Comparison

StandBy Widget & Always On vs Scrip

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

Head to head
About

StandBy Widget & Always On

Enhance your device's display with elegant clock widgets and a sophisticated standby mode. Easily customize time displays with legible numerals and soft animations, perfect for any setting.

Highlights
  • StandBy widget support
  • Home screen widget support
  • User-friendly interface
  • Soft animations
  • Customizable time displays
  • Landscape and portrait orientation
Features
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StandBy - Clock & Display StandBy transforms your iPhone or iPad into a refined clock display, purpose-built for charging docks and always-on setups. Whether on your desk, nightstand, or countertop, it keeps time looking sharp from across the room. Choose between a clean digital clock or a classic analog face. Large, high-contrast numerals stay legible at a distance, and the display adapts gracefully to both portrait and landscape orientations. Personalize every detail to match your environment. Pick from dozens of themes — flat or gradient — each carefully crafted with its own color palette and typeface. Free themes get you started immediately; premium unlocks the full collection. You can also build your own look with a custom font, font size, and any colors you choose, then save it as a preset to switch back to anytime. The secondary row puts useful information right beneath the time: live weather conditions, battery level, both at once, or nothing at all. Animated backgrounds add depth for those who want more visual interest. StandBy also includes a home screen widget and a StandBy mode widget, so the experience extends beyond the app itself. Features - Digital and analog clock styles - 12-hour and 24-hour format - Seconds display toggle - Date display toggle - Weather, battery, or combined secondary row - Animated backgrounds - 8 free themes, 70+ premium themes (flat and gradient) - Custom color, font, and font size - Saveable and loadable presets - StandBy widget support - Home screen widget support - Portrait and landscape orientation - Screen stays on while in use Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yDrZMeR5Cidf-RH8I3UB716GLMVS89r8RjYqQJAoXVc/edit?usp=sharing Terms and Conditions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1URFYc55rRZAn1cDHaEeU4w9uYzU_vBL4G9SxuRpRORQ/edit?usp=sharing

About

Scrip

Features
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We believe any memory can be brought back in 30 characters. On a trip or at an event, some moments never make it onto camera. The joke that still makes you laugh. The wrong turn that became the best part of the trip. The thing someone said that you'd give anything to remember. Scrip is the place to keep them, not in photos, but in a few words. Because a prompt isn't the memory. It's the key that unlocks it. "Rental car check engine light" brings the whole day back. No endless camera roll to scroll. No photos to sort. Just the small things, in your words, kept with the people who were there. WHAT MAKES SCRIP DIFFERENT • Short on purpose. Every memory is capped at 30 characters. The cap is the point: no blank page, no diary guilt. Journaling apps ask for an evening, Scrip asks for seconds. • Remembered together. Share a Scrip with the people who were there, and everyone adds their own memories, the same day, from every angle. • Works offline. Capture while fresh on the plane home or a trail with no signal, and it syncs when you're back online. • It finds you again. Months or years later, Scrip resurfaces a memory, just when you'd forgotten it. • Private by design. No feeds, no likes, no public profiles, and we never sell your data. • Free to use. No ads, subscriptions, or upgrades, your memories are yours to keep. A few words. A whole memory.

Screenshots

StandBy Widget & Always On3 screens
Scrip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scrip at none against StandBy Widget & Always On's 2. Scrip also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 32 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. StandBy Widget & Always On sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Scrip asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StandBy Widget & Always On ships an update every 32 months, Scrip every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StandBy Widget & Always On versus Scrip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStandBy Widget & Always OnScrip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (133 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings133 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB38 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBulent HanciITERBENE HOLDINGS LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StandBy Widget & Always On

Subscriptions1
  • StandBy Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
One-time1
  • StandBy LifeTime$9.99
None

Scrip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StandBy Widget & Always On free?
StandBy Widget & Always On is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrip free?
Scrip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StandBy Widget & Always On or Scrip have ads?
Neither StandBy Widget & Always On nor Scrip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StandBy Widget & Always On or Scrip?
StandBy Widget & Always On ships an update every 32 months, and Scrip every 3 days. Most recently, StandBy Widget & Always On was updated on November 3, 2026 and Scrip on October 31, 2026.

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