Comparison

PaperNext vs Keeplys

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

Head to head
About

PaperNext

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PaperNext – A modern client for paperless-ngx with advanced features. Your documents. Everywhere. PaperNext brings your digital archive right to your iPhone. Connect seamlessly to your paperless-ngx server and access all your documents – anytime, anywhere. Find what you need The powerful full-text search delivers the right document in a split second. Filter by tags, correspondents, document types, or use saved views for recurring searches. Scan. Done. Turn your iPhone into a mobile scanner. Smart edge detection captures your documents precisely, crops them automatically, and exports them as high-quality PDFs directly to your archive. Everything at a glance Capture new documents and enrich them with all relevant metadata. Manage tags, correspondents, document types, and custom fields – all in one place. Secure and private Your credentials are encrypted and stored locally. All data flows directly between your device and your server – no detours. Thoughtfully designed A clean interface that adapts to your preferences. Switch between light and dark mode and keep track of all important statistics with the dashboard. Access your documents even offline. Requirement is a self-hosted paperless-ngx instance.

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

PaperNext4 screens
Keeplys4 screens

Verdict

The call

PaperNext and Keeplys are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

PaperNext ships an update every 2 weeks, Keeplys every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PaperNext versus Keeplys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperNextKeeplys
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerrebtsoft UG (haftungsbeschränkt)James Samuel

In-app purchases

None

PaperNext

No in-app purchases

None

Keeplys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaperNext free?
PaperNext is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keeplys free?
Keeplys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PaperNext or Keeplys have ads?
Neither PaperNext nor Keeplys shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaperNext or Keeplys?
PaperNext ships an update every 2 weeks, and Keeplys every 6 days. Most recently, PaperNext was updated on November 5, 2026 and Keeplys on October 30, 2026.

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