Comparison

PastReads vs TypeDock

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

Head to head
About

PastReads

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PastReads is your all-in-one library for everything you read, see, and hear. Your free library helps you save, organize, and rediscover the best ideas. Whether you are reading books, browsing the web, listening to podcasts, or visiting museums, PastReads helps you capture what matters and find it again when you need it. ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY ■ Capture highlights and notes in one place ■ Add quick notes and thoughts ■ Organize your content with collections, tags, and favorites ■ Filter & search your entire library with full-text search IMPORT YOUR CONTENT ■ Import highlights from Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Readwise, KOReader, and more ■ Save content with details like author, location, and date ■ Keep your reading history connected in one timeline YOUR (E)BOOKS IN ONE PLACE ■ Keep track of everything you read ■ Search millions of books and add them to your library ■ Turn passages from physical books into digital highlights using the camera book highlighter SAVE IDEAS BEYOND BOOKS ■ Capture highlights from articles, museum visits, and more ■ Use your camera to capture and select text from the real world REMEMBER YOUR HIGHLIGHTS ■ Get a daily recap of highlights so you don't forget what you read ■ Complete streaks to stay motivated ACCESS FROM ANYWHERE ■ Use PastReads on your phone or via web ■ Synchronize ebook highlights using the desktop app BUILT FOR IOS Add PastReads widgets to your Home Screen, view highlights of the day, save content while browsing, and get customizable push notifications to revisit key ideas. JOIN NOW Join thousands of readers and start remembering your highlights. PastReads is free to use. You can upgrade to PastReads Pro for: ■ more and better recaps with custom schedules and spaced repetition ■ unlimited tags and collections ■ advanced filtering ■ monthly book summaries ■ exports to Notion, PDF, and Markdown ■ and much more -- Terms of use: https://www.pastreads.com/terms Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TypeDock

This app serves as a centralized hub for saving and quickly accessing frequently used text snippets and a comprehensive history of everything copied. It offers on-device AI for private data processing and syncs across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Save and expand text snippets with keywords
  • Clipboard history with search and organization
  • Cross-device sync via iCloud
  • On-device AI for private data processing
  • Customizable organization with groups and tags
  • System-wide keyword expansion
Features
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TypeDock is your snippet library and clipboard history in one — on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. SNIPPETS THAT TYPE FOR YOU Save the things you type all the time — emails, addresses, replies, code. Give each one a short ;keyword and TypeDock expands it as you type. Fill-in placeholders, dates, and profile fields make every expansion fit the moment. A CLIPBOARD THAT REMEMBERS Everything you copy is saved and searchable — text, links, code, colors, rich text, images, and files, organized by the app it came from. Pin what matters, find anything in seconds, and paste it again anywhere. MADE FOR ALL YOUR DEVICES • iCloud sync keeps snippets and clips together on Mac, iPhone, and iPad • Mac: Quick-Paste dock, snippet palette, and system-wide ;keyword expansion • iPhone and iPad: a custom keyboard that expands keywords inline as you type • Terminal fans: the typedock CLI puts your whole library one command away ON-DEVICE AI, ACTUALLY PRIVATE Ask questions about your clipboard, describe clips, or draft new snippets — powered entirely by on-device intelligence. Nothing leaves your device. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Groups, tags, pinboards, favorites, and flexible sorting — including your own manual order. A BOARD FOR THE WORK IN FRONT OF YOU Collect the notes, links, and screenshots you are working from, tick them off, give them due dates, and hand them to your AI chat as one list. Its own tab on iPhone, its own window on iPad, a sidebar on the Mac — plus a Home Screen widget and a Control Center control. Board is part of TypeDock Pro. TYPEDOCK PRO The free tier gives you a real taste: up to 10 snippets, 25 clips, and 3 groups, all local. TypeDock Pro unlocks Board, unlimited snippets and clipboard history, iCloud sync, all on-device AI, the typedock CLI, and unlimited groups, tags, and pinboards — $2.99/month or $24.99/year, with a 7-day free trial. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Your snippets and clips live on your devices and in your personal iCloud — not on our servers. Clipboard data is encrypted at rest. Terms of Use: https://typedock.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://typedock.app/privacy

Screenshots

PastReads4 screens
TypeDock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TypeDock at every 2 days against PastReads's every 11 days. PastReads's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. PastReads sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TypeDock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PastReads ships an update every 11 days, TypeDock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PastReads versus TypeDock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPastReadsTypeDock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB25 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPastReadsCaffeinated Code d.o.o.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PastReads

Subscriptions2
  • PastReads Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • PastReads Pro (Annual)$49.991 Year
2 purchases

TypeDock

Subscriptions2
  • TypeDock Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • TypeDock Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is PastReads free?
PastReads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TypeDock free?
TypeDock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PastReads or TypeDock have ads?
Neither PastReads nor TypeDock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PastReads or TypeDock?
PastReads ships an update every 11 days, and TypeDock every 2 days. Most recently, PastReads was updated on October 6, 2026 and TypeDock on October 13, 2026.

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