iScript vs AskNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
iScript
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iScript is a local-first language learning app built for studying from your own scripts and text materials. Upload your own text or spreadsheet-based scripts, study sentence by sentence, track what you have learned, and review efficiently with a simple SRS-based workflow. You can listen with TTS, bookmark important sentences, and monitor your learning progress over time. Key features: β’ Upload and organize your own study scripts β’ Sentence-based learning with UNKNOWN / KNOWN states β’ SRS-style review flow β’ Sentence and word bookmarks β’ TTS playback β’ Learning stats and progress tracking β’ Local backup and restore iScript Pro unlocks: β’ Ad-free study β’ Unlimited scripts β’ Backup and restore β’ Advanced analytics β’ AI analysis access Important note: AI analysis and Gemini TTS require the user to connect their own Gemini API key in Settings.
AskNote
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AskNote brings your notes, meeting minutes, and ideas together in one placeβand lets you ask AI about them directly. On-device AI enables you to use AI offline. β Organize your way - Sort notes into folder-like hierarchies using tags - A block-based editor that freely mixes text and photos - Markdown rendering with syntax-highlighted code blocks - Star favorites, or flag notes as "Ask Later" questions to revisit β Ask AI about your notes - Ask questions grounded in your own notes, with the full conversation saved alongside each note - Agentic AI tools that can search, create, tag, and organize notes on your behalf - Automatic related-note suggestions, summaries, and tag recommendations - A personalized daily AI news briefing β Privacy first, your choice always - On-device AI options that work without an internet connection: Apple Intelligence, Google LiteRT-LM (with built-in model downloads), and Ollama - Or connect your own cloud AIβOpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, and more - You always decide which AI powers your notes β Meetings, handled - Record a meeting and let AI transcribe it and draft the minutes automatically - Action items are extracted β Everywhere you work - A universal app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro - Available in Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, German, Swedish, Danish, Hindi, and Vietnamese Unlock more AI capabilities with an AskNote Premium subscription. This app follows Appleβs Standard End User License Agreement (EULA). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AskNote at none against iScript's 1. AskNote also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). iScript's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. iScript sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AskNote asks for nothing beyond the download.
iScript ships an update every 4 days, AskNote daily. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iScript | AskNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryul Lee | Jonggyou Kim |
In-app purchases
iScript
- iScript Pro$0.99
AskNote
No in-app purchases









