Comparison

Typicon vs Archi

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

Head to head
About

Typicon

Transform your plain text into eye-catching styles using a variety of Unicode fonts. Easily copy and share your creations across social media, bios, and captions. Type directly in your chosen style with the integrated keyboard.

Highlights
  • Create text in various Unicode styles
  • Supports special characters like umlauts
  • Copy or share text with one tap
  • Built-in keyboard for direct typing
  • Ideal for social media and creative posts
Features
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Make your text stand out! This app lets you create text in various Unicode styles – from playful to elegant, from bold to minimal. Whether it’s for LinkedIn, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, Threads, or anywhere else: your stylized and unique text will stand out from the crowd. - Use special characters like umlauts (ä, ö, ü, ß) in your chosen style - Copy or share your text with a single tap - Type directly in your style using the built-in keyboard - Perfect for social media, bios, captions, or creative posts - No subscriptions, no in-app purchases: pay once, use forever Pick your style. Start typing. Stand out.

About

Archi

This app scans documents, extracts text and metadata using on-device AI and OCR, and syncs with a self-hosted server. It prioritizes user privacy with no cloud subscriptions or data sharing. Ideal for managing receipts, invoices, and personal records securely.

Highlights
  • On-device OCR with Apple Vision
  • AI metadata extraction with Gemma 4
  • Automatic title, tag, and correspondent suggestions
  • Import PDFs and images via Share sheet
  • Browse and search Paperless-NGX archive
  • Offline queue for scanning
Features
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Archi is the Paperless-NGX client for iPhone, iPad and Mac that runs AI and OCR entirely on your device — no cloud subscription, no data sharing, zero privacy compromises. Try it for free: the first 10 captures are included. After that, a one-time purchase unlocks the full version — no subscription, no cloud, no data collection. Note: With iOS 27 and Apple Intelligence turned on, Archi needs no download. Otherwise it downloads the Gemma 4 model (approx. 2.4 GB) once after installation. ■ WHAT ARCHI DOES Scan a document, recognize text, extract metadata — all in seconds, all locally. The document then lands neatly categorized in your self-hosted Paperless-NGX server. ■ ON YOUR DEVICE, NOT IN THE CLOUD • OCR with Apple Vision — fast, offline, free • AI metadata extraction with Apple Intelligence (iOS 27 and later) or Google's Gemma 4 — both run directly on your iPhone, no server needed • Automatic title, tag and correspondent suggestions based on content • Import PDFs and images from other apps via the Share sheet ■ PAPERLESS-NGX INTEGRATION • Browse and manage your entire document archive • Full-text search across all documents • Filter by tags, document type and correspondent • Offline queue — scans saved locally until you're back online ■ REAL-WORLD USE CASES Tax Season: Scan every receipt, invoice and bill as it arrives. Archi automatically recognizes the date, vendor and amount — and suggests the right tags. Come April, your IRS paperwork is already done. Home Office & Business: Incoming invoices, delivery notes, contracts — Archi reads the document and proposes correspondent, document type and filing date without you lifting a finger. Medical & Insurance: Digitize EOBs, lab results, insurance policies and medical records securely. Your health data never leaves your device. No Wi-Fi? No Problem: Scan documents in the subway, in a basement archive or while travelling. Archi queues everything locally and syncs automatically when you're back online — unlike server-dependent alternatives. Homelab & Self-Hosting: Running Paperless-NGX on a Synology NAS, Proxmox, Docker or a Raspberry Pi? Archi was built for exactly your setup. No SaaS, no monthly fees, no vendor lock-in. ■ PRIVACY FIRST No account. No subscription. No cloud. Your documents stay on your device and your server — and nowhere else. All AI processing, all OCR, all metadata extraction runs exclusively on your iPhone. Archi never transmits document content to any external server — not Apple's, not Google's, not ours. ■ TECHNICAL DETAILS • AI models: Apple Intelligence (Foundation Models, iOS 27 and later) or Gemma 4 E2B INT4 (Google open weights) — both run fully on-device; Gemma via LiteRT, Metal GPU accelerated • OCR: Apple Vision Framework — free, offline, privacy-preserving • Backend: Paperless-NGX (self-hosted, URL and token fully configurable) • Offline queue: SQLite-based, zero data loss when offline • On-device AI: iPhone 15 Pro or newer, or an iPad with 6 GB RAM (M-series). Apple Intelligence does not cover every language Archi supports; Archi shows which in Settings, and Gemma 4 stays available for the rest. Scanning, uploading and your archive work on all supported devices — even without AI. • Runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple silicon Mac. Archi requires a self-hosted Paperless-NGX server.

Screenshots

Typicon4 screens
Archi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Archi at Free against Typicon's $0.99. Archi also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Typicon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On ads, monetization model 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

Archi is free to download; Typicon costs $0.99 up front. Archi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Typicon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typicon ships an update every 2 months, Archi weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Typicon versus Archi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypiconArchi
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian SchimankeArne Stenmanns

Customer experience

Typicon

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Archi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Typicon

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Archi

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99

Questions

Is Typicon free?
Typicon costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Archi free?
Archi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Typicon or Archi have ads?
Neither Typicon nor Archi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Typicon or Archi?
Typicon ships an update every 2 months, and Archi weekly. Most recently, Typicon was updated on October 12, 2026 and Archi on October 25, 2026.

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