Comparison

Raven Documents vs CoreFiles

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

Head to head
About

Raven Documents

This AI assistant processes documents, images, audio, and video files locally on your device. It offers features like text extraction, PDF analysis, audio transcription, and content summarization without sending data to external servers. Designed for productivity, it helps you manage files and projects efficiently.

Highlights
  • Local AI processing
  • Extract text from images
  • Analyze PDF files
  • Transcribe audio
  • Summarize content
  • Organize chats and files
  • Privacy-focused
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Raven is your private open source AI assistant for iOS. It helps you work with documents, images, audio, and video files directly on your device. Nothing is sent to external servers. All processing is done locally using Apple’s Foundation Models. Raven is ideal for working with small to medium-sized files such as articles, notes, reports, transcripts, and PDFs. - Best suited for documents of moderate length - Handles long text comfortably while still providing clear summaries and answers - Designed to be fast and efficient without slowing down your device What you can do with Raven: - Extract text from images - Read and analyze PDF files - Transcribe audio files - Extract text from video content - Ask questions about your files - Summarize and analyze content - Organize chats and manage files Privacy first Your data never leaves your iPhone. Raven runs fully on your device with no cloud services and no internet required for AI features. - Designed for productivity - Create and manage multiple projects - Upload and organize your files - Take notes automatically saved - Switch between chats with ease Built for iOS Raven is made for iOS and takes full advantage of Apple’s frameworks including Foundation Models, Vision, PDFKit, Speech and AVFoundation. The full source code is available on GitHub.

About

CoreFiles

Streamline document management by scanning directly into pre-selected folders. This app offers intelligent file naming and supports a wide range of cloud and local storage options for efficient organization.

Highlights
  • Scan directly to chosen folders
  • Automatic filename suggestions
  • Supports local, cloud, and network storage
  • Multi-page scanning
  • File preview and management
  • Import and share files
Features
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CoreFiles turns scanning and filing documents into seconds - not minutes. TAP. SCAN. DONE. Most apps leave you on your own after scanning: you have the document, but no destination folder selected yet. CoreFiles flips that workflow. Choose your destination first - “Accounting”, “Projects”, or “Archive” - then scan. CoreFiles saves automatically to exactly that location. Local storage, iCloud, NAS, SFTP, WebDAV, SharePoint, and more. The file manager with a thoughtful scan-to-destination workflow. QUICK DESTINATIONS - FILE IN ONE TAP Choose the destination folder before scanning - not after Create your own custom quick destinations Works across all connected storage locations Expand and adjust at any time INTELLIGENT FILE NAMES Automatic filename suggestions while scanning Apple Intelligence support (where available) Less renaming, faster and more accurate filing DOCUMENT SCANNER Multi-page documents in a single pass Automatic edge detection Save directly as PDF to your selected destination folder ALL YOUR STORAGE - ONE APP Local storage & iCloud Drive SMB network drives / NAS WebDAV / Nextcloud SFTP servers Microsoft SharePoint Dropbox & pCloud Google Drive* RECEIVE & SHARE FILES Import files from other apps directly into CoreFiles via Share Extension or Action Extension, including quick destination selection. PREVIEW & MANAGE Open PDFs, images, audio, video, and documents directly in CoreFiles. Move, copy, rename, and delete - all in one place. SECURITY & PRIVACY No ad tracking Optional anonymous usage analytics (self-hosted Matomo) Enhanced connection security for cloud and server storage CoreFiles - Tap. Scan. Done. *Google Drive is integrated via the official Google Picker (not a native full file system integration). For subscriptions, Apple’s Standard EULA applies: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Raven Documents4 screens
CoreFiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Raven Documents at none against CoreFiles's 2. CoreFiles's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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. CoreFiles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Raven Documents asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raven Documents ships an update every 2 months, CoreFiles every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Raven Documents versus CoreFiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaven DocumentsCoreFiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (12 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEldar TutnjicDANIEL ROSIER

In-app purchases

None

Raven Documents

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CoreFiles

Subscriptions1
  • CoreFiles Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • CoreFiles – Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Raven Documents free?
Raven Documents is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CoreFiles free?
CoreFiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Raven Documents or CoreFiles have ads?
Neither Raven Documents nor CoreFiles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raven Documents or CoreFiles?
Raven Documents ships an update every 2 months, and CoreFiles every 2 weeks. Most recently, Raven Documents was updated on September 27, 2026 and CoreFiles on July 25, 2026.

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