Final Draft Go Negative Reviews

Final Draft Go App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Final Draft Go app received 25 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Final Draft Go? Can you share your negative thoughts about final draft go?

Final Draft Go for Negative User Reviews

✓ A scamCannot even get onto the app, no way to accrue help. Really poorly, honestly gutted..Danny.Hutton.Hitter_xoVersion: 7.0.1

✓ Unable to to loginIt seems that the developers have rushed this one out! Others having the same problem.. ‘ERROR LOGGING IN’. A very poor show - pun intended! Moreover, i hope the app that I paid a perpetual license for will recognise use that I have paid for this already and not demand a subscription. If so, then I want my money back on the original app AND the desk top version. I travel extensively, don’t use a laptop, only a desk top, but use my iPad/iPhone to edit scripts on the move. I will refuse any subscription model in this case..RealStingVersion: 7.0.1

✓ Paid turns into subscription.This is enough for me place a curse on them, or to go back to the other screenwriter apps, or both..BluetarvisVersion: 7.0.1

✓ Super buggyDon’t bother getting this unless they fix their scrolling system - it’s scrolling system is buggy as making it impossible to use, will just keep scrolling back to the top.Gwilled CheeseVersion: 7.0.3

✓ Don’t upgrade if you still have FD MobileI purchased a new iPad and I was forced to update to FD Go. Despite only purchasing FD Mobile I now must purchase an annual subscription in order to edit scripts. Something I was able to do, yesterday. This should be a free app for those who already own the software and have a license. It’s expensive enough as it is. I work for a large university and I will be informing our department to remove this software from our devices since our entitlement licenses essentially mean nothing..CasperNowaeVersion: 7.0.1

✓ This isn't buggy, it's infestedI've been using Final Draft Mobile for years on my iPad, and I've always looked forward to seeing an app that shared a few more features with the desktop version. So when I discovered there is now Final Draft Go, I said to myself great, maybe now is that time. When I saw the price change from a one time fee to an subscription, I thought okay, this is really going to be worth it. I mean, they wouldn't all of a sudden begin selling your private information, such as name, address, gender, finances, etc to third party data brokers without at least offer a quality product... I was wrong. Nothing on this new iteration of this app works at all. And I paid the yearly subscription as well so that's not an excuse to question if I'm in some kind of read-only mode. My disappointment is ineffable to say the least. I will be calling you customer service tomorrow to inquire a full refund..Prl757Version: 7.0.1

✓ Buggy …I have a brand new iPadPro. Scrolling is buggy, seems to flicker and jump all over. Pretty much impossible to work with. Very disappointed..Rivs72Version: 7.0.3

✓ Disappointed.I paid in full for this app back before it was subscription based. Now I have a bunch of useless drafts on my iPhone that I can’t edit and I’m not allowed to write new ones without paying 24 dollars a month. I officially denounce this software, I take back my former review where I praised the product for convenience. Instead, here is my true review: Instead of running ads just like every other mobile app in the world used for word processing, the creators of Final Draft have resorted to a cash grab approach, because their failure to innovate outside of screenwriting software is the reason their company is failing. The Hollywood Union strikes have been hard on all of us, and to make it worse, The creators of Final Draft have decided to show us exactly how bad it’s been. As for the functionality of the app, it used to work good when I was allowed to use it. Though primitive, I would suggest people who want to write scripts use open source software like Trelby. It functions similarly and is easy to use. You can install your own plugins (something the creators of Final Draft would charge 39.99 for) and make your software into something you want it to be. Until then, don’t put money into this scam. Let this company go out of business like they deserve, and happy writing..Yung snoVersion: 7.0.2

✓ I’m sorry, but no….I’m sorry, but no. It’s not working out for me and I have been a loyal fan of Final Draft Mobile for a long time, ever since it first came out, but this is not just for me anymore. The “scene heading” and “action” sequence is still not getting fixed. They still bug me to login even after I already did and top it all off, you gotta pay now?.JPapequash13Version: 7.0.1

✓ Can’t get new passwordI downloaded the app to use on my iPad. Tried to use the same password as my old account. Not working. I try the “Forgot password” button. It sends link to my email, I click the link and enter in new password. Constant error message, try again. If this isn’t working I’ll be forced to try another app.ToddwjackVersion: 7.0.2

✓ Please add DropboxHaving Dropbox functionality on every other platform except mobile is frustrating. Please add..CentralConflictVersion: 7.0.2

✓ This app has taken years off my lifeI was using FD mobile which was causing a bunch of formatting issues when exporting to pdf. Uninstalled it and reinstalled what ended up now being FD Go. Not only did I have to pay (again, I’d already paid for FD Mobile) this new app version obliterated all my .fdx files. YEARS of work are all now just blank files when I open them. I’m DYING over here. Still trying to figure it out but meantime, this app glitches, freezes and makes weird errors like not numbering random scenes and somehow making scripts longer than the original version - a problem when submitting for grants with page limits. Honestly, I would steer well clear until this is fixed. I’m so incredibly angry and frustrated yet still hopeful that years of writing can still be retrieved. I curse you FD Go..KeegpuzVersion: 7.0.1

✓ Fleecing usI paid for the final draft app years ago. Now I have to pay a subscription to edit and write the same projects I’ve been doing for years. It’s a rip off 🤣.IAJM90Version: 7.0.1

✓ Don’t Waste your TimeKept unsubscribing me from the subscription. Happened TWICE, and no one took responsibility until I made a complaint to BOTH Apple and Final Draft as each wanted to play the blame game. It never got resolved by the way. Final draft also commented on my original review, which had talked about this, which has since been strangely deleted, and not by myself. Interesting. Don’t waste your time on this app. Customer service is unprofessional and severely lacking. The app doesn’t even work. It’s sad, Final Draft used to be so good too. Guess all good things come to an end..Madgirl16Version: 7.0.1

✓ So many bugsI recently updated to Final Draft Go, hoping bugs would be fixed, but now it’s much worse on my 1st gen iPad Pro. Paid for a year subscription only to find out my login wasn’t working, even though it was working on Backstage. Had to create a new account to start writing. “Find and Replace” is offscreen so I can’t see or jump between search results, which is a major pain because I use it to mark my place when hopping around the script or finding where I left off the previous day. Selecting large portions of text that go offscreen is nearly impossible due to the endpoints jittering wildly when trying to scroll up or down during selection. Even just touching text within [brackets] causes a crash, something I reported to Final Draft prior to “Go” over a year ago and they were aware of the issue back then. Dual Dialogue can’t be edited or undone without lots of undo’s, but maybe I don’t know the right way to do it, but then again why isn’t it super easy and obvious? Storing files on Google Drive doesn’t work because Final Draft still can’t see Shared Drives, another longstanding issue that Final Draft technicians blamed on Apple, which seems silly to me. This is the leading industry software for writing scripts. It’s a shame that a program meant for typing text… TEXT! It’s just TEXT!… still doesn’t work on something as popular as an iPad. Maybe my iPad Pro is a dinosaur, but some writers are poor and my other apps actually work. Can’t take much more of this..DavidCodegliaVersion: 7.0.1

✓ UselessPasswords never work. Can’t open anything from Dropbox. Useless..CavScottVersion: 7.0.1

✓ Cannot even log inUseless. Have changed password even on provided link. Just comes up with an error..LovetocollectVersion: 7.0.1

✓ Tons of bugs in this releaseA ton of weird navigation bugs — crashes constantly if you highlight a slightly larger block of text, Magic Keyboard constantly doesn’t highlight text, crashes constantly. Much worse than FD Mobile and no meaningful new features..Torontofilmmaker85Version: 7.0.1

✓ I paid becore for the completeVersion on my ipad and cell and now they change it… for subscription. Really let down.The Seven JacksonVersion: 7.0.0

✓ 1/10 would not recommendNo worth the dirt under my shoe.…mehVersion: 7.0.1

✓ Bugged out unuseableCan’t even log in, error after error..Oliver_prout_photographerVersion: 7.0.1

✓ Unusable, unprofessionalIncredibly disappointed with this app - I use Final Draft all the time for work and have done for years. I thought I would be able to conduct that work on my iPad with this app. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Like others I had an error message comes up when I tried to log on. After too much research (it wasn’t easy to discover what the issue was) I discovered that this was because that email address was already registered with backstage and a few other sites. I changed the email address on the account and got in. Problem fixed, or so I thought, now the app is asking me to pay for a subscription before I access it - despite the fact I already paid for an annual subscription. All these problems opening and using the app require an internet connection to fix. But I got it specifically to use on the go (as the app name suggests) when an internet connection isn’t always available. I have had the app for over a month now. Have attempted to use it multiple times and have not been able to do a single days work on it. I have however wasted a lot of time trying to get it to work. I would have been significantly better off never downloading it in the first place. This app is not suitable for professionals. I’m shocked Final Draft released it in this state. You cannot reliably use it to do work. Seek alternatives..Ed M. 127Version: 7.0.2

✓ Does not work well.The App appears to be pretty useless for day to day use. From placing cursor to copying chunks to text, all lead to a flickering/flashing blue selection and the App freezes. Final Draft need to update this App so it actually works so writers can actually use it, or just remove it so we stop wasting our money on something that clearly does not work as a writing tool..IsleofMillsVersion: 7.0.2

✓ Poor. It’s an advert for desktop version. The yearly or monthly subscription.It’s a basically a restricted simple text editor with pre formatted headings. A buggy one. I commute, so thought this would be a great way to write scripts. I also started writing in other script writing tools free ones. And was hoping to import them into here. Well you can’t. No matter what file type you have. Copy, Paste? Nope that doesn’t work either. You basically have to start from scratch. I have quite few scripts that I wanted to import them in. Final Draft FAQs suggest you download the trial desktop version to import other file types. Well that’s no good to someone who uses only an iPad as part of the work flow. Requiring a person to have additional hardware to make this functional is at the very least an Accessibility issue. And nowhere on their product page does it say any of this. Full of dark patterns and dodgy user experience to try and get you to download the desktop version. It’s an advert for desktop version..Digital JuiceVersion: 7.0.1

✓ DisappointingFirst, moving to a subscription is bad enough, but not restoring purchases (it fails repeatedly to restore purchases, I have an active subscription) is inexcusable..Bryan RiegerVersion: 7.0.1

Final Draft Go works most of the time. If it is not working for you, we recommend you excersise some patience and retry later or contact Final Draft Go.