papry vs PDF Combine & Split
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
papry
Organize and manage important documents like receipts, warranties, and IDs. Scan, import, and search your files with smart recognition and timely reminders for expirations. Offers advanced features with a Pro subscription.
- Scan and import documents
- Automatic text recognition
- Searchable document library
- Expiration date reminders
- Smart Fill with Apple Intelligence
- iCloud backup and export options
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papry keeps your important documents in order: receipts, warranties, contracts, insurance policies, IDs and certificates in one place, on your iPhone and iPad. Scan and import Scan with the camera, add photos or import PDFs, many at once. Title, amount and date are recognized automatically. Find anything Search recognized document text using search terms of at least three characters. Hits are highlighted right inside the document. Folders, labels and categories keep everything sorted. The folder view keeps your documents as in real folders. Never miss a deadline papry reminds you in time before warranties, contracts and IDs expire. Using the expiration date and the notice period you have saved, papry calculates the last day to cancel. Whether passport, driver’s license or visa: papry can remind you months before they expire, so you renew in time. Your deadlines also show in widgets on the Home and Lock Screen. Smart Fill With Apple Intelligence, papry fills in title, document type, amount and dates directly on your device. Smart Fill processing takes place entirely on your device. Requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 and a compatible device with Apple Intelligence enabled. Your documents stay yours Back up your library manually with iCloud backups. Export writes all your documents as files to a folder of your choice. And several documents can be sent together by Mail, AirDrop or to other apps. papry Pro offers unlimited documents, folders and labels, custom categories and advanced PDF export. Terms of Use & EULA: https://papry.app/terms and https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PDF Combine & Split
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Most PDF tools want an account and quietly upload your documents to a server to do the work. For a contract or a payslip, that's a non-starter. PDF Combine & Split does it on your phone. Nothing is uploaded. • Combine several PDFs — drag them into the exact order you want • Split a PDF into separate pages • Extract a page range • No account, no upload, no watermark • No ads. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Combine & Split at none against papry's 3. papry's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. papry sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PDF Combine & Split asks for nothing beyond the download.
papry ships an update every 5 days, PDF Combine & Split fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | papry | PDF Combine & Split |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mario Haider | keisuke haraguchi |
In-app purchases
papry
- Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$49.99
PDF Combine & Split
No in-app purchases
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