Swift Paperless vs Next Deck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swift Paperless
This app allows users to manage documents directly from their iOS device. It seamlessly integrates with a self-hosted document management system, ensuring data privacy and control. Easily find, categorize, and add new documents on the go.
- Native iOS integration
- Paperless-ngx compatibility
- Document finding
- Document categorization
- Add documents from phone
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Swift Paperless is a native iOS app that interacts with the popular Paperless-ngx document management software. Paperless-ngx is self-hosted, and therefore fully privacy preserving: you control your data! With Swift Paperless, it's easy to find, categorize and also add documents from your phone!
Next Deck
Manage your Nextcloud Deck boards, columns, and cards with this fast, intuitive client. Organize tasks using drag-and-drop, labels, due dates, and assignees. Supports markdown descriptions, comments, attachments, and search for efficient project management.
- Drag and drop card management
- Color-coded labels for organization
- Due date indicators
- Assign tasks to teammates
- Markdown descriptions and comments
- Fast search functionality
- Optimized for iPhone and iPad
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Nextdeck is the modern, lightning‑fast client for Nextcloud Deck — perfect for Kanban, tasks, and projects. Keep boards, columns, and cards under control at all times: move cards via drag and drop, edit details, and keep your overview — on iPhone and iPad, in light and dark mode. Highlights - Drag & drop: move cards within a column or across columns — precise and intuitive. - Reorder & positions: insert cards exactly before another card or move up/down. - Labels & colors: instant orientation with color coding. - Due dates: clear urgency colors for upcoming deadlines. - Assignees: assign teammates and make responsibility visible. - Markdown description: jot down details, neatly previewed on the card tile. - Comments & attachments: compact counters right on the card. - Search: find cards quickly without endless scrolling. - Optimized for iPhone & iPad: compact lists on iPhone, wide columns on iPad. - Dark mode & smart colors: pleasant contrast and great readability. - Privacy‑friendly: your data stays on your own Nextcloud server. Why Nextdeck? - Speed focus: smooth scrolling, snappy interactions, minimal waiting. - Clean, native UI: feels right from the first tap. - Reliable sync: changes persist cleanly with Nextcloud Deck. Requirement: a running Nextcloud instance with the Deck app enabled. Sign in with server URL, username, and app password — done.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Swift Paperless at Free against Next Deck's $3.99. Swift Paperless also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.6) and review sentiment (97% vs 76%). Next Deck's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On 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
Swift Paperless is free to download; Next Deck costs $3.99 up front. Swift Paperless sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Next Deck asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swift Paperless holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swift Paperless has 72 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Swift Paperless's written reviews are positive against 76% of Next Deck's.
Swift Paperless ships an update monthly, Next Deck weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swift Paperless | Next Deck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (72 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better | 76.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Gessinger | Holger Heidkamp |
Customer experience
Swift Paperless
Next Deck
Bugs and requests
Swift Paperless
Reported bugs
7 issues- Metadata box not resizable on iPhone 13 Mini
- Document upload screen sometimes exits unexpectedly
- Extra step to access iOS share sheet
- Cannot scroll multi-page PDFs on iPad
- Server removal from list upon logout
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- Editing area only half screen after update
- App crying about certificate issue with HTTPS
Requested features
12 requests- Ability to quickly open next document in current view (like 'save & next')
- Option to hide preview side bar for full-screen document view
- Smarter server management in multi-instance setup
- Ability to search within a document
- Support for Title view only without thumbnails
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- Siri Shortcuts support for adding documents
- Option to add from a network scanner
- Support for SSO
- Ability to copy file content from the app
- Option to send documents from archive via share menu (e.g., email)
- Grid view with thumbnails on iPad
- Direct donation link in the app
Next Deck
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Swift Paperless
- Coffee money$3.99
- Proper thank-you$8.99
- Above and beyond$17.99
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- Legendary generosity$44.99
Next Deck
No in-app purchases
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