Comparison

Save by OpenArchive vs MapYourReader

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

Head to head
About

Save by OpenArchive

This app allows users to securely archive and organize their mobile media. It provides tools for uploading, editing metadata, and sharing content to private servers or the Internet Archive, ensuring long-term preservation and control.

Highlights
  • Upload media to private servers or Internet Archive
  • Edit media metadata (location, notes)
  • Flag media as 'significant'
  • Batch edit media metadata
  • Organize media into project albums
  • Share to Save from other apps
  • Wi-Fi-only upload setting
  • Creative Commons licensing options
Features
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Save by OpenArchive enables you to safely preserve, organize, and share your mobile media. Designed with and for individuals and organizations working to securely archive media directly from their mobile devices to a server, Save keeps you in control of your media at all times. Features •⁠ ⁠Upload any type of media to a private server or directly to the Internet Archive •⁠ ⁠Edit media metadata, including location and additional notes •⁠ ⁠Flag media as “significant” for organization and/or easy retrieval later •⁠ ⁠Batch edit media — update the metadata of multiple media files at once •⁠ ⁠Create multiple project albums to keep your media organized (e.g. “Summer 2019,” “Workshop photos,” “Kitchen remodel,” etc) •⁠ ⁠Share to Save from other apps on your phone, such as your Photos or voice memos apps •⁠ ⁠“Wi-Fi-only” upload setting, for when cellular data networks are unreliable or expensive •⁠ ⁠Creative Commons licensing options for the media you collect and share •⁠ ⁠Uninterrupted uploads using a foreground service Benefits Preserve Upload your important mobile media to a private server of your choice (using a free and open source platform like Nextcloud or ownCloud). Publish the media publicly to the Internet Archive for resilient, robust preservation by a third-party. Organize Create custom-named Projects to keep your media sorted in ways that make sense to you. Add helpful notes, location, and other contextual information one by one or in bulk. Enable findability and organization with folders in the app that correspond to your own private server. Share Connect to existing project albums created and managed by partners and colleagues. Send media to the Save app from your camera roll and other applications. Secure Save always uses TLS encryption, which encrypts the connection between your mobile device and your chosen destination, whether a private server or the Internet Archive. Save works with server software like Nextcloud that makes it easy to encrypt the data you’ve collected. Help & Support OpenArchive’s FAQ - https://open-archive.org/faq/ Contact us at info[at]open-archive[dot]org About OpenArchive is a team of technologists, ethnographers, and archivists committed to helping people easily preserve and organize their mobile media. We create intuitive, privacy-first decentralized archiving tools and educational resources to preserve history. About Save Save is an intuitive, privacy-first decentralized mobile archiving app that helps people preserve their mobile media for the long term. It offers users greater control over their media by providing tools for authentication, verification, privacy, licensing, and flexible storage options for long-term access and reuse. Save addresses the gaps in the current online ecosystem existing around the a) ethical short-term collection and b) long term preservation of sensitive mobile media. We provide mobile-centered, scalable, industry-standard, ethical, intuitive, easy to use tools for at-risk communities to pseudonymously preserve and authenticate their media so that it will be accessible and maintain its provenance in the future. Links Terms of Service: https://open-archive.org/privacy/#terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://open-archive.org/privacy/#privacy-policy

About

MapYourReader

Features
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MapYourReader is a private, offline reader for everything you've collected. Articles you saved years ago, technical papers, eBooks, contracts, code, notes — all in one place, on your device only. EVERY FORMAT THAT MATTERS - HTML articles and saved web pages - PDF documents with page-by-page navigation and pinch zoom - EPUB books with chapter navigation and swipe-to-turn - DOCX Word documents rendered as clean reading text - XLSX and CSV spreadsheets with multi-sheet support - Markdown files with proper formatting - Plain text and code with syntax highlighting READING THAT RESPECTS YOU - Six reading themes including sepia, dark, and high-contrast - Adjustable typography — serif, sans-serif, dyslexic-friendly - Reading position remembered automatically - Landscape and portrait support on phone and iPad - No ads. Ever. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY - Folders with unlimited nesting - List, grid, and tree views - Favorites, Read Later, Unread filters - Notes and highlights — search them, export them - Tap any word to look it up PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY - Every file stays on your device. Nothing uploads. Ever. - No account required. No email, no sign-in. - No tracking, no analytics, no telemetry of any kind. - No third-party SDKs. No advertising IDs. - Open the iOS Settings → Privacy → App Privacy Report and see for yourself: zero network calls beyond what you ask for. FREE TO TRY, ONE-TIME UPGRADE The free tier lets you read up to 3 files at a time — enough to know if the app fits how you read. Upgrade once for lifetime access: unlimited library, bulk folder import preserving your nested structure, and every future feature. No subscription. No recurring charges. Pay once. QUESTIONS, BUGS, FEATURE REQUESTS Reach out anytime: mapyourtech@gmail.com. Real replies, usually within a day.

Screenshots

Save by OpenArchive4 screens
MapYourReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Save by OpenArchive at none against MapYourReader's 1. On price, ads, device support 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. MapYourReader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Save by OpenArchive asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Save by OpenArchive versus MapYourReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSave by OpenArchiveMapYourReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (14 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOpenArchive LLCSanjay Yadav

In-app purchases

None

Save by OpenArchive

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MapYourReader

One-time1
  • MapYourReader Premium$11.00

Questions

Is Save by OpenArchive free?
Save by OpenArchive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MapYourReader free?
MapYourReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Save by OpenArchive or MapYourReader have ads?
Neither Save by OpenArchive nor MapYourReader shows ads.

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