Comparison

Sofa vs Craft

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

Head to head
About

Sofa

Organize all aspects of your downtime, from tracking media progress to planning trips. Create custom lists for books, movies, games, and more, with integrated podcast playback and event planning tools.

Highlights
  • Organize with unlimited lists and groups
  • Track progress for shows, books, and games
  • Integrated podcast player
  • Event planner for trips and tasks
  • Logbook and stats dashboard
  • Customizable lists and smart filters
Features
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Featured by Apple as “App of the Day” 9to5Mac: “I've found Sofa to be a delight to use.” MacStories: “My favorite app to manage my media watchlist.” iMore: “A great way to organize everything from your games to your books.” ———————— Sofa helps you enjoy your downtime by tracking your shows episode by episode, playing your podcasts, planning your trips, and a bunch of other stuff. All in one app. ORGANIZE WITH LISTS AND GROUPS Add unlimited lists and groups for categorizing all your stuff: books, games, movies, shows, podcasts, and more. A HIGHLY FLEXIBLE PROGRESS TRACKING EXPERIENCE A show you started last month. A book on your nightstand. A game you keep meaning to get back to. Sofa helps you keep track of all of it. Progress rings show up on covers so you can see where you stand at a glance. A FULL-FEATURED PODCAST PLAYER Track podcasts and listen to them in the same app. Save a show, queue up episodes, and hit play without switching apps. A PLANNER FOR TRIPS, TASKS, AND YOUR TV SCHEDULE TOO The hotel confirmation is in your email. The restaurant list is in Notes. The flight info is in a screenshot somewhere. The Planner puts all of that in one event with day-by-day itineraries, budget scenarios, live weather, and file attachments. • Tasks with due dates, priorities, and reminders. • Sticky notes for ideas without a date. • TV episodes and release dates appear on the timeline automatically. RIDICULOUSLY POWERFUL LISTS • Todo Lists or Collection Lists. Hide completed items or keep everything visible. • Group by genre, author, platform, release year, or custom fields. • Data Cards show ratings, runtimes, and metadata right on the item. • Multi-select to move, pin, complete, or remove items in bulk. • Smart Lists with dozens of filters that auto-populate based on your library. • Custom fields called Ingredients for your own ratings, tags, and filters. YOUR DOWNTIME HISTORY The Logbook catches everything you finish. A Stats dashboard shows activity timelines, genre breakdowns, and year-over-year comparisons. PLUS WIDGETS, UNIFIED SEARCH, SHORTCUTS ACTIONS, AND MORE • Widgets with progress rings on your Home and Lock Screen. • Unified Search across your library and new content. • Dozens of Shortcuts actions. • A customizable tab bar that lets you hide what you don't use. ———————— ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH SOFA STANDARD FEATURES (FREE) • Unlimited Groups & Lists • Add Basically Anything (movies, TV, books, games, music, podcasts, apps) • Podcast Player • Planner (events, tasks, notes, upcoming releases) • Logbook • Basic Details (release dates, descriptions, metadata) • Custom Categories • iCloud Syncing SUPER SOFA FEATURES (PAID) • Progress Tracking (TV episodes, book checkpoints, game progress) • Event Planning Tools (weather, budgets, attachments) • Smart Lists (auto-populate based on filters) • Custom Ingredients (custom ratings, dates, tags) • Pinned Items & Lists • List Customization (cover images, large titles, descriptions, layouts) • Enhanced Podcast Player (chapters, per-show settings) • Enhanced Details (streaming/music service links) • Logbook Stats • Reminders (episodes, events, tasks, notes) • Sticky Notes • 100+ Themes & App Icons • Family Sharing (up to 5 people) ———————— Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Terms of Use: https://www.sofahq.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.sofahq.com/privacy

About

Craft

This app helps you organize your thoughts, manage tasks, and boost productivity with an AI assistant. Create structured documents, plan your day, and connect with other tools for a seamless workflow across all your devices.

Highlights
  • AI Assistant for research and writing
  • Structured document creation
  • Native task management system
  • Daily notes and calendar view
  • Offline access and sync
  • Integrations with other tools
Features
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Unleash your creativity and take control of your plans with Craft, a productivity app that transforms how you write, organize, and get things done. Create structured documents, manage tasks, organize your knowledge with Collections, and chat about it all with the AI Assistant. With seamless sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web, your workspace is always ready, online or offline. WRITE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME Your best ideas don’t wait for an internet connection. Work seamlessly offline with full access to all features, then let your changes sync automatically when you reconnect. Whether you’re on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, Craft keeps your writing experience consistent and powerful. AI ASSISTANT IS THERE TO HELP For seamless research, text editing, or searching across your entire knowledge base, Craft’s AI Assistant keeps you in flow on every device you use Craft on. Powered by advanced large language models, it finds any note, answers questions based on your content, and helps you stay on top of your knowledge without making you maintain a strict organizational system. BUILT-IN TASK MANAGEMENT Turn your ideas into action with our native Tasks system. Capture tasks as they emerge in your notes, manage them in a dedicated Inbox, and access them from any page with the Assistant’s help. Set target dates, due dates, and reminders to stay on track. With a unified tasks view, it’s the perfect balance between AI-powered fluidity and a dedicated, always-available space. STAY ON TOP OF YOUR DAY Make daily planning effortless with Daily Notes. Capture quick thoughts, plan your schedule, track tasks, or maintain your personal journal, all in one dedicated space. Switch to the calendar view to visualize your progress, reflect on your week, and understand how your days are shaping up. CONNECT YOUR DOCS TO OTHER TOOLS Turn Craft into the home for your whole workflow. Connect your documents to popular AI chat tools and productivity apps using deep integrations and APIs. Save conversations into Craft, pull in tasks, events, or other content from your existing tools, or even use your Craft documents as a CMS for powering a blog or website. EVERYTHING YOU NEED - Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web - Markdown and keyboard shortcuts - Link sharing and web publishing - Version history - Fast, reliable sync - Advanced integrations and API support - AI-powered Assistant - Incredible customer support WHAT’S NEW Craft Assistant: your smart partner to brainstorm, research, and write. It can help you find your notes across your space, rewrite and summarize documents, all while keeping you in the flow. MCP & API: connect Craft to AI models and other tools in your productivity stack, turning it into an organizational layer and live memory. Whiteboards: turn thoughts into visuals with a spacious canvas for sketching ideas, mapping projects, and collaborating creatively. QUESTIONS? Contact us on X at @craftdocs or email feedback@craft.do SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS If you purchase a Craft subscription, you’ll be charged via the payment method associated with your Apple ID. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time in your account settings on the App Store. Craft subscriptions are available as one-month and 12-month packages. Prices may vary depending on country and are subject to change without notice. Current subscriptions cannot be canceled during the active subscription period. If you don’t choose to purchase a Craft subscription, you can continue using Craft for free. Terms of service: https://www.craft.do/terms Privacy policy: https://www.craft.do/privacy

Screenshots

Sofa4 screens
Craft4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sofa and Craft both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Craft's written reviews are positive against 60% of Sofa's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Sofa sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Craft sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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 — 4.7 for Sofa against 4.8 for Craft. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.1K and 6.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Sofa's written reviews are positive against 85% of Craft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sofa ships an update weekly, Craft every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sofa versus Craft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSofaCraft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.1K ratings)4.8 (6.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.1K6.6K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size250 MB344 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAstrio, LLCCraft Docs Limited

Customer experience

Sofa

All ratings3,084 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews318 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral12.3%
Negative27.7%

Craft

All ratings6,625 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews1,635 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative9.3%

User reviews

Sofa

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Visually appealing and user-friendly
  • 🚀 Efficient way to organize media
  • 💡 Helpful for ADHD users to stay organized
  • 🌟 Great for compulsive list makers
  • 🔍 Useful search and metadata lookup features

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and data loss issues
  • 🔍 Limited search and metadata quality
  • 📁 Lack of manual sorting and customization options
  • 🔔 Annoying review prompts

Craft

From 6.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Absolutely amazing
  • 👍 Beautiful, clean, simple, increasingly powerful
  • 👍 Fantastic Essential App
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 👍 Seamless sync between devices

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🐛 Crashes after recent update
  • 🔍 Lack of customization options (e.g. font size)
  • 🔍 Inconsistent and confusing UI conventions
  • 🔍 Lack of basic features like tags and tables

Bugs and requests

Sofa

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent sync and data loss across devices
  • Search not working for some media types
  • Crashes when trying to add custom items to lists
  • Review prompts not working properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to add notes, ratings, and reminders for media
  • Integrate with streaming services to track availability
  • Allow custom categories and manual list reordering
  • Implement share/import functionality from other apps
  • Provide a one-time purchase option instead of subscription

Craft

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when using voice control dictation
  • Inconsistent behavior when rearranging notes
  • Exporting to PDF creates blank first page

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for tables and columns
  • Implement tagging system for better organization
  • Improve text editing and formatting options
  • Integrate with more third-party apps and services
  • Add graph view for visualizing note connections

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Sofa

Subscriptions4
  • Super Sofa Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Family Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Super Sofa Yearly$49.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Family Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
One-time8
  • Dark Blizzard$0.99
  • Cozy Cabin$0.99
  • Gingerbread$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Ugly Sweater$0.99
  • North Pole$0.99
  • VHS$1.99
  • Synthwave$1.99
  • Super Sofa Lifetime$249.99
9 purchases

Craft

Subscriptions9
  • Plus Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Legacy - Monthly Subscription$10.991 Month
  • Family Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$17.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Team Monthly Subscription$59.991 Month
  • Plus Annual Subscription1 Year trial$95.991 Year
  • Legacy - Annual Subscription$99.991 Year
  • Family Annual Subscription1 Year trial$179.991 Year
  • Business Monthly Subscription2 variants$299.001 Month
  • Team Annual Subscription$599.001 Year

Questions

Is Sofa free?
Sofa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Craft free?
Craft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sofa or Craft?
Craft is rated higher. Sofa averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Craft averages 4.8 from 6.6K ratings.
Do Sofa or Craft have ads?
Neither Sofa nor Craft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sofa or Craft?
Sofa ships an update weekly, and Craft every 10 days. Most recently, Sofa was updated on October 26, 2026 and Craft on October 26, 2026.

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