Comparison

Story Architect Mobile vs Open Draft Screenwriting

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

Head to head
About

Story Architect Mobile

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for authors to manage and organize their creative writing projects. It provides features for project management, character and location organization, and a script editor with automatic formatting. Write and edit your stories anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Unlimited project creation
  • Organized character profiles
  • Script editor with auto-formatting
  • Centralized data for characters and locations
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Support for various formats (scripts, books, plays)
Features
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Story Architect is an application for authors that combines various tools for working with text and organizing creative projects. Story Architect is created for authors, with the involvement of authors. We take into account all the needs of writers, providing easy access to key functions without unnecessary complications. MAIN FEATURES Project Management: The ability to store all series of works in one project. Data Organization: Characters, locations, notes are all collected in one place for easy access. High-Speed Performance: The app is optimized for fast data processing and synchronization across devices. UNLIMITED PROJECTS Story Architect allows you to create an unlimited number of projects, even in the free version. You can work with different formats in a single app — from scripts and comics to plays and books. All materials can be linked to a shared database of characters and locations. CHARACTER MANAGEMENT The app includes detailed character profiles where you can record biographies, relationships, and add visual references. This helps organize work on character arcs and track their development. SCRIPT EDITOR Automatic formatting according to global screenwriting standards. Quick switching between formats. The ability to customize formats to suit personal preferences. FAST ACCESS With Story Architect on your phone, you can improve your script, write outlines or work on the character’s backstory at any convenient moment Write anywhere anytime — with Story Architect.

About

Open Draft Screenwriting

This application provides professional screenplay formatting, real-time collaboration, and visual planning tools for writers. It offers robust version control, character management, and versatile export options to various formats. The software is free, open-source, and available across multiple platforms.

Highlights
  • Professional screenplay formatting
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Visual beat boards and index cards
  • Git-based version history
  • Character profiles and production tools
  • Export to PDF, FDX, Fountain, and TXT
  • Cross-platform availability
Features
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OpenDraft is a free, open-source screenwriting application — a modern alternative to Final Draft. PROFESSIONAL SCREENPLAY FORMATTING Write in industry-standard format with automatic element formatting for scene headings, action, character names, dialogue, and parentheticals. What you see is what you export. REAL-TIME COLLABORATION Co-write with your writing partner in real time with live cursors, just like Google Docs. No account required — just share a link and start writing together. BEAT BOARDS & INDEX CARDS Plan your story visually. Drag and drop scene cards, color-code acts, and restructure your screenplay without losing a single word. VERSION HISTORY Every save is tracked with Git-based version control. Compare drafts side by side, see exactly what changed, and restore any previous version instantly. CHARACTER PROFILES & PRODUCTION TOOLS Build character bibles, track dialogue stats, tag scenes for production, and manage your entire project from one place. EXPORT ANYWHERE Export to PDF, Final Draft (.fdx), Fountain, and plain text. Your work is never locked into a proprietary format. WORKS EVERYWHERE Available on macOS, iOS, Windows, Linux, and Android. Run it as a desktop app or self-host in your browser. WHY OPENDRAFT? - 100% free and open source (MIT license) - No subscription, no cloud lock-in - Works fully offline — no internet required - Privacy-first: no tracking, no analytics - Import from Final Draft, Fountain, and PDF

Screenshots

Story Architect Mobile3 screens
Open Draft Screenwriting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Open Draft Screenwriting at every 5 days against Story Architect Mobile's every 6 weeks. Open Draft Screenwriting also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 65%). Story Architect Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Story Architect Mobile against 4.3 for Open Draft Screenwriting. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Story Architect Mobile's written reviews are positive against 80% of Open Draft Screenwriting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Story Architect Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, Open Draft Screenwriting every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Story Architect Mobile versus Open Draft Screenwriting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStory Architect MobileOpen Draft Screenwriting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (14 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitry NovikovBase Information Management Pvt. Ltd.

Customer experience

Story Architect Mobile

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative25.0%

Open Draft Screenwriting

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Story Architect Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Open Draft Screenwriting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Story Architect Mobile free?
Story Architect Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Draft Screenwriting free?
Open Draft Screenwriting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Story Architect Mobile or Open Draft Screenwriting?
Open Draft Screenwriting is rated higher. Story Architect Mobile averages 4.2 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Open Draft Screenwriting averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Story Architect Mobile or Open Draft Screenwriting have ads?
Neither Story Architect Mobile nor Open Draft Screenwriting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Story Architect Mobile or Open Draft Screenwriting?
Story Architect Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, and Open Draft Screenwriting every 5 days. Most recently, Story Architect Mobile was updated on November 8, 2026 and Open Draft Screenwriting on November 5, 2026.

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