsteraNext's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 9). On ratings volume, 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
AsteraNext is free to download; scriptFILTER™ costs $9.99 up front. scriptFILTER™ sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. AsteraNext asks for nothing beyond the download.
scriptFILTER™ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of scriptFILTER™'s written reviews are positive against 50% of AsteraNext's.
scriptFILTER™ ships an update every 10 months, AsteraNext every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | scriptFILTER™ | AsteraNext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 2.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nutshell Media, Inc. | Astera LED Technology GmbH |
Customer experience
scriptFILTER™
AsteraNext
In-app purchases
scriptFILTER™
- 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
AsteraNext
No in-app purchases









