Optika vs Script Pilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Optika
This app offers manual camera controls for professional-level photography on smartphones. Capture realistic colors and textures with Natural Mode, and fine-tune focus, exposure, and white balance. Shoot in advanced formats like RAW and ProRAW.
- Manual focus with peaking and loupe
- Adjustable shutter speed and ISO
- Customizable white balance
- True lens switching
- RAW and ProRAW format support
- Live histograms
- Composition grids and horizon levels
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Optika is a manual camera for iPhone with direct control over focus, exposure, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance. Use it when you want more control over the photo instead of leaving every decision to the automatic camera. Natural Mode reduces the heavily processed look common in smartphone photos and keeps colors, details, and textures closer to what you see. MANUAL CAMERA CONTROLS • Adjustable aperture (iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max only) • Manual shutter speed and ISO • Manual focus with focus peaking and loupe • Manual white balance with Kelvin adjustment • Exposure compensation • Separate focus and exposure points • Direct lens selection RAW AND PHOTO FORMATS Capture photos in JPEG, HEIF, RAW, and Apple ProRAW depending on your iPhone. Optika keeps the selected physical lens active instead of automatically switching cameras in difficult lighting conditions. TOOLS FOR SHOOTING • RGB and luminance histograms • Grid • Horizon level • Focus peaking • Focus loupe • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets • Camera Control support Natural Mode is designed for photographers who prefer a less processed image and want more control over the final result. Optika does not collect your photos or personal data. Note: Available features and Natural Mode results depend on the camera hardware of your iPhone. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Script Pilot
This app provides a clean teleprompter interface for recording videos with scripts. It features voice-activated scrolling to automatically advance text as you speak, helping you deliver lines confidently and stay on pace.
- Write or paste scripts
- Voice Follow for automatic scrolling
- Preview scripts before recording
- Record videos with clean interface
- Adjust text size and layout
- Organize multiple scripts
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Script Pilot is a simple, modern teleprompter built for creators, founders, students, coaches, educators, and anyone who records videos with a script. Recording on camera is easier when your words are right in front of you. Script Pilot helps you paste, write, preview, and record scripts in a clean teleprompter interface designed to keep you focused. With Voice Follow, Script Pilot can listen as you speak and automatically advance your script, helping you stay on pace without constantly adjusting the scroll speed. Whether you are recording a social media video, product demo, presentation, class project, course lesson, podcast intro, or business update, Script Pilot helps you speak more clearly and confidently. Features: • Write or paste scripts • Preview your script before recording • Record videos with a clean teleprompter view • Use Voice Follow to advance your script as you speak • Adjust text size and script layout • Organize scripts for different recording needs • Built for quick creator workflows • Designed with privacy in mind Script Pilot is useful for: • TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube creators • Influencers and content creators • Business owners and founders • Teachers, students, and presenters • Coaches, real estate agents, and marketers • Anyone who wants to sound more prepared on camera Stop memorizing every line. Paste your script, press record, and speak with confidence. Terms of Service: https://www.astyne.com/termsofservice Privacy Policy: https://www.astyne.com/privacypolicy 2026 Astyne LLC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Script Pilot at 5.0 against Optika's 4.3. Script Pilot also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Optika's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Optika sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Script Pilot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Script Pilot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Optika has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Optika ships an update every 9 days, Script Pilot every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Optika | Script Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Sieroshtan | Astyne LLC |
Customer experience
Optika
Script Pilot
In-app purchases
Optika
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual$14.991 Year
- One Time Purchase$24.99
Script Pilot
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly Script Pilot Pro$29.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
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