HAVEN vs PST Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HAVEN
This app provides offline survival and emergency preparedness tools. It offers personalized modes, global threat intelligence, offline maps, and guides for various crisis scenarios. Features include family planning, supply tracking, and an offline knowledge library.
- Offline survival modes
- Global threat intelligence alerts
- Offline maps and navigation
- Step-by-step crisis guides
- Family emergency plan creation
- Supply tracker and readiness training
- Offline knowledge library with AI search
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HAVEN: Offline Survival & Emergency Preparedness HAVEN is your all-in-one survival and emergency preparedness app. Built to work completely offline, HAVEN keeps you ready when the grid goes down with no internet or cell signal required. Personalized Lifestyle Modes Choose your mode: Survival, Off-Grid Living, Adventure, Camping, Overland, Tour & Travel, Sailor, or Hunter. Each mode customizes your home screen, scenarios, training plan, supply pack, and AI guidance so HAVEN adapts to your life, not just worst-case emergencies. HAVEN Watch: Global Threat Intelligence Stay informed with real-time global alerts across conflict, earthquake, wildfire, flood, tsunami, volcano, nuclear, and humanitarian categories. A live threat gauge, daily briefings, and conflict trend tracking keep you situationally aware before a crisis reaches you. Offline Maps & Navigation Download maps for any region and navigate to shelters, water sources, medical facilities, and evacuation routes. Powered by OpenStreetMap, every map works without connectivity. Plot waypoints, record tracks, and export GPX files. Survival Scenarios & Emergency Guides Follow step-by-step instructions for nuclear events, floods, wildfires, power outages, pandemics, and more. Includes decision trees, survival checklists, and actionable plans for real-world crises. Family Emergency Plan Set meeting points, assign emergency contacts, and organize your household. Share your plan instantly via QR code. Coordinate over Bluetooth mesh and peer-to-peer connections when cell towers are down. Supply Tracker & Readiness Training Log food, water, and gear with expiry alerts so nothing goes to waste. Build preparedness with a 30-day readiness program, weekly survival drills, and curated gear guides. Sanctuary: Offline Knowledge Library Access survival manuals, sacred texts, psychological resilience guides, and children's safety content, all offline. Use Ask Books to semantically search your entire library. A daily Question of the Day keeps your skills sharp. Download AI models once and ask questions entirely offline. Visual Analysis & Plant Identification Identify plants on-device to support foraging and avoid hazards. Point your camera at any environment for instant AI-powered survival analysis, assess terrain, identify threats, and get expert guidance. Available with HAVEN Pro. Power Mode Monitor live battery status and estimated hours remaining. Activate Power Mode to conserve power when every charge counts. First Aid & AI Assistant Get emergency medical education and unlimited AI-powered answers with HAVEN Pro. All data stays on your device. Core features work fully offline after initial setup. Unlock everything with a one-time Pro purchase, no subscription required. When disaster strikes, preparation is the difference. Get HAVEN. Terms of Use (EULA): https://havensurvival.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://havensurvival.com/privacy
PST Reader
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PST Reader opens .pst mail archives on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No setup. No account. No internet. Drag in a file you exported a decade ago and read it like it was yesterday. WHAT IT DOES Browse the full folder tree from your archive: Inbox, Sent, Drafts, Junk, Deleted, and any custom folder you set up. Read every message with original formatting, recipients, date, and full headers when you need them. Search across the whole mailbox by sender, subject, body, or recipient. Results show which folder the match came from. Preview attachments in QuickLook. Save them to Files, share through any app, or drag them straight to Finder on Mac. Open contacts, appointments, tasks, and notes carried by the archive. Print messages or export them as PDF. PRIVACY The file stays on your device. Nothing leaves it. No analytics. No login. No server. PST Reader opens archives read-only. Your file is never modified. Decrypted attachment data is deleted from the temp folder when you close the archive. FORMATS Both Unicode and ANSI .pst files are supported. Single archives up to several gigabytes work fine. PRICING Free for up to 10 messages a day. Enough for the quick lookup most people need. Premium unlocks unlimited reading, full search, attachment export, and PDF print. Cancel anytime in your Apple subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://yevgenii.dev/projects/pst-reader/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HAVEN at every 4 days against PST Reader's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. HAVEN sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PST Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HAVEN ships an update every 4 days, PST Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HAVEN | PST Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 783 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PrimeCode LLC | Yevgenii Kryzhanivskyi |
In-app purchases
HAVEN
- HAVEN Watch7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- HAVEN Watch (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Haven Pro$24.99
- Haven Pro Family$34.99
PST Reader
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$29.99









