Comparison

Databag vs Document Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Databag

This self-hosted messaging service offers decentralized and federated communication with end-to-end encryption. Organize conversations by topic and enjoy low latency with mobile alerts for new messages and calls.

Highlights
  • Decentralized communication
  • Federated accounts
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Topic-based threads
  • Audio and video calls
  • Mobile alerts
Features
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Databag is a selfhosted messaging service. Notable features include: - Decentralized (direct communication between app and server node) - Federated (accounts on different nodes can communicate) - Public-Private key based identity (not bound to any blockchain or hosting domain) - End-to-End encryption (the hosting admin cannot view sealed topics, default unsealed) - Audio and Video Calls (nat traversal requires separate relay server) - Topic based threads (messages organized by topic not contacts) - Lightweight (server can run on a raspberry pi zero v1.3) - Low latency (use of websockets for push events to avoid polling) - Unlimited accounts per node (host for your whole family) - Mobile alerts for new contacts, messages, and calls (supports APN)

About

Document Viewer

Features
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Palmory is a mobile viewer for Markdown notes, HTML artifacts, PDFs, and related files hosted in GitHub repositories. It is built for browsing knowledge vaults, design docs, research notes, and AI-generated HTML reports on mobile. Use Palmory to open a repository, browse folders, read Markdown, view safe HTML artifacts, search your indexed content, and return to recently opened notes. Palmory stores your GitHub token in local secure storage on your device and keeps repository indexes and cached content local to the app. The current release focuses on viewing and search. It does not edit repository files, commit changes, push branches, resolve merge conflicts, or run a backend operated by GAVRRI. It also does not include ads, tracking, or paid features. Palmory is an independent app and is not affiliated with GitHub, Inc.

Screenshots

Databag3 screens
Document Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Databag at 13.4 against Document Viewer's 16.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Databag ships an update fortnightly, Document Viewer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Databag versus Document Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDatabagDocument Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoland OsborneGAVRRI

In-app purchases

None

Databag

No in-app purchases

None

Document Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Databag free?
Databag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Document Viewer free?
Document Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Databag or Document Viewer have ads?
Neither Databag nor Document Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Databag or Document Viewer?
Databag ships an update fortnightly, and Document Viewer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Databag was updated on October 24, 2026 and Document Viewer on October 31, 2026.

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