Skrive vs Index
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skrive
This app offers a minimalist, secure platform for daily journaling. It focuses on plain text entries with no distractions, allowing users to easily record thoughts and memories. Entries are encrypted and can be exported, with an optional subscription for cross-device synchronization.
- One entry per day
- Plain text writing
- Encrypted entries
- Searchable history
- Exportable journal
- Cross-device sync (Pro)
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Skrive is a simple, secure journal built for daily writing. One entry per day, plain text, nothing in the way. Keeping a daily journal is one of the most rewarding habits you can build. It sharpens how you think and write, helps you process stress, and gives you a record of your life to look back on. Regular journaling has been shown to improve memory, boost mental clarity, and support mental health. Skrive exists to make that habit as easy as possible to keep. There are no tags, no folders, no formatting options. Just a clean writing surface that opens fast and gets out of the way. The focus is entirely on the words you write. Every entry is dated, and your full journal history is always at your fingertips. Scroll back through past entries or search for a specific memory, moment, or thought you wrote down months ago. Skrive is free to use with no limits on how much you write. Your entries are encrypted and stored securely on your device, and you can export everything as plain text at any time. Your journal belongs to you. Skrive Pro adds sync across all your devices. Write on your iPhone, continue on your iPad or your Mac. Everything is encrypted end to end before it ever leaves your device, and stored on servers in Europe. Only you hold the key. Only you can read what you write. Skrive is made by an independent developer who journals every day. It is a small app, built with care. Website: https://skrive.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Index
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Index is a workspace for the creative process. Bring your references, ideas, and project work together, and put the inspiration you collect to use. Save links and images through the iOS share sheet. Keep them in your Inbox to sort later, or add them where they belong. When you’re ready to work on something, your material is ready to use. COLLECT AND RETURN Keep references in a visual library. Organize them into folders, add tags, and use search and filters to find what you need. EXPLORE ON BOARDS Bring references together, explore visual directions, and add context with sections and captions. BRING THE PROJECT TOGETHER Keep your brief, saves, boards, documents, and tasks in one place. Record ideas, plan next steps, and return to the work with its context close at hand. SHARE YOUR THINKING Share boards so clients and collaborators can view your references and leave comments. FOLLOW THROUGH Track tasks within your projects, from the first things to explore to the details that need finishing. Whether you’re developing a visual identity, planning a shoot, or working on a personal idea, Index gives the different parts of your process a shared home. Saving is just the beginning. Support: support@in-dex.co Privacy Policy: https://www.in-dex.co/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.in-dex.co/terms EULA Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Index at 3 against Skrive's 1. 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
Both are free to download. Skrive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Index sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skrive | Index |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Isak Solheim | Hidden Link Studios |
In-app purchases
Skrive
- End-to-end encrypted sync14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- End-to-end encrypted sync14 Days trial$29.991 Year
Index
- Index Pro$11.991 Month
- Index Pro$99.991 Year









