Comparison

Next Deck vs Papersmith

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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.

About

Papersmith

Features
Read full description

Papersmith turns paper into PDF — on your device, with no account and no subscription. CLEANLY CAPTURED Edge detection finds the sheet in the frame, perspective correction pulls it straight. No cropping by hand, no second attempt. Any number of pages per document: reorder, rotate, append later. Every page gets its own filter — original, grayscale or black & white. INSTANTLY SHARED What comes out is a PDF you can share like any other. The path works the other way too: images from your photo library and PDFs from Mail, Safari or Photos come in via Share. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE The library keeps every document at hand, sorted with tags. Multi-select to delete or tag many documents at once. 30-day trash, with instant undo. ONE TAP, CAMERA OPEN The Scan widget creates a new document and opens the camera — from the lock or home screen, skipping the app. It shows nothing from your library, and cannot. PRIVACY IS NOT A SETTING No server, no analytics, no tracking. Your scans sit in a folder on your iPhone or iPad — and nowhere else. Papersmith works completely offline. App lock with Face ID, if you want it. PAPERSMITH PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Scanning and sharing are free. Pro adds what heavy users need: • Searchable PDFs — text recognition on the device • Titles taken from the content — documents name themselves • Tap recognized numbers, addresses and emails; turn business cards into contacts • Read aloud in reading mode • Put a signature and a date on the page — drawn or typed • Lock PDFs with a password — the password is never stored • Export without a page limit — free covers 5 pages • Export several documents at once • Merge and split documents • Unlimited tags — two are free. Documents in Spotlight search iOS 16 and up · German and English · Works offline

Screenshots

Next Deck4 screens
Papersmith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Papersmith at Free against Next Deck's $3.99. Papersmith also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). Next Deck's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Papersmith is free to download; Next Deck costs $3.99 up front. Papersmith sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Next Deck asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Next Deck versus Papersmith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext DeckPapersmith
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating2.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHolger HeidkampMario Ademes

In-app purchases

None

Next Deck

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Papersmith

One-time1
  • Papersmith Pro$12.99

Questions

Is Next Deck free?
Next Deck costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Papersmith free?
Papersmith is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Next Deck or Papersmith have ads?
Neither Next Deck nor Papersmith shows ads.

Other comparisons