NetData vs Paperparrot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NetData
Monitor your servers and system resources in real-time with this comprehensive tool. Connect to your NetData instance to gain deep insights into your infrastructure, applications, and performance metrics. Track CPU, network, disk usage, and more across multiple servers.
- Connect to NetData instances
- Real-time system monitoring
- Monitor server resources (CPU, network, disk)
- Comprehensive infrastructure views
- Track process and service statistics
- Customizable update frequency
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NetData App is an unofficial app of NetData NetData App allow you to connect with your NetData instance and provide you a system monitoring tool designed to monitor as many services and system resources as possible. NetData is a system for distributed real-time performance and health monitoring. It provides unparalleled insights, in real-time, of everything happening on the system it runs (including applications such as web and database servers). NetData is fast and efficient, designed to permanently run on all systems (physical & virtual servers, containers, IoT devices), without disrupting their core function. With NetData App you can: - Turn your device into a professional network tool to monitor servers. - Add as many servers as you can to monitor the real-time performance. - Get comprehensive views of your infrastructure and applications. - Check process, services & network statistics of each server monitor. - Add up to 16 monitors of your server. - Add monitors to check your CPU, LOAD, NETWORK, DISKS, IO and a lot of more. - Set update frequency for each monitor. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at hi@kpots.com for any issues or suggestions.
Paperparrot
Organize your documents effortlessly with this native client for Paperless-ngx. Upload, scan, and secure files in various formats. Enjoy offline access, custom views, and powerful search capabilities.
- Connect to multiple Paperless-ngx instances
- Add documents in various formats
- Scan documents via camera or network scanner
- Secure documents with Face/Touch ID
- Extensive search and Spotlight support
- Create custom document views
- Offline document synchronization
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Paperparrot is an app designed to make organizing your documents easy and it's completely compatible with Paperless-ngx. Features: - Connect to multiple Paperless-ngx-Instances - Add documents in various formats like PDF, JPEG, PNG, TXT or office documents - Scan documents from right within Paperparrot using your phones camera or an Airscan-capable network scanner - Secure your documents using Face-/Touch-ID - Extensive search capabilities - Support for Spotlight search to find documents from your home screen - Create custom views to easily access sets of documents - Share documents to Paperparrot from other apps - Synchronize documents from your Paperless-ng(x) server to your device for offline access - Built in support for push notifications from your server (additional setup required)* - Dark mode! * The free version of Paperparrot is limited to six documents and some features like custom queries and push notifications are unavailable. These limitation can be removed through an in-app purchase. There is both a one-time purchase or an optional auto-renewing subscription (1 month free trial included). The one-time purchase unlocks all current and future updates. With the subscription, all features are available for the duration of your subscription. Both the subscription and one-time purchase can be shared with your family. Paperparrot is licensed under the Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paperparrot at 5.0 against NetData's 3.6. Paperparrot also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 50%). NetData's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Paperparrot sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. NetData asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paperparrot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of NetData's written reviews are positive against 87% of Paperparrot's.
NetData ships an update every 9 days, Paperparrot every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NetData | Paperparrot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 86.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jorge Garcia | Leo Wehrfritz |
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In-app purchases
NetData
No in-app purchases
Paperparrot
- Subscription (1 Year)1 Month trial$2.991 Year
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Very Generous Tip$2.99
- Subscription (1 Year)$2.99
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