Paperless Document Scanner vs MaAlarm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
MaAlarm
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MaAlarm is a private, on-device reminder for important family document dates. Track passports, visas, driving licences, vehicle registrations, insurance policies, and payment cards. Scan a document to receive editable suggestions for its type, owner, expiry date, and—for eligible policies—next premium due date. Everything stays on your device. MaAlarm has no account, server, advertising, analytics, or tracking. Scan images and raw scanned text are used only to make suggestions and are not saved. Features: Local reminders that increase as an important date gets closer Daily local alerts for overdue items until you update or delete them Premium due-date scheduling for health and life insurance On-device document scanning and text recognition Private CSV export and restore, only when you choose to do so Family dashboard with document, owner, and due-date views
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MaAlarm at every 2 days against Paperless Document Scanner's fortnightly. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Paperless Document Scanner ships an update fortnightly, MaAlarm every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paperless Document Scanner | MaAlarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dennis App Development | RajaSudharsan ADHIKESAVAN |
In-app purchases
Paperless Document Scanner
No in-app purchases
MaAlarm
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Paperless Document Scanner free?
Is MaAlarm free?
Do Paperless Document Scanner or MaAlarm have ads?
Which is updated more often, Paperless Document Scanner or MaAlarm?
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