Final Draft Go vs Dealt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Dealt
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The app that checks on you: invoice reminders, client updates, asking if you got paid, and keeping records for tax season. Cross it off the list - consider it dealt with. Built for people who work for themselves: freelancers, contractors, photographers, designers - anyone juggling client deadlines and invoices that don't chase themselves. WHAT IT DOES Projects group into This Week, In Two Weeks, and by month. A red mark means three days out or less. A yellow ring means within the week. Anything further out stays quiet until it matters. It asks if you got paid. Set an invoice to Net 30, 60 or 90. The payment clock starts when you confirm you sent it, not when you made the project, because those are rarely the same day. Then it checks in. It drafts the client email. A pleasant on-track update, written and ready, opening in your own Mail app for you to send. Every reference in one place. Attach photos, video and voice notes to a project so the brief, the mood board and the notes live with the deadline. Every invoice, sorted for taxes. Invoiced, paid and outstanding, by year, so the numbers are there when you need them. Work, appointments, or habits. Deadlines, recurring tasks, and one-off appointments with a nudge before they start. A home screen widget. Your next three, soonest first. BUILT ACCESSIBLE Full VoiceOver support from version one - not added after the fact. Status is spoken, not just colored. Every action reachable. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account. No servers. Everything lives on your device. Nothing is collected, tracked, or sold. Dealt is $12/month with a 7-day free trial. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dealt at every 2 days against Final Draft Go's every 5 weeks. Final Draft Go's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Final Draft Go sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Dealt sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Final Draft Go ships an update every 5 weeks, Dealt every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Final Draft Go | Dealt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 10.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC | JUSTIN LLOYD FRAZIER |
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
Dealt
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Final Draft Go
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Annually$19.991 Year
Dealt
- Dealt Monthly7 Days trial$12.001 Month
Questions
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