Comparison

Paperless Less Paper vs Linkwarden

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

Head to head
About

Paperless Less Paper

This app provides a native iOS client for managing your self-hosted document archive. It allows for comprehensive searching, editing, and offline access to your documents, with robust server connection options and document organization tools.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive document searching with filters
  • Edit documents and metadata directly
  • Offline document access
  • Import documents via share sheet
  • Connect to multiple servers
  • Manage tags, correspondents, and storage paths
Features
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Less Paper is a native iOS client for paperless-ngx 3.x and earlier, the self-hosted document archive. It talks directly to your own server, and to nothing else. FIND ANYTHING The complete filter set from the web interface, custom fields included: title and content, correspondent, document type, storage path, tags, dates and ASN. Save any filter as a view, then create, edit and reorder your saved views without leaving the app. EDIT WHERE YOU ARE READING Fix a title, reassign a correspondent, add tags, notes or custom field values from the document itself — one Open menu leads to every section: Content, Custom fields, Details, History, Metadata and Notes, each editable when your account allows it. History lists who changed what and when, the way the web UI shows it. Select several documents and change them together, merge them, or delete them in one go. READ IT WITH NO SERVER IN REACH Save a document offline and it is kept on the device in full — the PDF, its notes, metadata and custom fields. The Offline tab reads those stored copies, so it works on a plane, in a basement, or anywhere your server is not. Pull to refresh and only the documents that actually changed are fetched again. GET DOCUMENTS IN Send anything on your device to paperless-ngx from the share sheet. Password-protected PDFs are unlocked on import, and the password is kept in the keychain so the next document from the same source opens without asking. The inbox then says what became of each one: File Tasks lists every import — which finished, which are still running, and which failed and why — and a failure can be dismissed once you have dealt with it. BUILT FOR REAL SETUPS Connect as many servers as you like and switch between them. Sign in with a password, or with the single sign-on provider your server is configured with. Client certificates, custom HTTP headers and reverse proxies such as Authelia are all supported. A restricted account works too: the app follows your user's permissions and simply does not show what you may not do. When something does go wrong, a local error log — with anything credential-shaped redacted out of it — is there to read and share, and nothing leaves the device unless you send it. KEEP THE ARCHIVE TIDY Create, rename and delete tags, correspondents, document types and storage paths, and set ownership and permissions on any document. Restore anything you deleted from the trash, or empty it for good. Works with every paperless-ngx from 2.15.3 to 3.x. Universal: iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad — on iPad the document opens in a column beside the list rather than covering it. Less Paper is open source. Issues and feature requests are welcome at https://github.com/plu/less-paper

About

Linkwarden

Collect, organize, and preserve important links for offline access. Save content directly from your device's share sheet and enjoy a reader view for a focused reading experience.

Highlights
  • Organize links
  • Save from share sheet
  • Offline reading
  • Cache data
  • Reader view
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The official Linkwarden companion mobile app. Collect, read, and fully preserve what matters! Here are the current features so far: - Create and organize links - Save links from share sheet - Full offline support - Highlights & annotations - Customizable reader view - And more! Please note that we’re adding new features with every new release! Note: Linkwarden requires either a Linkwarden Cloud subscription or a connection to your own self-hosted Linkwarden server. Terms of Use: https://linkwarden.app/tos Privacy Policy: https://linkwarden.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Paperless Less Paper4 screens
Linkwarden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Paperless Less Paper at 4.9 against Linkwarden's 4.2. Paperless Less Paper also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 63%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Linkwarden's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Paperless Less Paper sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Linkwarden sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paperless Less Paper holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Paperless Less Paper's written reviews are positive against 63% of Linkwarden's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paperless Less Paper ships an update weekly, Linkwarden every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Paperless Less Paper versus Linkwarden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperless Less PaperLinkwarden
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (20 ratings) — better4.2 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better14
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes PlunienLinkwarden

Customer experience

Paperless Less Paper

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Linkwarden

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Paperless Less Paper

One-time4
  • Tiny tip$1.00
  • Small tip$4.00
  • Medium tip$9.00
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  • Large tip$22.00
2 purchases

Linkwarden

Subscriptions2
  • Linkwarden Cloud - Monthly14 Days trial$4.001 Month
  • Linkwarden Cloud - Yearly14 Days trial$36.001 Year

Questions

Is Paperless Less Paper free?
Paperless Less Paper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Linkwarden free?
Linkwarden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paperless Less Paper or Linkwarden?
Paperless Less Paper is rated higher. Paperless Less Paper averages 4.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Linkwarden averages 4.2 from 14 ratings.
Do Paperless Less Paper or Linkwarden have ads?
Neither Paperless Less Paper nor Linkwarden shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paperless Less Paper or Linkwarden?
Paperless Less Paper ships an update weekly, and Linkwarden every 3 weeks. Most recently, Paperless Less Paper was updated on October 30, 2026 and Linkwarden on October 25, 2026.

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