TCG Archivist vs TypeStrip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TCG Archivist
Digitize and manage your Magic: The Gathering card collection effortlessly. Scan cards instantly, track their values, and locate any card in your storage. Keep your entire collection accessible anywhere.
- Digitize card collection
- Scan cards instantly
- Track card values
- Locate cards in storage
- Manage entire collection
- Accessible anywhere
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TCG Archivist is the ultimate collection management tool for Magic: The Gathering players. We believe sorting your collection is the wrong approach. Sorting is time consuming, impossible to maintain, and never actually gives you a clear picture of what you own. TCG Archivist is built around a better system. One that the world's most efficient warehouses and retailers have used for decades. Scan your cards into labeled storage locations. No sorting required. When you need a card search the app, find the location, and have it in your hand in under a minute. Your entire collection becomes fully searchable, filterable, and always up to date. Know exactly what you own. Track your collection value in real time. Build decks from cards you actually have. Find any card in seconds. For players with larger collections the CSC100 hardware scanner makes building your digital catalog dramatically faster, but any camera will get you started today. Your collection. Always searchable. Always in reach. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
TypeStrip
Instantly capture text from the real world with this privacy-focused utility. Point your camera at documents, signs, or screens to extract text on-device, with no cloud processing required. Copy or share extracted information quickly and securely.
- On-device text recognition
- Instant text copying and sharing
- Automatic detection of phone numbers, emails, dates, links
- Privacy-first design
- Distraction-free camera interface
- Optional account for cross-device sync
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TypeStrip is a fast, privacy-first way to capture text from the real world. Point your camera at any text — receipts, documents, signs, screens — and TypeStrip instantly extracts it using on-device OCR. No accounts required. No cloud processing. Your data stays on your device. Features • On-device text recognition using Apple Vision • Instantly copy or share extracted text • Detects phone numbers, emails, dates, and links • Clean, distraction-free camera interface • Privacy-first by design — images are not stored unless you choose Built for privacy TypeStrip processes text entirely on your device. No photos are uploaded, and no data is sent to external servers unless you explicitly opt in. Optional account Create a TypeStrip account to sync scan history across devices and access future features. The app works fully without an account. Perfect for • Students • Professionals • Quick text capture on the go • Anyone who values speed and privacy TypeStrip is free to use with daily scan limits. Additional features may be added in future versions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TypeStrip at 5.0 against TCG Archivist's 4.3. TypeStrip also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). TCG Archivist's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.6). 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. TCG Archivist sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. TypeStrip asks for nothing beyond the download.
TypeStrip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TCG Archivist has 36 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | TCG Archivist | TypeStrip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 503 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TCG Archivist LLC | Signal & Form |
Customer experience
TCG Archivist
TypeStrip
In-app purchases
TCG Archivist
- Monthly Sub$4.991 Month
TypeStrip
No in-app purchases









