Comparison

Fanfic reader vs Scriptorium

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

Head to head
About

Fanfic reader

Features
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Unofficial fanfic reader Fanfic Reader is an unofficial personal reading app for iPhone and iPad. Keep your books, documents, and fanfiction in one library — and pick up right where you left off. NOT AFFILIATED with Archive of Our Own, authors, or publishers. You add and read your own content. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR FILES • Import from Files, Share sheet, iCloud Drive, or Wi‑Fi transfer on your local network • EPUB, FB2, MOBI, PDF, DJVU, CHM, Markdown, Office docs, comics (CBZ/CBR), and more • Open archives (ZIP, RAR, 7Z) and read supported files inside • Collections, tags, favorites, reading stats, and full‑text search across your library A COMFORTABLE READER • Per‑book font, theme, and brightness • Bookmarks, highlights, and annotations • In‑book search • Text‑to‑speech with background audio AO3 DISCOVERY (optional) • Search works on Archive of Our Own • Browse in an in‑app browser, save a reading queue, and import EPUB to your library • Content on AO3 is provided by AO3/OTW under their own terms SYNC & EXTRAS • Optional iCloud sync for progress, annotations, and library data via Apple CloudKit • Home Screen widget: continue your last book • Share extension: send files straight into the app Fanfic Reader does not show ads, sell your data, or require an account with us. Internet is used only for features you choose (such as AO3 or Wi‑Fi transfer). Requires iOS 18.6 or later.

About

Scriptorium

Features
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Scriptorium is a living radio station for the world's great books. Tune in to a channel — Hearth (cozy & comic), Shadows (dark & literary), Wonder (sci-fi & adventure), or Nursery (tales for children) — and hear a beautifully narrated classic, always on, in sync with every other listener. It's live radio: there's always something playing. Or browse the Library and listen to any book on demand — from the beginning, or right where you left off. • Read along — a candlelit teleprompter lights each word as it's spoken • Continue where you left off — every book remembers your place • Sleep timer for bedtime listening • CarPlay — take the station on the road • A Home Screen widget showing what's on now • Apple TV — an ambient reading room for the big screen Every book is a public-domain classic, freely narrated. No account, no ads, no clutter — just great literature, read aloud.

Screenshots

Fanfic reader4 screens
Scriptorium4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fanfic reader and Scriptorium are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Fanfic reader versus Scriptorium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFanfic readerScriptorium
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaniil ZolotarevChristopher Sivori

In-app purchases

None

Fanfic reader

No in-app purchases

None

Scriptorium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fanfic reader free?
Fanfic reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scriptorium free?
Scriptorium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fanfic reader or Scriptorium have ads?
Neither Fanfic reader nor Scriptorium shows ads.

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