Doc Vault vs Skratch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doc Vault
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Doc Vault is a private, offline-first file manager that keeps everything on your device. No cloud, no accounts, no tracking. Your files never leave your phone. Import PDFs, documents, photos, videos, audio, and web links. Organize them into folders with custom colors and icons. Find anything instantly, even text inside PDFs, scanned documents, and photos. BUILT-IN TOOLS • Document Scanner: multi-page scans saved as images or PDF • Wi-Fi Transfer: move files wirelessly between your phone and computer • Image to PDF: combine photos into a single document • Extract Audio: pull the audio track from any video • Convert Media: HEIC to JPG, MOV to MP4, and more POWERFUL VIEWERS • PDFs, images (including HEIC and SVG), videos, audio, and 30+ text and code formats • Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preview • Background audio playback with lock screen controls • Fullscreen video and Picture-in-Picture • Inline image editor: crop, rotate, flip • Video and audio trimmer • Text and markdown editor SMART SEARCH Search filenames or the actual content of your files. Doc Vault indexes text inside PDFs, OCR from photos and scanned documents, and EXIF metadata. All on-device, so nothing is ever uploaded. FILE MANAGEMENT • Nested folders with custom colors and icons • Grid and list views, sort and filter • Multi-select to move, delete, zip, or share • Zip and unzip files and folders • Real thumbnails for images, videos, and PDFs • Browse by type: documents, images, video, audio • Export files and folders to your device or another app • Storage analyzer to see what's taking space • Recent files for quick access DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE • Full Arabic and English support • iPhone and iPad with landscape layouts • Light and dark mode with three color themes (Twilight, Ocean, Forest) • Share files into Doc Vault from any other app PRIVACY BY DEFAULT Doc Vault has no servers, no accounts, no analytics, and no network requests for your files. Everything runs on-device. That's the whole point.
Skratch
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Skratch is a calm, paper-inspired notebook for longform writing and fleeting thoughts. Five cream pages, a warm wax-seal palette, and a typeface that feels like ink on paper — nothing to set up, nothing to distract. • Five notebook pages, always a swipe away • Mark up your words with a hand-drawn pen feel: underline, strike through, circle • Moon-phase page dots that keep your place • Choose your paper: blank, dotted, ruled, or squared • Syncs privately through your own iCloud — across iPhone and Mac • No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your words stay yours. Skratch keeps out of the way so you can just write.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Doc Vault at 3 against Skratch's 1. Doc Vault also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Doc Vault | Skratch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ahmed Althobaiti | Justin Marshall |
In-app purchases
Doc Vault
No in-app purchases
Skratch
No in-app purchases





