# Letterly vs VBook Scan

The clearest difference is rating: Letterly at 4.7 against VBook Scan's 1.7. Letterly also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 6) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). VBook Scan's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Letterly sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and VBook Scan sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Letterly holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Letterly has 1.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Letterly's written reviews are positive against 67% of VBook Scan's.

Letterly ships an update every 10 days, VBook Scan every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Letterly | VBook Scan |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (1.1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/letterly-ai-note-taker/id6464049772/reviews)** | [1.7 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vbook-scan/id6745820585/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.1K** | 6 |
| Positive reviews | **78.1% of reviews** | 66.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 10 days** | Every 2 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 95 MB | 98 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Anton Lebedev](https://appshunter.io/developer/1763234652) | [VBook Scan Technology Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1814107233) |

## What reviewers say

### Letterly

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/letterly-ai-note-taker/id6464049772)

Instantly transform your speech into polished text for notes, messages, social media, and more. Organize with custom tags, use offline, and choose from over 25 rewrite styles. Supports over 90 languages and syncs across all your devices.

**Highlights:** Speech to text transcription, Customizable text rewriting, Note organization with tags, Offline recording, Multi-language support, Cross-device syncing, Audio file upload transcription

**Features:** Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PRO Subscription (1 month) | $19.99 | per month |
| PRO Subscription (3 months) | $44.90 | per 3 months |
| PRO Subscription (1 Year) | $69.99 | per year |
| PRO Subscription (1 Year) | $79.99 | per year |
| PRO Subscription (1 Year) | $89.99 | per year |
| PRO Subscription (12 months) | $99.99 | per year |
| PRO Subscription (12 months) | $99.99 | per year |
| PRO Subscription (Lifetime) | $199.99 | one-time |
| PRO Subscription (Lifetime) | $249.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Quick, easy, and consistent
- 👍 Fantastic application
- 👍 Game-changing app
- 👍 Admissions
- 👍 My go-to app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Hopeless info and double charged
- 🐛 A scam
- 🐛 Big Promise, Big Fizzle
- 🐛 NO! NO! NO!
- 🐛 Formatting

**Reported bugs**

- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- When I get phone calls, I lose the entire recording

**Requested features**

- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to use the artificial intelligence to search through all of my old notes for similar topics or keywords


### VBook Scan

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vbook-scan/id6745820585)

Scan documents, books, and photos with OCR capabilities. Edit recognized text, save as editable Word files, and flatten curved surfaces. Optimize photos for clarity and increased resolution.

**Highlights:** Document scanning, OCR text recognition, Text editing, Save as Word files, Flatten curved surfaces, Photo optimization

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 30DAYS | $6.99 | per month |
| 90 天自动订阅续费 | $19.00 | per 3 months |
| 365 天自动订阅续费 | $69.00 | per year |
| LIFETIME | $129.00 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Letterly free?

Letterly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is VBook Scan free?

VBook Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Letterly or VBook Scan?

Letterly is rated higher. Letterly averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while VBook Scan averages 1.7 from 6 ratings.

### Do Letterly or VBook Scan have ads?

Neither Letterly nor VBook Scan shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Letterly or VBook Scan?

Letterly ships an update every 10 days, and VBook Scan every 2 weeks. Most recently, Letterly was updated on November 3, 2026 and VBook Scan on November 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*