Comparison

Vault Reader vs PeakCard

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

Head to head
About

Vault Reader

Access and read your GitHub markdown notes offline. This app renders your repositories with native SwiftUI and offers on-device AI summarization and explanation features. Personalize your reading experience with multiple themes and typography options.

Highlights
  • Offline GitHub repository access
  • Native SwiftUI rendering
  • On-device AI summarization
  • Full-text search
  • Wikilink support
  • Customizable themes and typography
Features
Read full description

A calm place to read the GitHub notes you already have. Vault Reader connects to any GitHub repository of markdown files, public or private, and renders it on iPhone as a focused, offline-ready reader. Built for the Obsidian vaults, dev notes, and journals that already live in GitHub. THE READER • Sign in with GitHub. Connect one repository on the free tier; every public or private repo you have access to with Vault Reader Pro. • Sync once, read offline. Every page caches on your iPhone and opens without a signal. • Smart incremental sync. SHA-based diffing only re-downloads files that actually changed, keeping API usage low. • Native SwiftUI rendering for headings, lists, tables, code blocks with syntax highlighting, task lists, blockquotes, and images. • Book-quiet typography: Iowan Old Style for body, Fraunces for display headings. • Full-text search across every cached file in your vault. FOR OBSIDIAN USERS Pairs with the Obsidian Git plugin. Point Vault Reader at the same repository and it picks up: • [[Wikilinks]], resolved locally. Tap to follow; unresolved links stay visible but disabled so nothing is silently broken. • YAML frontmatter, hidden from the rendered page. Tags surface as small chips above the title. • > TLDR: callouts, highlighted as cards so the gist of a note stands out. ON-DEVICE AI (VAULT READER PRO) A floating action button on every page opens a chat powered by Apple Foundation Models, running entirely on your iPhone. No API keys. No cloud inference. Nothing leaves the device. • Summarize the page you're on. • Ask it to explain a passage in simpler terms. • Ask free-form questions across your whole vault. Answers link back to source pages. READING, YOUR WAY • Two themes on the free tier: Plum Codex (light) and Midnight Vault (dark). • Six themes total with Pro: Plum Codex, Sepia Library, Forest Journal, Terracotta Press, Midnight Vault, and Obsidian Codex. • Four body-text sizes and three line-spacing presets with Pro. Dynamic Type respected throughout. PRIVACY BY CONSTRUCTION • Your GitHub token lives in the iOS Keychain. Minner Labs runs no backend and never sees it. • AI runs on-device via Apple Foundation Models. Prompts and answers never leave your iPhone. • Read-only. Vault Reader cannot create, edit, or delete anything in your repositories. • Your Pro subscription restores automatically across devices and reinstalls. PRICING • Free to download and read. One connected repository, two themes, and the core reader are always free. • Vault Reader Pro unlocks on-device AI, unlimited repositories, and the complete theme and typography library. Available as a monthly or annual subscription (with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan), or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://vaultreader.minnerlabs.com/privacy

About

PeakCard

This app displays your current altitude, location, and vertical accuracy in a clear, full-screen format. It offers various themes and useful controls for outdoor activities like hiking and climbing. Widgets are also available for quick access to altitude information.

Highlights
  • Live altitude display
  • Full-screen summit sign
  • Multiple built-in themes
  • GPS and absolute altimeter support
  • Manual unit selection (meters/feet)
  • Home Screen widgets
  • On-device data processing
Features
Read full description

PeakCard is a live altimeter and a clear, full-screen summit sign for hiking, climbing, cycling, and travel. Open the app to see current altitude, location, and vertical accuracy in large type. Hold it up in portrait or landscape so a companion can capture you, the scenery, and the height in one photo. Eight built-in themes range from restrained contours and editorial color bands to clouds, trails, star maps, and layered snow mountains. Each theme adapts to iPhone, iPad, portrait, landscape, light appearance, and dark appearance. Decorative motion respects Reduce Motion and the in-app Dynamic Background setting. Useful controls: • GPS altitude and, on supported devices, the absolute altimeter • Manual meters or feet selection • Address-first, coordinates-first, or hidden location • Multiple address and coordinate formats • Valid vertical accuracy • Keep-screen-awake mode and a display lock Home Screen widgets: Add a small or medium PeakCard widget on iPhone or iPad. Each widget can choose its own theme and refresh altitude when WidgetKit grants an update opportunity. Actual refresh timing is controlled by iOS, so widgets do not promise continuous real-time updates. The free version includes unlimited use of a free theme and the complete altitude data experience. A one-time Unlock All Features purchase permanently unlocks all premium themes, their widgets, and future standard built-in themes. Privacy: Altitude, location, and address data are processed on device. No account is required, and location data is not uploaded.

Screenshots

Vault Reader4 screens
PeakCard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PeakCard at 100% against Vault Reader's 0%. PeakCard also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Vault Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PeakCard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vault Reader ships an update weekly, PeakCard every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vault Reader versus PeakCard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVault ReaderPeakCard
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinner Labs LLC锦滔 欧

Customer experience

Vault Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PeakCard

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Vault Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Vault Reader Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Vault Reader Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vault Reader Pro - Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

PeakCard

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$0.99

Questions

Is Vault Reader free?
Vault Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PeakCard free?
PeakCard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vault Reader or PeakCard have ads?
Neither Vault Reader nor PeakCard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vault Reader or PeakCard?
Vault Reader ships an update weekly, and PeakCard every 6 days. Most recently, Vault Reader was updated on October 31, 2026 and PeakCard on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons