Scriptmate vs Chronly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scriptmate
Rehearse lines and record self-tapes without a reader. Import scripts, mark your lines, and practice with natural-sounding voices. Focus mode blocks distractions for uninterrupted rehearsal.
- PDF script import
- Speech-tracking reader
- Headphone-only reader audio
- Customizable character voices
- Landscape recording
- Distraction-blocking focus mode
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Rehearse your lines. Record your self-tape. No reader needed. Snap a photo of your sides or drop in the PDF. Scriptmate reads every other part out loud and waits for your cue. NOTHING TO RECORD Most line apps make you record every character yourself before you can start. Scriptmate parses the script, finds the characters, and marks your lines. Import, tap your role, rehearse. Under a minute from sides to first run. PHOTO, PDF, OR TEXT Scan paper sides with the camera, import a PDF, or bring in a text file. Long script? Pick only the pages you need for tonight's scene. A READER THAT ACTUALLY HEARS YOU Scriptmate follows your speech word by word through the whole line, not just the last word. Drop a word, pause, or go up on a line, and it still knows where you are. Your reader answers the moment you finish your cue, whether you are off book or cold reading. Speech recognition runs on your phone. VOICES THAT SOUND LIKE PEOPLE English and Spanish scripts get natural voices with real rhythm and emotion, generated on your iPhone. Every character gets its own voice, and you can swap it any time. Prefer a human? Record the other parts yourself, one line at a time, and the reader plays your takes. SELF-TAPES WITH CLEAN AUDIO Put your headphones in and record. The reader plays in your ears and the camera mic picks up only your voice. Landscape framing is enforced, so casting never sees a vertical tape. No lines on screen while recording, so you stay in the moment instead of reading. FOCUS MODE Optional. Block distracting apps while you rehearse, and lift the block the moment you stop. FIVE LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, and Korean scripts, with cue detection in each language. HOW IT WORKS 1. Import your sides. Photo, PDF, or text in, parsed scene out. 2. Tap your character. Your lines are marked automatically. 3. Run the scene until you are off book, then record your tape. TRY IT FREE Run a full demo scene the moment you open the app. No account, no sign-up. Import your own sides and run them once, free. A 7-day free trial unlocks everything after that. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Scriptmate Pro: $9.99/month or $69.99/year after a 7-day free trial. Full access, no restrictions. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings anytime. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Support: https://scriptmateapp.com/support/ Privacy Policy: https://scriptmateapp.com/privacy/ Terms: https://scriptmateapp.com/terms/
Chronly
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Need a timeline for a school project, a history report, a family story or a project plan? Chronly turns your dated events into a clean, printable timeline poster — no design app, no template hunting. Give your timeline a title, add events with a date, an optional emoji and a color, and tap Make Poster. Chronly sorts everything by date and lays it out along a horizontal axis. • SORTED BY DATE — add events in any order; they're placed on the timeline chronologically. • CLEAN LAYOUT — a horizontal axis with labels alternating above and below the line, each showing the event title and its date. • EMOJI AND COLOR — give each event an emoji and one of 8 marker colors so milestones stand out. • PRINTABLE PDF — a landscape US Letter poster, ready to print from your iPhone or save to Files. • SHAREABLE PNG — the same poster as an image, for slides, messages or class portals. Honest scope: up to 40 events per timeline. Events are spaced evenly in date order, not to scale by time. Busy timelines stay readable: labels step onto staggered rows and shrink slightly so they never overlap. Long titles are shortened to fit, and dates print in your own date style. Everything is made on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded, and no account is needed. Try it free — 3 posters. A one-time $4.99 purchase unlocks unlimited posters. No subscription, no ads. Questions: overlapmarr@gmail.com
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Verdict
Scriptmate and Chronly are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Scriptmate sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Chronly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scriptmate ships an update every 2 days, Chronly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Scriptmate | Chronly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Lavskiy | Jhomar Maravillas |
In-app purchases
Scriptmate
- Monthly subscription1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- Monthly subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual subscription1 Year trial$69.991 Year
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- Annual subscription1 Month trial$69.991 Year
- Annual subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Script Pass$4.99
Chronly
- Unlock Unlimited$4.99









