Comparison

RealColor vs PaperNext

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

Head to head
About

RealColor

Control and adjust lighting color, brightness, and color temperature wirelessly. Manage RealColor series lighting products directly from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod.

Highlights
  • Wireless lighting control
  • Adjust color
  • Adjust brightness
  • Adjust color temperature
  • Control lighting change rate
Features
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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.

About

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.

Screenshots

RealColor4 screens
PaperNext4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RealColor ships an update monthly, PaperNext every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RealColor versus PaperNext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealColorPaperNext
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer飞 龚rebtsoft UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

In-app purchases

None

RealColor

No in-app purchases

None

PaperNext

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RealColor free?
RealColor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaperNext free?
PaperNext is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RealColor or PaperNext have ads?
Neither RealColor nor PaperNext shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RealColor or PaperNext?
RealColor ships an update monthly, and PaperNext every 2 weeks. Most recently, RealColor was updated on November 1, 2026 and PaperNext on November 5, 2026.

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