Comparison

Scribu vs BrainBerry

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

Head to head
About

Scribu

Features
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Scribu is the magic notebook where kids aged 3 to 7 learn to write through play: letters, numbers, first words and simple math, with a narrator voice guiding every step and four mascots cheering along. LEARN TO TRACE • Start from the pink circle and follow the arrows: an animated hand shows each stroke • Alphabet letters, numbers and illustrated words • Stars and confetti celebrate every finished trace COUNT AND SOLVE • Add, subtract and multiply with objects to count • Tap the right answer, then trace the number TIME CHALLENGE • How many letters can you trace in 60 seconds? • Personal bests for letters, numbers and mixed rounds MADE FOR KIDS • A narrator voice in every language: no reading needed to get started • A level map with chests, gifts and stars to collect • Four buddies to choose from: Andy, July, Lelia and Klaus • A parents' corner for profile, music and progress reset 13 LANGUAGES English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Albanian, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Chinese and Japanese — with native alphabets: kids trace Russian and Arabic letters, Chinese and Japanese characters. WORRY-FREE • No ads, no in-app purchases • Works offline, no sign-up • Progress stays on the device Download Scribu and turn first strokes into an adventure!

About

BrainBerry

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BrainBerry turns learning into play for children in Nursery, LKG and UKG (ages 3–6). Pick your child's class and BrainBerry suggests the right games for what they're learning in school, with a friendly voice that reads every instruction aloud, so even pre-readers can play on their own. 60+ GAMES ACROSS EVERY SUBJECT • Letters & phonics: trace A–Z and a–z, letter sounds, rhymes, sight words, Spell It • Numbers & maths: counting to 100, number pairs, adding, money, clock time • Shapes & colours: Shape Builder, Shape Detective, 3D shapes, colour sorting • Hindi: trace ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤° and ą¤µą„ą¤Æą¤‚ą¤œą¤Ø, ą¤…ą¤•ą„ą¤·ą¤° matching and sorting • Puzzles & thinking: jigsaw pictures, mazes, memory match, patterns, odd one out • Our world: animals, body parts, opposites, my day, story order • Action games: Berry Dash runner and Fly & Catch MADE FOR EACH CLASS Games are ordered and levelled for Nursery, LKG and UKG, with learning goals that follow common Indian early-years syllabi. LEARNING THAT FEELS LIKE PLAY Stars, badges and gentle feedback. No timers, no lives, no pressure — a wrong answer just means "try again!" FOR PARENTS • See progress on every learning goal and this week's play time • Set a daily screen-time limit • Parent Zone protected by a grown-ups question • Optional parent account to keep progress on a new phone SAFE FOR KIDS • No ads • No in-app purchases • No chat or social features • No tracking or analytics • Your child's profile and progress stay on your device BrainBerry — Play • Learn • Grow.

Screenshots

Scribu4 screens
BrainBerry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BrainBerry at Free against Scribu's $1.99. BrainBerry also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Scribu's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

BrainBerry is free to download; Scribu costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scribu ships an update every 2 days, BrainBerry weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Scribu versus BrainBerry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScribuBrainBerry
Price$1.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndi ArapiLokesh Kachchhawa

In-app purchases

None

Scribu

No in-app purchases

None

BrainBerry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scribu free?
Scribu costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrainBerry free?
BrainBerry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scribu or BrainBerry have ads?
Neither Scribu nor BrainBerry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scribu or BrainBerry?
Scribu ships an update every 2 days, and BrainBerry weekly. Most recently, Scribu was updated on November 5, 2026 and BrainBerry on October 31, 2026.

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