Chapters vs eScribo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chapters
This app allows users to create and edit ePub ebook files. It supports viewing, formatting text, and saving changes. Features like iCloud sync, autosave, and unlimited undo enhance the editing experience.
- Create and edit ePub files
- View documents in vertical scroll
- Edit and format text
- Save changes to files
- iCloud Drive sync
- Autosaving
- Unlimited undo/redo
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Chapters can create new ePub documents and open existing ePub files for editing. ePub is the most widely adopted file format for ebooks. ePub files reflow their content for comfortable reading on screen of any size from smartphones to desktops. Each document's content zipped into a single file for maximum portability. It is an open and vendor-independent file format based on popular web standards, such as HTML and CSS. With Chapters, you can ▪ Open existing files and create new ePub documents ▪ View an entire document in vertical scroll view ▪ Pinch to zoom and smart zoom with double-tap ▪ Edit and format document’s text ▪ Save your changes back to the file ▪ Use Table of Contents to jump ahead (on Mac only at the moment) ▪ Print and export to PDF (on Mac only at the moment) ▪ Add cover image and modify metadata (on Mac only at the moment) Chapters also supports ▪ iCloud Drive for keeping documents in sync on all your devices ▪ Autosaving automatically saves changes in background while you are editing ▪ Unlimited undo and redo as you edit ▪ Browsing previous changes and restoring them ▪ Resume your work right where you left off once app launches ▪ Side by side multitasking with another app in full screen split view on Mac and iPad ▪ Sharing documents with others via Messages, Mail and AirDrop If you encounter a bug or app crashing, please contact app’s support at chapters@shaw.ca Thank you!
eScribo
A clean and powerful writing tool designed for aspiring authors. It offers a distraction-free environment with features like focus mode and typewriting mode, allowing you to concentrate on your story. Export your work in PDF or ePub formats.
- iCloud Sync
- Unlimited books and chapters
- Focus Mode
- Typewriting Mode
- PDF export
- ePub export
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Let the writer inside you out with this simple and powerful writing tool. eScribo is a powerful tool for all those people who love to write. With a clean, beautiful and simple design you will have a real portable writing studio at your fingertips. Everything you need to focus on what matters, your story. IMPORTANT: an iCloud account is required. eScribo bets on a future in the cloud. That is why eScribo require iCloud enabled and storage available. Main Features • iCloud Sync. • Create unlimited books, with the option to add Introduction and/or prologue independently. • Complete range of colors for your books. • Focus Mode. • Typewriting Mode. • Unlimited chapters, with character count, paragraphs, lines, words, writing time and reading time. • Preview of the book with all its chapters. • PDF export. • ePub export. • And much more to come. Thanks you for use eScribo and stay tuned for new updates! **Public Books is on the way — a new way to share your writing and get feedback from others.**
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: eScribo at 2.5 against Chapters's 1.0. eScribo also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months) and price ($3.99 vs $9.99). Chapters's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Chapters costs $9.99 and eScribo $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
eScribo holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Chapters's written reviews are positive against 0% of eScribo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Chapters ships an update every 7 months, eScribo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chapters | eScribo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Two-Byte Software Inc. | Oskar Pacheco |
Customer experience
Chapters
eScribo
In-app purchases
Chapters
No in-app purchases
eScribo
No in-app purchases
