Comparison

OneScribe vs Yantra

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

Head to head
About

OneScribe

This app transforms scanned documents like receipts and contracts into searchable, summarized, and exportable data. It offers AI-powered cover letter composition and on-device processing for enhanced privacy. Your scanned library syncs via iCloud without needing an account.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with camera or import from Files
  • AI-powered cover letter composition
  • On-device AI processing for privacy
  • Searchable and summarized document library
  • Data Cards for specific document types
  • Export via Share Sheet
  • iCloud sync
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Your documents have stories. Now you can hear them. OneScribe turns every receipt, contract, ID, and letter you scan into something you can actually use — read, understood, searched, and exported. All of it happens on your iPhone. NEW — TALK TO YOUR DOCUMENTS Ask a question out loud and hear the answer back. Voice conversation runs entirely on your device: on-device speech recognition, on-device AI, on-device speech synthesis. Ask "when does this warranty run out?" while you're still holding the box. WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES Scan with the camera or import from Files. OneScribe reads the page, works out what it is, and builds a Data Card designed for that specific document. Receipt? Every line item, tax, tip, and total. Contract? Deadlines, renewal windows, and the clauses worth a second look. Prescription? Dosage, refills, and the prescriber. Boarding pass, W-2, wine label, lab result, lease, vehicle title — 83 Data Cards across 70+ document types. Not a wall of OCR text. Structured information you can search, sort, and act on. PRIVACY IS THE ARCHITECTURE, NOT A SETTING Every other scanner uploads your documents to understand them. Your tax returns, your medical records, your contracts — sitting on somebody else's hardware. OneScribe runs its AI on your iPhone through Apple Foundation Models. There's no account to create. We never see your documents. Your library syncs across your devices through your own iCloud — to you, never to us. BUILT FOR HOW YOU ACTUALLY WORK • Ask your whole library questions in plain English • Chat with any document in any of 7 personas, from Just the Facts to Deep Dive • A daily briefing that surfaces what needs attention before you go looking • Proactive alerts before warranties lapse, returns close, and documents expire • 19 smart export modes — Calendar, Contacts, PDF, CSV, tax package, expense report, property binder • 14 Siri shortcuts, so you can ask without opening the app • Natural-language search across everything you have ever scanned MADE FOR THIS iPHONE iOS 26 exclusive. Liquid Glass throughout. Scan something. Then ask it a question.

About

Yantra

This app acts as a private digital notebook and task manager, allowing you to capture voice memos, text, photos, and links. It offers on-device AI for transcription and search, with options to integrate your own AI keys. The app also provides daily recaps and task management features, all stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device voice memo transcription
  • Text and journal entry capture
  • Photo and PDF text recognition
  • Link summarization
  • Meeting recording with speaker labels
  • Integrated task management
  • On-device and external AI integration
Features
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Yantra is your second brain — a private place to capture what matters, find it again later, and act on it. Now on iPhone and Apple Watch. Everything you save lives on your device. Capture, transcription, search, tasks and your calendar run on-device for free — no account, no subscription, no server in the middle. AI works with no key at all using on-device Apple Intelligence, or bring your own Anthropic, OpenAI or Gemini key for larger models. Then requests go straight from your device to the provider you chose. CAPTURE ANYTHING • Voice memos, transcribed on-device as you speak • Quick text notes and a daily journal • Photos, PDFs and scans — with on-device text recognition • Saved links, summarized for you • Meetings — long-form recording with speaker labels • Share anything into Yantra from any app APPLE WATCH • Tap to record a voice note, or dictate a quick text note, right from your wrist • Add the complication to start recording from your watch face • Notes land in Yantra on your iPhone, transcribed on-device YOUR DIGEST A short daily or weekly recap of what you saved, what's due, and older notes worth another look — on the Notes tab, as a widget, or as an optional notification. ASK YOUR NOTES Chat with everything you've saved. Yantra finds the most relevant notes on-device and answers with citations back to your own words. Ask in the app, or ask Siri. TASKS, BUILT IN • To-dos with due dates and priorities • Overdue, Today and Upcoming at a glance • Turn any note or meeting into tasks ALL OVER YOUR IPHONE • Find notes in Spotlight • Start recording from Control Center or the Action Button • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • A Live Activity while you record YOUR CHOICE OF AI • On-device Apple Intelligence — free, private, no key • Your own Anthropic, OpenAI or Gemini key — pay the provider directly, no markup • Optional Deepgram and Sarvam keys for speaker-labeled meetings and Hindi/Indic speech PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Notes and tasks stored only on your device • API keys kept in the secure Keychain • No tracking, no ads, no analytics • Export everything to one backup file, or to Markdown for Obsidian Your thoughts are yours. Yantra just helps you find them again — and get them done.

Screenshots

OneScribe4 screens
Yantra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yantra at none against OneScribe's 1. Yantra also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days). OneScribe's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. OneScribe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Yantra asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Yantra holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OneScribe ships an update every 11 days, Yantra every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OneScribe versus Yantra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOneScribeYantra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan VargasUtkarsh Singh

Customer experience

OneScribe

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Yantra

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OneScribe

One-time1
  • OneScribe - Unlimited$9.99
None

Yantra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OneScribe free?
OneScribe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Yantra free?
Yantra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OneScribe or Yantra?
Yantra is rated higher. OneScribe averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Yantra averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do OneScribe or Yantra have ads?
Neither OneScribe nor Yantra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OneScribe or Yantra?
OneScribe ships an update every 11 days, and Yantra every 5 days. Most recently, OneScribe was updated on October 30, 2026 and Yantra on November 5, 2026.

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