Comparison

Deadline Guard vs HomeVault Documents

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

Head to head
About

Deadline Guard

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DeadlineGuard helps you track important deadlines and due dates - without cloud accounts or data collection. โ€ข Track deadlines for contracts, bills, subscriptions, or tasks โ€ข Overdue confirmation workflow โ€ข Escalating notifications โ€ข Tags for organization โ€ข Works fully offline โ€ข No accounts. No tracking. No ads. Designed for reliability and peace of mind.

About

HomeVault Documents

Features
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HomeVault is a private document vault for iPhone and iPad. Keep IDs, insurance papers, receipts, warranties, tax documents, travel documents, and other important files in one local-first archive. HomeVault helps you scan, import, organize, search, preview, and export documents without creating an account. Documents stay on your device by default. Optional encrypted Apple iCloud backup is available only when you enable it. Key features: - Scan documents with your camera. - Import PDFs and images. - Organize documents by categories. - Search document titles, notes, categories, and OCR text. - Add expiry dates and local reminders. - Preview PDFs. - Export PDFs with the native iOS share sheet. - Protect access with Face ID, Touch ID, or device passcode. - Use HomeVault on iPhone and iPad. Privacy-first by design: - No account. - No HomeVault backend. - No non-Apple cloud storage. - Documents stay local by default. - OCR runs on device. - Expiry reminders use local notifications. - Optional Apple iCloud backup is controlled by you. Free includes core document organization and search. Pro is a one-time unlock for unlimited documents, unlimited reminders, tags, backup, and PDF export without a HomeVault watermark.

Screenshots

Deadline Guard4 screens
HomeVault Documents4 screens

Verdict

The call

Deadline Guard and HomeVault Documents are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Deadline Guard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HomeVault Documents sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deadline Guard ships an update every 3 weeks, HomeVault Documents monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Deadline Guard versus HomeVault Documents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeadline GuardHomeVault Documents
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks โ€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel LaggnerSerghei Eschin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Deadline Guard

One-time1
  • Deadline Guard PRO$2.99
1 purchases

HomeVault Documents

One-time1
  • HomeVault Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Deadline Guard free?
Deadline Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HomeVault Documents free?
HomeVault Documents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Deadline Guard or HomeVault Documents have ads?
Neither Deadline Guard nor HomeVault Documents shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deadline Guard or HomeVault Documents?
Deadline Guard ships an update every 3 weeks, and HomeVault Documents monthly. Most recently, Deadline Guard was updated on October 20, 2026 and HomeVault Documents on October 15, 2026.

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