Comparison

Scriptify vs Writely

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

Head to head
About

Scriptify

Features
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Scriptify turns typed text into realistic handwritten notebook pages—fast enough for class notes, essays, and last-minute assignments. HOW IT WORKS 1. Type, paste, or import your text 2. Choose a handwriting style and ink 3. Preview the live notebook page 4. Generate, then export PDF, save to Photos, or print BUILT FOR STUDENTS • Lecture notes and study sheets that look handwritten • Assignments and essays on classic notebook paper • Bold, italic, underline, headings, and lists that carry into the handwriting • Multiple handwriting styles—from neat print to cursive and student notes LOOKS REAL • Notebook layout with ruled lines and margin guides • Adjustable pen thickness, font size, and spacing • Live WYSIWYG preview that matches what you export • “New look” regenerates natural handwriting variation EXPORT ANYWHERE • PDF for sharing and printing • PNG / JPEG pages • Save the current page to Photos • AirPrint when you need a paper copy Privacy-friendly: your documents stay on your device. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://justclack.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ If Scriptify helps your notes, a rating means a lot. Questions? contacttomujahid@gmail.com

About

Writely

Features
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Typing is fast. Handwriting is personal. With Writely, you get both. Draw your letters, numbers and symbols once – with your finger or the Apple Pencil. From then on, Writely turns anything you type or paste into your handwriting: line by line, page by page. Not a stock font, but your own strokes. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create your handwriting. Trace each character once; guides keep everything level. 2. Enter your text. Type or paste it: lecture notes, an essay, a letter, a draft. 3. Finish your page. Save it as an image or PDF, share it or keep working on it. FILL OUT WORKSHEETS Import a PDF worksheet and Writely finds the answer fields – lines, boxes and tables – right on your device. Type your answers and they appear in your handwriting, on the lines where they belong. Importing and filling in is free; exporting the finished worksheet as a PDF is part of Writely Pro. LOOKS REAL BECAUSE IT IS • TrueInk: draw several versions of the same character. Writely alternates between them as it writes and varies position, tilt and size just a little – no two lines look alike. • Paper: ruled (wide or narrow), squared, dot grid or blank, in several paper colours. • Layout: text size, line height, word and character spacing, margins and page format. • Ink: from deep blue through red and green to any colour you like. KEEP WRITING WITH THE PENCIL Highlight, underline and add to the finished page. With pen, marker and eraser, undo, redo and automatic saving. MANY WRITING SYSTEMS Latin script with all the accents for German, French, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Polish, Dutch and the Nordic languages. Plus Cyrillic, Greek, Japanese kana, Simplified Chinese, Korean Hangul, Arabic, Hebrew, Thai, Devanagari and mathematical symbols. STAY ORGANISED Folders with their own colour and icon, “Recently used” on the home screen, and multi-page documents you can duplicate and rename. EXPORT As a PNG image, vector PDF or directly to the clipboard as an image. Export to compatible note-taking apps is included as an experimental feature. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU No account, no sign-in. Handwritings, documents and folders live locally on your iPhone or iPad. WRITELY FREE One handwriting, four documents, two folders and three exports per 24 hours. Image exports carry a small watermark. All paper styles and page formats are included. WRITELY PRO • Unlimited handwritings, documents and folders • Exports without a watermark • PDF export, including filled-out worksheets • TrueInk variants for more natural-looking handwriting • Custom papers and all ink colours Writely Pro is available as a monthly subscription, a yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple ID and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://getwritely.app/en/legal/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://getwritely.app/en/legal/privacy/ Support: https://getwritely.app/en/support/

Screenshots

Scriptify4 screens
Writely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Scriptify at 17 against Writely's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scriptify sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Writely sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scriptify ships an update weekly, Writely every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Scriptify versus Writely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScriptifyWritely
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammad Mujahid KhanAlluson UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Scriptify

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Writely

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Scriptify free?
Scriptify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Writely free?
Writely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scriptify or Writely have ads?
Neither Scriptify nor Writely shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scriptify or Writely?
Scriptify ships an update weekly, and Writely every 2 weeks. Most recently, Scriptify was updated on October 31, 2026 and Writely on October 29, 2026.

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