DocSafe vs DocBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DocSafe
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DocSafe – Your Trusted Document Organizer Tired of digging through drawers or scrolling through gallery photos to find your Aadhaar card, PAN, passport, or insurance papers? DocSafe keeps all your important documents organized, secure, and always at your fingertips. KEY FEATURES Organize Everything Sort your documents into smart categories – Government IDs, Education, Finance & Tax, Medical, Work, and Travel. Create your own custom categories too. 17+ Document Types Built-in support for Aadhaar Card, PAN Card, Driving License, Passport, Voter ID, Certificates, Insurance, Bank Statements, Tax Documents, Invoices, Boarding Passes, and more. Capture & Import Snap a photo with your camera, pick images from your gallery, or import PDF files. DocSafe compresses images intelligently so your storage stays efficient. App Lock & Biometric Security Protect your documents with fingerprint, Face ID, or a 4-digit PIN. Your sensitive data stays private, even if someone picks up your phone. Cloud Backup Manually back up your documents to the cloud so you never lose them. Restore everything when you switch phones. Expiry Alerts Add expiry dates to documents like driving licenses, insurance, or passports. DocSafe highlights documents expiring within 30 days so you're never caught off guard. Quick Search Find any document instantly with full-text search across names, descriptions, and metadata. Favorites Mark your most-used documents as favorites for one-tap access. Share Easily Share documents directly via WhatsApp, email, or any app using the system share sheet. Dark Mode Easy on the eyes with full dark mode support. Choose Light, Dark, or follow your system setting. PERFECT FOR • Keeping your government IDs handy (Aadhaar, PAN, DL, Passport) • Storing medical prescriptions, lab reports & vaccination records • Organizing tax documents, bank statements & invoices • Saving education certificates, marksheets & degrees • Managing travel documents, boarding passes & bookings • Quick access to work documents, offer letters & payslips YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL DocSafe stores documents locally on your device. Cloud backup is optional and requires your explicit action. We don't sell or share your data. Download DocSafe today and never lose an important document again!
DocBox
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Keep important documents organized and ready when you need them. Scan or import passports, ID cards, driver’s licenses, certificates and other records. DocBox keeps their images, files and key details together in one clear library. SCAN AND ORGANIZE • Capture multi-page documents or import existing photos and files • Keep document numbers, expiry dates, tags and attachments together • Create custom document types for the way you organize • Use separate profiles for family members OCR AND FULL-TEXT SEARCH DocBox Plus can recognize text in document images, suggest a document type, and fill in a detected document number and expiry date. Search that recognized text later to find a document even when the words are not in its title or tags. NEVER MISS AN EXPIRY DATE Add an expiry date and receive reminders 90, 30 and 7 days before it expires, so you have time to renew important documents. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Documents are stored in DocBox’s private app storage on your device by default. Protect access with your device’s supported authentication method, such as fingerprint or face recognition. OPTIONAL GOOGLE DRIVE BACKUP Connect your Google Drive account to back up and restore your DocBox library. With automatic backup enabled, DocBox saves changes while the app is open. MORE USEFUL FEATURES • Visual document previews • Fast search by title, type, number or tag • PDF export • Google Drive backup and restore • Multiple recognition languages Whether you are preparing for a trip, keeping family records organized or tracking important expiry dates, DocBox helps you find the right document faster. Some features—including OCR auto-fill, OCR text search, expiry reminders and automatic backup—require DocBox Plus. Google Drive sign-in is required for cloud backup. Notification permission is required for reminders. OCR searches text recognized from image pages, not the contents of PDF or Office attachments. Choose Automatic, Chinese, English, Japanese or Korean recognition in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DocSafe at none against DocBox's 2. DocSafe also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). 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
Both are free to download. DocBox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DocSafe asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | DocSafe | DocBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anuj Tayal | 啸 胡 |
In-app purchases
DocSafe
No in-app purchases
DocBox
- DocBox Plus7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- DocBox Plus7 Days trial$9.991 Year









