Comparison

Underscored vs SCP docs

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

Head to head
About

Underscored

Features
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Underscored gives every book its own musical score, timed to the way you read. As you move through the story, the music shifts with it - building through tense scenes, pulling back during quiet moments, crossfading seamlessly as you turn each page. The tempo follows your pace, so no two reading sessions sound the same. WHAT'S INCLUDED - Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's classic tale of creation and consequence, complete, unabridged, and with a dynamic score. - Free Book of the Month, fully scored - Preview any score before you buy - Full paginated reader with light, dark, and sepia themes - Paper book mode for reading physical copies - Offline support - download scores and read anywhere HOW IT WORKS Each book is analyzed for narrative structure, emotional arc, and pacing. A unique score is composed chapter by chapter, with musical segments mapped to exact word positions in the text. Every score includes a musical brief - a composer's note on the sonic identity of that book. The instruments, the motifs, the emotional arc of the music from first page to last. SCORED CLASSICS - $0.99 EACH - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen - Dracula - Bram Stoker - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland -Lewis Carroll - Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad - The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald New books are added regularly.

About

SCP docs

This app provides a streamlined reading experience for SCP Foundation articles, offering enhanced navigation, customizable text, and cross-branch browsing. Premium features include text-to-speech, advanced search, and reading statistics.

Highlights
  • Optimized article reading experience
  • Cross-branch browsing (EN, JP, FR, RU, KR)
  • Powerful search functionality
  • Random article generator
  • Article sharing as styled cards
  • Bookmark and reading progress tracking
  • Text-to-speech for articles (Premium)
Features
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SCP docs is a reader app for finding and reading SCP articles. SCP reports are grouped by series, while Tales, Canons, GoI formats, and more are grouped by type. You can reach what you want to read without clicking through wiki pages. Articles are formatted for easy reading, and you can change text size and line spacing as you read. ■ FIND WHAT TO READ • SCP reports are listed in series order • Tales, Canons, GoI formats, and more each have their own list • Search by number, title, or tag • See top-rated and recent articles at a glance ■ CHOOSE YOUR NEXT READ • Each article shows Similar articles that share its tags • See which Canons or Series an article belongs to, and keep reading • Can't decide? Open a random article • Articles you've read are marked, so unread ones are easy to spot • Get a notification with one recommended article at a set time ■ READ COMFORTABLY • Adjust text size and line spacing without leaving the article • Choose a typeface, plus dark or sepia colors • Unfinished articles reopen where you left off • See roughly how long an article will take to finish • Long collaboration articles are laid out to fit your screen ■ BROWSE ARTWORK • Browse fan-made illustrations, videos, and more in one list • Search by title, creator, tag, or related SCP • Each work shows its creator and license • Open related SCP articles right from the work ■ KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR READING • Articles you read are added to your History automatically • Save articles for later in Favorites or Read later • Rate how much you liked each article • Highlight passages and add notes • Everything is gathered in your Records, so you can find it again later ■ LOOK BACK ON YOUR READING Reading Stats shows how many articles you've read and how long you've spent reading. You can also see your progress through each series, the kinds of articles you tend to enjoy, and a monthly summary. ■ EXPORT AND SHARE • Export highlights and notes to Obsidian, Notion, and more • Share articles or your own lists as image cards ■ MORE • Save articles to your device and read them without a connection • Listen to articles with Read Aloud • Open an unfinished or random article right from your Home Screen widgets ■ SUPPORTED ARTICLES Along with the English SCP Wiki, you can read articles from SCP branches around the world. Articles are shown in each branch's language. ■ FREE AND PREMIUM Finding and reading articles, search by number, title, and tag, History, ratings, the reading reminder, widgets, and Reading Stats (Summary, Activity log, Backlog & saved) are free, with no account needed. On the free plan, Favorites holds up to 20 articles and Read later up to 100. Premium removes ads and adds: • Creating highlights and notes • Read Aloud • Offline saving • Creating and organizing folders • Memo search, filtering by your own records, saved searches, and new-match notifications • Detailed Reading Stats (Coverage map, Taste profile, Monthly report) • Unlimited Favorites and Read later Premium is available monthly or yearly. Saved highlights and notes stay readable after Premium ends. Requires iOS 17 or later. Rights to the text and media featured in the app belong to their respective creators. Source credits and license information remain available with the articles, which are displayed under the terms of their sources. Home image credits: SCP-682 — OccultistMave, CC BY-SA 3.0 (using a photo by Paxson Woelber, CC BY 2.0); SCP-2000-JP — created by the author, CC BY-SA 3.0; SCP-2521 — LurkD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (photo by Philip Ob Rey used with permission); SCP-049 — no separate author or license stated. Unless otherwise noted, SCP text belongs to its respective authors and is provided under CC BY-SA 3.0. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://scpdocs.link/privacy.html Support: https://scpdocs.link/support.html

Screenshots

Underscored4 screens
SCP docs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Underscored at none against SCP docs's shown. Underscored also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Underscored sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and SCP docs sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Underscored versus SCP docs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnderscoredSCP docs
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB76 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGordon TaylorKazukiyo Omura

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Underscored

One-time11
  • The Odyssey - Musical Score$0.99
  • Pride and Prejudice — Musical Score$0.99
  • Alice in Wonderland — Musical Score$0.99
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  • Dracula - Musical Score$0.99
  • Heart of Darkness - Musical Score$0.99
  • The Great Gatsby - Musical Score$0.99
  • Wuthering Heights - Musical Score$0.99
  • The Happy Prince — Musical Score$0.99
  • Metamorphosis — Musical Score$0.99
  • Score for Huckleberry Finn$0.99
  • Count of Monte Cristo Score$0.99
1 purchases

SCP docs

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Underscored free?
Underscored is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SCP docs free?
SCP docs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Underscored or SCP docs have ads?
SCP docs shows ads; Underscored does not.

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