Comparison

Final Draft Go vs Fountain · easy screenwriting

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

Head to head
About

Final Draft Go

Write, edit, and read screenplays on your mobile device. Seamlessly sync scripts across platforms and enjoy industry-standard formatting. Ideal for writers on the go.

Highlights
  • Write and edit scripts
  • Sync scripts via cloud services
  • Industry-standard formatting
  • SmartType for auto-completion
  • ScriptNotes and character highlighting
  • Grammarly integration
  • Multi-language support
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Final Draft Go Final Draft™ – the #1-selling screenwriting software in the world – brings you Final Draft Go for iPhone and iPad. With this convenient, subscription-based app, you can write, edit and read Final Draft scripts on your iPhone or iPad. Go paperless and carry all your scripts with you everywhere you go, create new scripts or edit existing ones with easy-to-use features such as Tab and Enter navigation, ScriptNotes, SmartType, and more. Easily move your Final Draft scripts from desktop to iPhone or iPad and back again via iCloud, Dropbox, or email. Your scripts will appear perfectly paginated and formatted to industry standards every time. NEW FEATURES INCLUDE: ENHANCED UI New and improved user interface PINCH TO ZOOM Use multi-touch gestures to zoom in and out and customize the text size of your script view IMPROVED NIGHT MODE Change from day to night mode easily without having to leave the app UNIVERSAL CONTROL SUPPORT Work seamlessly between your iPad and Mac, using your Mac keyboard, mouse, or trackpad GRAMMARLY INTEGRATION Use the Grammarly app with FD Go to edit and proofread your work Creativity is truly portable with Final Draft Go. - Send or share your Final Draft FDX file between all your devices and computers and always be on the same page with Dropbox, OneDrive, or iCloud - Easily change script elements with classic Tab and Enter functionality or through the Elements bar (iPad) or Menu (iPhone) - Use SmartType to remember your character names, scene headings and more - Multi-language support – Write in over 95 different languages - Bluetooth keyboard support - Character Highlighting allows you to keep track of your characters for table reads or character development - Add, color-code, label, and edit ScriptNotes - Perfectly paginates to US Letter and standard European (A4) page sizes - Send feedback directly through the app - Professionally formatted TV, Film, and Stage Play templates to help get you started - Search your entire script for characters, locations, or other script elements - Export scripts to PDF via Dropbox, iCloud or email - Saves the last page you’re working on to get back to work quickly - iPhone Page View shows 100% accurate Final Draft pagination, formatting and line breaking - Automatic More’s and Continued’s - Multi-page Title Pages are supported for TV production scripts - Includes production features like Scene Numbering, Omit Scenes, Colored and Locked Pages - Shows Active or Collated Revisions with Colored Pages - Quickly switch from one revision set to another - Track key information with Cast Reports, Scene Reports, Location Reports, and more - iPhone Scene Navigator allows you to easily jump to different scenes in your script - Access all of the tools you need while maintaining context in your script in the iPhone Tools Menu - Edit your Header and Footer TESTIMONIALS: “Where has this been all my career?!? I put it through its paces doing a rewrite on the go-go-go. Does a great job. This is a real step forward! What more do you need on the road? (Maybe a chauffeur?).” David Seidler – Writer/Academy Award® winner The King’s Speech, By Dawn’s Early Light, Tucker: The Man and His Dream.

About

Fountain · easy screenwriting

This app offers a streamlined approach to writing screenplays using a simple, Markdown-based language. It provides essential editing, viewing, and exporting tools for writers on Apple devices, focusing on speed and a clutter-free experience. Your scripts are saved as standard plaintext files, ensuring portability and ownership.

Highlights
  • Fountain screenwriting language support
  • Native iOS, iPadOS, and macOS editor
  • Fast and responsive performance
  • Clutter-free writing interface
  • Plaintext document export
  • Outline and export tools
Features
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Fountain is a fully native screenplay editor purpose-built for iOS, iPadOS and macOS, loaded with deceptively powerful editing, viewing, outlining and exporting tools. It uses the Fountain screenwriting language, a flavor of Markdown which lets you write naturally, without worrying about formatting. FAST · Fully native, from parser to editor. Translation? No slowdowns or hiccups. Just you and your script. FOCUSED · The tools you need to hit your flow without clutter. LEAN · Sips battery life thanks to a custom parser built on the latest macOS, iOS & iPadOS technologies. PORTABLE · Uses standard plaintext documents which you can read from (or write to!) with any text editor. Your data is yours. I'm an indie developer and fellow screenwriter, so your feedback is super important! Reach out to me at fountainappdev@gmail.com anytime with feedback, questions or ideas.

Screenshots

Final Draft Go4 screens
Fountain · easy screenwriting3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fountain · easy screenwriting at 74% against Final Draft Go's 11%. Fountain · easy screenwriting also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Final Draft Go's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 35). On price, update cadence, 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. Final Draft Go sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Fountain · easy screenwriting asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fountain · easy screenwriting holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Final Draft Go has 1.7K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Final Draft Go's written reviews are positive against 74% of Fountain · easy screenwriting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Final Draft Go ships an update every 5 weeks, Fountain · easy screenwriting every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Final Draft Go versus Fountain · easy screenwriting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinal Draft GoFountain · easy screenwriting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1.7K ratings)4.5 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.3% of reviews73.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better35
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCast & Crew Production Software, LLCAlex Walker

Customer experience

Final Draft Go

All ratings1,722 ratings
Positive72.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative23.2%
Written reviews451 reviews
Positive11.3%
Neutral6.2%
Negative82.5%

Fountain · easy screenwriting

All ratings35 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral10.9%
Negative15.2%

User reviews

Final Draft Go

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Decent for on-the-go ideas
  • 👍 Don't be scared of the bad reviews
  • 🚀 Saved my life!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and annoying
  • 🐛 Crashes constantly
  • 🐛 Unusable, unprofessional
  • 🐛 Scrolling issues
  • 🐛 Typing and formatting problems

Fountain · easy screenwriting

From 35 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💰 Free to use
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive UI
  • 📝 Good for early drafts
  • ✨ Accessible screenwriting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Files disappearing after crash
  • 🐛 Saving issues
  • 🐛 Text behind keyboard bug
  • 🐛 Line breaks in the middle of words

Bugs and requests

Final Draft Go

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Constant login issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Scrolling and cursor problems
  • Formatting and editing bugs
  • Sync and file management issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Dropbox support
  • Improve Magic Keyboard integration
  • Add Beat Board and other advanced features
  • Unify account system with desktop version

Fountain · easy screenwriting

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Constantly changes file name back to Untitled
  • Stopped saving
  • Deleted work when changing document title
  • No version history
  • Text continues behind the keyboard and is inaccessible
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  • Crashes frequently
  • App closes unexpectedly while writing
  • Loses progress after crashing
  • Crashes when adding a period with double-tap space
  • Formatting while writing not as pictured
  • Boots user off the app
  • Lyrics not handled well
  • Last line on each page lost on PDF export
  • Non-removable 'Made In Fountain' + QR Code watermark on exported PDFs
  • No paginated view until PDF export
  • Dialogue breaks lines unexpectedly in the middle of words
  • Character names break lines unexpectedly

Requested features

13 requests
  • Autocomplete for commands (e.g., INT.)
  • Light mode option
  • See page breaks within the app
  • Title page creation
  • Option to change text size
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  • Support for research notes
  • Drag and drop for rearranging sections/beats
  • Force a Slugline (e.g., with 'Intercut')
  • Improve character name recognition
  • Dual dialogue support (^)
  • Custom default folder option
  • Clarification on AI-generated icon
  • Icon change

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Final Draft Go

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annually$19.991 Year
None

Fountain · easy screenwriting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Final Draft Go free?
Final Draft Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fountain · easy screenwriting free?
Fountain · easy screenwriting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Final Draft Go or Fountain · easy screenwriting?
Fountain · easy screenwriting is rated higher. Final Draft Go averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Fountain · easy screenwriting averages 4.5 from 35 ratings.
Do Final Draft Go or Fountain · easy screenwriting have ads?
Neither Final Draft Go nor Fountain · easy screenwriting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Final Draft Go or Fountain · easy screenwriting?
Final Draft Go ships an update every 5 weeks, and Fountain · easy screenwriting every 3 weeks. Most recently, Final Draft Go was updated on November 4, 2026 and Fountain · easy screenwriting on October 30, 2026.

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