Comparison

Drafts vs FirstSeed Calendar for iPad

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Drafts

Quickly capture text and send it to other apps with this versatile writing tool. It functions as a notebook, editor, and automation tool, allowing for seamless integration with various services and AI LLMs. Organize, customize, and process your text efficiently across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Quick text capture
  • Send text to other apps
  • Writing automation tool
  • Cross-device sync
  • Text manipulation actions
  • Customizable interface
  • AI LLM integration
Features
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Drafts is where text starts. Quickly capture text and send it almost anywhere! Drafts turns text into action with almost limitless possibilities – it’s a quick notebook, handy editor, and writing automation tool, all in one. Capture all of your text in Drafts and send it to other apps without the extra taps. Just open it and start typing! **Drafts is a multi-award winner!** - App of the Day, TIME Magazine’s Best Apps - MacStories “Lifetime Acheivement” and “Reader’s Choice” Awards ## WHY YOU’LL LOVE DRAFTS ## CAPTURE EVERYWHERE: Drafts opens to a new page with the keyboard ready — just waiting for your words. Alternatively, go hands-free with dictation. Drafts helps you write ideas down before you can forget them so and they’ll always be there, ready and waiting. Capture on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, and Drafts’ fast sync will make your text available everywhere. USE YOUR WORDS: Drafts is a jumping-off point for text — use actions to copy it, share it, or deep-link into other apps and services. Compose a tweet, draft a message, create a file in Dropbox, send a task off to Reminders – Drafts works with tons of your favorite apps and services. Hone your text through integrations with popular AI LLMs. REMEMBER IT NOW – OR LATER: New entries go into the Inbox. Once there, you can Tag them for organization, Flag them for importance, or Archive them for long-term storage. TAKE TEXT TO A NEW LEVEL: Customize Drafts to look and work the way you want with tons of interface adjustments — custom fonts and control over spacing, line height, and margins. Use the customizable buttons above the keyboard to convert, manipulate, and transform your writing quickly. Using Drafts as a global inbox for all of your text? Process everything quickly using unique features like Link Mode, Arrange Mode, and text manipulation actions. LEVERAGE THE POWER OF YOUR WRIST COMPUTER: Use your Apple Watch to quickly capture text using nothing more than your voice — and your ideas will be waiting on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac ready to be fleshed out. GETTING WORDS DOWN HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER: Drafts opens lightning fast and with support for capture via Siri, the widget, share extension, file import, and dictation - Drafts is like post-its updated for the smartphone era. ## JOIN THE COMMUNITY ## Check out our Directory (actions.getdrafts.com) for ready-to-use actions and themes. Join the Drafts Community (forums.getdrafts.com) to get help, integration guides, and a regular flow of tips & tricks. ## DRAFTS PRO ## Drafts is always free to use, but you can get more out of Drafts with a Drafts Pro subscription: • Create and Edit Actions • Themes and Icons - suit the experience to your tastes with themes, custom app icons, and more • Workspaces - Apply preferred tag, query, and sort settings for your drafts list with Workspaces • Extra widgets and better share extension options • Enhanced Automation We are always working hard to expand the capabilities of Drafts and keep it up-to-date with the latest technologies. Your support helps keep the app growing – thank you to Drafts Pro subscribers! ## SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ## • Monthly and annual subscriptions are available • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase • Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period • Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription • Subscriptions can be managed or canceled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Have questions? Contact us on Twitter at @draftsapp or email support@getdrafts.com. Terms: https://getdrafts.com/support/terms Privacy Policy: https://getdrafts.com/support/privacy

About

FirstSeed Calendar for iPad

This app offers a robust calendar and reminder management system with advanced features for event organization. It supports various iPadOS versions, interactive widgets, and natural language event creation. Syncs seamlessly with Apple Calendar and Reminders apps.

Highlights
  • Interactive widgets
  • Natural language event creation
  • Full-featured month view
  • Innovative week view
  • List view for events
  • Move and duplicate events
  • Syncs with Apple Calendar & Reminders
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FirstSeed Calendar is an amazing app that handles both events and reminders with the following great features: - Added support for Liquid Glass, as well as clear widgets and icons in iPadOS 26. - Supports Control Center & lock-screen buttons as well as dark & tinted app icons in iPadOS 18. - Supports interactive widgets and lock-screen widgets in iPadOS 17. - Supports Stage Manager, weather and focus filter in iPadOS 16. - Full-featured month view with single-handed operation for most common tasks - Innovative week view that eliminates the need for vertical scrolling - List view that shows events like paper organizer - Ability to move and duplicate events - Show notes in full screen - Smooth scrolling of calendar views - And much more! Also the following great features are available: - Access to reminders - Quick event that processes natural language (English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese) - Calendar Set to quickly switch calendars - Use template to create similar events easily - Customize shortcuts to set duration for events - Analog clock to select the time quickly - Week number, time zone, and event history - Different app icons - And more! FirstSeed Calendar syncs with Apple's "Calendar" app, so you can use iCloud calendar or other online calendars to sync your events across all devices. It also syncs with Apple's "Reminders" app, so you can use iCloud to sync your reminders across all devices. The new reminders in iOS 13 and macOS Catalina is only partially supported. For example, sub reminders show up as no-due reminders. Full support will be provided in the future update.

Screenshots

Drafts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drafts at Free against FirstSeed Calendar for iPad's $12.99. Drafts also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 56) and device support (4 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Drafts is free to download; FirstSeed Calendar for iPad costs $12.99 up front. Drafts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and FirstSeed Calendar for iPad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Drafts against 4.8 for FirstSeed Calendar for iPad. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drafts has 11K ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Drafts's written reviews are positive against 65% of FirstSeed Calendar for iPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drafts ships an update every 6 days, FirstSeed Calendar for iPad every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drafts versus FirstSeed Calendar for iPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraftsFirstSeed Calendar for iPad
PriceFree — better$12.99
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better4.8 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better65.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better56
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.8 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAgile TortoiseFirstSeed Inc

Customer experience

Drafts

All ratings10,829 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews590 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative21.2%

FirstSeed Calendar for iPad

All ratings56 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Drafts

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Paste function not working properly
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved integration with other apps
  • Ability to edit custom actions without subscription
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription

FirstSeed Calendar for iPad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Drafts

Subscriptions3
  • Drafts Pro - Monthly [i]$2.991 Month
  • Drafts Pro - Annual [i]7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Drafts Pro - Patron [i]$39.991 Year
1 purchases

FirstSeed Calendar for iPad

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly donation$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Drafts free?
Drafts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FirstSeed Calendar for iPad free?
FirstSeed Calendar for iPad costs $12.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drafts or FirstSeed Calendar for iPad?
Drafts is rated higher. Drafts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while FirstSeed Calendar for iPad averages 4.8 from 56 ratings.
Do Drafts or FirstSeed Calendar for iPad have ads?
Neither Drafts nor FirstSeed Calendar for iPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drafts or FirstSeed Calendar for iPad?
Drafts ships an update every 6 days, and FirstSeed Calendar for iPad every 10 days. Most recently, Drafts was updated on October 24, 2026 and FirstSeed Calendar for iPad on October 24, 2026.

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