Movie Magic Screenwriter vs Story Architect
Movie Magic Screenwriter
screenplay.com
Story Architect
starc.appSide by side
| Figure | Movie Magic Screenwriter | Story Architect |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $4.17/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 12 |
| Spec score · Writing Apps | 8.2 (#50) | 9.3 (#5) |
| Spec score · Script Writing Software | 8.2 (#12) | 8.7 (#8) |
| Spec score · Screenwriting Software | 8.3 (#13) | 8.8 (#7) |
| Real-time collaboration | Yes | Creator includes real-time collaboration and review mode allows co-authors to comment, reply, resolve and edit notes. |
| Company history | Write Brothers Inc., also known as Screenplay Systems Inc., says it has operated since 1982 and makes film and television screenwriting and production software. | SaaSHub reports that Dmitry Novikov began the precursor project in 2013, Story Architect was conceived in 2019 and released in 2021. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Import and export | The product can import screenplays from Microsoft Word or other word processors and export or email scripts in formats including PDF. | The project supports exchanges involving Final Draft, Fountain, DOCX, ODT, PDF, Celtx, Trelby and KIT Scenarist formats, with availability depending on document type. |
| Purpose | The software is for writing screenplays, stage plays, teleplays, musicals, comic books, novels, short stories, and more. | Story Architect is an all-in-one writing app for screenplays, comics, plays, books and other story forms organized in a shared project bible. |
| Support | Write Brothers says it provides free technical support for as long as the customer uses Movie Magic Screenwriter, with a support site, knowledge base, and ticket submission. | The pricing FAQ directs users to [email protected] for help. |
Plans
Movie Magic Screenwriter
- Movie Magic Screenwriter Download (Win/Mac)Price not published
- Movie Magic® Screenwriter™ - Download (Win/Mac)$169, paid once
Story Architect
- FreeFree
- Pro$4.17 a month
- Creator$8.34 a month
- AI credits 50$10 a month
- AI credits 200$30 a month
- AI credits 500$60 a month
- AI credits 1000$100 a month
- AI credits 50$10, paid once
- AI credits 200$30, paid once
- AI credits 500$60, paid once
In their own words
Movie Magic Screenwriter
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Story Architect
Story Architect is a writing app for screenplays, comics, plays, books and other story forms, organized around a shared project bible. Its Free plan allows unlimited projects and documents per project, with basic writing, character, location and world tools. Pro adds mind maps, an image gallery, presentations, a corkboard, a timeline and five AI credits per month when billed annually. The AI assistant can paraphrase, summarize, expand or shorten text, translate, insert text between paragraphs, or generate text from a prompt; these actions use credits. Creator adds real-time collaboration and 5 GB of cloud storage. Story Architect supports offline use on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows. It imports KIT Scenarist, Final Draft, Celtx, Trelby, TXT, ODT, DOCX and Fountain files, and exports DOCX, PDF, FDX and Fountain. Desktop-to-mobile project synchronization remains in development, with manual file transfer documented instead. Pro costs $4.17 a month billed annually; Creator costs $8.34 a month billed annually.