Comparison

Final Draft Go vs JokeBook Go

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

JokeBook Go

This app helps comedians organize their joke ideas, create setlists, and track performance dates. It allows users to record their sets while viewing their setlist and listen back to recordings.

Highlights
  • Organize joke ideas
  • Create setlists
  • Calendar for setlist tracking
  • Record live sets
  • Listen to recordings
Features
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JokeBook! Because you are always losing yours.... Made by a stand up comic, for stand up comics. Key Features: * Organize your bits (new joke ideas) * Create set lists from your bits. * Use the calendar to keep up with when you used that set list * Record your set while looking at your set. * Listen to your recordings.

Screenshots

Final Draft Go4 screens
JokeBook Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: JokeBook Go at 100% against Final Draft Go's 10%. JokeBook Go also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Final Draft Go's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. JokeBook Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JokeBook Go holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Final Draft Go has 1.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Final Draft Go's written reviews are positive against 100% of JokeBook Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Final Draft Go ships an update every 5 weeks, JokeBook Go every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Final Draft Go versus JokeBook Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinal Draft GoJokeBook Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1.7K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCast & Crew Production Software, LLCAkil Bjorn

Customer experience

Final Draft Go

All ratings1,661 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative23.4%
Written reviews384 reviews
Positive10.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative83.3%

JokeBook Go

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

JokeBook Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Final Draft Go

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

JokeBook Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Final Draft Go free?
Final Draft Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JokeBook Go free?
JokeBook Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Final Draft Go or JokeBook Go?
JokeBook Go is rated higher. Final Draft Go averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while JokeBook Go averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Final Draft Go or JokeBook Go have ads?
Neither Final Draft Go nor JokeBook Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Final Draft Go or JokeBook Go?
Final Draft Go ships an update every 5 weeks, and JokeBook Go every 4 months. Most recently, Final Draft Go was updated on October 19, 2026 and JokeBook Go on October 5, 2026.

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