Comparison

CardBeat vs deeter

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

Head to head
About

CardBeat

This app provides a digital cork board for writers to plot novels, screenplays, or short stories. It allows users to break down stories into acts, sequences, and scenes, and rearrange them freely. Users can customize cards with colors, lines, or grids, and choose from various drawing tools or keyboard input.

Highlights
  • Digital cork board for story plotting
  • Structure stories into acts, sequences, and scenes
  • Rearrange plot elements freely
  • Customizable cards with colors and backgrounds
  • Multiple drawing tools and keyboard input
  • Export boards as PDF
  • iCloud syncing
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A digital corkboard for plotting your novel, screenplay or short story. CardBeat keeps all the fun things about index cards – and gets rid of all the rest. Break your story into acts, sequences and scenes. Put each beat on a card, pin it to the board and shuffle until the structure works – without wasting ink or paper. WRITE YOUR WAY - Handwrite with Apple Pencil or just your finger – pens, pencils, markers and brushes in any color. - Prefer typing? Every card takes keyboard input, too. - Choose blank, lined, dotted or grid cards in different colors to track characters, subplots or timelines. SEE THE WHOLE STORY - Place cards anywhere on the board – no rows, columns or table cells. Turn on snap-to-grid when you want things tidy. - Zoom out for the big picture, zoom in to work on a single scene. - Working in a writers' room? Connect a TV, monitor or projector and show a clean view of the board while you plot. SHARE AND SYNC - Your boards stay in sync across iPhone and iPad with iCloud – or turn sync off with a single switch. - Export a board as a PDF for feedback, or as a CardBeat file your co-writer can import and keep working on. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, no third-party analytics. CardBeat doesn't collect any data. FREE TO START Plot up to two boards for free. Unlock unlimited boards with a one-time purchase – no subscription.

About

deeter

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deeter is a software platform that helps real estate developers manage the completion process of their projects and improve customer service. We focus on the core features that make a difference for your customers and your team. No unnecessary bells and whistles. Customers may: - Change the naming and branding of reports that are sent to your customers. - Control access to your team to ensure everyone has the right permissions. - Upload and bulk import all of your communities units' in one go. - Track the room, category, and status of all issues with easy to use tools. - Create and send reports to your homeowners and save them for later reference. - Easily generate punchlists for your trades people to use when completing work. - Track multiple issues and reports offline and sync them when you have an internet connection. - Change account settings like your report legal details or homeowner notifications to suit your needs and preferences.

Screenshots

CardBeat4 screens
deeter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: deeter at none against CardBeat's 1. deeter also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). CardBeat's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads and device support 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. CardBeat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. deeter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CardBeat ships an update every 2 months, deeter every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CardBeat versus deeter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardBeatdeeter
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan StuckmannD. Richard Consulting Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CardBeat

One-time1
  • Unlimited Story Boards$19.99
None

deeter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CardBeat free?
CardBeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is deeter free?
deeter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CardBeat or deeter have ads?
Neither CardBeat nor deeter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CardBeat or deeter?
CardBeat ships an update every 2 months, and deeter every 5 months. Most recently, CardBeat was updated on October 25, 2026 and deeter on October 27, 2026.

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