Comparison

ScrivenerBridge vs Peardroid

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

Head to head
About

ScrivenerBridge

Features
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Bring your Scrivener projects to iPhone and iPad and continue reading, organising, and writing wherever you are. ScrivenerBridge opens .scriv projects that you manage and preserves the Binder hierarchy, text, titles, synopses, status, document notes, and project structure. Projects can stay in the Files app or iCloud Drive, and your changes are written back to the original project. CONTINUE WRITING • Browse volumes, chapters, scenes, and documents through the Binder • Edit text, titles, synopses, document notes, and chapter status • Use rich-text formatting, punctuation, quick phrases, and a customisable keyboard bar • Set word-count targets and follow your progress READ AND ANNOTATE • Read multiple chapters continuously • Select a paragraph to add an annotation • View, edit, delete, locate, and re-anchor existing annotations • Optionally mirror annotations to Scrivener Document Notes HANDLE PROJECTS SAFELY • Create an automatic backup before writing changes • Use coordinated writes for text, project metadata, and checksums • Preserve recovery copies when an iCloud conflict occurs and let you choose the version • Load the current working set of large projects to avoid unnecessary downloads IMPORT AND EXPORT • Open a .scriv folder or .scriv.zip • Import RTF and TXT documents • Export RTF, TXT, Markdown, a complete .scriv project, or a ZIP backup PRIVACY No account is required. The app contains no advertising or analytics SDKs and does not upload your writing to developer-operated servers. Apple handles iCloud syncing according to your account settings. Pro is a one-time purchase and can be restored with the same Apple Account. Scrivener is a trademark of Literature & Latte Ltd. This independent app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Literature & Latte Ltd.

About

Peardroid

Features
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SEND AND RECEIVE - Choose a file, or type text. - Point the other device's camera at the sending screen. - Peardroid confirms the file came through complete. SUGGEST FILE NAMES When a received file has a generic name, Peardroid reads it and suggests a better one. Available where Apple Intelligence is enabled. THE OTHER DEVICE Anything with a camera and a browser. OFFLINE No internet connection needed.

Screenshots

ScrivenerBridge4 screens
Peardroid2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Peardroid at none against ScrivenerBridge's 1. Peardroid also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. ScrivenerBridge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Peardroid asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScrivenerBridge ships an update monthly, Peardroid weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
ScrivenerBridge versus Peardroid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrivenerBridgePeardroid
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerę˜Žē½” 蒋Braveyo LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ScrivenerBridge

One-time1
  • Scrivener Companion Pro$9.99
None

Peardroid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScrivenerBridge free?
ScrivenerBridge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Peardroid free?
Peardroid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ScrivenerBridge or Peardroid have ads?
Neither ScrivenerBridge nor Peardroid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScrivenerBridge or Peardroid?
ScrivenerBridge ships an update monthly, and Peardroid weekly. Most recently, ScrivenerBridge was updated on September 30, 2026 and Peardroid on September 18, 2026.

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