Pocket Codex Guides vs Archivist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Codex Guides
Access your retro game guides anytime, anywhere with this offline reader. Organize your collection by game and track your progress. Supports HTML, TXT, and PDF files, with iCloud sync for seamless reading across devices.
- Offline access
- Organize by game
- HTML, TXT, PDF support
- Progress tracking
- iCloud Drive Sync
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Pocket Codex is a a simple, offline reader for retro game guides. Features: Organize your guides by game Support for HTML, TXT, and PDF file types Simple, focused reading experience for each type Built for offline use Progress tracking iCloud Drive Sync for reading across multiple devices
Archivist
Digitize your Magic: The Gathering card collection quickly and easily. Scan cards to read details, organize your collection, build decks, and track prices. Connect with other collectors and manage your wishlist.
- Scan cards with camera
- Organize by box, condition, foil, language
- Build decks with mana curve
- Track card prices and set alerts
- Wishlist cards with TCGplayer integration
- Follow other collectors
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Archivist is the fastest way to digitize your Magic: The Gathering collection. Point your phone at any card and the scanner reads the name, set, and collector number in under a second. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Scan cards with your camera — works in most lighting • Organize by box, condition, foil, and language • Build decks with section-aware quantities and a live mana curve • Track card prices and get alerts when a card hits your target • Wishlist cards and check out on TCGplayer in one tap • Follow other collectors and see their public lists ARCHIVIST PLUS Cloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Per-card price alerts. Upgrade suggestions for any Commander deck powered by EDHREC. Plus is available as an auto-renewing subscription — Monthly ($4.99) or Yearly ($39.99) — or as a one-time Lifetime purchase ($99.99). Subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Magic: The Gathering, its logos, mana symbols, and card text are trademarks and copyrights of Wizards of the Coast LLC. Archivist is unofficial Fan Content permitted under Wizards' Fan Content Policy and is not approved or endorsed by Wizards. Terms of Use: https://getarchivist.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getarchivist.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Codex Guides at none against Archivist's 3. Pocket Codex Guides also leads on ratings volume (32 vs 1). Archivist's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Archivist sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pocket Codex Guides asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pocket Codex Guides against 5.0 for Archivist. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Codex Guides has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Pocket Codex Guides | Archivist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anthony John Caccese | Ryan Fontenot |
Customer experience
Pocket Codex Guides
Archivist
In-app purchases
Pocket Codex Guides
No in-app purchases
Archivist
- Archivist Plus (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Archivist Plus (Yearly)$39.991 Year
- Archivist Lifetime$99.99
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