Inkwell vs Plotwell

Inkwell is a screenplay editor for iOS and macOS, with keyboard-first controls, screenplay formatting, outlining, notes and a chat-based writing partner called Quill. Screenwriters can work with a beat board and outline navigator, add inline notes and synopses, track revisions, and generate character sides. Quill can brainstorm and propose edits as diffs, but applies changes only after the writer approves them. The editor supports offline writing, formatting, file management, import and export; it handles Final Draft FDX and Fountain files as well as PDF import and export. The free plan includes the full editor, unlimited scripts, offline use and no account requirement. Quill requires an internet connection. Credit packs cost $4.99 as a one-time purchase for 150 credits; Quill Pro costs $10 a month or $100 a year, with 500 credits each month. Sync is off by default and can be enabled for individual scripts. When Quill is used, script excerpts may be sent to third-party language-model providers, while conversation summaries are stored on the maker's servers.

Plotwell is a browser-based platform connecting screenplay development with storyboarding, production planning and budgeting. Its studio includes logline, synopsis, treatment, character breakdown and pitch-deck documents, plus a development agent. The screenplay editor formats script elements and supports Final Draft and Fountain import and export, along with PDF export. AI tools can generate scenes, brainstorm, rewrite dialogue and insert text using project context; Script Doctor analyzes pacing, act breaks, structure, character consistency and dialogue patterns. Storyboards can generate AI panel images from scene descriptions, while production tools extract cast, props and other elements, assign shoot dates and locations, and generate call sheets. Budgeting covers category and line-item costs, over-budget alerts, calculations and PDF or CSV export. The free plan is free and includes one project, one collaborator, 10 AI credits, all features and version history for the last five saves. Additional projects and collaborators each cost $3 a month. AI credit packs cost $5 as a one-time purchase for 200 credits, $10, paid once for 500 credits, or $20, paid once for 1,400 credits.