Compare the Top Screenwriting Apps for iPad as of December 2025

What are Screenwriting Apps for iPad?

Screenwriting software is specifically designed for screenwriters and creative writers who write screenplays, movie scripts, television scripts, game scripts, and stories. Compare and read user reviews of the best Screenwriting apps for iPad currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Studiovity Screenwriting
    Studiovity is a screenplay software designed to enhance the writing process for screenwriters. It offers many features tailored to streamline the creation of scripts for film, television, and other visual media. Here are some of the main features of studiovity screenwriting software. Act Structure Board: Studiovity includes a beat board feature, allowing writers to organize plot points, scenes, and character arcs visually. Index Cards: The software incorporates index card functionality, enabling writers to outline scenes, jot down ideas, and rearrange story elements easily. Import and Export: Studiovity supports seamless importing and exporting of scripts in various formats, including Final Draft (fdx), PDF, and Fountain. Multi-Language Support: Studiovity supports more than 385+ languages. Character relationship and analysis : Incorporating these elements into the Studiovity allows for a nuanced portrayal of characters and their relationships. Tag Notes: offers tag notes.
    Starting Price: $2 per month
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    Filmustage

    Filmustage

    Filmustage

    Filmustage is the first industry leading AI-based automatic script breakdown and scheduling service with up to 86% accuracy rate and result delivered in 1 minute created to speed-up, innovate and inspire people involved in pre-production and production process. The tool can be seamlessly integrated within any production workflow. Filmustage works with scripts in pdf and fdx, and supports export to mms, pdf, fdx, csv. The platform is customizable and easy-to-use: customers can find, add, change or remove any tag or category. Visual Reference board feature provides the possibility to convert thoughts into visual images and share them with the crew. You're free to attach a reference to each and every tag in your breakdown by choosing pictures from the asset stores, image stocks, or by uploading your own. With Filmustage’s Total Summary board all tags are sorted by the overall appearance in the scenes and even by their mentions in the entire script.
    Starting Price: $39/month
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    Scrivener

    Scrivener

    Literature & Latte

    Typewriter. Ring-binder. Scrapbook. Scrivener combines all the tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators and more. Scrivener won't tell you how to write—it simply provides everything you need to start writing and keep writing. Tailor-made for long writing projects, Scrivener banishes page fright by allowing you to compose your text in any order, in sections as large or small as you like. Got a great idea but don't know where it fits? Write when inspiration strikes and find its place later. Grow your manuscript organically, idea by idea. Whether you plan or plunge, Scrivener works your way: hammer out every last detail before typing a word, or carve out a draft and restructure later. Or mix your methods and do a bit of both.
    Starting Price: $49 one-time fee
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    Slugline

    Slugline

    Slugline

    Just start writing—Slugline figures out the screenplay formatting as you go. You get a powerful Outline, Timeline, and color-coded notes, all without taking your hands off the keyboard. And all based on a plain-text file that’s compatible with everything. Slugline 2 is a free download, and works without watermarks or limitations until you pass page six, at which point you can upgrade to Unlimited Writing. Kick the tires at no cost — or, if all you write is short films, never pay a dime! Slugline 2 has dark mode. And a completely new design that maintains Slugline’s beloved no-buttons simplicity, while providing quick access to formatting options, the Outline Navigator, and the new Timeline, which gives you a bird’s-eye view of your structure and pacing. Like virtual index cards on a corkboard, anything you see in Slugline 2’s Outline Navigator can be drag-reordered. The associated bits of screenplay come along for the ride, creating a powerful tool for spitballing ideas in an outline.
    Starting Price: $49.99
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    LivingWriter

    LivingWriter

    LivingWriter

    Start your book, plot your book, write your book, organize your book, and export it for publishing all in one place. Simple drag and drop organization for all your chapters, subchapter, and elements. LivingWriter stores your story elements and suggests them as you type. Organize your story with time-tested outlines used by best-selling authors. Spend less time organizing and planning. Spend more time growing your ideas into books. Order and reorder your chapters and story elements without the hassle of copying and pasting. Jot down your chapter notes quickly on the sidebar. Everything on one screen means never leaving your story. We don't believe in reinventing the wheel, but we're fans of greasing it a bit. You can now use the same outlines used in world-famous stories and movies right in LivingWriter. We'll lead you through each step with detailed guidance. No other writing app out there will do that for you.
    Starting Price: $8.99 per month
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    Ulysses

    Ulysses

    Ulysses

    The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone. A pleasant, focused writing experience combined with effective document management, fast syncing and flexible export options make Ulysses the first choice for writers of all kinds. Many writers praise the way Ulysses encourages immersion with the text, and testify how using it has considerably increased their productivity. Although it’s a fully-fledged writing tool, Ulysses manages to stay completely out of your way – and can therefore rival any distraction-free writing app. Ulysses’ unified library holds everything you’ll ever write, and is equipped for managing writing projects of all sizes and ambitions. Be it love letters, simple notes, daily blog posts or the Great American Novel – with Ulysses, your writing is in the best of hands. Thus, you can focus on getting the words down. On the sofa, at a coffee shop, or while waiting for the bus: Work wherever you are, and whenever inspiration hits.
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    Celtx

    Celtx

    Backlight

    Trusted by millions for superior online collaboration. Write, plan, manage: The all-in-one solution for film, video, and game production. From concept to camera, the Celtx Studio’s connected workflow ensures that every member of the production team stays engaged, organized, and informed. Our team-tailored workflow allows multiple users to work simultaneously in multiple documents, including real-time collaborative script editing. We provide shortcuts without cutting corners. From the first idea to the final call sheet, our fully-featured modules will guide your team through the production process with the most comprehensive and flexible toolset available. We're with you wherever you go. Your projects are automatically backed up, accessible from anywhere on any device, and are completely secure.
    Starting Price: $9.99 per user per month
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    Montage

    Montage

    Mariner Software

    The only screenwriting software exclusively developed for Mac OS X. Montage makes it easy to create, edit, and manage screenplays on your Macintosh. From the ability to import and export Final Draft documents (fdr format only), to using custom, pre-formatted templates for film, TV, and theater, to the time-saving Smart Views, Montage guides both the first time screenwriter or the seasoned veteran, from start to finish. But Montage doesn't stop there. Once your masterpiece is complete, Montage allows you to submit, track, and send your query, synopsis, and scripts to hundreds of included industry contacts through Montage's integration with Apple's Address Book.
    Starting Price: $28.98 per license
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