Comparison

Paperless Less Paper vs Bibliocapsa

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 mobile interface for paperless-ngx, allowing users to manage their documents on the go. It offers full search and filtering capabilities, document editing, and management of various metadata like tags and correspondents.

Highlights
  • Connect to multiple servers
  • Full search and filter
  • Edit documents
  • Manage correspondents, types, views, and tags
  • Import documents
  • Supports password-protected documents
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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 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

Bibliocapsa

Organize your physical and digital book collection with this private library app. Easily catalog books by scanning covers or barcodes, track reading progress, and manage your collection with custom shelves and stats. Enjoy a clean interface with customizable themes and icons.

Highlights
  • Catalog books via barcode scan or cover snap
  • Track physical and digital copies
  • Organize with custom shelves
  • Search entire library
  • View reading statistics
  • Optional server connection for advanced users
Features
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Bibliocapsa is a beautiful, private home for your books, both the ones on your shelves and the ones on your devices. CATALOG EVERYTHING • Scan a barcode or snap a cover to add a book in seconds. Bibliocapsa identifies it and fills in the details. • Track physical and digital copies, and mark the same book as both. • Organize with shelves, search your whole library, and follow your reading stats. • A clean cover grid, multiple app icons, and themes. YOURS AND PRIVATE • Your library lives on your device, optionally synced across your devices through your own private iCloud. • No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Ever. CONNECT YOUR SERVER (optional, for power users) • Pair Bibliocapsa with your own self-hosted Bibliocapsa/Calibre library to read EPUBs in the app, sync your digital catalog, and keep KOReader reading progress in step. Whether you just want to remember what's on your shelf or you run a full self-hosted library, Bibliocapsa keeps your books organized and entirely yours.

Screenshots

Paperless Less Paper4 screens
Bibliocapsa3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bibliocapsa at none against Paperless Less Paper's 1. Bibliocapsa also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Paperless Less Paper's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Paperless Less Paper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bibliocapsa asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Paperless Less Paper against 5.0 for Bibliocapsa. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paperless Less Paper has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Paperless Less Paper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bibliocapsa's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paperless Less Paper ships an update every 5 days, Bibliocapsa fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Paperless Less Paper versus Bibliocapsa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperless Less PaperBibliocapsa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes PlunienJohn Worthington

Customer experience

Paperless Less Paper

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Bibliocapsa

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Paperless Less Paper

One-time1
  • PRO User$3.99
None

Bibliocapsa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paperless Less Paper free?
Paperless Less Paper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bibliocapsa free?
Bibliocapsa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paperless Less Paper or Bibliocapsa?
Bibliocapsa is rated higher. Paperless Less Paper averages 4.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Bibliocapsa averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Paperless Less Paper or Bibliocapsa have ads?
Neither Paperless Less Paper nor Bibliocapsa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paperless Less Paper or Bibliocapsa?
Paperless Less Paper ships an update every 5 days, and Bibliocapsa fortnightly. Most recently, Paperless Less Paper was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bibliocapsa on October 16, 2026.

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