Comparison

Inks vs Ask a Page

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

Head to head
About

Inks

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In Inks, you can write a letter just for yourself. Write down something that happened today, a thought that suddenly came to mind, or words you’re not ready to say aloud. When you’re done, the letter is saved on your device. It isn’t sent to anyone automatically. If you ever want to share it, that’s your choice. When you open a letter, you see the finished version first. If you want to return to the time you wrote it, you can choose to replay how the words came together. You can keep it to words, or add photos and drawings. Choose stationery and stickers, and add a stamp to the envelope. If you’re not sure where to begin, browse Ideas and start with a prompt. By default, letter content stays on your device. Signing in does not automatically upload it as a cloud backup. Inks also offers an app lock, hidden letters, and local encryption for you to use when needed. Subscriptions Inks offers monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions, as well as a one-time purchase option. Available plans, trial offers, and prices are shown on the App Store purchase screen. Payment is charged to your Apple Account after you confirm a purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically within 24 hours before the end of the current period unless you turn off auto-renewal beforehand. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings. If you cancel, your benefits remain available until the end of the current subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://inks.tinysteps.cn/privacy Terms of Use: https://inks.tinysteps.cn/terms

About

Ask a Page

This app offers a unique way to reflect and find personal insights by presenting a single line of text from a virtual book. Users can ask questions, and the app provides a contemplative answer, encouraging self-discovery. It features customizable book aesthetics and a private journaling function.

Highlights
  • Virtual book with single-line answers
  • Themed chapters for questions
  • Dynamic ambient lighting
  • Interactive weather effects
  • Personalized journaling and notes
  • Shareable reflection cards
  • Customizable book covers and paper
Features
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Ask a Page is a small book that answers you. Choose a chapter if you like — Love, Work, Study or Self — then write your question, say it, or simply keep it in mind. Push the cover open with your finger, and the book falls open to a single line printed on paper. The book doesn’t decide for you, and it doesn’t predict anything. Each line is a pause: a small nudge, a gentler way to look, a reason to wait. Often the answer you notice is your own. A PAGE IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOMENT • The light in the room follows the time of day — dawn, day, dusk and night, with a desk lamp and a moonlit window after dark. • Wind, rain, a storm, snow: the weather changes from day to day, made right on your phone. • 156 original lines written for this book: the whole book, plus four chapters. KEEP WHAT MATTERS • Keep a page, and note how it felt and what you’d answer yourself — in the margin, like notes in a real book. • Days later, come back to it. The screen returns to the light of that day, and you can add what you think now. • Share a page as a quiet card, only when you choose to. MAKE IT YOUR BOOK • Seven jackets and papers, all included. • A bookplate on the flyleaf, with your name. QUIET BY DESIGN • Free for the first three days you open the book, as many pages as you like. After that, unlock the whole book once: no subscription, no ads, no limit on pages. • No account. Everything stays on this iPhone. Hold-to-speak turns your voice into text on the device and never saves or uploads it. • Back up your pages to a file and bring them to a new phone. In English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, German, Korean, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian and Arabic. Ask a Page is for reflection, not advice, and isn’t a substitute for medical, psychological, legal or financial help. If a question touches on life and death, the book won’t turn a page; it shows where to find someone to talk to.

Screenshots

Inks4 screens
Ask a Page4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Inks at 17.0 against Ask a Page's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Inks sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Ask a Page sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inks ships an update every 4 days, Ask a Page every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Inks versus Ask a Page: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInksAsk a Page
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB10 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer文鹏 王飞 吕

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Inks

Subscriptions4
  • Inks Pass Owner (Monthly)14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Inks Pass (Monthly)14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Inks Pass Owner (Yearly)14 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Inks Pass (Yearly)14 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$74.99
  • Founder Edition$84.99
1 purchases

Ask a Page

One-time1
  • The Whole Book$1.99

Questions

Is Inks free?
Inks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ask a Page free?
Ask a Page is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Inks or Ask a Page have ads?
Neither Inks nor Ask a Page shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inks or Ask a Page?
Inks ships an update every 4 days, and Ask a Page every 8 days. Most recently, Inks was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ask a Page on October 26, 2026.

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