Comparison

ExcalidrawZ vs IdVault

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

Head to head
About

ExcalidrawZ

This app enhances a popular web-based drawing tool by adding essential file management features. It offers automatic saving, file grouping, and cloud synchronization to ensure your creations are always accessible and secure across devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic file saving
  • File grouping
  • iCloud backup
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Enhanced security for drawings
Features
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ExcalidrawZ is a native Excalidraw client for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, designed for hand-drawn whiteboards, diagrams, sketches, visual notes, and technical explanations. It keeps the familiar Excalidraw canvas experience, then adds native file management, iCloud sync, history, import and export tools, and Apple-platform interactions around it. Hand-drawn whiteboards and diagrams - Create flowcharts, architecture diagrams, wireframes, study notes, and visual sketches - Work with the familiar hand-drawn Excalidraw style - Use Apple Pencil, keyboard shortcuts, mouse, and trackpad controls - Continue editing across Mac, iPad, and iPhone Manage Excalidraw files - Autosave drawings managed inside the app - Organize work with groups, sorting, and local folders - Sync app-managed files across devices with iCloud - Review file history and restore important versions - Open and edit .excalidraw, .excalidraw.png, and .excalidraw.svg files Import, export, and share - Import PDFs and organize them on the canvas - Convert Mermaid diagrams into editable Excalidraw content - Insert LaTeX formulas and function graphs - Export images, PDFs, Excalidraw files, and editable PNG/SVG files - Share through the clipboard, system share sheet, and backup archives More advanced tools - Use Excalidraw collaboration when drawing with others - Ask AI to understand, create, and revise canvas content - Preview AI-generated proposals before applying them to your real canvas - Lock sensitive files and control which content is visible to AI - Expose MCP services for compatible AI clients ExcalidrawZ is useful for product design, engineering notes, study diagrams, teaching, documentation, brainstorming, and everyday whiteboard work. Privacy Policy https://excalidrawz.chocoford.com/privacy/ Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

IdVault

Features
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When a school, insurer, agency or office asks for your documents, paste their email into IdVault: the app recognises the documents mentioned, shows which ones you already have, which are missing and which will have expired by the deadline, and helps you send a watermarked copy. All on iPhone, with no account. The app interface is currently in Italian. PRATICHE (DOCUMENT REQUESTS) Tap "Prepara documenti richiesti", enter who the documents are for and by when, then paste the text of the request or pick what you were asked for. The text is read on the phone, never sent anywhere or stored, and when the request leaves a choice ("identity card or passport") you decide: it is a reading aid, not a list of requirements. IdVault suggests the documents you already have, for the right family member, and checks they are valid on that date. For each item you see whether the document is ready, missing or expired on the request's date. If it is missing, "Aggiungi" (add) opens the form already set up and links the new document to the item. If you wish, it reminds you two days before and on the day when something is still missing, without showing names or documents on the lock screen. The app warns you when a linked document belongs to another family member or is a different type from the one requested, and explains why. Every copy stays tied to the document version it was prepared from: if you renew the document, the request asks for a new copy. EXPIRY REMINDERS Choose how far in advance you are alerted. By default, notifications do not show the document name. PROTECTED COPY Choose the fields and images to include, redact parts of photos and add a watermark with recipient, purpose and date. Check the PDF before sharing; the original stays unchanged. With "Invia tutto insieme" (send everything together) you put a request's ready documents into a single PDF: each one is checked and redacted separately, and before sharing you see exactly the file that will be sent. In requests the app records when and to whom you sent the copy, but it cannot know whether the recipient received or opened it. A watermark does not prevent copying or forwarding the file. SCANNING AND FAMILY DOCUMENTS Frame the document, check and correct the recognised details, then save. Text recognition runs on the device. Keep identity cards, passports, driving licences, health cards and other documents, including your family's, together with receipts and warranties. PRIVACY No mandatory account. Your data stays on the device, encrypted with AES-256 and protected by device authentication, until you choose to export or share it. No advertising or analytics SDKs. The key that opens your documents stays on this iPhone: to find them on another phone, create a backup and keep it off the phone, together with its password. FREE • Up to 3 documents • Expiry reminders, receipts and family members • Your first complete scan: it only counts once you save the document • Your first protected copy of a document: it only counts once sharing is completed • One request at a time: delete it and the slot is free again • Password-protected encrypted backup, saved to Files or another device, and restore: all documents in the backup come back PRO • Documents, scans, protected copies and requests without the free plan's limits • Single send: several documents of a request in one PDF • Temporary sharing via QR code and document renewal Choose a monthly subscription or a one-time purchase, at the prices shown by the App Store. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled in your Apple account settings. If you already bought Pro you keep your rights: use "Ripristina acquisti" (Restore purchases). Saved documents remain accessible when a subscription ends. The app stores copies of documents and does not replace the originals. Support: support@benedettoriba.com Privacy: https://benedetto69.github.io/idvault-privacy/ Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ExcalidrawZ4 screens
IdVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: IdVault at 15.5 against ExcalidrawZ's 17.0. 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. ExcalidrawZ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and IdVault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ExcalidrawZ ships an update weekly, IdVault every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ExcalidrawZ versus IdVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExcalidrawZIdVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChocoford TechBENEDETTO RIBA

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ExcalidrawZ

Subscriptions8
  • Starter$2.991 Month
  • Pro$9.991 Month
  • Max 3×$29.991 Month
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  • Starter$29.991 Year
  • Max 10×$99.991 Month
  • Pro$99.991 Year
  • Max 3× (Yearly)$299.991 Year
  • Max 10× (Yearly)$999.991 Year
One-time2
  • Buy me a coffee$2.99
  • Buy me two coffee$4.99
2 purchases

IdVault

Subscriptions1
  • Mensile$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Una Tantum$12.99

Questions

Is ExcalidrawZ free?
ExcalidrawZ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IdVault free?
IdVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ExcalidrawZ or IdVault have ads?
Neither ExcalidrawZ nor IdVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ExcalidrawZ or IdVault?
ExcalidrawZ ships an update weekly, and IdVault every 4 days. Most recently, ExcalidrawZ was updated on October 30, 2026 and IdVault on November 5, 2026.

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