Scriptorium TR vs Calque
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scriptorium TR
Compare multiple Bible translations side-by-side, verse by verse. Add notes, tag translations, and track how each version handles original language texts. Includes audio Bible compatibility, search, and reference tools.
- Side-by-side verse comparison
- Add notes and tag translations
- Audio Bible compatible
- Bible search
- Strong's Concordance
- Webster's 1828 Dictionary
- Customizable themes
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Scriptorium TR is a Bible translation comparison tool built for all believers of the Word. Compare multiple Bible translations side by side, verse by verse. Add notes, tag translations, and track how each version handles the original language texts — all in one clean, organized interface. Features: - Audio Bible compatible with any translation (non-browser generated voice requires a free download via FCBH) - Bookmarks - Bible search within any version - Side-by-side verse comparison across multiple translations - Search and reference navigator - Light mode, dark mode, and custom theme colors - Strong's Concordance & word mapping for quick look up - Webster's 1828 Dictionary - Clarence Larkin's charts Whether you're a pastor, missionary, translator, or Bible student, Scriptorium TR gives you the tools to study with depth and precision.
Calque
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Calque translates the page, not just the words. Photograph a letter, a contract or a menu, in any of 130 languages, and you get the same page back in your language. Tables keep their rows. Stamps and logos stay where they were. Whatever language your mail arrives in, Calque reads it. DOCUMENTS - Photograph a page, import a PDF, or pick a photo you already have. - The translation is rebuilt as a clean page with the text where the original text sat. - Long document? Calque shows what each page mentions, so you translate only the pages that matter. - Choose exactly which parts of a page to translate. Everything you leave out keeps its original words. - 130 languages, including Somali, Tigrinya, Arabic, Ukrainian, Polish, Cantonese and Norwegian. REPLY - Answer an official letter without knowing its language: write in yours, and Calque drafts a short formal reply in the letter's language, with a back-translation so you can read every word before you send it. - Share the reply as a dated, signable letter PDF, ready to print or attach. VOICE - Hold the phone between you. Speak, and the other person hears it in their language. Answer, and it comes back in yours. - Works even for languages phones normally cannot hear, like Somali, Pashto and Amharic, with a free daily allowance. - A natural voice reads the translation out loud. CHECK - The most important sentence of every letter, on top: what the document is and what you must do. - Dates, deadlines and amounts are found for you. Add them straight to your calendar. - Every number and date in the translation is checked against the original. Anything that deviates is marked on the page. KEEP - Export as a bilingual PDF with a real, searchable text layer. Or translation-only PDF, PNG, Word and Markdown. - Official terminology packs, built only from public sources, keep agency terms consistent. Your corrections always win, and are remembered on this device only. PRICES - Three pages to start. One page credit translates one page after that, and credits never expire. - One free page every day, with a small mark on it. - Calque Pro is an optional monthly subscription with a monthly page quota and unlimited voice. Packs never renew on their own. PRIVACY - Your documents are stored only on this device. No account, no analytics. - To translate, a picture of the page is sent to Anthropic, where it is read and translated. Spoken sentences for the natural voice, and voice clips for languages your phone cannot hear on its own, are sent to a speech provider. You approve all of this before the first time. - Deleting a document deletes everything that came with it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scriptorium TR at none against Calque's 3. Scriptorium TR also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Calque's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price and ads 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. Calque sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Scriptorium TR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scriptorium TR ships an update every 6 days, Calque every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scriptorium TR | Calque |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BROCK ISAIAH GORDON | Zakaria Elkassmi |
In-app purchases
Scriptorium TR
No in-app purchases
Calque
- 5 pages$1.99
- 20 pages$5.99
- 100 pages$19.99






