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SmartBreakdown vs Drawdy

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SmartBreakdown compared with Drawdy
Detail SmartBreakdownDrawdy logo Drawdy
What it doesA private screenplay production workspace for film and television The whiteboard for you, your team and your AI
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inDE Not given
Pricing modelFree trial Freemium
PricingNot given Free: unlimited local boards and 3 cloud boards, no card required. Pro: $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year (about 17% less than twelve monthly payments), first month free.
Key features
  • Scene recognition and parsing in four heading conventions
  • OCR for scanned PDF screenplays
  • Department markup with colour-coded text highlighting
  • Cost estimation per scene and department
  • Running time and story day tracking
  • Reference images and notes per scene
  • Revision history with coloured page markers
  • PDF and Excel export with filtering
  • Semantic search across the screenplay
  • Sync across Mac, iPad and iPhone
  • MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and other AI apps
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Infinite canvas with hand-drawn feel
  • Local-first storage with optional cloud sync
  • End-to-end encrypted snapshot links
  • Sketched-shape recognition
  • Lasso selection
  • Presentation mode
  • Version history
  • Extensible with marketplace extensions
What makes it different
  • Completely on-device with no cloud or account required
  • Designed specifically for department crew, not production management
  • Handles real messy production drafts in multiple formats without retyping
  • Scene preparation survives draft revisions without losing work
  • Integrates breakdown, costing and schedule in one place with no separate spreadsheet
  • AI integration with your own AI via MCP, not built-in
  • Local-first architecture keeps your data on your device by default
  • Extensible platform with marketplace and custom extensions
  • Hand-drawn aesthetic on infinite canvas
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)22 −1 (down) since last check6 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)50
Citation Flow (Majestic)719
Referring domains (Majestic)1610

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