Comparison

Drafts vs Finishing the Hat

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

Finishing the Hat

This app offers a unique to-do list experience designed to mimic physical sticky notes on a whiteboard. It features an Eisenhower matrix, color-coded notes, timers, and seamless syncing across Apple devices, helping users manage tasks and improve organization.

Highlights
  • Eisenhower-matrix based grid
  • Color-categorized sticky notes
  • Live timers and completion dynamics
  • Cross-device syncing (iPhone, iPad, macOS)
  • Multiple boards for work/life balance
  • Robust log and recurring task features
  • Email offloading of tasks
Features
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What do you do when the most precious girl in the world keeps downloading to-do and task-management apps, only to fall back on her physical sticky notes notes on a white board, which she can't bring with her when she travels (and she's always traveling)? You make her a to-do app of her very own, trying to capture the feel of that white board, crumpling the notes to toss them in a jar, make the iPhone, iPad, and macOS versions all talk seamlessly and work seamlessly so she doesn't feel like she's losing flow, and throw in as many bells and whistles you think will feed her brain as you can come up with. So you end up with an Eisenhower-matrix based grid, the way she likes it (important, not-important, urgent, not-urgent), with color categorized sticky notes, estimated time to completion, live timers, a satisfying crumpling dynamic for completion, a 'next session' or 'daily tasks' line, a running total of your estimated tasks and time (both for your entire board and your lineup), the option to add multiple boards if you want to have a work/life balance, space for extra info on the back of the sticky notes, the ability to offload to-do items via email to someone else (like me) to get them out of your brain, a robust log feature to see what you've done each day, strong recurring logic so you can have certain to-do items come back, and so much more. And, the feature set will continue to improve. As she uses it and finds ways to better organize her flow, or to maximize her efficiency, or learns new techniques from the constant pipeline of time-management and ADHD books she's reading, the app will iterate and grow. Just like her. Just like our love. This is a to-do list. It's also a love letter. For the brain I love more than anything in the entire world. If your brain is anything like hers (you could only be so lucky), hopefully it will prove useful to you too.

Screenshots

Drafts4 screens
Finishing the Hat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Finishing the Hat at none against Drafts's 3. Finishing the Hat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). Drafts's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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

Both are free to download. Drafts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Finishing the Hat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Finishing the Hat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drafts has 11K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drafts ships an update every 6 days, Finishing the Hat every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Drafts versus Finishing the Hat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraftsFinishing the Hat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.8 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAgile TortoiseBrendan McGuigan

Customer experience

Drafts

All ratings10,829 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews592 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral8.8%
Negative21.1%

Finishing the Hat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Finishing the Hat

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
None

Finishing the Hat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drafts free?
Drafts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Finishing the Hat free?
Finishing the Hat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drafts or Finishing the Hat?
Finishing the Hat is rated higher. Drafts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Finishing the Hat averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Drafts or Finishing the Hat have ads?
Neither Drafts nor Finishing the Hat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drafts or Finishing the Hat?
Drafts ships an update every 6 days, and Finishing the Hat every 2 days. Most recently, Drafts was updated on November 7, 2026 and Finishing the Hat on November 6, 2026.

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