Comparison

EpicDraft vs Checkmate Alarm

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

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About

EpicDraft

Features
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EpicDraft is a screenwriting app for writing, formatting and organizing screenplays. It handles industry-standard Fountain, Final Draft and PDF formats, keeps scenes, characters and locations linked to the script, and works offline. Write anywhere. The same screenplay on your phone, your tablet, your computer, or in any web browser. Start a scene on the bus and finish it at your desk. Formatting that stays out of the way. Industry-standard screenplay formatting, applied as you type. Autocomplete for characters and locations, keyboard shortcuts for every element, and a distraction-free mode for when you want the page and nothing else. A Library beside the script. Your project's wiki: loglines, synopses, treatments, characters, locations, storyboards and scenes in the same place as the screenplay instead of in another app, each one linked to the pages it appears on. Character and location pages grow into full sheets with reference lookbooks, and storyboard panels anchor to the scenes they belong to. Import and export. Open Fountain, Final Draft and PDF files, including scanned PDFs through built-in OCR. Export and print watermark-free PDF and Final Draft files. Coverage, built in. When a draft is ready for notes, EpicDraft Pro lets you share a secure read-only link and collect script coverage: structured, page-by-page feedback from your readers, gathered into one dashboard. Readers open the script in their browser and review it free, without installing anything. Real-time collaboration, per-script roles and team chat keep a whole writers room on the same pages. A full AI toolkit, on your terms. EpicDraft Pro adds a writing assistant for chat, research, loglines and in-place rewrites that knows your whole story, plus image generation for storyboards and concept art. Turn it loose on the whole project for an autonomous coverage report or consistency check. It runs on local models by default, so your pages never leave your machine. Bring your own account with a hosted model provider only if you choose, and give the assistant extra tools by plugging in your own MCP servers. Your files, on your hardware. Screenplays are stored locally by default and are never mined or used to train AI models. Cloud sync is there when you want it and stays switched off until you turn it on, and Pro can keep your own devices in sync peer to peer, with no cloud in between. Free to use. The editor, unlimited screenplays, import and export, 29 interface languages and every platform are free, with no watermarks and no quotas. EpicDraft Pro adds the AI writing assistant and image generation, script coverage reports, device sync, real-time collaboration, team chat, file history with restorable checkpoints, and file encryption.

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Checkmate Alarm

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Wake up sharp. Checkmate Alarm is the alarm clock that won't switch off until you solve a chess puzzle — so you're actually awake before you can reach for snooze. Most alarms are too easy to dismiss half-asleep. This one makes your brain do one clever thing first: find the checkmate. By the time you've solved it, you're up. HOW IT WORKS • Set an alarm like normal. • When it rings, a chess puzzle appears. • Solve it to dismiss the alarm. That's it. BUILT FOR • Heavy sleepers and snooze addicts who need more than a loud noise. • Chess players who want to start every morning with a tactic. • Anyone building a sharper morning routine. PLAY YOUR WAY • Checkmate puzzles — mate in 1, 2, or 3. • Tactical modes — forks, pins, endgames and more. • Difficulty that adapts to your rating as you improve. • A free Daily Puzzle and a Practice mode for any time of day. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Puzzle rating, solve streaks, fastest solves, and a week-at-a-glance view. • Home Screen widgets for your next alarm, today's puzzle, and your streak. MAKE IT YOURS • Dark and light themes, accent colors, and board styles. FREE & PRO Checkmate Alarm is free with one alarm and checkmate puzzles. Upgrade to Checkmate Pro for unlimited alarms, every difficulty, all tactical modes, board and accent themes, and detailed stats — starting with a 7-day free trial. Beat the snooze. Wake up with a checkmate. — Checkmate Pro is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://polar-blanket-f7a.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-Checkmate-Alarm-374767e6570481708ae2d5afbd0fc056

Screenshots

EpicDraft4 screens
Checkmate Alarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: EpicDraft at 4 against Checkmate Alarm's 2. EpicDraft also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. EpicDraft sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 3 months and Checkmate Alarm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
EpicDraft versus Checkmate Alarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpicDraftCheckmate Alarm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEpicDraft, Co.Ryan Creary

In-app purchases

3 purchases

EpicDraft

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Quarterly$19.993 Months
  • Pro Annual$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$99.99
2 purchases

Checkmate Alarm

Subscriptions2
  • Checkmate Pro$4.991 Month
  • Checkmate Pro$29.991 Year

Questions

Is EpicDraft free?
EpicDraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Checkmate Alarm free?
Checkmate Alarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EpicDraft or Checkmate Alarm have ads?
Neither EpicDraft nor Checkmate Alarm shows ads.

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