EpicDraft vs Final Script AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
EpicDraft
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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. Connect your own OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or xAI account 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.
Final Script AI
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Final Script AI is a professional screenwriting app for iPhone ā industry-standard formatting, a beat board, structure templates, production revisions, and an AI writing room powered by Claude. WRITE LIKE A PRO ⢠Auto-formatting editor with smart return, type cycling, and smart-type autocomplete ⢠Scene headings, action, character, parenthetical, dialogue, transitions, dual dialogue ⢠Live page count and runtime estimate ⢠Beat board with index cards in act columns ⢠Structure templates: Three-Act, Save the Cat, Hero's Journey ⢠Outline view with beats and scene list AI WRITING ROOM (BYOK) Bring your own Anthropic API key ā stored securely in your Keychain, never on a server. Powered by Claude: ⢠Continue Scene ā draft the next lines in your established voice ⢠Punch Up Dialogue / Tighten Action ā craft-level rewrites ⢠Coverage Notes ā an honest reader's report with logline, strengths, concerns, and next steps ⢠Generate Logline / Synopsis ā pitch material from your script ⢠Brainstorm Beats ā unstuck ideas with real range ⢠Check Character Voice ā flags off-voice lines using the character bible ⢠Suggest Names / Analyze Tone PRO EXPORT ⢠Import and export Fountain (.fountain) ⢠Export Final Draft (.fdx) ā Pro ⢠Export print-ready PDF (US-Letter Courier) ā Pro PRODUCTION READY ⢠Production revisions with WGA color order (blue, pink, yellow, green, goldenrod, buff) ⢠Locked pages and revision drafts ⢠Character bible with voice notes PRICING Free: unlimited projects, full editor, beat board, Fountain I/O, 10 AI assists per month. Pro ($24.99/year): unlimited AI, Final Draft + PDF export, production revisions, character bible. Your screenplays never leave your device. Your API key is stored only in the iOS Keychain. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mvalasek77-droid.github.io/finalscript-ai-privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: EpicDraft at 4 against Final Script AI's 2. EpicDraft also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. EpicDraft sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 3 months and Final Script AI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | EpicDraft | Final Script AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EpicDraft, Co. | Mike Valasek |
In-app purchases
EpicDraft
- Pro Quarterly$19.993 Months
- Pro Annual$59.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$99.99
Final Script AI
- Final Script AI Pro$24.991 Year
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