Save the Cat!

Save the Cat!


The Language of Storytelling!


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5.0.12for iPhone, iPad and more
9.3
341 Ratings
Blake Snyder Enterprises
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19.3 MB
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Mar 28, 2024
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Education
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About Save the Cat!

All new version, built from the ground up using Apple's standard, master-detail style for full compatibility with iOS functionality including Dark Mode.

Even if you don't own the desktop version of Save the Cat!®, you can still use this amazing tool, touted as the "secret weapon" of the working writer, to help build better, more powerful stories, with greater resonance and emotional impact.

Whenever your creative juices start flowing you'll have this revolutionary app, which is based on Blake Snyder's best-selling books and software, at your fingertips. You'll delight in the ability to structure your screenplay, teleplay, stageplay or novel the Save the Cat!® way.

By incorporating the methods, tips and tactics found in the Save the Cat!® series of books on story structure, this application will help you to:

* Develop a powerful Logline and Title
* Choose one of the 10 unique Save the Cat!® Genres
* Complete a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet (BS2) with variations for screenplays, novels, and 1/2 hour and 1 hour tv episodes.
* Use “the Board” to create cards for each scene and arrange them in the perfect order and to track character arcs and other important aspects of your story. Just long-press on a scene or other element in the Board then pick what you want to insert at that point.
* Add sequences to combine multiple scenes.
* Add labels to the Board to keep track of important points.
* Create Emotional Changes for each and every scene
* Create Set-ups and Payoffs as your protagonist progresses through the story

Sync your files across devices. This is a manual process so you're in complete control as to when you post and download your changes. Just create an account and login on all your devices. If you had a Save the Cat! account for the website or for when you purchased STC, that will not work here. You'll need to create a new account.

You can even add one or more writing partners to your project and sync your changes with them if you have the Premium or Pro level. Enter the username for their new STC account.

The free version allows you to add projects and work on your title, logline, genre, and the beat sheet. Many of the features listed below require an in-app purchase.

Essentials has all the basic functionality you need to develop a screenplay, novel, or tv episode with characters, locations set-ups, and pay-offs.

Premium adds the ability to track things or objects, and relationships. You'll also be able to develop a novel by chapters instead of using a beat sheet.

Pro adds the ability to develop an entire series of movies or novels that use all the same characters, locations, things, and relationships and to track their stories across the entire series. You can also develop an entire tv series with multiple seasons.

Other cool updates include the ability to have multiple versions of your beat sheet and multiple versions of your board for each beat sheet.

Much improved script typing. And, if you're working on a novel, just type in your manuscript with proper formatting.

All new facts section keeping track of important facts ("Bible" for tv writers) for characters, locations and other entities.

Add important elements for characters, locations and other entities that you need to track through the story. Add the character or entity to the Board and track those items through the story.

As always you can add attachments such as photos, pdf's, and other important research documents so you have everything at your fingertips.
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What's New in the Latest Version 5.0.12

Last updated on Mar 28, 2024
Old Versions
- Fixed "Copy board" issue
- Stability improvements
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Version History
5.0.12
Mar 28, 2024
- Fixed "Copy board" issue
- Stability improvements
5.0.11
Jan 20, 2024
- Set right message for reset password request.
- Fixed RTF text issue
- Stability improvements
5.0.10
Sep 27, 2023
- fixed error when publishing a Novel project
- minor UI and stability improvements
5.0.9
Sep 7, 2023
This update includes misc fixes.
5.0.8
Apr 21, 2023
We now offer monthly subscription options.
This update also included misc fixes.
5.0.6
Feb 17, 2023
Fixed a problem where the pop up edit note window would shrink becoming unusable.
Other misc fixes and formatting issues.
5.0.5
Jan 10, 2023
Made performance improvements when downloading a file from the STC Cloud and when downloading changes from the STC Cloud. Some files were causing the server to timeout causing a crash and preventing the file from being downloaded.

Fixed a problem when in a character, in the Relationships tab, and trying to add a relationship. The app was crashing when attempting to do this.
5.0.3
Sep 9, 2022
Tweaks when downloading projects from the STC cloud.
5.0.2
Aug 18, 2022
Added functionality to allow for URL's to be put into notes, attachment descriptions, character descriptions, etc. You can tap on the url to go to the website.
**** IF YOU HAVE THE DESKTOP VERSION, BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE UPDATE FOR THAT RIGHT AWAY FOR COMPATIBILITY PURPOSES. I HAD TO CHANGE THE WAY THE NOTES AND DESCRIPTIONS ARE SAVED.
5.0.1
Jun 22, 2022
Misc bug fixes that crept in with the new features.
5.0.0
Jun 11, 2022
Added categories for locations, things (premium and pro), set-ups, and pay-offs.
4.1.4
Apr 8, 2022
Fixed a problem when trying to upload a new project to the STC Cloud.
4.1.3
Mar 2, 2022
Fixed a problem that caused a crash when downloading a file from the cloud.
4.1.2
Oct 27, 2021
When a genre is selected for a project, the info button will show genre specific advice from the cat.
4.1.1
Jun 22, 2021
Subscription pricing is changing effective 6/21/21. The previous version of the app will still show the old price. This version will reflect the new prices.
4.1.0
Jun 4, 2021
Changed the Genre selection to Franchise Type for TV Series projects based on the new book "Save the Cat! Writes for TV".
4.0.13
Mar 31, 2021
Misc bug fixes.
4.0.11
Oct 21, 2020
Typing the script or manuscript for a scene then tapping a different scene, without having tapped the Save button, resulted in the changes not being saved.
Uploading a series type of project to the cloud was missing some data elements that resulted in the project being unreadable when downloading to the desktop or another iOS device.
4.0.10
Oct 5, 2020
Bug fixes gleaned from crash reports.
4.0.9
Aug 6, 2020
You can now export your script to Final Draft or Word. Or, if you're a novelist, export your manuscript to Word. Of course, you can open the Word format in Pages. On the title page of your project, tap the Share button and you'll see the options available. If you're working on a series, when you open an individual story/episode, you'll see the share button on the title page.

One known issue regarding exporting your manuscript to Word is that the double-spacing doesn't seem to export. The functionality to create the Word file is built in to the OS so not sure why it is not carrying forward. But, once you have it open in Pages or Word, it is a simple matter to set the formatting and move on.
4.0.8
Jul 26, 2020
Just changing the app category.
4.0.7
Jun 28, 2020
Minor fix.
4.0.6
May 26, 2020
Added some helpful how-to videos. The list will pop up when you run the new version. Or, access them through the play button at the top right of the projects list.
Also, fixed some odd crashes that would sometimes happen when changing something like a scene card when the app tried to refresh the board list or when changing something about a character and the app tried to refresh the list of characters.
Fixed a crash when picking a color code for a scene.
4.0.5
May 16, 2020
***Reworked the initial publishing of a project file to improve performance.
DOWNLOAD THIS UPDATE BEFORE PUBLISHING ANY NEW FILES TO THE CLOUD

Takes new user to Add a Project immediately to help them get started.
Added tracking information to entity cards on the board.
Other misc fixes.
4.0.4
May 1, 2020
Changed the name to remove the "S".
Typing a note was not saving when adding a new note without tabbing out of the box.
Changing the description for a character, etc. was not always updating the description in the list.
Deleting a note was not selecting another note on the iPad.
Other misc fixes.

Save the Cat! FAQ

Click here to learn how to download Save the Cat! in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Save the Cat!.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
Save the Cat! supports English
Save the Cat! contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
Essentials Monthly
$2.99
Pro Monthly Subscription
$4.99
Pro Subscription
$39.99
Essentials Subscription
$21.99
Premium Subscription
$29.99
Premium Monthly Subscription
$3.99
Unlock Pro
$39.99
Unlock Premium
$29.99
Unlock Essentials
$21.99
Upgrade Premium to Pro
$9.99

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