Personal Link vs Archive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Personal Link
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Personal Link — your all-in-one Internet link manager that helps you save, organise, and quickly find your important resources. WHAT PERSONAL LINK IS ABOUT Personal Link is built for those who value their time and order in the browser. Say goodbye to endless bookmarks—now all your favorite links are right at your fingertips. KEY FEATURES • Quick Save — add new URLs with a single tap. • Collections with Sub-sections — create collections and nested sub-sections for detailed organization. • Favorites — mark your most important links for instant access. • Statistics — track how often you open each link and get summary reports. • Achievements — unlock badges for your activity and progress in the app. • Google/Apple Sign-In — secure one-tap authentication.
Archive
This app quickly scans documents to PDF, ideal for receipts, contracts, and IDs. It prioritizes privacy with offline, on-device processing and Face ID protection, offering a clean interface for easy document management.
- Fast PDF scanning
- Automatic edge detection
- Multi-page capture
- Offline and private processing
- Face ID/Touch ID lock
- High-quality PDF export
- Simple document library
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Archive is a private document scanner for turning paper into clean PDFs on iPhone. Scan receipts, contracts, notes, warranties, IDs, and everyday paperwork without creating an account or sending documents to a cloud service. Free core features Scan documents with automatic edge detection and multi-page capture. Save documents locally on your iPhone with SwiftData. View, rename, delete, lock, and basic-export documents as PDFs. Protect sensitive documents with Face ID or Touch ID. Archive Pro Lifetime Archive Pro is an optional one-time lifetime purchase for power-user workflows. It unlocks OCR text recognition, search inside document text, imports from Files and Photos, tags, merge and split tools, page editing, advanced PDF export options, and other Pro organization tools as they are added. Built for trust No subscriptions. No accounts. No document cloud storage. No ads. No analytics SDKs. No tracking. Optional feedback in Settings sends only the details you choose to provide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Personal Link at none against Archive's 1. Personal Link also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Archive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Personal Link asks for nothing beyond the download.
Personal Link ships an update every 5 weeks, Archive every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Personal Link | Archive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vadym Zdanovych | Remi Herbiet |
In-app purchases
Personal Link
No in-app purchases
Archive
- Archive Pro Lifetime$39.99









