Comparison

Origami vs ScrollArc

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

Head to head
About

Origami

Features
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Origami is your personal execution system β€” built for people who want to get things done, not just plan them. Capture tasks, set goals, track habits, manage your budget, write notes, and build savings plans. Everything in one place, with deep analytics to show you how you're actually doing. **Tasks & Planning** Organize your day with smart task management. Create tasks with priorities, due dates, and subtasks. Use the calendar view to plan ahead, and quick-add to capture ideas instantly. Templates help you set up recurring workflows in seconds. **Habit Tracking** Build lasting habits with streak tracking, visual analytics, and gentle reminders. See your consistency over time with detailed charts and celebrate your progress as streaks grow. **Goal Setting** Set meaningful goals with milestones and deadlines. Track your progress visually and break big ambitions into manageable steps. From fitness targets to career milestones, Origami keeps you focused on what matters. **Budget & Finance** Take control of your finances with intuitive expense tracking, category-based budgets, savings goals, and investment goals. View spending analytics, track where your money goes, and build toward financial targets β€” all without sharing your data with anyone. **Notes** Capture thoughts, ideas, and plans with a clean, distraction-free note editor. Organize notes by category, add checklists and tables, and find what you need quickly. **Ask Origami β€” AI Assistant** Let AI help you get started. Describe what you want to do and Ask Origami will draft tasks, goals, habits, notes, or budget entries for you β€” ready to save in one tap. **Fully Customizable Navigation** Choose which tabs appear in your app and reorder them to match your workflow. Make Origami yours. **Privacy First** Your data stays on your device. Origami is built local-first β€” your tasks, habits, goals, finances, and notes are stored securely on your phone, not on our servers. Optional cloud sync is available for cross-device access. **Security** Protect your data with PIN code, password, or biometric authentication (Face ID / fingerprint). Lock individual modules for granular privacy control. **8 Languages** Available in English, Arabic (with full RTL support), French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese (Brazil).

About

ScrollArc

Features
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Finish the long AI answers and repository documents worth keeping. ScrollArc turns AI conversation exports, Markdown files, and GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket documents into one calm reading libraryβ€”with your place saved automatically. AI conversations, ready to read β€’ Import supported ZIP and JSON conversation exports β€’ Preview conversations and choose only what you want to save β€’ Convert supported text on your device without sending it to an AI model β€’ Keep imported documents available offline GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket in one reader β€’ Import public Markdown from all three providers for free β€’ Connect private repositories with ScrollArc Plus β€’ Keep READMEs, specifications, runbooks, and technical notes together β€’ Preview additions and removals before updating the local copy Built to finish long documents β€’ Return to the exact reading position you left β€’ Use Reading Map to see headings, progress, and structured sections β€’ Search inside a document and move between results β€’ Adjust text size, line spacing, content width, and themes Markdown that stays readable β€’ Syntax-highlighted code, tables, task lists, quotes, links, and images β€’ Math and Mermaid diagrams rendered on your device β€’ Full-screen Mermaid viewer with pinch-to-zoom Keep, compare, and take your work with you β€’ Export the original Markdown for free β€’ Export PDF or self-contained HTML with ScrollArc Plus β€’ Create highlights and bookmarks with Plus β€’ Keep local version history, compare readable diffs, and restore an earlier version with Plus Private by design No account. No ads. Your document text stays in the app's local storage. ScrollArc does not upload your documents or analyze them with AI. You can delete one document or clear the entire local library at any time. Release builds send limited feature-use totals and crash diagnostics; document text, titles, filenames, search terms, repository names, links, and annotations are never included. Free and ScrollArc Plus The free version saves up to ten documents and includes the complete reading experience, AI export import, public repository import, and Markdown export. ScrollArc Plus removes the document limit and adds private GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket connections, local version history with diff and restore, PDF and HTML export, and new highlights and bookmarks. Existing documents and annotations are not deleted when a subscription ends. Monthly and yearly plans are available; localized prices and billing periods appear on the purchase screen. Manage or cancel through your Apple Account and restore an eligible purchase from Settings. ScrollArc is a focused AI Markdown readerβ€”not an editor or AI chat service. It gives long conversations, reports, READMEs, specifications, and technical notes a better place to be read. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Origami4 screens
ScrollArc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ScrollArc at none against Origami's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Origami sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ScrollArc sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Origami versus ScrollArc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrigamiScrollArc
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size54 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKayan22 FZ LLEByungJo Ahn

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Origami

Subscriptions2
  • Origami Pro β€” Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Origami Pro β€” Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Origami Pro β€” Lifetime$99.99
2 purchases

ScrollArc

Subscriptions2
  • ScrollArc Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • ScrollArc Plus Annual$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Origami free?
Origami is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScrollArc free?
ScrollArc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Origami or ScrollArc have ads?
Origami shows ads; ScrollArc does not.

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