(beat) for iOS

Name: (beat) for iOS
Price: 11.99 USD
Rating: 4.5 (26 reviews)
Author: Lauri-Matti Parppei

elegant screenwriting

$11.99

26 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
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Productivity
Developer

Lauri-Matti Parppei
Language

EN
English
Size

9.5
MB

An elegant Fountain screenwriting app, created by a screenwriter for screenwriters. The perfect companion for full macOS version of Beat. Beat lets you write in a flow: Just start typing and let Beat take care of the formatting. There are as little distractions as possible to let you concentrate on writing. The app uses Fountain markup to store your documents, so everything you write is portable and future-proof. Your files are stored only on your own accounts and devices, and they are kept completely private. • Distraction-free UI • Index cards • Automatic scene numbering • Auto complete for scene headings and character names • PDF export • Final Draft import and export • Revision/edit tracking • Novel mode • Collection of templates for a quick start

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

26 Ratings

Loving this compared to Final Draft
Oct 20

Screenwriter or Bust
Honestly this is great, lightweight without feeling feature anemic. Feels much less clunky than Final Draft and is straightforward to use. I just need something that lets me do proper screenplay from my iPad Pro and this is it. Only found one bug so far… I can get “Advanced - Invisible Elements” to display # Sections in the Preview (from the eye icon), but when I toggle it on in “create PDF” and the parser doesn’t seem to want to incorporate section markers to .pdf print for some reason (nor does it display in the “Create PDF” preview, despite displaying in the eye icon ribbon preview function). If they can fix this, I’d say 5-stars presently. (Maybe add a recency sorting parameter to the auto complete for scene headings to make it actually useful and less actions / key presses)
Loving this compared to Final Draft
Oct 20

Screenwriter or Bust

Honestly this is great, lightweight without feeling feature anemic. Feels much less clunky than Final Draft and is straightforward to use. I just need something that lets me do proper screenplay from my iPad Pro and this is it. Only found one bug so far… I can get “Advanced - Invisible Elements” to display # Sections in the Preview (from the eye icon), but when I toggle it on in “create PDF” and the parser doesn’t seem to want to incorporate section markers to .pdf print for some reason (nor does it display in the “Create PDF” preview, despite displaying in the eye icon ribbon preview function). If they can fix this, I’d say 5-stars presently. (Maybe add a recency sorting parameter to the auto complete for scene headings to make it actually useful and less actions / key presses)
Apple doesn’t want you to see this one
Mar 12

Ignatius_J_Reilly
Downloaded (beat) on my Mac and was floored. It does everything Highland Pro does but without the awful subscription pricing. When I got to my phone I opened the App Store and searched for it to no avail. Apple has it absolutely *buried* while they (predictably) put up tons of results for subscription apps. Anyway, glad it’s here and glad it’s so good. My need for a phone-based script app is frankly almost nil, but I wanted to pay something to support the developers since the macOS version is free.
Apple doesn’t want you to see this one
Mar 12

Ignatius_J_Reilly

Downloaded (beat) on my Mac and was floored. It does everything Highland Pro does but without the awful subscription pricing. When I got to my phone I opened the App Store and searched for it to no avail. Apple has it absolutely *buried* while they (predictably) put up tons of results for subscription apps. Anyway, glad it’s here and glad it’s so good. My need for a phone-based script app is frankly almost nil, but I wanted to pay something to support the developers since the macOS version is free.
This is the one you’re looking for
Jun 9

Speeeeeeen
Insane how long it’s taken for someone to make a GOOD screenwriting app for the iPad/iPhone but finally, at least, someone has! It’s simple, reliable, intuitive, and the developer is responsive and generous. Seriously, save yourself the money and the headache with the other subscription-based apps, and get this one!
This is the one you’re looking for
Jun 9

Speeeeeeen

Insane how long it’s taken for someone to make a GOOD screenwriting app for the iPad/iPhone but finally, at least, someone has! It’s simple, reliable, intuitive, and the developer is responsive and generous. Seriously, save yourself the money and the headache with the other subscription-based apps, and get this one!
Finally, a dependable iPad screenwriting app!
05/17/2024

Iwritekidlit
As a professional writer, options have been limited for a decent iPad screenwriting app. The big green industry standard has long been buggy and unreliable. Enter Beat. This is lean, fast, and fountain-based, so it doesn't lock you in to a proprietary file format. Well done!
Finally, a dependable iPad screenwriting app!
05/17/2024

Iwritekidlit

As a professional writer, options have been limited for a decent iPad screenwriting app. The big green industry standard has long been buggy and unreliable. Enter Beat. This is lean, fast, and fountain-based, so it doesn't lock you in to a proprietary file format. Well done!

A ton of bug and stability fixes, mostly for iOS 26

Version 0.3.5

3d ago

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Version 0.3.5

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