Comparison

Skritter vs Scripts

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

Head to head
About

Skritter

Master Mandarin characters through interactive writing practice. Learn meanings, readings, and tones with curated decks for all levels, from beginner to advanced.

Highlights
  • Interactive character writing practice
  • Learn character meaning, reading, and tone
  • Topic-based and difficulty-level decks
  • HSK 1-9 study decks
  • Stroke order guidance
  • Review mode
Features
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Practice Chinese writing with Skritter, whether you have a strong grasp of written Chinese and want to remember the characters better or are a beginner who doesn’t know where to start. Skritter has existed for more than 10 years, and for a good reason: our learners are amazing! They help us with feedback which allows us to create what we think is the best Chinese writing app out there! If you have seen Chinese writing before, you probably noticed that it requires us to learn characters rather than the roman alphabet we know from English. You can learn it through our “decks” (similar to a card deck) based on topics and difficulty. Popular Decks: - Ordering or making coffee or tea (so you can get your morning caffeine fix) - Chinese Stroke Order - HSK 1-6 & New HSK3.0 1-9 study decks - More advanced topics like Yoga and talking about your Emotions - The 16-episode Ultimate Chinese Character course First, you learn a character’s meaning, reading, and tone; then practice writing it! Before you know it, you’ll want to learn thousands of characters, and words like these two happy users: “If I could only keep one app on my iPod, this would be it without a doubt. Skritter will change your life!” ― Wendy Werneth, UN Translator “Learning to write characters has never been so fun. From writing zero to 2000+ characters in six months!” ― Brian Jackson, Economist Try our app and see for yourself why thousands of people use it every day. Have questions, problems, or feedback? We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us at team@skritter.com ----------- Guest accounts enjoy free access to select decks forever! Unlock Review mode, and study anything you want with a premium subscription, which is available for purchase in the app. Big savings offered on 12-month subscriptions! • One month subscription (automatically renewed until canceled) • 12-month subscription (automatically renewed until canceled) Recurring billing, cancel anytime. Within 24 hours before the subscription period ends, you will be charged through your iTunes account. Manage your subscription from your iTunes App Store settings where you can turn off auto-renewal at any time. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://skritter.com/legal Terms of Use: https://docs.skritter.com/article/133-terms-of-use

About

Scripts

Master new writing systems with engaging, visual mini-games. Learn characters and letters through direct association with pronunciation, making learning fast, fun, and addictive. Commit just five minutes daily to build a consistent habit and gain the ability to read and write in a new language.

Highlights
  • Visual learning with illustrations
  • 5-minute daily learning sessions
  • Fast-paced mini-games
  • Focus on writing practice
  • High-quality audio pronunciations
  • Habit-forming learning structure
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Learn a new writing system with Scripts app: Korean Hangul, Japanese Hiragana and Katakana , Chinese Hanzi, American Sign Language (ASL), Indian Devanagari, Russian Cyrillic and Latin alphabet Drops Scripts takes the boring out of reading and writing in a new language. Learn Chinese characters, the Korean alphabet or the Japanese writing system with gorgeous minimalist illustrations and fast paced mini games. The best part? It only takes 5 minutes a day. In fact, that’s all the time you get! Insane? Yes. But does it work? Absolutely! Why Drops Scripts Works • Drops Scripts is 100% visual: Learners connect the characters and letters directly to their pronunciation. Doing this cuts out the middleman. Learning is faster, better, and more fun! • 5-minute session limits: Limiting learning time may sound counterintuitive but it makes Drops Scripts incredibly addictive. And that’s a good thing in terms of language learning.The obstacles standing in your way of finally starting to read and write in a new language are made obsolete. No excuses: you ALWAYS have 5 minutes! • Effortless practice: We took a good look at why games are fun and addictive, and then integrated those elements into Drops Scripts to create an app that is incredibly immersive. But unlike other games, you don’t waste your time playing. Instead you build a valuable asset--the ability to read and write in a new language. • Rapid pace learning: We believe in fast-paced, intuitive learning, and typing on your phone’s keyboard is anything but fast. Say hello to rapid swipes and taps! You’ll need those extra seconds to get the most out of your 5 minutes. ;) • Writing focused: Learn to write in Chinese, Japanese or Korean with curated games and activities that make learning a new writing system fun. Drops Scripts focuses on one thing and it does it extremely well. • Forge a learning habit: Drops Scripts wants to convert you into a language learning addict. No matter how effective your learning tool is, if you don’t use it on a daily basis, it doesn’t really matter. Drops Scripts breaks down those barriers for you so that learning to read and write in a new language becomes a regular part of your day. Every letter and character in Drops Scripts is accompanied by high-quality audio and pronunciations, recorded by professional voice talent. Drops Scripts offer a complete package for free for casual learners: 5 minutes of blazingly fast and epic fun learning per day with more than 3 writing systems. More dedicated language learners can subscribe for premium features to achieve faster progress and unlimited learning time. • Our goal is to empower the people of the world with knowledge of a new language by providing a special tool that uses the universal language we all recognize: images. P.S.: We take full responsibility for any potential addiction to language learning. ----------------- Have questions? Feel free to contact us at sup@languagedrops.com Payment information: Length of subscriptions: - 1 Month - 12 Months Price of subscriptions: - 1 Month – 9.99$ per month - 12 Months – 69.99$ per year Payment information: - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Twitter: https://twitter.com/language_drops Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LearnwithDrops LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/languagedrops/ Blog: https://medium.com/languagedrops Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/language_drops/ Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://languagedrops.com/privacypolicy.html

Screenshots

Skritter4 screens
Scripts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Skritter at none against Scripts's shown. Scripts's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Skritter sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Scripts sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Skritter against 4.7 for Scripts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 816 and 2.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Skritter's written reviews are positive against 87% of Scripts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skritter ships an update monthly, Scripts every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Skritter versus Scripts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkritterScripts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (816 ratings)4.7 (2.2K ratings)
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8162.2K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInkren, Inc.PLANB LABS OU

Customer experience

Skritter

All ratings816 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews377 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.7%

Scripts

All ratings2,245 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews999 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative7.0%

User reviews

Skritter

From 816 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent for learning and retaining characters
  • 👍 Great interface and user experience
  • 💡 Helpful videos and content
  • 👍 Effective for writing practice and stroke order
  • 👍 Customizable decks and learning options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sync and loading issues
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔒 Requires payment info upfront
  • 🐛 Inconsistent character recognition
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes reported

Scripts

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addicting
  • 👍 User friendly
  • 👍 Enjoyable and effective
  • 👍 Great for beginners
  • 👍 Helps with memorization

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate character writing detection
  • 🐛 Overly strict about stroke order and placement
  • 🔍 Limited content and languages available
  • ⏱️ Short 5-minute daily limit without subscription
  • 🤔 Unclear how to progress beyond basic lessons

Bugs and requests

Skritter

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Subscription issues and unauthorized charges
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Syncing problems across devices
  • Inconsistent character recognition

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow creating custom decks and word lists
  • Add Cantonese support
  • Improve landscape mode on iPad
  • Provide more detailed performance tracking
  • Add ability to focus on specific problem characters

Scripts

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes or freezes on certain devices
  • Issues with touch screen responsiveness
  • Pronunciations don't always match written characters

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more languages like Arabic, Greek, Hebrew
  • Expand content beyond just alphabet/character writing
  • Allow more than 5 minutes of daily practice
  • Provide more detailed feedback and stroke order guidance
  • Integrate with other language learning apps like Drops

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Skritter

Subscriptions9
  • Skritter Premium (1 month)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Skritter Premium (1 month)7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Skritter Premium (1 month)14 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Skritter Premium (6 month)7 Days trial$59.996 Months
  • Skritter Premium (6 month)14 Days trial$59.996 Months
  • Skritter Premium (6 month)7 Days trial$69.996 Months
  • Skritter Premium (1 year)7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Skritter Premium (1 year)14 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Skritter Premium (1 year)7 Days trial$119.991 Year
11 purchases

Scripts

Subscriptions9
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium$11.991 Month
  • Premium$12.991 Month
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  • Premium2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Premium$16.991 Month
  • Premium$39.991 Year
  • Premium$41.991 Year
  • Premium$55.991 Year
  • Premium2 variants$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium$159.99
  • Premium$179.99

Questions

Is Skritter free?
Skritter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scripts free?
Scripts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skritter or Scripts?
Skritter and Scripts are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 816 and 2.2K ratings respectively.
Do Skritter or Scripts have ads?
Scripts shows ads; Skritter does not.
Which is updated more often, Skritter or Scripts?
Skritter ships an update monthly, and Scripts every 5 weeks. Most recently, Skritter was updated on September 23, 2026 and Scripts on September 22, 2026.

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