Comparison

SageDocs vs Silver Vault

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

Head to head
About

SageDocs

Features
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SageDocs is a private vault for the documents you can't afford to lose track of: passports, ID cards, driver's licenses, insurance, warranties, vehicle papers, health records and tax files. It tells you before they expire, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Your files and document details are encrypted with AES-256-GCM on your device. REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY ARRIVE Set an expiry date and SageDocs reminds you 90, 30, 7 and 1 days before, or on the day itself. You choose the hour. Reminders are planned across your whole vault, soonest first, so the nearest expiries always get their reminders first. The dashboard's Needs Attention card shows what has expired and what is coming up in the next 7 and 30 days. Snooze 7 Days, Mark Renewed or Open straight from the notification. The Timeline section lists every document by when it expires: overdue, this week, this month and later. START IN SECONDS Pick a template (Passport, National ID, Driver's licence, Car insurance, Vehicle inspection, Health insurance, Home insurance, Pet vaccination, Warranty, Subscription or Visa) and the title, category and reminder schedule are filled in for you. Scan with the camera on iPhone and iPad, or drag files in on Mac and iPad. Text on a photo, scan or PDF can fill in the fields for you, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. KEEP IT TIDY Archive documents you want to keep but no longer track, like an old passport or a cancelled policy. They drop out of your counts and reminders and stay searchable. Pin the ones you open most and they appear first, in a Quick Access row. Fifteen built-in categories, plus your own. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Attachments and document details (titles, notes, issuers, reference numbers) are encrypted with AES-256-GCM on your device before anything is saved or synced. Unlock with Face ID, Touch ID or your PIN. Sharing a file always asks for Face ID, Touch ID or your PIN first. SageDocs has no servers of its own, no accounts and no tracking, and it works offline. SYNC THAT STAYS YOURS Documents sync between your devices through your private iCloud account, and only there. Add a passport on your iPhone and it shows up on your Mac shortly after. Sync also works with iCloud Drive turned off. BUILT FOR APPLE DEVICES Small, medium and large Home Screen widgets and a Lock Screen widget, Siri shortcuts, a Share extension, Mac menu bar and keyboard shortcuts, an optional Liquid Glass look on iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS 26 or later, and a layout that adapts to iPhone, iPad and Mac. Available in 12 languages. SUBSCRIPTION SageDocs Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. New users get 7 days of full access for free, and the monthly plan also includes a free 7-day introductory offer for eligible new subscribers; the yearly plan has none. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase or, with the introductory offer, when the free period ends. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, including the free introductory period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. When a trial or subscription ends, your documents stay yours: you can still open, edit, export and delete them, but adding new documents or files needs Premium. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sagelight-studio.com/privacy-policy.html Support: contact@sagelight-studio.com

About

Silver Vault

Features
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Silver Vault is a private space for the photos and videos you don't want anyone else to see. Files are protected on your device by iOS Data Protection - and you can move them between iPhone and computer over your local Wi-Fi, with no cable and no cloud. FREE FOREVER FOR UP TO 100 ITEMS Use the full app, with every feature, for free - for as long as you like. - No trial period, no countdown, no time limit - All features included: device-level protection, wireless transfer, biometric unlock, encrypted backup - Pay only if you decide to keep more than 100 photos and videos in the vault - If your collection stays small, Silver Vault is free forever WIRELESS TRANSFER TO YOUR COMPUTER Move files between your iPhone and computer over your local Wi-Fi network - no cable, no cloud account, no third-party service. - Open the transfer mode in Silver Vault - On your computer, open the address shown on your phone - Scan the QR code with your phone to pair the two devices - Copy photos and videos directly between iPhone and computer - Transfer happens over your local network only - nothing leaves your home PRIVACY FIRST - No accounts, no sign-ups - No analytics, no third-party SDKs, no telemetry - No servers - the app works fully offline - Vault content is excluded from iOS system analysis services (Live Text, Visual Look Up) PROTECTED ON YOUR DEVICE - Vault files protected by iOS Data Protection: hardware AES-256 encryption managed by the Secure Enclave, auto-locked when your device locks - Encrypted backups use AES-256-GCM streaming with PBKDF2-SHA512 key derivation (200,000 iterations) from a separate backup password - PIN gates access to the app; never leaves your iPhone - Encryption keys stored securely in the iOS Keychain - Built on Apple's CryptoKit - no proprietary algorithms ACCESS - PIN unlock (4+ digits) - numeric pad shown whenever your unlock code is digits-only - Biometric unlock with Face ID or Touch ID - Cooldown after repeated wrong PIN attempts CONTENT - Import photos and videos from your Photos library - Smooth Photos-style swipe between photos and videos - Tap-to-play videos with native scrubbing and speed control - Custom album icons and colors SEARCH INSIDE YOUR DOCUMENTS Built-in text recognition lets you find words inside photos and PDFs. - 30+ languages supported - Matched text shown alongside results - All OCR runs on-device - content never leaves your iPhone DOCUMENT SCANNER Turn paper into searchable PDFs without leaving the vault. - Auto edge detection and perspective correction - Scans go straight into the encrypted vault - never to the camera roll INTRUDER ALERTS Know if someone tries to open your vault without you. - After repeated wrong PIN attempts, the front camera silently captures a photo - Time and location of the attempt are recorded - All evidence stored on your device - never sent anywhere BACKUP - Encrypted backup to iCloud Drive or any Files location - Files are encrypted locally with a separate backup password - Apple cannot read the content - Restore on any of your devices using the same backup password PRO ACCESS Once your collection grows past 100 items, two ways to unlock unlimited storage - pick what suits you: - Annual subscription: $19.99 / year, auto-renewing - Lifetime: $29.99, one-time purchase, no subscription SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription by going to your Apple ID account settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://apps.udt.cz/SilverVault/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://apps.udt.cz/SilverVault/#terms Made by an independent developer. Behind the project: UDT s.r.o.

Screenshots

SageDocs4 screens
Silver Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: SageDocs at 3 against Silver Vault's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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. SageDocs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Silver Vault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SageDocs ships an update weekly, Silver Vault every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
SageDocs versus Silver Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSageDocsSilver Vault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorin NicaUDT s.r.o.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SageDocs

Subscriptions2
  • SageDocs Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • SageDocs Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Silver Vault

Subscriptions1
  • Silver Vault Pro$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Silver Vault Pro โ€” Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is SageDocs free?
SageDocs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Silver Vault free?
Silver Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SageDocs or Silver Vault have ads?
Neither SageDocs nor Silver Vault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SageDocs or Silver Vault?
SageDocs ships an update weekly, and Silver Vault every 2 weeks. Most recently, SageDocs was updated on October 28, 2026 and Silver Vault on October 31, 2026.

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