Comparison

Arciva vs InkNote

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

Head to head
About

Arciva

Features
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Arciva does not organise documents. Arciva organises what happens to them. An invoice is rarely just a file. It belongs to something unfinished β€” an appeal, a reimbursement, a repair. So in Arciva you do not create folders. You create cases. A CASE HOLDS TOGETHER WHAT BELONGS TOGETHER Documents, notes and tasks sit in one place until the matter is settled. The status tells you at a glance what is still open. TAGS INSTEAD OF FOLDERS Instead of deciding where to file something, you assign tags. They are two levels deep β€” Finances, say, with Invoices, Insurance and Taxes beneath it. A case may carry tags from several branches: the dental bill belongs to Health and to Anna. You will find it from either direction. DOCUMENTS IN, WITHOUT DETOURS Drag files in or pick them. Photograph paper with the camera. Arciva reads the text and suggests names from it β€” the sender, the address, the subject. One tap, and the document is called what it should be called. NOTES THAT ARE EASY TO WRITE The editor marks up as you type β€” headings, bold, lists, tick boxes. A bar above sets the characters for you if you do not know the syntax. A selection copied from Excel or Numbers becomes a real table. On iPhone, a tap on a phone number starts the call. SEARCH WHAT IS INSIDE THE DOCUMENT Search covers titles and notes, and also words that appear in the text of a scanned document. You can narrow it down to tags when you know roughly where to look. TASKS WHERE THEY BELONG Arciva does not build its own task manager. A task on a case is a reminder in Apple Reminders β€” with a due date, with a notification, on all your devices and in Siri. ON MAC, IPAD AND IPHONE One app for all three, kept in step through iCloud. Start on the Mac, carry on with the iPhone. YOUR BACKUP IS YOURS You can write your whole collection into a folder of your choice β€” onto a drive, into a cloud. The documents sit there as ordinary files, readable without Arciva. From that same folder, Arciva reads everything back in. WITHOUT A PURCHASE: 10 CASES, 30 DOCUMENTS Every feature is there β€” text recognition, search, tags, tasks, backup. Only the quantity is limited, and notes are not limited at all. What you have created stays yours, even when a subscription ends. Deleted cases go to the trash and stay there for 30 days. Arciva is made for one person, not for a team. Built by a solo developer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://arciva.de/en/app-privacy/

About

InkNote

Features
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InkNote brings your documents, notes, scans and lecture recordings together in one workspace. WORK WITH YOUR DOCUMENTS β€’ Import PDF, Word, Excel, text and image files. β€’ Draw with Apple Pencil or place typed notes directly on the page. β€’ Save selected passages in My Notes with a link to the source document and page. β€’ Export notes and drawings as PDF. SCAN AND ORGANIZE β€’ Scan several pages in sequence with the camera. β€’ Delete pages, add another scan and reorder pages by dragging. β€’ Apply scan filters to improve document appearance. LECTURE RECORDING AND TRANSCRIPTS β€’ Record audio and convert speech to text. β€’ Edit or copy the transcript. β€’ On supported devices, refine text with Apple’s on-device model. NOTES, TEMPLATES AND PLANNER β€’ Choose lined, grid, dot and youth-focused templates. β€’ Use A3, A4, A5, A6 and A7 page sizes. β€’ Plan with Apple Pencil or keyboard. β€’ Take a short break with daily Sudoku and chess. ACROSS YOUR DEVICES β€’ Enable iCloud sync to keep notes and attachments current across iPhone, iPad and Mac devices signed in to the same Apple account. β€’ Turn syncing off at any time in InkNote settings. InkNote offers an auto-renewable annual subscription. Eligible new subscribers may receive a 3-day free trial. Unless cancelled, the subscription renews at the annual price shown by the App Store after the trial. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple account settings. If the subscription ends, access to view existing notes and export them as PDF remains available. Feature availability may depend on the device, operating-system version, language and system permissions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Arciva4 screens
InkNote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arciva at none against InkNote's shown. Arciva also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). InkNote's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Arciva sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and InkNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arciva ships an update every 4 days, InkNote every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Arciva versus InkNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcivaInkNote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size10 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarius KaczmarekTES MED LINK GmbH

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Arciva

Subscriptions4
  • Arciva – monthly (Founder)$0.991 Month
  • Arciva – monthly$2.991 Month
  • Arciva – yearly (Founder)$12.991 Year
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  • Arciva – yearly$22.991 Year
One-time2
  • Arciva – one-time (Founder)$44.99
  • Arciva – one-time$69.99
1 purchases

InkNote

Subscriptions1
  • InkNote Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Arciva free?
Arciva is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is InkNote free?
InkNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arciva or InkNote have ads?
InkNote shows ads; Arciva does not.
Which is updated more often, Arciva or InkNote?
Arciva ships an update every 4 days, and InkNote every 10 days. Most recently, Arciva was updated on October 5, 2026 and InkNote on October 13, 2026.

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