Comparison

PaperNext vs OKnote

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

Head to head
About

PaperNext

Features
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PaperNext is an app for paperless-ngx. Connect it to your own server and take your documents with you on iPhone and iPad. Free, no ads. Search Full-text search across all documents, with filters for tags, correspondents and document types. Save searches you use often as views. Scan The camera finds the edges, crops the page and uploads it to paperless-ngx as a PDF. Edit Change title, tags, correspondent, document type and custom fields right in the app. Offline If you like, PaperNext keeps your documents on the device so you can open them without a connection. Push notifications (optional subscription) PaperNext lets you know as soon as paperless-ngx has processed a new document, say an invoice from your mail fetch. Our push server only receives a document number. Your device loads the title straight from your server. No account, no tracking. Push requires paperless-ngx 3 or later. Your credentials stay encrypted on your device, and the app talks directly to your server. Requires your own paperless-ngx server.

About

OKnote

Features
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OKnote is a powerful personal privacy and productivity workspace built exclusively for NAS. This is its mobile linked version. Core NAS features of the software: centered on notes, it supports meeting speech recognition, email integration, task planning, and built-in AI intelligence. Focusing on privacy protection and long-term data preservation, it is an exceptionally practical NAS tool for everyone. It comes with built-in domain mapping — bind your own domain name to map internal network addresses to the internet, allowing you to access your data anywhere. The deeply tuned data transfer and synchronization ensure your data stays consistent across all devices in a timely manner. ## Note Features · One-click copy of images and text: Copy mixed image-and-text content from WPS, Word and various note-taking apps into notes in one click. (Note: Due to different copy formats in WPS, there are limitations on the web version.) · Meeting Minutes: Supported since version 3.1.0. Record meeting audio, separate audio tracks via speech models, and generate AI meeting summaries and meeting reviews. · Markdown Support: Automatically render a dedicated Markdown view after importing MD files. · Tutorial Creation & Sharing: An efficient private-domain assistant. Freely mix images, text and attachments to guide others through your ideas and operation procedures step by step. · Highlight text to generate charts: Use AI to create charts from selected text. · AI Note Summary: One-click AI summary of note content. ## Email Features · AI Auto Reply Drafting: AI automatically drafts replies based on email body content. · AI Email Classification: AI sorts emails by importance following your custom rules, helping you quickly identify priorities amid heavy email traffic. · Multi-account Reply: When the original mailbox is unavailable, switch to other mailboxes to reply / reply to all. ## Task Features · Auto Weekly / Monthly Report Generation: AI generates weekly and monthly reports based on your task schedule. More featured functions will be rolled out gradually. Age Rating: 3 years and above — No age-restricted content including violence, horror, sexual innuendo, offensive language or simulated gambling. Suitable for users of all age groups.

Screenshots

PaperNext4 screens
OKnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaperNext at none against OKnote's 2. PaperNext also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. OKnote sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PaperNext asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaperNext ships an update every 3 days, OKnote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
PaperNext versus OKnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperNextOKnote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB333 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerrebtsoft UG (haftungsbeschränkt)魔法森林(重庆)科技有限公司

In-app purchases

None

PaperNext

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

OKnote

One-time2
  • OKNote Family$44.99
  • OKNote Pro$166.99

Questions

Is PaperNext free?
PaperNext is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OKnote free?
OKnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PaperNext or OKnote have ads?
Neither PaperNext nor OKnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaperNext or OKnote?
PaperNext ships an update every 3 days, and OKnote every 2 weeks. Most recently, PaperNext was updated on November 12, 2026 and OKnote on November 10, 2026.

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