Drafts alternatives

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 92 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R21] Drafts 3/5 · GB Coulda been a contender....: This is an upgrade I’d pay for ... but not month after month for the rest of my life.
2. [R22] Drafts 2/5 · GB Unfortunately not for me: Subscription model for me is a no-go. Looks a great app and would happily pay a decent one-off payment, but to continually pay for something I’ll never own just doesn’t make sense.
3. [R24] Drafts 3/5 · GB Priced for power users: I like Drafts 4 and would be happy to pay an upgrade feeof 9.99 or maybe even 14.99, but 17.50 a year recurring feels too much. I know it does great things and am sure it is worth it for some people, but I fear it's overshooting it for most users.
4. [R32] Drafts 1/5 · GB Subscription really: As others have said I would pay £5.00 a year to update this app but nearly £20 I’ll just carry on using Drafts 4 until the app doesn’t support the iOS any more then I have to stop using it. I really hope the developer in the next version goes away from subscriptions
5. [R1] Drafts 1/5 · US Absolutely Worthless wth Dropbox: This app will not connect in any way, shape, or form to Dropbox. If you use Dropbox for anything, hard pass on this. That’s not necessarily bad, but they advertise that it connects to Dropbox. Stole my money.
6. [R4] Drafts 1/5 · US Everything is invisible: Something happened that I didn't do and now everything in the editor window is invisible. I cannot access any notes because the content is invisible. Adding content is invisible too. I tried toggling the modern editor (new TextKit) but that didn't change things.
7. [R13] Drafts 1/5 · US Freezes in iPad IOS26.1 with External Kayboard: I have been a user for several years. That is until IOS26.0 and it freezing and crashing with external keyboard. They said it would be fixed in IOS26.1, but the problem still exists. I will be switching to Obsidian which is not as straight forward or simple to use, but at least it works.
8. [R19] Drafts 1/5 · GB From Hero to Zero: This used to be my most regularly used all, I love it. I used it to quickly timestamp things in notes but since the recent update everytime I use it, it crashes. EXTREMELY infuriating. I hope they haven’t broken all actions because right now it’s unusable
9. [R10] Drafts 1/5 · US Whut: Bizarre little app in how user-unfriendly it is. I suppose this is primarily for people that write code and are used to those sort of tools. I just wanted a straightforward app to write out full chapters of fanfic and my original stories. Guess I simply picked the wrong app. Idk. 🤷🏾‍♂️
10. [R12] Drafts 3/5 · GB A bit too ‘amazing’ for simple needs??: There’s no disguising that a lot of work has gone into Drafts, so why, you might ask, am I dissatisfied? I’ve tried to get my head round the jargon and numerous control panels but unless I’m missing something I still find myself frustrated and turning to a simpler text editor. It syncs well, and is nicer to use for text documents that Apple’s Notes, which
11. [R18] Drafts 3/5 · GB Almost great: Seems to have some terrific capabilities. Capturing stuff is great. The interface needs work and the actions and clever stuff needs a human centred redesign.
12. [R9] Drafts 3/5 · US Not cross platform: Great app but not cross platform. Sadge.
13. [R15] Drafts 3/5 · GB It’s good but ..: Tuesday 1 June 2921 Drafts notepad app/ 3 points Title; it’s good but.. Hello this is a good app but two points are causing it to fall short for me; 1, google associated (I no longer use or trust these snoopers) so anything google related doesn’t get my attention nor use 2, email backup please ..?
14. [R52] DraftKings 5/5 · US Best Sportsbook Ever !!: Best pick Lines, best Odds, Live Game tracker no doubt this is the best sportsbook in the market. Try your Luck.
15. [R55] DraftKings 5/5 · US Betting Is For Fun!!: Even though I don’t win as often as I’d like, I have to give DraftKings a lot of credit. They consistently offer promotions, boosts, and rewards that help keep my bankroll going and make the experience enjoyable. Those offers give me more opportunities to play, and when I do make the right picks, the payouts can be exciting. I’ve always felt like the app has been fair, easy t
16. [R56] DraftKings 3/5 · US Review: Sometimes when you have more than one parlay there isn’t a cash out option. I placed the wrong, single pick bet and i recognized it immediately and draft kings took 70 cents from the money i wagered and it wasn’t even in there for two minutes. Ive had many multiple pick parlays that only missed by a pick and I should’ve at least won something other than change or a couple of dollars, but t
17. [R57] DraftKings 2/5 · US SCAM: They change their settlements whenever they feel like it and will change your win to a loss. They do not state if a certain bet settles under a certain category as well so if you think you won you actually didn’t you probably lost. I went to submit a complaint and they said they’d change my bet too a win and fund my account I wait for 7 days and nothing happens so I re-email them and they ch
18. [R65] DraftKings Casino 1/5 · US Winning: I thought you were to win. I have spent 1000 and not winning I think it time to find another app
19. [R66] DraftKings Casino 4/5 · US Casino: Barely get wins finally got a decent hit after a few months from putting money on here and there.
20. [R67] DraftKings Casino 3/5 · US Losses are greater than wins: I’ve spent quite a few hundred and won’t win anything
21. [R68] DraftKings Casino 1/5 · US Went all in 2 times and they got 21 both times: Don't use it
22. [R79] Checkers ・ 1/5 · US The adds: The adds are atrocious and they don’t even give you an option to close it out it’s just an add machine.
23. [R80] Checkers ・ 5/5 · US ShadowBiker1: Like playing Checkers because it’s relaxing and enjoyably entertaining,
24. [R81] Checkers ・ 3/5 · US Starr: Not hard enough
25. [R82] Checkers ・ 1/5 · US Adware: Can’t get past the ad for another game
26. [R42] Drafts 1/5 · GB Used to be great and I upgraded every few years but: You got greedy and killed the golden goose. £17.50 for a year to make some notes... When you ran the spreadsheet I’m sure the money looked great and perhaps will help with VC investment but with this model you won’t make it to Drafts 6 or IPO.
27. [R28] Drafts 1/5 · GB New version too slow: Drafts was one of my most used apps. snappy and multifunctional. Unfortunately, I updated to the new version and removed the old one. Theoretically, it is an upgrade. In reality, it is too slow to start on my few years old iPad Air 2. I will be switching to something else, possibly even Notes itself, after years of depending on Drafts. Even when I upgrade my ipad at some poin