Comparison

Nextscan vs Lilly

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

Head to head
About

Nextscan

This app transforms your mobile device into a document scanner, creating multi-page PDFs from receipts, notes, and paperwork. It directly syncs scanned documents to your private Nextcloud server, ensuring your data remains under your control without relying on third-party cloud services.

Highlights
  • Direct Nextcloud integration
  • Auto edge detection
  • Multi-page scanning
  • Quality filters
  • Privacy-focused
  • Smart file naming
Features
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NextScan - The Document Scanner Built for Nextcloud Turn your phone into a powerful document scanner with direct Nextcloud integration. Scan receipts, contracts, notes, and more — then upload them as perfectly formatted PDFs straight to your Nextcloud server. What's New Batch upload now supports multi-page documents — scan multi-page contracts, reports, or forms as a single document within your batch. Why NextScan? - QR Code Login - Point your camera at your Nextcloud QR code and you're connected instantly — no typing URLs or passwords - Document Tags - Add Nextcloud system tags to every upload so files are automatically categorised and easy to find - Recent Folders - Your last 10 upload destinations appear as quick-select chips for instant one-tap access - Batch Upload - Scan a stack of single or multi-page documents and upload them all to Nextcloud with a single tap. Choose between one-page-per-document mode or multi-page documents for contracts and reports. Auto-numbered, date-stamped filenames keep everything organised - Scan & Upload in Seconds - Capture documents with your camera and send them to Nextcloud with just a few taps - Reusable Scan Profiles - Save your favourite folder, filename pattern, page format, and tags as a profile and reuse it every time - Multi-Page PDF Support - Scan multiple pages into a single, organised PDF document - Flexible Page Formats - Choose from A4, A5, Letter, or Legal in portrait or landscape orientation - Direct Nextcloud Integration - Browse your Nextcloud folders and choose exactly where to save - Secure by Design - Your credentials are stored securely on your device. Your documents go to YOUR cloud - No Third-Party Cloud - Unlike other scanners, your files never touch someone else's server Perfect For: - Tagging and categorising documents the moment you upload them - Digitizing entire stacks of paperwork in minutes with batch upload - Archiving receipts, invoices, and contracts with auto-organised filenames - Going paperless with your self-hosted Nextcloud setup - Quickly sharing scanned documents with your team Your documents. Your cloud. Your control. Download NextScan and start scanning today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Lilly

Record, transcribe, and summarize meetings locally on your device. This app ensures complete privacy by processing all data on-iPhone, with no servers or cloud involvement. It's ideal for sensitive discussions where confidentiality is paramount.

Highlights
  • On-device AI processing
  • Speaker identification
  • Auto-generated meeting notes
  • Full timestamped transcript
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
Features
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Lilly records, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings — entirely on your iPhone. No servers. No cloud. No account required. Everything happens on-device using advanced AI models: • Voice activity detection separates speech from silence • Speaker diarization identifies who said what • Transcription captures every word with timestamps • AI summarization writes your meeting notes automatically Your audio and transcripts never leave your phone. Not during processing, not ever. Lilly is for rooms where confidentiality is not optional — legal meetings, medical appointments, investor calls, sensitive 1-on-1s. FEATURES On-device AI All transcription and summarization runs locally. No account required. No data uploaded. Speaker identification Lilly detects and labels multiple speakers. Name them after the meeting — names apply across the full transcript and summary. Auto-generated notes After each recording, Lilly produces structured meeting notes in the same language as your conversation. Full transcript Browse the complete timestamped transcript, attributed to each speaker. Offline first After the one-time model download, Lilly works with no internet connection at all. PRIVACY No analytics. No telemetry. No crash reporting with content. The only network request Lilly ever makes is the one-time AI model download on first launch (~3.3 GB). Verify this yourself: iOS Settings > Privacy & Security > App Privacy Report. REQUIREMENTS Requires iPhone 16 or later (A18 chip) running iOS 18. First launch downloads ~3.3 GB of AI models. After that, fully offline.

Screenshots

Nextscan4 screens
Lilly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nextscan at Free against Lilly's $0.99. Nextscan also leads on rating (1.5 vs 1.0) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.2). Lilly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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

Nextscan is free to download; Lilly costs $0.99 up front. Nextscan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Lilly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nextscan holds the better App Store score, 1.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nextscan versus Lilly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextscanLilly
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating1.5 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuy-Long Nguyensamarvir singh

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nextscan

Subscriptions2
  • Nextscan PRO monthly subscription$1.991 Month
  • Nextscan PRO yearly subscription$11.991 Year
None

Lilly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nextscan free?
Nextscan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lilly free?
Lilly costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nextscan or Lilly?
Nextscan is rated higher. Nextscan averages 1.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Lilly averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nextscan or Lilly have ads?
Nextscan shows ads; Lilly does not.

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