Comparison

Calibre Companion vs Scriptorio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Calibre Companion

This app organizes your ebook library on your device, emulates a device for WiFi connections to your main library, and acts as a content server client for cloud storage. It allows you to view book metadata, sort and group books, mark them as read, and launch your preferred reader app.

Highlights
  • Device-based library organizer
  • WiFi-based device emulator
  • Content server and cloud client
  • View and sort book metadata
  • Mark books as read
  • Sync read status with Calibre
Features
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Bring your calibre library to your iPhone and iPad. Calibre Companion helps you browse, organize and transfer the books you already own. CONNECT YOUR LIBRARY Connect to calibre on your computer over Wi-Fi as a wireless device, browse a calibre Content Server, or access a calibre library stored with a supported cloud provider, including Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive. MAKE YOUR COLLECTION EASY TO EXPLORE Browse covers or a compact book list. Search as you type, sort your collection, and filter by authors, tags, series and other metadata. View book details and keep track of your reading state. TAKE YOUR BOOKS WITH YOU Download books to your device and open them in a compatible reader app. Calibre Companion organizes and transfers books; it is not an ebook reader and does not include books. OPTIONAL PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION An active subscription removes ads and unlocks Premium. Existing books and the free library remain available without subscribing. An active subscription is required for Premium and ad-free access, including for previous purchasers. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your Apple account. Prices, billing periods and any eligible introductory offer are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Use calibre on your computer to manage your library. Wireless connections require a reachable computer with the corresponding calibre service enabled. Cloud browsing requires your own account and a calibre library stored with the provider. Calibre Companion is an independent app and is not affiliated with the calibre desktop project. Support: https://calibre-companion-website.replit.app/support Privacy Policy: https://calibre-companion-website.replit.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://calibre-companion-website.replit.app/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Scriptorio

Features
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Everything about the books you read in one place. The passages you keep, and the reading itself. What you read should become part of your thinking, not a fading memory. Scriptorio is a reading companion for people who take books seriously. Point your camera at a page, and the passage is yours. No typing, no retyping, no losing the thread of what you were reading. But saving a passage is only the beginning. Scriptorio helps your ideas come back, connect with what you've read before, and gradually become part of the way you think. CAPTURE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION Photograph a page from the physical book in front of you and text recognition lifts the passage out. Save from Safari, Books, or anywhere else through the share sheet. Everything lands on the same shelf. BRING YOUR KINDLE HIGHLIGHTS Sign in to your Kindle notebook and every highlight you have ever made comes across, book by book, with locations intact. Publishers cap how much of a book may be exported. Where that happens, Scriptorio says so per book, instead of quietly dropping lines. ONE IDEA, MANY BOOKS Theme Collections gather passages across books, so writers who never met end up side by side on the same question. CONNECTIONS YOU DIDN'T LOOK FOR Passages you never thought to pair surface on their own, each with one line on the idea they share. An explanation, not a summary. And when you see a link the app missed, you draw it yourself and write down why. Your reasoning stays with the pair. IT COMES BACK TO YOU Spaced repetition built on your own highlights. The shelf checks in with you, gently, until the ideas stay. Rate a card in one tap and the schedule adapts to how you actually remember. YOUR READING, MEASURED A reading timer, page progress, streaks and goals. For the books you are in the middle of, not the ones you meant to start. Finish a book and rate it, note the one thing that stays, and who you would hand it to. BUILT TO STAY PRIVATE Text recognition runs entirely on your device. The semantic understanding behind the connections graph is computed on your device too, using Apple's own frameworks. Your notes are never sent to a third-party AI service to be indexed. What syncs between your devices is yours alone. SUBSCRIPTION Scriptorio is a subscription. Every new reader starts with a 14-day free trial, no card required. After the trial, full access requires a monthly or yearly subscription, available in the app. The first 100 yearly subscribers receive a founding-member badge. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://scriptorio.app/app-terms Privacy Policy: https://scriptorio.app/app-privacy

Screenshots

Calibre Companion4 screens
Scriptorio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scriptorio at none against Calibre Companion's shown. Scriptorio also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Calibre Companion's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Calibre Companion sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Scriptorio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calibre Companion ships an update every 5 weeks, Scriptorio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Calibre Companion versus Scriptorio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalibre CompanionScriptorio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (313 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings313 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGold Tree Consulting LLCImpelechy LLC

Bugs and requests

Calibre Companion

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to connect to Calibre content server
  • Books disappearing from library after updates
  • Syncing issues between app and Calibre library
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bulk download/transfer of books
  • Built-in ebook reader functionality
  • Support for more cloud storage services
  • Improved sorting and filtering options

Scriptorio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Calibre Companion

Subscriptions6
  • Calibre Companion7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription6 Months trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
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  • Calibre Companion7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription6 Months trial$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$14.991 Year
2 purchases

Scriptorio

Subscriptions2
  • Scriptorio Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Scriptorio Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Calibre Companion free?
Calibre Companion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scriptorio free?
Scriptorio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calibre Companion or Scriptorio have ads?
Calibre Companion shows ads; Scriptorio does not.
Which is updated more often, Calibre Companion or Scriptorio?
Calibre Companion ships an update every 5 weeks, and Scriptorio fortnightly. Most recently, Calibre Companion was updated on October 29, 2026 and Scriptorio on October 24, 2026.

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