FilmTouch™ vs Final Draft Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FilmTouch™
This app extracts contact information from PDF callsheets and crew lists, organizing it into a searchable database of your film industry contacts. It keeps your data private, allowing you to easily find specific crew members for any job.
- Reads PDF callsheets and crew lists
- Extracts names and contact information
- Searchable contact database
- Private and secure data storage
- Import from cloud storage
- Multi-day job support
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This remarkable app can read and understand most of your PDF callsheets and crew lists. It then pulls the names, and contact information of your coworkers and stores them in a searchable list of all your jobs. ● FilmTouch is a callsheet tracker and contact manager for the film industry. ● And it's PRIVATE. When you import files into FilmTouch™ you're the only one who can view them. You can't use this app to share callsheets & crew lists with anyone else, therefore you're not violating your NDA or production rules by using it. ● You can search within a list to help you filter out the results; like when you're trying to find the medic in a list of 75 crew members. ● You can import PDF callsheets and crew lists from Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, Adobe Creative Cloud and any other app that integrates with the iOS file system. ● Multi-Day Support - Jobs are now split into separate days so you can see which crew & vendors appeared on a certain day. ● Please note: Callsheets and crew lists need to be text-based PDF's. (Unfortunately FilmTouch can't read scans or photos, and OCR is not reliable enough). And the app can understand roughly 80 to 90% of callsheets & crew lists, but there are some with unusual formatting that it can't yet import.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FilmTouch™ at 76% against Final Draft Go's 10%. FilmTouch™ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). Final Draft Go's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). On 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
Final Draft Go is free to download; FilmTouch™ costs $9.99 up front. Final Draft Go sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. FilmTouch™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
FilmTouch™ holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Final Draft Go has 1.7K ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of FilmTouch™'s written reviews are positive against 10% of Final Draft Go's.
FilmTouch™ ships an update every 7 months, Final Draft Go every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FilmTouch™ | Final Draft Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (56 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better | 10.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MonkSeal Media, LLC | Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC |
Customer experience
FilmTouch™
Final Draft Go
User reviews
FilmTouch™
From 56 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for organizing call sheets
- 👍 Excellent for tracking contacts
- 💡 Innovative concept for production industry
- 🚀 Fast search functionality (in newer versions)
- 👍 Saves time and effort
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is clunky and not smooth
- 🐛 Unreliable import of call sheets
- 🐛 Incorrectly processes names and positions
- 🐛 Cannot edit or delete incorrect data
- 🐛 Does not work on newer iPhones (iPhone 15)
Final Draft Go
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Bugs and requests
FilmTouch™
Reported bugs
15 issues- Erased all previous call sheets
- Stopped importing call sheets
- Call sheets not showing up in jobs
- Email button doesn't work
- App doesn't work on iPhone 15
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- App is clunky and not smooth
- App is buggy and glitchy
- App stuck in 'uploading' state
- App slowing down the machine (iOS 10)
- App needs update for new iOS
- Random info gets copied that cannot be deleted
- App fails to do anything with call sheets sometimes
- Does not handle variation in call sheet formats
- PDFs saved with no job name and no way to change it
- Call sheets refused for data entry due to non-standard format
Requested features
12 requests- Ability to edit job names
- Manual data entry capability
- Offline access to data
- Merge multiple days' call sheets from the same job
- Highlight people worked with in the past
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- Search by phone number
- FAQ section
- Dark mode
- Calendar view
- Alphabetical listing of contacts
- Filter contacts by department/position
- Support for iOS updates
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
In-app purchases
FilmTouch™
No in-app purchases
Final Draft Go
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annually$9.991 Year
Questions
Is FilmTouch™ free?
Is Final Draft Go free?
Which has better reviews, FilmTouch™ or Final Draft Go?
Do FilmTouch™ or Final Draft Go have ads?
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