Comparison

Amber vs SaveCross

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

Head to head
About

Amber

Features
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Amber is one fast, focused place for everything you reuse. Keep a snippet, an image, a file or a document once โ€” then reach for it in a tap, from your iPhone, your iPad or your Mac. FOR THE REPLY YOU RETYPE EVERY WEEK Save it as a template with blanks, and Amber asks for the name and the project and hands you the finished text. FOR THE DOCUMENTS YOU SHOW CLIENTS Group them in a project, then present them page by page in Show Mode โ€” and hand over the real file, not its filename. FOR THE TWENTIETH FORM ASKING FOR YOUR ADDRESS Fill a form lines up your own details in the order forms ask for them, one tap to copy each, and it keeps your place. ORGANISE IT THE WAY YOU THINK Projects hold shelves, and shelves nest inside them. Smart shelves are saved searches that stay live โ€” "PDFs used this month" keeps itself up to date. Drag a card onto a shelf to move it; drop a file straight onto one to keep it there. AUTOMATIONS Turn any of that into a named routine you run with one tap. IT FINDS THINGS BY WHAT THEY SAY Amber reads the words inside your images and documents, so a screenshot of a receipt is findable by what is written on it. BRING YOUR SNIPPETS WITH YOU Import snippets from Raycast, Alfred, Text Replacements, CSV or plain text. YOUR IPHONE CAN DRIVE YOUR MAC Show a document on the big screen from your pocket, or beam a card to another of your own devices โ€” no pairing, no cable. BUILT FOR THE KEYBOARD โŒ˜/ lists every shortcut Amber has. Widgets, Shortcuts, Spotlight and a menu bar item keep your cards close without opening the app. YOUR CONTENT STAYS YOURS There is no Amber account and no Amber server. Everything lives on your device and syncs through your own iCloud. No analytics, no tracking, no ads. Amber is free to use. Amber Pro lifts the card limit and unlocks Ask Amber and the other Pro features. It comes weekly, monthly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase; subscriptions renew automatically until you cancel them in your Apple Account settings. If it ever lapses, your cards stay readable and copyable. Nothing is held hostage. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SaveCross

Features
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Save once. Use it anywhere. A personal library for the content you want to keep close: reusable text, links, images, PDFs, videos, audio and files. Save from the Share Sheet, clipboard, Photos, Files or Shortcuts. Add titles, tags and notes, organize items into collections, pin favorites, and find what you need with fast search. Copy text or images directly from a card, open files in Quick Look, or open the original link when a valid URL is available. PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€ข Your library is stored on your devices and can sync through your private iCloud account. โ€ข Clipboard History is optional and can be cleared at any time. โ€ข OCR for images and PDFs runs on-device with Pro. โ€ข No ads or behavioral tracking. MADE FOR REUSE โ€ข Free: save up to 50 items and create up to 5 collections. โ€ข Pro: unlock unlimited items and collections, plus OCR, PDF text extraction and OCR search. โ€ข iCloud sync is included with every plan. โ€ข Import text, links, images, PDFs, videos, audio and files up to 25 MB. Turn scattered snippets, links and files into a personal library that is ready whenever you need it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Amber4 screens
SaveCross4 screens

Verdict

The call

Amber and SaveCross 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. Amber sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SaveCross sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Amber versus SaveCross: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmberSaveCross
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size52 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChinmay PingaleMikhail Agliullin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Amber

One-time1
  • Amber Pro$14.99
3 purchases

SaveCross

Subscriptions2
  • SaveCross Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • SaveCross Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • SaveCross Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

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

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