Comparison

Scriptable vs Flutter editor

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Write and run JavaScript
  • Create custom widgets
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Access native iOS features
  • Schedule notifications
  • File management
  • Script gallery
Features
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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.

About

Flutter editor

Features
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Flutter Editor is a compiler app for learning and testing Flutter/Dart samples. The app can compile and run basic code. It's good to test some widgets style and layout works, using the default and basics set of Dart instructions.

Screenshots

Scriptable4 screens
Flutter editor2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scriptable at Free against Flutter editor's $3.99. Scriptable also leads on chart position (#15 vs unranked). Flutter editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On 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

Scriptable is free to download; Flutter editor costs $3.99 up front. Scriptable sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Flutter editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scriptable ships an update every 4 days, Flutter editor daily. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Scriptable versus Flutter editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScriptableFlutter editor
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSimon B. StøvringGiovanni Ferraro

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

Flutter editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Scriptable

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
None

Flutter editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scriptable free?
Scriptable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flutter editor free?
Flutter editor costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scriptable or Flutter editor have ads?
Neither Scriptable nor Flutter editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scriptable or Flutter editor?
Scriptable ships an update every 4 days, and Flutter editor daily. Most recently, Scriptable was updated on November 11, 2026 and Flutter editor on November 9, 2026.

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