Comparison

Paperless Document Scanner vs Keeplys

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

Head to head
About

Paperless Document Scanner

This app allows you to scan and edit documents directly from your phone. You can assign correspondents, document types, and tags before uploading them to your Paperless-ngx instance. It also supports configuring default settings for a streamlined workflow.

Highlights
  • Scan and edit documents
  • Select from Files or Photos
  • Assign correspondents, types, and tags
  • Upload to Paperless-ngx
  • Configure default settings
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Paperless Document Scanner is a document scanner app for Paperless-ngx. Features: * Scan and edit documents * Select documents from the Files or Photos app * Assign correspondents, document types, tags and ASN to a scanned document * Upload the scanned document to your Paperless-ngx instance * Configure default correspondents, document types, tags and storage paths

About

Keeplys

Features
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Keep your important documents private, organised, and available wherever you need them. Keeplys turns your iPhone into an offline-first document scanner for receipts, invoices, contracts, IDs, and everyday paperwork. • Scan documents quickly with your phone’s camera • Keep scans organised in folders • Access documents without an internet connection • Store documents locally or sync with services you trust • Keep control of your documents—Keeplys has no server that stores them Scan a document, choose where it should live, and keep it under your control. Save scans locally on your device or sync them with Google Drive, iCloud, Paperless-ngx, or Nextcloud. Organise everything into folders so important paperwork is easy to find. Keeplys is built for privacy-conscious people, families, freelancers, students, and small businesses who want a simple document scanner without handing their files to another storage service. Scan, organise, and access your documents even when you are offline. Download Keeplys and keep your documents yours.

Screenshots

Paperless Document Scanner3 screens
Keeplys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Keeplys at every 6 days against Paperless Document Scanner's fortnightly. Keeplys also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paperless Document Scanner ships an update fortnightly, Keeplys every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Paperless Document Scanner versus Keeplys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperless Document ScannerKeeplys
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDennis App DevelopmentJames Samuel

In-app purchases

None

Paperless Document Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

Keeplys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paperless Document Scanner free?
Paperless Document Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keeplys free?
Keeplys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paperless Document Scanner or Keeplys have ads?
Neither Paperless Document Scanner nor Keeplys shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paperless Document Scanner or Keeplys?
Paperless Document Scanner ships an update fortnightly, and Keeplys every 6 days. Most recently, Paperless Document Scanner was updated on September 24, 2026 and Keeplys on September 28, 2026.

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