Comparison

DayGram vs Scrip

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

Head to head
About

DayGram

This minimalist journal app allows you to capture daily thoughts in a single line with an elegant E-Ink style display. It offers a distraction-free writing experience, secure privacy features, and the ability to export your journal as a PDF book. Personalize your entries with themes and photos.

Highlights
  • One Line a Day journaling
  • E-Ink style display
  • Password & Face ID protection
  • iCloud sync
  • Export journal as PDF book
  • Multiple photos per entry
  • Handwriting OCR
Features
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• App Store Best of the Year • Best New App • Featured in App Store Stories Capture each day in one quiet line with a private, distraction-free E-Ink journal. DayGram makes journaling feel small enough to keep. Write one line when that is all you need, or keep going when there is more to say. Its warm, paper-like design keeps the focus on your words instead of menus, prompts, or noise. WHY DAYGRAM? • No ads and no subscriptions. • Protect your journal with a password and Face ID. • DayGram supports iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. PREMIUM, ONCE Unlock Premium with one purchase: • Keep entries backed up and in sync with iCloud. • Add multiple photos to preserve the moments around your words. • Use all themes and borders, or choose your own background photo. • Turn handwritten notes into text with built-in OCR. • Export your Book of Days as a beautifully formatted PDF to keep or print. PRIVATE BY DESIGN According to its current App Store privacy label, DayGram does not collect data. Your journal remains a personal place for thoughts, gratitude, memories, and everyday life. Start with one line today. Over time, those small entries become a personal record you can revisit for years. Questions or feedback? Contact 153branches@gmail.com APP STORE RECOGNITION • App Store Best of the Year • Best New App • Featured in App Store Stories

About

Scrip

Features
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We believe any memory can be brought back in 30 characters. On a trip or at an event, some moments never make it onto camera. The joke that still makes you laugh. The wrong turn that became the best part of the trip. The thing someone said that you'd give anything to remember. Scrip is the place to keep them, not in photos, but in a few words. Because a prompt isn't the memory. It's the key that unlocks it. "Rental car check engine light" brings the whole day back. No endless camera roll to scroll. No photos to sort. Just the small things, in your words, kept with the people who were there. WHAT MAKES SCRIP DIFFERENT • Short on purpose. Every memory is capped at 30 characters. The cap is the point: no blank page, no diary guilt. Journaling apps ask for an evening, Scrip asks for seconds. • Remembered together. Share a Scrip with the people who were there, and everyone adds their own memories, the same day, from every angle. • Works offline. Capture while fresh on the plane home or a trail with no signal, and it syncs when you're back online. • It finds you again. Months or years later, Scrip resurfaces a memory, just when you'd forgotten it. • Private by design. No feeds, no likes, no public profiles, and we never sell your data. • Free to use. No ads, subscriptions, or upgrades, your memories are yours to keep. A few words. A whole memory.

Screenshots

DayGram4 screens
Scrip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scrip at none against DayGram's 1. DayGram's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. DayGram sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scrip asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DayGram versus Scrip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayGramScrip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (253 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings253 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB38 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEUIHYUNG JUNGITERBENE HOLDINGS LTD

Bugs and requests

DayGram

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashing when trying to search
  • Blank screen on launch after updates
  • Entries not saving properly on some devices
  • Issues with iCloud/Dropbox sync reliability

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to add more photos per entry
  • Export entries as images or formatted PDFs
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities
  • Customizable font and text size options

Scrip

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DayGram

One-time1
  • Daygram Premium$2.99
None

Scrip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DayGram free?
DayGram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrip free?
Scrip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DayGram or Scrip have ads?
Neither DayGram nor Scrip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayGram or Scrip?
DayGram ships an update every 3 days, and Scrip every 3 days. Most recently, DayGram was updated on November 1, 2026 and Scrip on October 31, 2026.

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