Dark Draft vs (beat) for iOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dark Draft
Focus on your writing without distractions or self-doubt. This app helps you generate more content and track your word count to meet deadlines. Easily export your drafts for use anywhere.
- Distraction-free writing environment
- Integrated word counter
- Secure on-device storage
- Easy content export
- Focus on quantity for quality
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Free from Distraction Get back to writing and free yourself from self-doubt or being stuck on a single word. This is one of those times that quantity typically produces better quality content. Who's Counting? Have a deadline and need to make sure you hit the minimum count? - We've integrated a simple word counter to help you know exactly where you're at and how much more you have left to go. Sharing is Caring Whether you use Dark Draft to start your thesis paper or use it for a breakup text, we want it to be easy to take that information with you. All your data, is your content - drafts are securely held on device and we don't want to know anyway. Take control of your writing with Dark Draft and try something new
(beat) for iOS
This screenwriting app offers a distraction-free environment for writers to focus on their craft. It supports Fountain markup for portable and future-proof documents, with features like automatic scene numbering and auto-completion for efficient writing.
- Distraction-free UI
- Fountain markup support
- Automatic scene numbering
- Auto-complete for scene headings and character names
- PDF export
- Final Draft import/export
- Novel mode
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dark Draft at $0.99 against (beat) for iOS's $11.99. Dark Draft also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). (beat) for iOS's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). On in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Dark Draft costs $0.99 and (beat) for iOS $11.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
(beat) for iOS holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: (beat) for iOS has 44 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Dark Draft's written reviews are positive against 80% of (beat) for iOS's.
| Parameter | Dark Draft | (beat) for iOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $11.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 4.3 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #30 — better |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikey Krieger | Lauri-Matti Parppei |
Customer experience
Dark Draft
(beat) for iOS
In-app purchases
Dark Draft
No in-app purchases
(beat) for iOS
No in-app purchases
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