Comparison

Typewriter Cabinet vs Pocket Typewriter

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

Head to head
About

Typewriter Cabinet

Features
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Typewriter Cabinet is a private, local-first collection and service passport for vintage typewriter owners, collectors, and restorers. Organize your machines on a visual Cabinet Worktable, grouped by real status - Ready to Type, Needs Ribbon, Needs Cleaning, Needs Repair, or Sold/Loaned - so you always know which machines need attention. For each machine, keep a complete passport: - Identity & specs - make, model, year estimate, serial number, body style, keyboard layout, color - Typeface specimen - a photo and typed sample of your machine's actual typeface, plus alignment, impression, and ribbon notes - Service timeline - a real chronological history of cleanings, ribbon changes, platen work, escapement adjustments, and repairs, each with date, category, cost, shop, and before/after photos - Acquisition & provenance - where and when you got it, what it cost, estate notes, ownership history, and any sale or loan records - entirely in your own words - Handoff completeness - a clear checklist of what's documented and what's missing, so a machine is ready to sell, loan, or pass on with full records (this is a completeness indicator only - never an appraisal, valuation, or authenticity claim) Search and filter your whole collection by make, model, serial number, typeface, condition, or service category. Clone a machine's record when you acquire a duplicate or restore a parts machine. Export a watermark-free (Pro) or watermarked (Free) PDF handoff report, or a CSV/JSON file, for insurance, sale, estate planning, or your own archive - anytime, offline. Your data stays on your device. Typewriter Cabinet works fully offline, has no account, and does not use advertising or tracking SDKs. Back up your entire collection to an encrypted-checksum JSON file and restore it anytime, with a full preview before anything changes. Import records with duplicate detection so you never end up with copies. Free tier: track up to 5 machines, with watermarked PDF export. Backup, restore, import, CSV export, and deleting your own data are always free, on every tier, forever. Typewriter Cabinet Pro (Annual or Lifetime, no monthly subscription): unlimited machines, watermark-free PDF export, unlimited presets, advanced filters, and batch handoff export. Typewriter Cabinet is not an appraisal service, does not certify authenticity, does not maintain a serial-number lookup database, and is not a marketplace. It is a private record-keeping tool built for people who actually own and maintain these machines. Supports 16 languages including full right-to-left Arabic layout, Dynamic Type up to the largest accessibility sizes, VoiceOver, and both light and dark appearance. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.estreamedia.my/en/typewritercabinet/privacy

About

Pocket Typewriter

Features
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Platn is a pocket typewriter for your phone. One sheet. A 15-minute ruler. Done. No account. No sync anxiety. No subscription. Write now. Edit later somewhere else. Support is an optional tip. Nothing unlocks.

Screenshots

Typewriter Cabinet4 screens
Pocket Typewriter3 screens

Verdict

The call

Typewriter Cabinet and Pocket Typewriter are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Typewriter Cabinet sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and Pocket Typewriter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Typewriter Cabinet versus Pocket Typewriter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypewriter CabinetPocket Typewriter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTECK SOON NGForesty LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Typewriter Cabinet

Subscriptions1
  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

Pocket Typewriter

One-time1
  • Support Platn$2.99

Questions

Is Typewriter Cabinet free?
Typewriter Cabinet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Typewriter free?
Pocket Typewriter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Typewriter Cabinet or Pocket Typewriter have ads?
Neither Typewriter Cabinet nor Pocket Typewriter shows ads.

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