Comparison

SFD vs Everwrite Go

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

Head to head
About

SFD

This app helps you overcome writer's block by forcing you to write a first draft without the ability to edit or reread. It uses timed bursts and nudges to keep you moving forward, allowing you to flag sections for later revision.

Highlights
  • Forward-only writing
  • Timed writing bursts
  • Cursor nudges for stalls
  • Flagging sections for revision
  • Plain text export
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Writing apps help with the easy half — outlines, fonts, folders, word-count trophies. The hard half is producing a bad first version of something, and that's all SFD does. SFD is forward-only. You write in a burst, the earlier lines dim and scroll away, and you can't go back to fix them. You can't edit a draft into existence, so SFD won't let you try until it's out. How it works: — A go is a timed burst. You write. You don't reread. — Stall for a few seconds and you get a shove — a nudge that gets blunter the longer you stare at the cursor. — Hit a line you hate? Drop a later and keep moving. Your flags become a punch-list for when you revise. — A finished part is a chunk. A stack of chunks is the Pile — your whole first draft. — When it's done, send it out as plain text, to wherever you actually revise. Drafting is free. Every go, every later, every export — no account, no trial clock, no nagging. THE BIG MONTH is free too: 50,000 words of a novel's first draft between November 1 and 30. SFD shows your words today and how many a day finishes it, lights up a November calendar on every day you write, marks 10,000, 25,000 and 50,000, and gives you a BIG MONTH 2026 stamp and finisher card you can only earn that November. One thing costs money: SFD Habit Tracking, a 99-cent one-time unlock for the habit layer — the streak map and year wall, the month goal, the quiet reminder, stamps, share cards, and the home-screen widget, which carries THE BIG MONTH in November. The scoreboard, not the game. If you bought SFD back when the app itself cost money, the habit layer is yours automatically. What SFD won't do: format, outline, sync, collaborate, or write the draft for you. You write the bad version. A chunk has to get written; inside that, anything goes. Your words stay yours. Every chunk is a plain-text file on your device. No proprietary format, no servers. SFD makes no network calls at all — it can't lose your words and it can't trap them. Get the first draft out. You can make it good later, somewhere with a real keyboard.

About

Everwrite Go

Features
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Everwrite Go is the iPhone companion to Everwrite, the calm, private writing studio for novelists on Mac. Take your manuscript with you, and keep your book entirely yours. Your scenes sync privately over iCloud, so the chapter you wrote at your desk is in your pocket on the train. Capture pages on the move, then pick up on the Mac. WRITE ANYWHERE - A focused editor for your scenes, right on iPhone - Two-way iCloud sync keeps your Mac and iPhone in step - Your words are saved as you write YOUR STORY BIBLE, ON HAND - Browse the characters, places and objects Everwrite tracked on your Mac - Check a fact, an alias or an appearance without breaking your flow - Reference your whole world, wherever you are PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Your book syncs over your own iCloud, only to your devices - No account, no cloud processing, no tracking - Nothing leaves Apple's private sync Everwrite Go pairs with Everwrite for Mac, where you plan in a binder, write in a distraction-free editor, track your world with an on-device Story Bible, and export to DOCX, EPUB and PDF. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no nag.

Screenshots

SFD4 screens
Everwrite Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Everwrite Go at none against SFD's 1. SFD's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SFD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Everwrite Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SFD ships an update every 8 days, Everwrite Go every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SFD versus Everwrite Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSFDEverwrite Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel James Kinney-SpearsKevin Oranje

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SFD

One-time1
  • SFD Habit Tracking$0.99
None

Everwrite Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SFD free?
SFD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Everwrite Go free?
Everwrite Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SFD or Everwrite Go have ads?
Neither SFD nor Everwrite Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SFD or Everwrite Go?
SFD ships an update every 8 days, and Everwrite Go every 3 weeks. Most recently, SFD was updated on October 10, 2026 and Everwrite Go on October 9, 2026.

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