Comparison

PageVault vs Eivil

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

Head to head
About

PageVault

Features
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PageVault is a read-later app and private web archive. Save web pages and articles to your device and read them offline, even after the page changes or disappears. Clean reader, full-text search, and export to PDF, EPUB, or Markdown. No account. No cloud. No ads. SAVE FROM ANY APP Tap Share in Safari or any app and pick PageVault. The article, hero image, and metadata are saved in seconds. You can also paste a link inside the app. READ THE WAY YOU WANT A hand-tuned reader with adjustable typography (serif Newsreader or sans Inter), light and dark themes, and zero distractions. No popups, no banners, no chrome. Just the text. TAGS & FULL-TEXT SEARCH Color-coded tags for the topics you care about. Search every word of every article you ever saved, with snippet previews that show why each match hit. EXPORT ANYWHERE Send any article to PDF, EPUB, or Markdown for archiving, sharing, or reading on another device. Bulk-export your entire library as a backup ZIP and re-import it whenever you like. TRULY OFFLINE Once an article is saved, it's yours forever. No signal needed to read. Save on Wi-Fi, read on a plane, the metro, or anywhere. LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN Your articles, tags, and reading progress live in a local database on your device. They are never sent to our servers. There is no PageVault account. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY - No advertising SDKs. No ads. - Saved articles never leave your device. - Anonymous crash reports and aggregate analytics are off by default in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Brazil, South Korea, India, and China, and can be turned off in Settings anywhere else. Full details in our Privacy Policy. WHO IS PAGEVAULT FOR - People who lost their library when Pocket shut down. - Researchers and writers who keep articles for years, not days. - Anyone who wants to read more deeply, on their own terms, without algorithms in the loop. PRICING PageVault is free, with no ads and no subscription gates. PRIVACY POLICY https://codeensis.com/pagevault/privacy TERMS OF SERVICE https://codeensis.com/pagevault/terms Built in Cyprus, EU, by Codeensis Ltd.

About

Eivil

Features
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Eivil is a mobile web browser that turns your open tabs into a deck of cards. OPEN TABS AS CARDS Step back from the current page to see every open tab in one spatial deck. Swipe between equal-sized cards and bring the page you want back into focus. BROWSE WITHOUT COVERING THE PAGE Eivil's floating dock stays close to your thumb, follows the page edge, and moves out of the way when a website needs the keyboard or its own bottom controls. THE BROWSER ESSENTIALS - Search the web or enter an address in one field. - Go back, go forward, reload, and pull to refresh. - Open, switch, restore, and close multiple tabs. - Bookmark pages with their site icons. - Revisit browsing history. - Find text on a page, share a link, or copy its address. - Restore your open session after relaunching Eivil. YOUR BROWSING DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Browsing history, bookmarks, and your tab session are stored locally. No Eivil account is required, and you can clear browsing data from Settings. Websites you visit may apply their own privacy practices. Eivil focuses on a cleaner, more tactile way to move through the webβ€”one card at a time.

Screenshots

PageVault4 screens
Eivil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PageVault at 15.0 against Eivil's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PageVault ships an update fortnightly, Eivil every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
PageVault versus Eivil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPageVaultEivil
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size44 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCODEENSIS LTDjungyoon kim

In-app purchases

None

PageVault

No in-app purchases

None

Eivil

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PageVault free?
PageVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eivil free?
Eivil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PageVault or Eivil have ads?
Neither PageVault nor Eivil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PageVault or Eivil?
PageVault ships an update fortnightly, and Eivil every 9 days. Most recently, PageVault was updated on October 21, 2026 and Eivil on October 8, 2026.

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