Comparison

eScribo vs Emphasized

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

Head to head
About

eScribo

A clean and powerful writing tool designed for aspiring authors. It offers a distraction-free environment with features like focus mode and typewriting mode, allowing you to concentrate on your story. Export your work in PDF or ePub formats.

Highlights
  • iCloud Sync
  • Unlimited books and chapters
  • Focus Mode
  • Typewriting Mode
  • PDF export
  • ePub export
Features
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Let the writer inside you out with this simple and powerful writing tool. eScribo is a powerful tool for all those people who love to write. With a clean, beautiful and simple design you will have a real portable writing studio at your fingertips. Everything you need to focus on what matters, your story. IMPORTANT: an iCloud account is required. eScribo bets on a future in the cloud. That is why eScribo require iCloud enabled and storage available. Main Features • iCloud Sync. • Create unlimited books, with the option to add Introduction and/or prologue independently. • Complete range of colors for your books. • Focus Mode. • Typewriting Mode. • Unlimited chapters, with character count, paragraphs, lines, words, writing time and reading time. • Preview of the book with all its chapters. • PDF export. • ePub export. • And much more to come. Thanks you for use eScribo and stay tuned for new updates! **Public Books is on the way — a new way to share your writing and get feedback from others.**

About

Emphasized

Effortlessly capture and organize important text from any webpage. Save, edit, and export your highlights as a PDF without needing an account. Boost your research and study sessions with this intuitive tool.

Highlights
  • Highlight text on webpages
  • Multiple color options
  • Auto-save highlights locally
  • Organize by webpage
  • Export highlights to PDF
  • Undo/delete highlights
  • Character and word selection modes
Features
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Whether you're cramming for a test, diving deep into research, or just collecting great quotes, this highlighter's got your back. Highlight text on any webpage—no sign-in, no fuss. Everything's saved automatically on your device and neatly grouped by page or tag, so you can always pick up where you left off. Change colors, tweak and tag highlights, and export them all when you're ready to share or review. Highlighting • Highlight text on webpages • Use multiple colors • Change the color of existing highlights • Delete highlights you no longer need • Split or merge existing highlights • Easily undo highlighted text with a single tap Tags • Create tags with custom colors to categorize your highlights • Assign or change tags on any existing highlights • Select an active tag to automatically apply it while highlighting Selection Modes • Characters: grab just the letters you want • Words: select full words even if selecting mid-word • None: disable highlighting while keeping existing highlights visible Auto-Save • Highlights are saved locally on your device • Automatically restored when you revisit the same webpage • No account or sign-in required Organized View • Browse highlights by webpage • Browse all highlights by tag across every website • Quickly find and review your saved content Exporting • Export highlights as a clean, shareable PDF • Export as plain text or JSON • Share directly via the system share sheet Other Features • Reposition the toolbar if it gets in the way • Boost productivity with keyboard shortcuts for highlighting and switching tags (requires physical keyboard) • See your active highlight settings, all keyboard shortcuts, and support links in the Settings page Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Screenshots

eScribo4 screens
Emphasized4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Emphasized at 100% against eScribo's 0%. Emphasized also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.5) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). eScribo's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

eScribo costs $3.99 and Emphasized $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Emphasized holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of eScribo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Emphasized's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eScribo ships an update every 5 days, Emphasized every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
eScribo versus Emphasized: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereScriboEmphasized
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOskar PachecoAlgirdas Gridziuska

Customer experience

eScribo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Emphasized

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

eScribo

No in-app purchases

None

Emphasized

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eScribo free?
eScribo costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Emphasized free?
Emphasized costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eScribo or Emphasized?
Emphasized is rated higher. eScribo averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Emphasized averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do eScribo or Emphasized have ads?
Neither eScribo nor Emphasized shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eScribo or Emphasized?
eScribo ships an update every 5 days, and Emphasized every 4 months. Most recently, eScribo was updated on September 23, 2026 and Emphasized on October 7, 2026.

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