Comparison

My Open Access vs PageVault

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

Head to head
About

My Open Access

Access your backed-up documents, music, videos, and pictures from any device. Automatically back up important files from your computer and mobile devices, and stream content on the go. Share files and scan documents directly to your account.

Highlights
  • Access files from anywhere
  • Automatic computer backup
  • Mobile photo and video backup
  • Stream music and video
  • View and edit documents
  • Share files
  • Scan documents to PDF
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My Open Access lets you access your backed up docs, music, videos and pictures from anywhere. Our desktop software will automatically back up your important files to your online account from your Mac or Windows PC, and our iOS app enables you to access those files securely from anywhere. Plus the app can automatically upload your pictures and videos to your online account.* With My Open Access you can: - Access & download your backed up files from anywhere - View your photos in full screen slideshow mode - View and edit your documents anywhere - Stream video and music content on the go - Automatically back up all the photos and videos on your iPhone or iPad* - Share files with friends and family* - Scan documents to PDF directly in your account* Please note this app requires a subscription which cannot be purchased through the app. *Mobile backup, file uploads, scan to PDF and sharing may require an additional subscription - please contact your supplier for more details.

About

PageVault

Features
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PageVault is a private offline reader that saves articles to your device. Read them later, even if the page goes down. Clean reader, full-text search, and export to PDF, EPUB, or Markdown. No account. No cloud. No ads. SAVE ANYTHING Paste a URL inside PageVault and we'll extract the article, hero image, and metadata in seconds. READ THE WAY YOU WANT A hand-tuned reader with adjustable typography (serif Newsreader or sans Inter), light and dark themes, and zero distractions. No popups, no banners, no chrome. Just the text. TAGS & FULL-TEXT SEARCH Color-coded tags for the topics you care about. Search every word of every article you ever saved, with snippet previews that show why each match hit. EXPORT ANYWHERE Send any article to PDF, EPUB, or Markdown for archiving, sharing, or reading on another device. Bulk-export your entire library as a backup ZIP and re-import it whenever you like. TRULY OFFLINE Once an article is saved, it's yours forever. No signal needed to read. Save on Wi-Fi, read on a plane, the metro, or anywhere. LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN Your articles, tags, and reading progress live in a local database on your device. They are never sent to our servers. There is no PageVault account. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY - No advertising SDKs. No ads. - Saved articles never leave your device. - Anonymous crash reports and aggregate analytics are off by default in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Brazil, South Korea, India, and China, and can be turned off in Settings anywhere else. Full details in our Privacy Policy. WHO IS PAGEVAULT FOR - People who lost their library when Pocket shut down. - Researchers and writers who keep articles for years, not days. - Anyone who wants to read more deeply, on their own terms, without algorithms in the loop. PRICING PageVault is free, with no ads and no subscription gates. PRIVACY POLICY https://codeensis.com/pagevault/privacy TERMS OF SERVICE https://codeensis.com/pagevault/terms Built in Cyprus, EU, by Codeensis Ltd.

Screenshots

My Open Access4 screens
PageVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PageVault at 13.0 against My Open Access's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Open Access ships an update every 5 weeks, PageVault every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
My Open Access versus PageVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Open AccessPageVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLivedriveCODEENSIS LTD

In-app purchases

None

My Open Access

No in-app purchases

None

PageVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Open Access free?
My Open Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PageVault free?
PageVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Open Access or PageVault have ads?
Neither My Open Access nor PageVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Open Access or PageVault?
My Open Access ships an update every 5 weeks, and PageVault every 6 weeks. Most recently, My Open Access was updated on October 5, 2026 and PageVault on October 4, 2026.

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