Scribe vs TickTick
Scribe and TickTick are both personal productivity tools. Scribe is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while TickTick is aimed at freelancers. TickTick costs less, from $4.17/mo versus $17/mo for Scribe. Both have a free plan.
Auto-generated step-by-step guides and SOPs from screen activity
Tasks, habits, calendar and Pomodoro in one
| Pricing | Freemium · $17 | Freemium · $4 |
| Starting price | $17/mo | $4.17/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Built for | Small businesses, Enterprise, Freelancers | Freelancers |
| Platforms | web, windows, macos | web, macos, windows, ios, android |
| Country | US · 2019 | CN · 2013 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Scribe if
Operations, IT and enablement teams that need accurate screenshot-based SOPs and training guides without writing them by hand.
- Turns a ten-minute documentation task into a quick recording
- Guides are consistent and easy to update after UI changes
- Embeds cleanly in Confluence, Notion, SharePoint and help centers
Look elsewhere if: Teams that want narrated video explainers or in-app guided tours inside their product (Loom, Whatfix).
Choose TickTick if
Individuals wanting tasks, habits and focus in one app.
- Feature-rich for the price
- Built-in habits and focus timer
- All platforms
Look elsewhere if: Team project management.
Scribe vs TickTick pricing
Scribe
- Basic$0Browser extension for web apps; share by link or embed
- Pro Personal$35/seat/mo$25 billed annually; desktop app, branding, redaction
- Pro Team$17/seat/mo$13 billed annually; 5-seat minimum, comments
- EnterpriseCustomSSO, auto PII/PHI redaction, roles, translations
TickTick
- Free$09 lists, 99 tasks per list
- Premium$4.17/moBilled annually at $49.99; 299 lists, calendar views
Scribe · Key features
- Records clicks and keystrokes and writes each step automatically
- Annotated screenshots with manual editing and blur redaction
- Browser extension for Chrome and Edge plus Windows and Mac desktop app
- Combine multiple recordings into longer SOP documents
- Export to PDF, HTML and Markdown or embed in wikis
- Company branding on shared guides on Pro plans
Cons
- Desktop app recording requires a paid plan
- Pro Team needs at least five seats
- Whole team must be on the same plan
TickTick · Key features
- Tasks with natural language input
- Calendar views
- Habit tracker
- Pomodoro focus timer
- Eisenhower matrix
- Cross-platform sync
Cons
- UI can feel crowded
- Team features limited
- Fewer integrations than Todoist
Scribe vs TickTick: FAQ
Which is cheaper, Scribe or TickTick?
TickTick starts at $4.17/mo and Scribe at $17/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.
Do Scribe and TickTick have a free plan?
Yes, both Scribe and TickTick have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.
Which is better for small businesses, Scribe or TickTick?
Scribe lists small businesses as a core audience, while TickTick is aimed more at freelancers.