(beat) for iOS vs Friends67
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
(beat) for iOS
Write screenplays with a distraction-free interface that handles formatting automatically. Supports Fountain markup for portability and includes features like index cards and automatic scene numbering. Export to PDF and import/export Final Draft files.
- Distraction-free UI
- Fountain markup support
- Automatic scene numbering
- PDF export
- Final Draft import/export
- Index cards
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An elegant Fountain screenwriting app, created by a screenwriter for screenwriters. The perfect companion for full macOS version of Beat. Beat lets you write in a flow: Just start typing and let Beat take care of the formatting. There are as little distractions as possible to let you concentrate on writing. The app uses Fountain markup to store your documents, so everything you write is portable and future-proof. Your files are stored only on your own accounts and devices, and they are kept completely private. • Distraction-free UI • Index cards • Automatic scene numbering • Auto complete for scene headings and character names • PDF export • Final Draft import and export • Revision/edit tracking • Novel mode • Collection of templates for a quick start
Friends67
This app helps you manage screen time by requiring friends to approve extra usage. It locks apps when your daily limit is reached, and you can request more time by sending a selfie and reason to your friends. Features include soft and hardcore modes, downtime scheduling, and emergency tokens.
- Friend approval for extra screen time
- App blocking when daily limits are reached
- Soft and Hardcore modes for control
- Downtime scheduling for focused periods
- Emergency tokens for urgent app access
- Progress tracking and sharing
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Friends67 is a screen time app where your friends approve your extra time. When your daily limit is up, your apps lock. Want more time? Send your friends a selfie and a reason. You've probably tried screen time limits or an app blocker before. The problem is that they're too easy to override, and no one notices when you tap "Ignore Limit" for the 123rd time. So social media wins by default. Friends67 changes that. One friend is enough to change your screen time. HOW IT WORKS Choose the apps you want to limit. Set a daily limit for each one. Invite your friends. When your time is up, your apps lock. Want more time? Send a selfie to your friends. SOFT MODE A selfie is all it takes to get more time. Your friends still see every time you ask. HARDCORE MODE Every request goes to your friends, and one of them has to approve it. No auto-approve. Raising a limit, removing an app or turning hardcore mode off needs a friend's approval too. No switching it off in a weak moment. NO FRIENDS ON FRIENDS67 YET? Start anyway. In soft mode your requests go through on their own. In hardcore mode, send your request as a link and anyone can approve it, no app needed. WHAT YOUR FRIENDS SEE Your selfie, the app, how much time you want and why. Never your screen time stats, and never what you do inside your apps. DAILY LIMITS Set daily limits for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, X, Snapchat, games or any other app. Every app has its own limit. Limits reset every day. DOWNTIME Need time to study? Work? Sleep? Create Downtime and keep distracting apps locked at set times. SESSIONS Block apps for the next few hours. Start a session with your friends, your partner or your study group and see who is still locked in. EMERGENCY TOKENS Your friends aren't around and you really need an app? An Emergency Token unlocks it right away. You only get a few each month, so save them for real emergencies. YOUR PROGRESS See your screen time next to what it was before Friends67, app by app, and share your progress with your friends. USE IT FOR Studying for finals without your phone. Cutting down together with your partner. A no social media month with your friends. Staying focused at work. FREE AND PREMIUM Friends67 is free to download and free to start, no account needed. On the free plan, limits pause every evening from 8pm to 1am (except on your first day), and you get 4 sessions and 2 emergency tokens a month. Premium keeps your limits on all evening and gives you unlimited sessions and 6 emergency tokens a month. PRIVACY Friends67 uses Apple's Screen Time API to block your apps. Your detailed usage stays on your iPhone. We never see what you do inside your apps. We never sell your personal data. Privacy Policy https://friends67.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service https://friends67.com/terms-of-service You decide how you spend your time and your life, not the algorithm. Friends67.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Friends67 at Free against (beat) for iOS's $11.99. Friends67 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). (beat) for iOS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On 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
Friends67 is free to download; (beat) for iOS costs $11.99 up front. Friends67 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. (beat) for iOS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Friends67 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: (beat) for iOS has 44 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
(beat) for iOS ships an update every 3 days, Friends67 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | (beat) for iOS | Friends67 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $11.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (44 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #67 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lauri-Matti Parppei | Derya Janina Ay |
Customer experience
(beat) for iOS
Friends67
In-app purchases
(beat) for iOS
No in-app purchases
Friends67
- Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
- Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
- Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime subscription$34.99









