Drafts
Opens to a blank page, then sends your text anywhere
The verdict
If ideas hit you mid-walk or mid-meeting, Drafts opens straight to a blank page with the keyboard up, on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Actions then send that text to Messages, Reminders, email or dozens of other apps in 1 tap. Writing and sync are free with no limits, and Pro at $19.99 a year is only for building your own actions, though Apple Notes stays better for organizing what you keep.
Get it if
You jot down ideas all day and want them on the page in under a second, then sent where they belong.
Skip it if
You want folders and long documents, and Apple Notes does that better for free.
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What it helps you do
- Capture a thought before the app finishes opening
- Send text to another app in 1 tap
- Dictate notes from your Apple Watch
- Email notes straight into your library
What it really costs
Pay once or subscribe? Drag to see the total after each year.
Pay-once totals leave out paid upgrades to future major versions.
Plans and prices
Free
Unlimited drafts and sync, plus the built-in actions and any from the Action Directory
Pro
$1.99$1.99 a month or $19.99 a year with a 7-day free trial; adds custom actions and scripting, themes, workspaces, Mail Drop, the AI Chat Console and advanced Shortcuts actions
Patron
$29.99$29.99 a year on iPhone and iPad, $39.99 a year on Mac; same features as Pro, to support the developer
What changed
Version 54.1.2
Ready for iPhone Duo. For complete details on new features, bug fixes, and related documentation, visit “What’s New” in Drafts’ settings, or: https://docs.getdrafts.com/changelog
Added to The Useful Apps
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GoodnotesPick this if you write with an Apple Pencil in class or meetings and mark up lots of PDFs and slides.Free to start
NotionPick it if your notes double as trackers and project boards, like a reading list or content calendar.Free to start
The details
- Runs on
- Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
- Requires
- macOS 15.8 or later
- Version
- 54.1.2
- Size
- 90 MB
- Made by
- Agile Tortoise
- Rating
- 4.8 from 11K ratings on the App Store
- iCloud sync
- Syncs across your devices
- Shortcuts
- Works with the Shortcuts app
- Widgets
- Home and lock screen
- Family Sharing
- 1 purchase for the family
- Free trial
- Try the paid version first
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