articy:draft X
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| Fact | articy:draft X | Yarn Spinner |
|---|---|---|
| Company headquarters | Articy identifies its main office as Bochum in Germany’s Ruhr district. | The company is based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. |
| Headquarters | Bochum, Germany | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Localization | Localization includes project languages, state tracking, Excel import/export, voice-over workflows, reports and optional DeepL translation. | Localization exports dialogue strings with unique IDs, supports runtime language switching and can use Unity Localization. |
| Purpose | articy:draft X is a narrative design and game writing tool for creating and managing interactive stories. | Yarn Spinner creates narrative game tools for writers, programmers and game designers to plan, write, integrate and test game dialogue. |
| Security statement | Hosted environments use SSL connections, per-user project access, certified EU data centers and daily external backups. | The privacy policy says transmitted data uses HTTPS, access is limited to necessary team members and software is kept updated. |
articy:draft X plans
- articy:draft X FREEFree
- articy:draft X Monthly subscription€6.99 a month
- Single User Monthly subscription€7.98 a month
- Team bundles€56 a month
- articy:draft X Annual subscription€69.99 a year
- Single User Annual subscription€79.99 a year
Yarn Spinner plans
- FreeFree
- Yarn Spinner+ for Unity$75, paid once
Pick articy:draft X if…
articy:draft X suits game writers and narrative designers building branching stories, especially those working with Unity or Unreal. Teams needing shared project access can consider the multi-user options.
Pick Yarn Spinner if…
Yarn Spinner suits writers, programmers, and game designers building interactive dialogue for Unity, Godot, or Unreal Engine projects. It is also relevant to teams working with localization or voice-over.