Comparison

Quote Archive vs Cite

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

Head to head
About

Quote Archive

Organize and manage all your book highlights and quotes in one place. Read ebooks, add quotes from various sources, and search your collection. Features include customizable reading settings, widgets, and iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Read and highlight EPUB, CBZ, ZIP books
  • Import quotes from Kindle, Kobo, Libby
  • Organize quotes with collections and tags
  • Searchable quote database
  • Customizable widgets for home screen
  • iCloud data sync across devices
Features
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Read ebooks. Store all your quotes or highlights in one place for easy management, review, and search. Add quotes from Kindle, Kobo, Libby, CSV, Adobe Digital Editions. You can use the app for free. Quote Archive offers a Free Tier and a Premium Tier. Upgrade to the Premium Tier with a one-time purchase to access premium features. Reader Features: - Read Internet Archive, EPUB (reflowable, DRM-free), CBZ, or ZIP (of images) books, and highlight and tag quotes. - Highlight text directly on images on Internet Archive or CBZ/ZIP books. Read just the image text using a customizable Text Mode. - Organize your books with folders, including nested folders. - Bookmark pages and selected text. Add notes to bookmarks. - Customize font, colors, spacing, highlight style, number of columns on a page, and more. - Search inside EPUB books. - Add 10 books maximum on the Free Tier (excluding Internet Archive books). Add unlimited books on the Premium Tier. Other Features - Organize or manage your quotes with collections and tags. - Customize the appearance of the Quote List and Quote Editor - Add highlights from Kindle (My Clippings.txt, HTML, CSV), Kobo, Adobe Digital Editions, Libby, CSV file. - Search your quotes or highlights. - Add quotes or excerpts from a photo. - Filter by tags when browsing or searching quotes. - Export all your data as plain text, rich text (Premium Tier), or CSV (Premium Tier). - Share your favorite quotes with others. - Share selected text from within other apps. - Show quotes in customizable widgets on the Home Screen. - Dark mode. - Automatically sync your data across devices with iCloud. - Add 100 quotes maximum on the Free Tier (excluding quotes from Internet Archive books). Add unlimited quotes on the Premium Tier. Ways to Use Quote Archive - Review quotes and highlights from books or articles you've read. - Store inspirational/motivational quotes or affirmations and view them in widgets. - Collect and manage quotations while doing academic research and easily search through them later. - Save your favorite prose from books or articles, and read them later for writing inspiration. - Save your thoughts and ideas. - Use it for note-taking or use it like a Commonplace book. - Use it as a quote database to easily reference and look up quotes as needed. Who is Quote Archive for? Students, authors, writers, readers, researchers. This app is not affiliated with Internet Archive. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cite

Features
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Cite is your second brain for books. Save, organize, and rediscover the best ideas from everything you read. - Capture any highlight instantly - Organize by book, tag by topic, and keep all your highlights beautifully arranged for easy browsing. - AI that works with your notes - Summarize entire books into clear takeaways. - Ask questions about your highlights and get thoughtful, context-aware answers. - Revisit ideas daily with swipe-through review mode. Perfect for anyone who wants to remember what matters. Stop forgetting what you read. Build your personal library of knowledge with Cite. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Quote Archive4 screens
Cite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quote Archive at weekly against Cite's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quote Archive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cite sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quote Archive ships an update weekly, Cite every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Quote Archive versus Cite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuote ArchiveCite
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.5 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNneka Nnamdi-UdohNihal Abdul Bari

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quote Archive

One-time1
  • Premium Tier$10.00
2 purchases

Cite

Subscriptions2
  • Cite Pro$4.991 Month
  • Cite Pro Yearly$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Quote Archive free?
Quote Archive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cite free?
Cite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quote Archive or Cite have ads?
Neither Quote Archive nor Cite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quote Archive or Cite?
Quote Archive ships an update weekly, and Cite every 3 months. Most recently, Quote Archive was updated on October 30, 2026 and Cite on November 8, 2026.

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