Comparison

Heyring vs Scribo

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

Head to head
About

Heyring

Practice English speaking with a personalized AI partner that learns your interests and life events. Receive scheduled calls, get real-time speaking support, and review your conversations with smart learning tools. Improve fluency and natural expression through engaging dialogues.

Highlights
  • Personalized AI conversation partner
  • Scheduled practice calls
  • Real-time speaking assistance
  • Live conversational corrections
  • Detailed Call Reports
  • Smart review of learned expressions
Features
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1. AI that feels human Heyring isn’t just an AI tutor—it’s an English-speaking partner that gets to know you. Your AI partner remembers your interests, what you’ve talked about, and the things happening in your life. So every call feels more personal, with real-life conversations about the things you actually want to talk about. 2. Scheduled AI calls Choose when you want to practice, and Heyring will call you. No need to remember to open the app or make time to study. Just pick up when your AI calls—even 5 minutes a day is enough to make speaking English part of your routine. 3. Speaking support when you get stuck Don’t know what to say? That’s okay. Get help when you’re stuck, ask how to say something in English, or use your native language when you need to. Heyring helps you keep the conversation going and gradually express more in English on your own. 4. Live corrections Learn better ways to say what you actually want to say. During your call, Heyring catches expressions that could sound more natural and suggests better ways to say them—based on your conversation, not a textbook. 5. Your personal Call Report Every call becomes your own learning material. After each conversation, get a personalized Call Report with insights into how you spoke, useful expressions from your conversation, and areas you can improve. 6. Smart Review from your own conversations Review English you actually used—not random vocabulary lists. Heyring turns expressions from your calls into personalized review, helping you remember what you learned and use it naturally in your next conversation. — Premium membership Heyring offers auto-renewing monthly and annual subscriptions. Subscribe to unlock unlimited access to paid features. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in App Store account settings. Contact: user@hypernovacorp.com Terms of Service: https://grove-browser-7aa.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-3d65b3f644518128b9ecdecd5dffa393 Privacy Policy: https://grove-browser-7aa.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-3d65b3f644518117bc58f48cfe0c4e9d

About

Scribo

Capture new words from your surroundings and make them stick. This app uses spaced repetition and AI to create personalized quizzes, ensuring you remember vocabulary without tedious drills. Sync your learning across devices.

Highlights
  • Capture words via typing, writing, or photo
  • AI-powered word selection from articles/videos
  • Spaced repetition for effective memorization
  • Personalized word lists for different contexts
  • Cross-device syncing (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
  • Learn from the sentence you first encountered the word in
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Met a word in real life? Write it down and make it yours. A street sign, an email from work, a form at the doctor's. When a word stops you, put it in Scribo. Scribo fills in the meaning, the sound and an example. Then it brings the word back as a quick quiz right before you'd forget it, so it sticks without drilling. Save a word in seconds Type it, write it with your finger or Apple Pencil, or snap a photo. You can also share text from another app. Ten words make a step Your words line up on Home as a path. Finish a step's quiz and the next one opens. Keep separate word lists for work, daily life or an exam. Today's quiz, right on time Spaced repetition asks again just before you'd forget. A few minutes a day is enough. Only the words worth learning Paste an article or a YouTube link and AI picks the words worth learning at your level and mixes them into your steps. Only the ones you miss go into your word list. The sentence you met it in Every word keeps the sentence you found it in, and the meaning it had there. On iPad and Mac too On iPad, write with Apple Pencil and read the articles and videos you care about at your level. Sign in and your words follow you across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Free to start Save up to 50 words, then 10 a day, for free. Quizzes are always free. Scribo Pro gives you unlimited saved words and new readings, your full learning insights, and the freedom to switch the language you learn. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://scribo.cc/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://scribo.cc/privacy/

Screenshots

Heyring4 screens
Scribo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scribo at 5.0 against Heyring's 4.5. Heyring's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Heyring sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Scribo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scribo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Heyring's written reviews are positive against 88% of Scribo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heyring ships an update every 5 days, Scribo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Heyring versus Scribo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeyringScribo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHYPERNOVADain Jung

Customer experience

Heyring

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%

Scribo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Heyring

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium Membership$14.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Membership$99.991 Year
  • 49% Off Annual Premium Membership1 Year trial$99.991 Year
4 purchases

Scribo

Subscriptions3
  • Scribo Pro Monthly$10.991 Month
  • Scribo Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Scribo Pro Yearly$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • Scribo Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Heyring free?
Heyring is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scribo free?
Scribo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Heyring or Scribo?
Scribo is rated higher. Heyring averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Scribo averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Heyring or Scribo have ads?
Neither Heyring nor Scribo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heyring or Scribo?
Heyring ships an update every 5 days, and Scribo every 3 days. Most recently, Heyring was updated on November 4, 2026 and Scribo on November 6, 2026.

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