RealColor vs PaperNext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RealColor
Control and adjust lighting color, brightness, and color temperature wirelessly. Manage RealColor series lighting products directly from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod.
- Wireless lighting control
- Adjust color
- Adjust brightness
- Adjust color temperature
- Control lighting change rate
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The RealColor is an applications via WiFi network to control and adjust the lighting color, brightness, color temperature and the rate of changing . With this application you can control RealColor series of lighting control products through your iPhone, iPad and iPod.
PaperNext
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PaperNext – A modern client for paperless-ngx with advanced features. Your documents. Everywhere. PaperNext brings your digital archive right to your iPhone. Connect seamlessly to your paperless-ngx server and access all your documents – anytime, anywhere. Find what you need The powerful full-text search delivers the right document in a split second. Filter by tags, correspondents, document types, or use saved views for recurring searches. Scan. Done. Turn your iPhone into a mobile scanner. Smart edge detection captures your documents precisely, crops them automatically, and exports them as high-quality PDFs directly to your archive. Everything at a glance Capture new documents and enrich them with all relevant metadata. Manage tags, correspondents, document types, and custom fields – all in one place. Secure and private Your credentials are encrypted and stored locally. All data flows directly between your device and your server – no detours. Thoughtfully designed A clean interface that adapts to your preferences. Switch between light and dark mode and keep track of all important statistics with the dashboard. Access your documents even offline. Requirement is a self-hosted paperless-ngx instance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PaperNext at every 2 weeks against RealColor's monthly. RealColor's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RealColor ships an update monthly, PaperNext every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RealColor | PaperNext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 飞 龚 | rebtsoft UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
In-app purchases
RealColor
No in-app purchases
PaperNext
No in-app purchases









