Scrible Extension vs SpeedyNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scrible Extension
This browser extension allows users to save, highlight, and comment on web pages, PDFs, and articles. It integrates with a cloud-based research platform to organize and search saved content, offering features like automatic citation capture and bibliography creation for educational users.
- Save webpages, PDFs, and articles instantly
- Highlight key passages
- Add comments and thoughts
- Tag articles for organization
- Automatic annotation loading on revisited pages
- Full-text search of saved library
- Automatic citation capture (Edu Plan)
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SCRIBLE ACCOUNT This Scrible Extension App accompanies and must be used with a Scrible account. Sign up for a free Scrible account at https://www.scrible.com SCRIBLE OVERVIEW • Scrible is the most advanced research and writing platform ever built. • Historically, you had to manage multiple tools through the research and writing workflow. Scrible consolidates these tools, streamlining and centralizing the process of curating, annotating, citing and writing all in one place. • Scrible integrates with Google Docs and Microsoft Word to support writing. • Scrible is great for anyone curating, reading and researching online. • Scrible is particularly useful for students, educators and researchers. THIS EXTENSION APP • This Scrible Extension App adds the Scrible Extension to the Safari Web browser. • While reading or researching online, click the extension button in Safari to launch Scrible and load the Scrible Toolbar and Sidebar on the article. That lets you: • Save webpages, PDFs and database articles instantly • Highlight key facts and passages while reading • Add comments to capture your thoughts • Tag articles to organize your research • If you later revisit a webpage you previously annotated, the Scrible Extension will automatically load your annotations on it. This feature can be disabled/enabled. SCRIBLE LIBRARY • Your articles are saved in My Library in your Scrible account, where you can: • Browse, sort, filter and full-text search them • Organize them using categorical tags • You can also curate information into My Library by: • Opening a PDF from your desktop or Google Drive • Uploading PDFs and other docs from your desktop • Adding bookmarks and importing them from your browser SCRIBLE FOR EDUCATION In our free Edu Plan, K12 students and educators can also: • Capture citations automagically • Create bibliographies with 1 click • Use read aloud, dictionary and translation features for text assistance and comprehension • Use Class Libraries to quickly and easily share a set of texts • Do more with Scrible Writer, Scrible’s word processor add-on for Google Docs and add-in for Microsoft Word. Learn more here: https://scrible.com/writing-tools Scrible supports teaching and learning across content areas (e.g., ELA, social studies, science, foreign language), programs (e.g., AP, IB), support areas (e.g., SPED, ELL), project types (e.g., science fair, National History Day) and initiatives (e.g., personalized learning, project-based learning, writing across the curriculum). Learn more at https://www.scrible.com/edu HELP Have questions? Email us at help@scrible.com or visit us at https://www.scrible.com/help — Team Scrible
SpeedyNote
Capture audio, video, or web content and transform it into AI-generated notes, flashcards, and quizzes. This tool acts as a personal AI tutor, allowing you to chat with your content and get cited answers. Organize and search your entire library of information effortlessly.
- AI-generated notes and summaries
- Flashcards and quizzes from recordings
- Personal AI tutor with cited answers
- Capture audio, video, and web content
- Searchable transcripts in multiple languages
- Cloud sync across iOS devices
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The smartest way to learn from anything you hear. Turn lectures, meetings, videos, and articles into AI notes, flashcards, quizzes, and a personal tutor that cites every source. CAPTURE FROM ANYWHERE • Record live audio for lectures, meetings, interviews, and ideas • Upload audio, video, or PDF files • Import any YouTube video • Pull notes from any webpage NOTES THAT WRITE THEMSELVES • AI-generated summaries with key points • Bullet outlines, bolded terms, and structured highlights • Auto-titled and organized by date • Searchable transcripts across many languages STUDY SMARTER, NOT HARDER • Flashcards generated from every recording • Quizzes that test what you actually remember • Active recall built into every note • Progress tracking across your decks YOUR PERSONAL AI TUTOR • Chat with any recording or document • Get answers cited to the exact moment in the audio • Search your entire library by asking a question • Reference any past conversation instantly ORGANIZED FOR LIFE • A searchable archive of every note and recording • Simple navigation: Notes, Study, Chat, Profile • Cloud sync across iPhone and iPad • Private by default. Your recordings are yours alone. BUILT FOR iOS • Live Activities on your lock screen during recordings • Background recording that keeps capturing when you switch apps • Record with AirPods • Optimized for iPhone and iPad WHO IT'S FOR • Students who want to remember every lecture • Professionals capturing meetings and interviews • Researchers, journalists, and podcasters • Anyone who learns better when notes write themselves TRY PREMIUM FREE FOR 7 DAYS Eligible new subscribers can try Premium free for 7 days. Premium provides higher monthly allowances for AI notes, flashcards, quizzes, and personal tutor chat. Cancel anytime. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID upon 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. Manage subscriptions in your Apple ID Account Settings. Terms of Service: https://speedynote.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://speedynote.ai/privacy Support: support@speedynote.ai Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SpeedyNote at fortnightly against Scrible Extension's every 17 months. Scrible Extension's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scrible Extension against 5.0 for SpeedyNote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Scrible Extension ships an update every 17 months, SpeedyNote fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scrible Extension | SpeedyNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scrible, Inc. | Ali Shobeiri |
Customer experience
Scrible Extension
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In-app purchases
Scrible Extension
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases
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