Doc Vault vs Paperbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doc Vault
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Doc Vault keeps your documents, photos, videos and music together on your iPhone, and nowhere else. No account, no cloud, no tracking. Your files never leave your device. LOCKED TO YOU • App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode • Your screen stays hidden in the app switcher while the vault is locked • Deleted something by mistake? Recently Deleted keeps it for 30 days OPENS EVERYTHING • PDFs, with search inside the document • Photos, videos and music, plus Word, Excel and PowerPoint previews • More than 30 text and code formats • A player with a queue, shuffle, repeat, Lock Screen controls and Picture in Picture FINDS ANYTHING Search by name or by the words inside your files. Doc Vault reads the text in PDFs, scans and photos on your iPhone, so nothing is uploaded to do it. ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Folders inside folders, each with its own color and icon • Grid or list, with sorting and filters • Move, copy, duplicate, zip and share many files at once • Share into Doc Vault from any app, or save out to Files EDIT WITHOUT LEAVING • Crop, straighten, rotate and flip photos • Trim videos and audio • Edit text and Markdown BUILT-IN TOOLS • Scan documents to a PDF or images • Wi-Fi Transfer: move files to and from your computer in its browser, with no cable and no app • Image to PDF, Extract Audio and Convert Media (HEIC to JPG, MOV to MP4 and more) • Compress Video, and find large files and duplicates to free up space IN YOUR LANGUAGE • Multi-language and RTL support • Light and dark mode, with three color themes • iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN Doc Vault has no servers, no accounts, no ads and no analytics. Everything happens on your device.
Paperbox
Organize and access your important files with ease. Scan paper documents, import digital files, and combine images into PDFs. Create customizable folders and secure sensitive information with Face ID.
- Scan paper documents
- Import PDFs and images
- Combine photos into PDF
- Customizable folders
- Face ID folder protection
- Add tags for quick search
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Paperbox is a simple and elegant way to keep your documents organized and close at hand. Save PDFs and images, scan paper documents with your camera, or import files directly from other apps. Select multiple photos, and Paperbox will combine them into a single PDF. Create folders for receipts, IDs, contracts, tickets, notes, and other important files. Personalize them with colors, emojis, or custom backgrounds. Sensitive folders can be locked and accessed using Face ID or your device passcode. Key features: • Scan paper documents • Import PDFs and images • Combine multiple photos into one PDF • Organize files into customizable folders • Protect selected folders with Face ID • Add tags and quickly find documents • Preview, share, move, and delete files • Import documents from other apps Keep your important documents together — organized, accessible, and easy to find.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Paperbox at daily against Doc Vault's monthly. Doc Vault's advantage is 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Doc Vault ships an update monthly, Paperbox daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doc Vault | Paperbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ahmed Althobaiti | Ramil Aglyamov |
In-app purchases
Doc Vault
No in-app purchases
Paperbox
No in-app purchases
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