Comparison

Birdy vs SpeakScroll

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

Head to head
About

Birdy

Record and edit stunning aerial videos of cities, landscapes, and routes. Explore the world from above with multiple recording modes and a powerful flight editor. Share your creations instantly with a global community.

Highlights
  • Record flyover videos of locations
  • Multiple recording modes (Manual, Genius, GPS)
  • Powerful flight editor for advanced users
  • Export videos to social networks
  • Interactive 3D map player
  • Search engine with 3D sensing
  • Share creations in community
Features
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Fly over cities, streets, routes, roofs, mountains, monuments and the best 3D places in our great Planet! Export your creations on every social network or watch them into our interactive player to get more! Every options in a unique panel: play/pause, speed change, map type, looping, video export and a powerful flight editor. FOUR APPS IN ONE: ∙ The Flight Player with video exporting ∙ A Powerful Recorder with 5 recording modes ∙ A Dedicated 3D senging search engine ∙ The Flight Editor, for advanced users Choose among 5 different recording modes: MANUAL RECORDING: Navigate as you would normally do inside maps, in the background the entire navigation is adapted and optimized to create a powerful panoramic video. In Manual Recording you can change every aspect of your virtual drone, panning, elevation, pitch and heading. A vibration feedback and a dedicated user interface will simplify the entire creation process. MANUAL SHOOTER (only with in-app): In Manual Shooter mode you can fine trim: position, elevation, pitch and heading and then decide to add a shoot (that will compose your flight). Create complex movements of your virtual drone, the limit is your creativity! GENIUS DRONE: Whether you're lazy or not, the Genius Drone will fly over automatically, no expertise needed, just relax and see how our drone will follow the roofs outlines. GENIUS WIDEANGLE: To emphasize 3D detailed location we created a special Drone. Its Wideangle behaviour will astound you. Let our virtual drone discover streets, squares, and stunning views of the world's best places. GPS TRACKING DRONE: Our Virtual Drone will follow your movements floating on top of you, just a few meters above. Try the GPS Tracking while driving, biking or even walking. The Virtual Drone will record your movements transforming them into an incredible and realistic video. Holidays memories will never be the same! Pause every flyover at any time and get interactive access to 3D maps! Use the Search engine to search while you type and get 3D details level automatically with our 3D sensing engine! Export your flight in video format at the desired speed! "The Flight Editor" is an optional professional tool that can be bought separately but evaluated even in the free version. Edit, shape and program your flight to be PERFECT! An advanced editor with fine tuning for position, altitude, pitch, heading and many other functions to make your creation a masterpiece! New Tools menu to invert/duplicate/rename a flight Instant share your flight in our Community to let others see your creation. Soon available more editor effects, labels, titles, transitions and many more. Enjoy our planet and learn by flying! Discover more on SocialMusicNews apps, we're on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Video instructions, samples and more infos.

About

SpeakScroll

Features
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From script to finished video, on your iPhone or iPad. SpeakScroll places your script over the camera and follows your pace with Voice Scroll. Record, combine takes and finish your video in the built-in editor. RECORD WITH CONFIDENCE • Adjust scroll speed, text size, color and mirroring. • Use the front or rear camera, exposure controls and framing guides. • Choose external microphones and monitor audio levels. • Organize scripts and import text, Markdown, RTF or PDF. EDIT AND CAPTION • Split, trim, delete and reorder clips. • Cut footage by selecting words in the transcript. • Burn Classic captions into your video. • Choose 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 or 16:9 and adjust framing. • Save to Photos or share your video without a watermark. SPEAKSCROLL PRO Add noise removal and voice enhancement, Magic Cut, background removal, animated caption styles, caption translation, music, a brand kit, Auto Shorts, an AI script assistant and 4K/60 export. Reading, recording, saving, Voice Scroll, the library, basic editing and Classic captions stay free. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Recording and reading work offline. Script and media processing happens on your device. Speech recognition and translation may require an initial language-model download. The script assistant and Auto Shorts require Apple Intelligence and a supported device and language. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Birdy4 screens
SpeakScroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpeakScroll at none against Birdy's 2. Birdy's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Birdy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SpeakScroll asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birdy ships an update every 5 days, SpeakScroll every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Birdy versus SpeakScroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirdySpeakScroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSandro RossettiMobivalley

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Birdy

One-time2
  • Map Flight Genius Recorder Pro$1.99
  • Flight Editor & Recorder Pro$4.99
None

SpeakScroll

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birdy free?
Birdy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpeakScroll free?
SpeakScroll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Birdy or SpeakScroll have ads?
Neither Birdy nor SpeakScroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birdy or SpeakScroll?
Birdy ships an update every 5 days, and SpeakScroll every 2 weeks. Most recently, Birdy was updated on October 14, 2026 and SpeakScroll on October 21, 2026.

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