Comparison

Unraid Manager vs Paperless Ingest

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

Head to head
About

Unraid Manager

Remotely monitor and control your Unraid server from your iPhone or iPad. Manage system status, Docker containers, virtual machines, and file shares with a native iOS app. Receive alerts and connect to multiple servers.

Highlights
  • Server Dashboard
  • Docker Management
  • Virtual Machine Control
  • File Share Browsing
  • System Health Monitoring
  • Alert Notifications
  • Multi-Server Support
Features
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Unraid Manager Remote management for your Unraid server - monitor, control, and manage your home server from anywhere. What it does Unraid Manager lets you remotely monitor and control your Unraid server directly from your iPhone or iPad. Check system status, manage Docker containers, control virtual machines, and view file shares - all from a native iOS app designed specifically for Unraid. Key Features • Server Dashboard - Real-time CPU, memory, and array status • Docker Management - Start, stop, and monitor containers • Virtual Machines - Control VM power states and view resources• File Shares - Browse shares and check storage usage • System Health - Monitor disk status, temperatures, and SMART data • Notifications - Stay informed of system alerts and warnings • Multi-Server - Connect to multiple Unraid servers iPhone & iPad Optimised Native interface that adapts perfectly to your device - bottom tabs on iPhone and elegant sidebar navigation on iPad. Requirements: Unraid server with API access enabled --- Perfect for system administrators and home lab enthusiasts who want to monitor their Unraid servers on the go.

About

Paperless Ingest

Scan paper documents directly to your Paperless-ngx server with intelligent on-device analysis. Automatically detect titles, correspondents, document types, and dates for effortless organization. Ensures privacy by processing all data locally before uploading.

Highlights
  • Smart document scanning with edge detection
  • On-device AI analysis for metadata
  • Automatic title, correspondent, and type detection
  • Date extraction
  • Privacy-focused local processing
  • Full metadata editing before upload
  • Seamless Paperless-ngx integration
Features
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Paperless Ingest scans paper documents with your iPhone and uploads them to your own Paperless-ngx server. Review suggested metadata before sending each PDF. SCAN AND REVIEW Use the built-in document scanner for automatic edge detection, perspective correction, and multi-page scanning. Review the scanned pages and edit the document title, correspondent, document type, tags, and date before uploading. ON-DEVICE TEXT RECOGNITION Apple's Vision framework recognizes text on your device. Automatic language detection is enabled by default. Settings also lists the OCR languages supported by your device, so you can choose a language when a scan is misread. Chinese options include English for bilingual documents. Language availability depends on your device's OS and the recognition engine. METADATA SUGGESTIONS • Titles: extracts subject lines in Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish, and Traditional or Simplified Chinese, including full-width punctuation and subjects on the following line. • Correspondents: matches recognized text to your existing Paperless correspondent names. • Document types: recognizes common categories such as invoices, receipts, contracts, letters, bank statements, tax, medical, and insurance documents, then matches them to existing server types. Custom type names can also match in the text. • Tags: suggests existing tags whose names appear in the recognized text or match the detected document type. • Dates: extracts a document date for you to review. Suggestions use on-device text matching and keywords. They do not run your server's trained classifier, matching rules, or workflows before upload. OCR can misread text, so every suggestion remains editable. YOUR SERVER, YOUR DATA Document analysis uses Apple's Vision and Natural Language frameworks on your device. No document content is sent to external AI services for analysis. The PDF and metadata you approve are sent to your Paperless-ngx server. CONNECT YOUR PAPERLESS LIBRARY Supports API token and username/password authentication. Loads existing correspondents, document types, and tags with pagination, and lets you create new entries while reviewing a scan. If one metadata list cannot load, the other available lists remain usable. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 17.0 or later • A running Paperless-ngx server • Camera access for scanning

Screenshots

Unraid Manager4 screens
Paperless Ingest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Paperless Ingest at 4.8 against Unraid Manager's 4.4. Paperless Ingest also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paperless Ingest holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Unraid Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of Paperless Ingest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Unraid Manager versus Paperless Ingest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnraid ManagerPaperless Ingest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (25 ratings)4.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2525
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCALLUM JAMES TEESDALENick Bouwhuis

Customer experience

Unraid Manager

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Paperless Ingest

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Unraid Manager

No in-app purchases

None

Paperless Ingest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unraid Manager free?
Unraid Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paperless Ingest free?
Paperless Ingest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unraid Manager or Paperless Ingest?
Paperless Ingest is rated higher. Unraid Manager averages 4.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Paperless Ingest averages 4.8 from 25 ratings.
Do Unraid Manager or Paperless Ingest have ads?
Neither Unraid Manager nor Paperless Ingest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unraid Manager or Paperless Ingest?
Unraid Manager ships an update monthly, and Paperless Ingest monthly. Most recently, Unraid Manager was updated on October 30, 2026 and Paperless Ingest on November 13, 2026.

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