Comparison

Scrib vs DIYProjectPal

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

Head to head
About

Scrib

Effortlessly generate perfect APA 7th Edition citations for various sources like books, articles, and videos. This tool offers a clean interface, smart search, and cloud sync for seamless reference management.

Highlights
  • APA 7th Edition formatting
  • ISBN book search
  • YouTube video citations
  • Cloud sync
  • Offline functionality
  • One-tap copy and share
Features
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Meet Scrib, your intelligent companion for perfect APA citations. Transform the way you create references with our sleek, modern citation generator designed for today's academic needs. WHY SCRIB: Lightning-fast APA citation generation Clean, minimalist interface Smart ISBN book search Instant YouTube video citations Cloud sync for your references One-tap copy and share Perfect APA 7th Edition formatting Works offline CREATE CITATIONS FOR: Books (instant ISBN lookup) Journal Articles Academic Papers Websites YouTube Videos Wikipedia Articles Theses & Dissertations POWERFUL FEATURES: Latest APA 7th Edition guidelines Smart author name formatting Automatic date formatting Proper title capitalization Journal volume & issue handling DOI & URL optimization Instant preview Quick share options PERFECT FOR: Students & Researchers Academic Writers Graduate Students Professors & Teachers Journal Authors Stop wrestling with APA formatting and let Scrib handle your citations with style. Whether you're writing a research paper, thesis, or academic article, Scrib delivers perfectly formatted citations every time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DIYProjectPal

This app uses AI and 3D scanning to help you plan and estimate DIY projects. Get material lists, cost estimates, and step-by-step guides with integrated videos. It even offers an AI inspection to grade your finished work.

Highlights
  • 3D room measurements
  • Bill of materials and PDF estimates
  • Instant cost estimates
  • DIY steps with YouTube videos
  • AI project inspection
  • English & Spanish support
Features
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Are you ready to make DIY projects a breeze? Download DIYProjectPal now! DIY Project Pal bridges the gap between "I want to do this" and "It's done." We’ve combined cutting-edge 3D automated measuring technology with powerful AI pricing models to give you the confidence of a pro contractor for the price of a coffee. Don't believe us? We've made downloading the app for free, so you can try 1 free search. See for yourself. What features are included? - New: 3D room measurements for linear, walls and flooring projectst. Simply open up the AI scanner, and let it go to work. No more tape measures, no more math! - New: Print a bill of materials and estimate that you can send via PDF to your customer, neighbor or significant other - Instant DIY cost estimates, market contractor estimates, materials, tools and project difficulty scores - DIY steps with integrated YouTube videos to help you get the job done - And a final Inspection where you can take AI to it's limits. The AI inspection will compare your job to like jobs and give you passing or failing grade. - English & Spanish Ready: Full app functionality in both languages. Your project is waiting. Download DIYProjectPal in the AppStore now!

Screenshots

Scrib4 screens
DIYProjectPal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scrib at Free against DIYProjectPal's $4.99. Scrib also leads on ratings volume (177 vs 2). DIYProjectPal's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Scrib is free to download; DIYProjectPal costs $4.99 up front. Scrib sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and DIYProjectPal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DIYProjectPal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scrib has 177 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scrib ships an update every 6 weeks, DIYProjectPal daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Scrib versus DIYProjectPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScribDIYProjectPal
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (177 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings177 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSwish Investments LLCJared Morelli

Customer experience

Scrib

All ratings177 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral0.6%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DIYProjectPal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Scrib

Subscriptions4
  • APA Citation Generator Pro$4.997 Days
  • APA Citation Generator Pro1 Month trial$8.991 Month
  • APA Citation Generator Pro$19.991 Year
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  • APA Citation Generator Pro1 Year trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • APA Citation Generator Pro$34.99
1 purchases

DIYProjectPal

One-time1
  • DIYProjectPalProfessional$4.99

Questions

Is Scrib free?
Scrib is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DIYProjectPal free?
DIYProjectPal costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scrib or DIYProjectPal?
DIYProjectPal is rated higher. Scrib averages 4.8 out of 5 from 177 ratings, while DIYProjectPal averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Scrib or DIYProjectPal have ads?
Neither Scrib nor DIYProjectPal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scrib or DIYProjectPal?
Scrib ships an update every 6 weeks, and DIYProjectPal daily. Most recently, Scrib was updated on October 18, 2026 and DIYProjectPal on October 8, 2026.

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