Comparison

Scribli vs Lomo

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

Head to head
About

Scribli

Features
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Scribli – Personalized Storytelling Let your child create their own stories! Scribli turns their imagination into beautifully illustrated tales—complete with narration, unique art styles, and optional custom avatars (even from a photo!). Stories adapt to your child’s age and profile. Add multiple kids, switch languages, and explore endless adventures—all in one magical app. Create. Imagine. Listen. Learn. Scribli makes storytime unforgettable.

About

Lomo

Track your reading with a private, offline journal. Log books, record reading sessions, and analyze your habits with detailed statistics. Set goals, save reviews, and share your reading journey.

Highlights
  • Add books with detailed information
  • Scan ISBN to auto-fill book details
  • Import libraries from Goodreads/StoryGraph
  • Reading session timer and history
  • Detailed reading statistics and recaps
  • Save reviews, quotes, and ratings
  • Set reading goals and reminders
  • Create shareable reading images
Features
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Lomo is your reading diary: a simple, beautiful app to track everything you read, with statistics, reviews, and goals. Best of all, it's 100% private. No accounts, no ads, and nothing sent anywhere. Everything lives on your phone. YOUR LIBRARY - Add books with cover, author, genre, year, country, page count, and more - Scan the barcode (ISBN) and Lomo fills in the details and cover for you - Import your whole library from Goodreads or StoryGraph, and Lomo looks up missing covers and details by ISBN READING SESSIONS - A timer with pause that keeps going even if you close the app - Or log sessions by hand whenever you want - A full history of everything you've read STATISTICS - Total time, pages per hour, and your reading speed - Activity calendar, streak, and an estimate of when you'll finish - Your yearly and monthly Reader Recap REVIEWS, QUOTES, AND IMPRESSIONS - Save your reviews and favorite quotes - Rate with stars, including half stars, and build your personal book ranking - Jot down what you think at any point in a book and share your impressions as an image GOALS AND REMINDERS - Set a finish date for a book and Lomo tells you how many pages to read per day or week, with a progress ring - Yearly book goal and daily page or minute goal - Reminders so you don't break your reading streak SHARE WHAT YOU READ - Turn quotes, reviews, covers, and your recap into beautiful images for social media WISHLIST - Note the books you want to read and order them your way REAL PRIVACY - 100% local: your data lives only on your phone - No account, no login, no ads - Works offline (it only uses the internet to look up books by ISBN) - Manual backup: export and import everything whenever you want Available in English and Spanish. Lomo is free with no limits. If it helps you, you can support development with an optional tip, but it never unlocks anything, you already have it all. Made with love for people who love to read.

Screenshots

Scribli4 screens
Lomo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lomo at none against Scribli's shown. Lomo also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). Scribli's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Scribli sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $8.00 per month and Lomo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scribli ships an update every 9 months, Lomo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scribli versus Lomo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScribliLomo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExuma ASSEBASTIAN CASTANEDA

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Scribli

Subscriptions4
  • Pro monthly$8.001 Month
  • Premium monthly$12.001 Month
  • Pro yearly$80.001 Year
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  • Premium yearly$120.991 Year
One-time6
  • 1 Premium narration$1.99
  • 5 Standard Narrations$2.99
  • 10 Standard narrations$4.99
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  • 3 Premium narrations$5.00
  • 5 Premium narrations$5.00
  • 10 Premium narrations$14.99
3 purchases

Lomo

One-time3
  • support$1.99
  • big support$4.99
  • super support$9.99

Questions

Is Scribli free?
Scribli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lomo free?
Lomo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scribli or Lomo have ads?
Scribli shows ads; Lomo does not.
Which is updated more often, Scribli or Lomo?
Scribli ships an update every 9 months, and Lomo weekly. Most recently, Scribli was updated on October 1, 2026 and Lomo on October 9, 2026.

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