Scriptable vs Media Convertor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scriptable
Automate tasks on your device by writing custom scripts in JavaScript. Integrate with native iOS features like files, calendars, and reminders. Create personalized widgets for your Home Screen and interact with Siri.
- Write and run JavaScript
- Create custom widgets
- Siri Shortcuts integration
- Access native iOS features
- Schedule notifications
- File management
- Script gallery
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Scriptable is an automation tool that enables you to write scripts that integrates with native features of iOS such as files, calendars, reminders, documents and much more. An extensive support for widgets enables you to write your own widgets using JavaScript and run the scripts on your Home Screen. Your widgets can show any data and be customised to look just the way you want. With Siri Shortcuts you can present images, tables and more in Siri as well as making Siri read out loud a text when you run a script from a Siri Shortcut. There's a growing gallery of scripts to get you started with Scriptable. Here’s a few examples of scripts you can create: - Ask Siri whether a web service is down. - Create a widget that shows data from your weather station. - Postpone the next event in your calendar half an hour. - Check what is currently on TV. - Manage a list of movies you would like to watch. - Upload files to an image optimizer and store a URL to the optimized image. - Receive a notification with the weather report every morning. - Create todos with prefilled data in your favorite todo app using URL schemes. Features include: - Write and run JavaScript. - Auto complete of variable names, functions, keywords and properties as you type. - Access lots of native iOS features from your JavaScript code, including managing files, calendars, reminders, contacts, photos, location, pasteboard, web views and more. - Create your own widgets. Your scripts run on the Home Screen without needing to open the app. - Siri Shortcuts enabling you to present images, tables, websites, HTML and more in Siri as well as making Siri read out loud a text. - Support for input and output parameters in Siri Shortcuts. - Easily schedule rich notifications to run your scripts periodically. - Work with files and directories from third party apps using File Bookmarks. - Synchronise scripts to all of your devices using iCloud Drive. - Scripts are stored as plain JavaScript files and can be browsed using the Files app. - Assign one of over 800 glyphs and a color to a script to easily identify it in your directory of scripts. - Run scripts directly on your Lock Screen and Home Screen using widgets. - Run a script by 3D touching the app icon. - Run a script from a share sheet and process the inputs. - Schedule notifications and run a script directly from a notification. - URL schemes enabling you to run scripts from other apps. - Support for x-callback-url enabling advanced integration with other apps that support x-callback-url. - Export and share scripts. - Example scripts helping you get started creating your own scripts. - Extensive documentation for all the native APIs you can use in your scripts. Available offline in the app and online on docs.scriptable.app. - View the documentation in a separate window on iPad. - Support for dark mode. - Customise the editor to your liking.
Media Convertor
Easily convert video and audio files to various formats. Extract audio from videos to create music files or convert audio files to different formats. Offers an intuitive interface for quick conversions.
- Video to audio conversion
- Audio to audio conversion
- Extract audio from video
- Supports MP4, MP3, WAV, and more
- Intuitive interface
- One-click conversion
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Media Convertor is a professional manager that the conversion of video and audio formats. Support converting formats of video and audio, extract video from audio。 Support output video format: MP4,ASF,MOV,3GP,3G2,MKV,VOB,MPEG,MPG,WMV,FLV,AVI,M4V,MTS. Video to Audio Converter - Converts video to music - Extract audio from video files and convert it to MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, AIFF, M4A, AU, WavPack, AMR, MP2 and other music files. Audio to MP3 / WAV/AAC/FLAC converter - Convert any audio file to MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC and other formats. - The best mp3 converter that convert any video to mp3 music files. Easy to convert: - Intuitive and simple interface - Import the conversion file directly - Customize the output folder - Convert files with one click Upgrade to Premium: • Unlimited all function in app. • Ad-Free experience. • You'll get access to all function for the following durations: - 1 month $1.99 - 1 year $9.99 • Payment will be charged to 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 For more infos. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/mediaconvertor-terms-of-use/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/mediaconvertor-privacy-policy/home
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scriptable at 4.7 against Media Convertor's 1.0. Scriptable also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Scriptable sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Media Convertor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scriptable holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scriptable has 3.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Scriptable ships an update every 4 days, Media Convertor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scriptable | Media Convertor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon B. Støvring | Asad Jamal |
Customer experience
Scriptable
Media Convertor
Bugs and requests
Scriptable
Reported bugs
5 issues- Scripts say need '(' at end when already there
- Reminders scheduling crashes when changing date/time
- Reminders Due Today has variable scope issues
- setInterval is not set
- Accessing Contacts and ContactsContainer causes blank widget
Requested features
6 requests- Add HTML support
- Add Apple Watch support
- Improve documentation with examples
- Add ability to access files from other apps
- Add ability to require other scripts
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- Integrate with GitHub/repository managers
Media Convertor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scriptable
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
Media Convertor
- Media Subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$9.991 Year









