Nocta vs Archi

Track your work hours effortlessly. Nocta makes time tracking simple, beautiful, and insightful - designed for freelancers who work independently. KEY FEATURES: - One-tap timer - Start and stop with a single tap. No complicated setup. - Project management - Organize your work by projects with custom hourly rates. - Task tracking - Create tasks and subtasks for each project. Check them off as you go. - Smart analytics - See exactly where your time goes with detailed charts and breakdowns. - Earnings & expenses - Track your income and costs per project automatically. - 47 currencies - CHF, EUR, USD, GBP and 43 more. - CSV & PDF export - Export time entries for invoicing. - Apple Watch - Start and stop timers from your wrist. - Offline mode - Track time even without internet. - Weekly earnings report - See what you earned every Sunday. - 4 languages - English, German, French, Japanese. Auto-detects your iPhone language. NOCTA PRO: Unlock unlimited projects, advanced analytics, and priority support with Nocta Pro. Privacy first: Your data is securely stored and never shared with third parties. Nocta Pro is available as an auto-renewable subscription: - Monthly: CHF 3.99/month - Yearly: CHF 29.99/year Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your iPhone Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://nocta-app.com/#terms Privacy Policy: https://nocta-app.com/#privacy

Archi is the Paperless-NGX client for iPhone, iPad and Mac that runs AI and OCR entirely on your device — no cloud subscription, no data sharing, zero privacy compromises. Try it for free: the first 10 captures are included. After that, a one-time purchase unlocks the full version — no subscription, no cloud, no data collection. Note: With iOS 27 and Apple Intelligence turned on, Archi needs no download. Otherwise it downloads the Gemma 4 model (approx. 2.4 GB) once after installation. ■ WHAT ARCHI DOES Scan a document, recognize text, extract metadata — all in seconds, all locally. The document then lands neatly categorized in your self-hosted Paperless-NGX server. ■ ON YOUR DEVICE, NOT IN THE CLOUD • OCR with Apple Vision — fast, offline, free • AI metadata extraction with Apple Intelligence (iOS 27 and later) or Google's Gemma 4 — both run directly on your iPhone, no server needed • Automatic title, tag and correspondent suggestions based on content • Import PDFs and images from other apps via the Share sheet ■ PAPERLESS-NGX INTEGRATION • Browse and manage your entire document archive • Full-text search across all documents • Filter by tags, document type and correspondent • Offline queue — scans saved locally until you're back online ■ REAL-WORLD USE CASES Tax Season: Scan every receipt, invoice and bill as it arrives. Archi automatically recognizes the date, vendor and amount — and suggests the right tags. Come April, your IRS paperwork is already done. Home Office & Business: Incoming invoices, delivery notes, contracts — Archi reads the document and proposes correspondent, document type and filing date without you lifting a finger. Medical & Insurance: Digitize EOBs, lab results, insurance policies and medical records securely. Your health data never leaves your device. No Wi-Fi? No Problem: Scan documents in the subway, in a basement archive or while travelling. Archi queues everything locally and syncs automatically when you're back online — unlike server-dependent alternatives. Homelab & Self-Hosting: Running Paperless-NGX on a Synology NAS, Proxmox, Docker or a Raspberry Pi? Archi was built for exactly your setup. No SaaS, no monthly fees, no vendor lock-in. ■ PRIVACY FIRST No account. No subscription. No cloud. Your documents stay on your device and your server — and nowhere else. All AI processing, all OCR, all metadata extraction runs exclusively on your iPhone. Archi never transmits document content to any external server — not Apple's, not Google's, not ours. ■ TECHNICAL DETAILS • AI models: Apple Intelligence (Foundation Models, iOS 27 and later) or Gemma 4 E2B INT4 (Google open weights) — both run fully on-device; Gemma via LiteRT, Metal GPU accelerated • OCR: Apple Vision Framework — free, offline, privacy-preserving • Backend: Paperless-NGX (self-hosted, URL and token fully configurable) • Offline queue: SQLite-based, zero data loss when offline • On-device AI: iPhone 15 Pro or newer, or an iPad with 6 GB RAM (M-series). Apple Intelligence does not cover every language Archi supports; Archi shows which in Settings, and Gemma 4 stays available for the rest. Scanning, uploading and your archive work on all supported devices — even without AI. • Runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple silicon Mac. Archi requires a self-hosted Paperless-NGX server.