Scrawl AI vs Manim Tutorial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scrawl AI
This app uses AI to solve homework problems and render the solutions in realistic, customizable handwriting. It supports a wide range of STEM subjects and allows users to create their own handwriting fonts. Choose from different AI tiers for varying levels of accuracy and speed.
- AI-powered homework solving
- Customizable handwriting fonts
- STEM subject support
- Multiple AI tiers (Fast/Pro)
- Background and layout customization
- LMS integration
- Deadline tracking
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Scrawl AI is the only homework solver that outputs solutions in handwriting - not typed text, not a screenshot, but actual handwritten pages ready to submit. Upload your homework, and our AI solves it. Then our rendering engine converts every equation, diagram, and sentence into handwriting that looks like yours. HOW IT WORKS Snap a photo or upload a PDF of your homework. Pick your AI tier - Fast for quick turnaround, Pro for maximum accuracy on the hardest problems. Hit solve. In under 30 seconds, you get back a handwritten PDF with full worked solutions. YOUR HANDWRITING Create your own custom handwriting font by drawing symbols on your phone. Your style, your handwriting, every time. Or choose from three built-in presets: Neat, Balanced, or Messy. SOLVES EVERYTHING From calculus to circuit diagrams, Scrawl handles it all. Full STEM support including derivatives, integrals, matrices, graphs, function plots, physics free body diagrams, and circuit schematics - all rendered in the same handwriting style as the rest of your solution. The smartest way to do homework. Terms of Service: https://scrawlai.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://scrawlai.app/privacy
Manim Tutorial
Learn to create animated math and computer science explanations using Python and an AI assistant. This app provides video lessons synced with runnable code, a built-in workspace for editing and rendering, and a structured learning path from beginner to advanced topics.
- Video lessons with synced, runnable code
- Integrated Manim workspace with code editor
- AI assistant for code generation and debugging
- Offline course access
- Multi-file project support
- Structured learning path with 23 courses
- Watermark-free export options
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Manim Tutorial teaches you to create the animated math and computer-science explainers you've seen from 3Blue1Brown — by writing Python with Manim, one scene at a time. And now an AI assistant can build scenes with you. WATCH + CODE, IN SYNC • Video lessons paired with the actual, runnable source code • The code highlights line by line as the video plays, so you always know which line drew what • One tap opens any lesson's code in the Workspace to run it and change it A REAL MANIM WORKSPACE ON YOUR DEVICE • Runs Manim (Community Edition) on embedded Python — rendering happens right on your iPhone or iPad • Multi-file projects with your own SVG, image and audio assets • Code editor with syntax highlighting, autocomplete, one-tap formatting, and light and dark themes • Export in the quality you need, landscape or portrait, then save or share the video • On iPad: files, editor, preview and the AI assistant side by side AI ASSISTANT • Describe an animation in your own words, attach a sketch or a photo, or point it at a file with @ • It writes the Manim code into your project, test-renders it on your device, checks the result and fixes what's off • Keeps working while you switch apps; a Live Activity shows its progress and a notification tells you when it's done • Every device starts with 1,000 free credits; more are available in the app A COMPLETE, STRUCTURED PATH • 23 courses that take you from zero to confident, in six stages: 1. Getting Started — Python crash course and your first scenes 2. Objects & Layout — mobjects, the coordinate system, alignment, depth 3. Animation & Timing — animations, rate functions, updaters, custom moves 4. Text, Tex & Color — text, LaTeX/MathTex, color systems, graphs & trees 5. Advanced Topics — moving camera, 3D scenes & surfaces, custom mobjects 6. Build Real Projects — external assets, debugging & rendering, a capstone • Every chapter is short, focused, and comes with runnable code LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE • Download a course once and watch it offline • Your progress, resume position and daily streak are saved as you go • Available in English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE • No sign-up needed — everything, including the AI assistant, works right away • Optional sign-in with Apple, Google or email keeps your credits and purchases in sync across your devices • No ads and no tracking; your projects stay on your device FAIR, SIMPLE PRICING • The first four courses and the Workspace are free • "All Courses" is a one-time purchase: every advanced course, watermark-free export, and 5,000 AI credits a month for 12 months (your first month is prorated by the days left when you buy; the last month tops up the difference) — no subscription • Just want clean exports? A small one-time Workspace unlock removes the watermark Whether you're a student trying to understand a concept by animating it, a teacher building visual explanations, or a developer who wants gorgeous math visuals, Manim Tutorial gives you the lessons, the code, an AI helper and a place to run it — all in one app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Manim Tutorial at none against Scrawl AI's shown. Scrawl AI's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Scrawl AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Manim Tutorial sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scrawl AI against 5.0 for Manim Tutorial. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scrawl AI has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Scrawl AI ships an update every 3 days, Manim Tutorial every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scrawl AI | Manim Tutorial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guohan Zhang | 上海百隅信息科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Scrawl AI
Manim Tutorial
In-app purchases
Scrawl AI
- Weekly$6.997 Days
- Annual3 Days trial$69.991 Year
- One-Time Solve$2.99
Manim Tutorial
- Lifetime Access$99.99
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