ZScripter: Visual Novel Player
ZScripter: Visual Novel Player is #81 in Developer Tools Free in United States and charting in 7 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperConnor Kulczytzky
CategoryDeveloper Tools
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.8 (49)
Version11.0.0
Age rating12+
First seen by us
30 Sep 2026
30 Sep 2026Installs (est.)10k+ worldwide
Rating
4.8 ★
49 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#81
Developer Tools FreeMeasured
ZScripter: Visual Novel Player on the App Store
App details
App ID
6782178844
Publisher
Connor Kulczytzky
On the store since
Jun 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
5 content notes below
Languages
44
AR BN CA HR CS DA NL EN FI FR DE EL …
Size
776 MB
Also listed in
Games
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude HumorInfrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes
ZScripter: Visual Novel Player downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. iPhone downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where ZScripter: Visual Novel Player's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Developer ToolsFree | #81 |
 United Kingdom | Developer ToolsFree | #96 |
 South Korea | Developer ToolsFree | #111 |
 Australia | Developer ToolsFree | #98 |
 Canada | Developer ToolsFree | #101 |
| Russia | Developer ToolsFree | #92 |
 Italy | Developer ToolsFree | #109 |
Apps near ZScripter: Visual Novel Player on the chart
Developer Tools Free, around #81.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
49 ratings
Measured
Ratings
49
Measured
About ZScripter: Visual Novel Player
ZScripter plays compatible Ren'Py, RealLive, NScripter, (PONS)ONScripter-EN/RU/JH/Yuri, Artemis, Siglus, AI5 and UK2 games as well as KiriKiri (+Kirikiroid2 patches) and RPG Maker MV/MZ & XP, VX and VX Ace support.
- ZScripter supports 115 specific Ren'Py releases across the 6.15.x, 6.17.x, 6.18.x, 6.99.x, 7.0.x–7.8.x, and 8.0.x–8.6.x release families
- The shared NScripter-family runtime supports ONScripter, ONScripter-EN, ONScripter-RU, ONScripter-JH, and ONScripter-Yuri, with dedicated Yuri compatibility profiles for GBK (Chinese), Shift-JIS (Japanese), and UTF-8.
- The shared NScripter-family runtime also includes dedicated PONScripter compatibility profiles for Original/Mion (2011), Sekai Project Steam releases, Witch Hunt (1× and 2×), and 07th-Mod (v3 and v4).
- Custom RealLive engine has support for English and Japanese RealLive game variants, supporting most RealLive novels.
- KiriKiri engine with Kirikiroid2 patch support.
- RPG Maker MV/MZ & XP, VX, and VX Ace engine with full patch and MTool translation support.
BRING YOUR OWN GAMES (FILES + WEB IMPORTER)
- Import games you own from folders, ZIP, RAR, 7z, LHA/LZH, TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, TAR.XZ, and ISO disc images.
- Import supported self-extracting EXE packages, including Inno Setup, NSIS, and supported FreeArc formats.
- Extract compatible game data from APK, XAPK, APKS, APKM, AAB, and IPA packages. Split RAR and 7z archives are also supported.
- Choose files through the Files app, or transfer games from another computer on the same Wi-Fi network.
REN'PY TRANSLATION
- Enable translation, choose your source and target languages, and translate dialogue and menus directly in Ren'Py games.
- Use Apple on-device translation on iOS 18 or later with supported downloaded language models.
- Or connect AI models with your own API key and an internet connection. Game text and context are sent to your selected provider with your permission.
LOCAL SAVES, BACKUPS AND FILES
- Edit supported Ren'Py save-slot and persistent data with the dedicated Save Editor.
- Manage storage, create save snapshots, roll back saves, and export complete game-and-save backups.
- Games and saves are stored on this device; ZScripter does not provide iCloud syncing.
READING AND CONTROLS
- Adjust in-game text size in Ren'Py games in real time.
- Customize touch controls, hardware controller bindings where supported, and per-game orientation.
Ren'Py is a registered trademark. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ZScripter is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ren'Py project or any named developers, publishers, or community projects.
ZScripter’s engine compatibility is tested against thousands of game distributions, with checks covering startup, rendering, and engine-specific behavior. Compatibility varies by game and version.
- ZScripter supports 115 specific Ren'Py releases across the 6.15.x, 6.17.x, 6.18.x, 6.99.x, 7.0.x–7.8.x, and 8.0.x–8.6.x release families
- The shared NScripter-family runtime supports ONScripter, ONScripter-EN, ONScripter-RU, ONScripter-JH, and ONScripter-Yuri, with dedicated Yuri compatibility profiles for GBK (Chinese), Shift-JIS (Japanese), and UTF-8.
- The shared NScripter-family runtime also includes dedicated PONScripter compatibility profiles for Original/Mion (2011), Sekai Project Steam releases, Witch Hunt (1× and 2×), and 07th-Mod (v3 and v4).
- Custom RealLive engine has support for English and Japanese RealLive game variants, supporting most RealLive novels.
- KiriKiri engine with Kirikiroid2 patch support.
- RPG Maker MV/MZ & XP, VX, and VX Ace engine with full patch and MTool translation support.
BRING YOUR OWN GAMES (FILES + WEB IMPORTER)
- Import games you own from folders, ZIP, RAR, 7z, LHA/LZH, TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, TAR.XZ, and ISO disc images.
- Import supported self-extracting EXE packages, including Inno Setup, NSIS, and supported FreeArc formats.
- Extract compatible game data from APK, XAPK, APKS, APKM, AAB, and IPA packages. Split RAR and 7z archives are also supported.
- Choose files through the Files app, or transfer games from another computer on the same Wi-Fi network.
REN'PY TRANSLATION
- Enable translation, choose your source and target languages, and translate dialogue and menus directly in Ren'Py games.
- Use Apple on-device translation on iOS 18 or later with supported downloaded language models.
- Or connect AI models with your own API key and an internet connection. Game text and context are sent to your selected provider with your permission.
LOCAL SAVES, BACKUPS AND FILES
- Edit supported Ren'Py save-slot and persistent data with the dedicated Save Editor.
- Manage storage, create save snapshots, roll back saves, and export complete game-and-save backups.
- Games and saves are stored on this device; ZScripter does not provide iCloud syncing.
READING AND CONTROLS
- Adjust in-game text size in Ren'Py games in real time.
- Customize touch controls, hardware controller bindings where supported, and per-game orientation.
Ren'Py is a registered trademark. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ZScripter is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ren'Py project or any named developers, publishers, or community projects.
ZScripter’s engine compatibility is tested against thousands of game distributions, with checks covering startup, rendering, and engine-specific behavior. Compatibility varies by game and version.
Latest updates
11.0.0
[Funktion] Unterstützung für SiglusEngine, AVG32 und UK2 hinzugefügt.
[Funktion] Eine neue RealLive-Engine mit Übersetzungsunterstützung hinzugefügt.
[Funktion] Die Anzeigemodi Einpassen, Füllen, Strecken und Originalgröße für unterstützte Spiele hinzugefügt.
[Funktion] Die App-Oberfläche mit verbesserter Navigation und optimierten Layouts neu aufgebaut.
[Funktion] Unterstützung für chinesische AI5-Patches hinzugefügt.
[Funktion] Klänge beim Durchblättern des Cover-Karussells und Umdrehen von Karten hinzugefügt.
[Optimierung] Die Eingabegrößenlimits für vorbereitete Übersetzungen auf 10 GiB erhöht.
[Optimierung] Die Skript- und Grafikkompatibilität für RPG Maker XP/VX/VX Ace erweitert.
[Fehlerbehebung] Übersetzungs- und Textkodierungsprobleme in unterstützten Engines behoben.
[Fehlerbehebung] Audio- und Grafikwiederherstellungsprobleme in RPG Maker MV/MZ behoben.
[Fehlerbehebung] Probleme mit Archivdateinamen, Passwörtern mit nicht englischen Zeichen und der Importwiederherstellung behoben.
[Fehlerbehebung] Weitere Probleme mit der Skriptkompatibilität von Artemis behoben.
[Fehlerbehebung] Die Namenseingabe im Querformat in betroffenen ONScripter-Spielen korrigiert.
10.1.0
[Feature] Brand new landscape interface
[Feature] Added Prepared Translation and live translation for supported ONScripter games.
[Optimisation] Reduced memory use and animation-loading delays in affected RPG Maker MV/MZ games.
[Bug Fix] Fixed audio failing to resume in affected Ren’Py games after returning from the background.
[Bug Fix] Fixed Ren’Py restart, speech-status and shutdown issues.
[Bug Fix] Restored the Close App confirmation when closing an imported Ren’Py or used RPG Maker XP/VX/VX Ace session requires the app to terminate.
[Bug Fix] Fixed Ruby runtime selection, script calls, RTP lookup and plugin compatibility in affected RPG Maker XP/VX/VX Ace games.
[Bug Fix] Fixed command handling, video playback, media startup and resource paths in affected RPG Maker MV/MZ games.
[Bug Fix] Fixed KiriKiri plugin lookup, effect-layer cleanup, affected startup paths, and stopping or closing games.
[Bug Fix] Expanded recognition of supported protected KiriKiri archives.
[Bug Fix] Fixed importing supported electron-builder NSIS installers containing nested application archives.
[Bug Fix] Fixed control layouts and loading animations in right-to-left languages.
[Bug Fix] Fixed controller input becoming unresponsive in RPG Maker MV/MZ games.
[Bug Fix] Fixed a crash when deleting games with custom gesture settings.
[Bug Fix] Fixed landscape Library menu alignment on older iOS versions and restored smaller import sheets on iPad.
[Bug Fix] Fixed graphics recovery and video-preloading stalls in affected RPG Maker MV games.
[Bug Fix] Fixed affected RPG Maker animations stopping on empty frames and audio failing to load when file extensions do not match their contents.
[Bug Fix] Improved compatibility with older RPG Maker MV cores and desktop save plugins.
10.0.0
[Feature] Added SMB, NFS, SFTP, FTP, WebDAV imports, plus cloud drive integration for configured services.
[Feature] Added resumable downloads with status tabs, search, filters and sorting.
[Feature] Added keyboard and mouse bindings per engine, with automatic mouse-following Mouse Mode.
[Feature] Added per-engine and per-game bindings for swipes, edge swipes and pinches.
[Feature] Added configurable performance overlays with frame timing, CPU, memory, thermal and battery metrics, plus GPU timing where supported.
[Feature] Added save cards with thumbnails, timestamps, playtime and engine-specific metadata where available.
[Feature] Added per-game and library play statistics, activity charts and customizable share cards.
[Optimization] Expanded app localization to 14 languages.
[Optimization] Migrated app persistence to native Swift SQLite.
[Optimization] Improved launch responsiveness with background inspection and engine-reported loading progress.
[Optimization] Reduced storage duplication for new web-runtime imports using deferred APFS copy-on-write snapshots.
[Bug Fix] Fixed prepared-translation extraction and round trips across Ren’Py, RealLive, RGSS and RPG Maker MV/MZ, preserving script logic and text controls.
[Bug Fix] Fixed multipart archives, encoded filenames, nested ASAR extraction, import cancellation and upgrade rollback.
[Bug Fix] Fixed save-slot classification and metadata handling across engines, and RealLive saving after loads without automatic savepoints.
[Bug Fix] Fixed Artemis resource packaging, platform-table selection and message font-query serialization.
[Bug Fix] Fixed oversized Ren’Py movie-frame conversion and returning to the library after Ren’Py or RGSS exits.
[Bug Fix] Fixed RealLive proportional-text wrapping, controller backlog navigation and cursor bounds.
[Bug Fix] Fixed KiriKiri recovery from interrupted language selection in affected installations.
[Bug Fix] Fixed iPad pane layouts, accessibility text sizing, keyboard overlap and sheet navigation.
Store changes
What ZScripter: Visual Novel Player changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New iPad screenshots
New screenshots
6 screenshots (was 6)
New iPad screenshots 