Comparison

PuryFile vs SourceCanvas

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

Head to head
About

PuryFile

Remove hidden personal details from photos, documents, and videos before sharing. This tool creates clean copies for uploading or sending, ensuring your original files remain untouched. It supports a wide range of file types and allows batch processing.

Highlights
  • Remove hidden metadata
  • Supports photos, documents, audio, video
  • Batch file cleaning
  • Keeps original files intact
  • On-device processing
  • Lifetime access option
Features
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Clean files before you share them. Keep your private identity separate from the files you send. PuryFile helps you remove supported hidden details from photos, documents, spreadsheets, audio, and videos before sending or uploading them — even when different file types are mixed together in one batch. Files can contain information you may not want to share, such as location data, author names, device details, app information, timestamps, document properties, and other privacy-sensitive metadata. PuryFile creates clean copies for sharing while keeping your original files unchanged. Why PuryFile? • Clean many files at once • Mix different file types in one batch • Clean photos, PDFs, Office files, spreadsheets, audio, and videos • Remove supported privacy-sensitive metadata before sharing • Clean supported embedded images inside documents • Keep your original files untouched • File cleaning happens on your device • Start free • Unlock unlimited use with Lifetime Access • No subscription Use PuryFile before you: • Share files with people you do not fully know • Upload files online • Send documents to clients, schools, or workplaces • Share photos publicly • Send spreadsheets, PDFs, or documents from your personal device • Share creative, personal, or work files • Reduce the chance of accidentally sharing hidden personal details Supported file types PuryFile supports images, PDFs, Office documents, Apple iWork files, audio files, and videos. Supported formats include JPG, PNG, CR2, CR3, DNG, HEIC, PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV, and more. Free to start Start free and clean files right away. Unlock unlimited use with a one-time Lifetime Access purchase. No subscription. No recurring fees.

About

SourceCanvas

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SourceCanvas is a local editor for SVG, Mermaid, Graphviz DOT, and PlantUML diagrams on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Start free • Create, edit, and preview SVG diagrams. • Open, edit, and save source files in all four formats. Your documents remain accessible without a purchase. • Try each non-SVG renderer once for 10 continuous minutes per device. Its timer starts after the first successful render. Lifetime Pro • Unlock explicit SVG, PNG 1×/2×/3×, and vector PDF exports. • Use nonblank templates and full Mermaid, Graphviz, and PlantUML previews after each trial. • On Mac, use the MCP Agent and native AI Preview with compatible local AI hosts. Lifetime Pro is a one-time in-app purchase, not a subscription. Customers who obtained the paid app before the free transition automatically keep equivalent Legacy Pro access. Purchase directly on iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Vision Pro. Restore on another device with the same Apple Account. Rendering runs locally. No account or remote rendering service is required. External SVG resources are blocked unless you choose to allow them.

Screenshots

PuryFile4 screens
SourceCanvas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SourceCanvas at none against PuryFile's 1. SourceCanvas also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PuryFile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SourceCanvas asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PuryFile versus SourceCanvas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuryFileSourceCanvas
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBENCE BALAZS FARKAS音建 何

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PuryFile

One-time1
  • PuryFile Lifetime Access$5.99
None

SourceCanvas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PuryFile free?
PuryFile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SourceCanvas free?
SourceCanvas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PuryFile or SourceCanvas have ads?
Neither PuryFile nor SourceCanvas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PuryFile or SourceCanvas?
PuryFile ships an update every 3 weeks, and SourceCanvas every 3 weeks. Most recently, PuryFile was updated on October 7, 2026 and SourceCanvas on October 5, 2026.

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