Comparison

Papertuck vs Document Vault

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

Head to head
About

Papertuck

Features
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Paperwork feels unimportant - until it suddenly matters. Papertuck keeps receipts, warranties, IDs, insurance papers, contracts, tax records, and other household documents ready for the moment you need them. Scan or import a paper, use on-device text extraction to make it searchable, and set reminders for expiries and renewals. SCAN, ORGANIZE, FIND • Scan with your camera or import photos and PDFs • Keep multi-page documents together • Extract text on device with OCR • Search by title, category, merchant, or words in the document • Automatically suggest practical categories from extracted text • Track dates, amounts, notes, and warranty details • Archive or share a document when you need it STAY AHEAD OF IMPORTANT DATES Add reminders for passport expiries, insurance renewals, warranty deadlines, return windows, and more. Local notifications help you act before a document becomes urgent. LOCAL FIRST Start free without creating an account. Your free vault supports up to 50 active documents and stays on your device. There are no ads and no cross-app tracking. On supported devices, you can protect the app with Face ID or Touch ID. PAPERTUCK PRO Upgrade for unlimited documents, secure cloud backup, multi-device sync, and household vault sharing. Pro cloud sync is optional and requires an account. Synced documents are encrypted in transit and at rest, but cloud sync is not end-to-end encrypted. Papertuck Pro is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewable subscription. Any free trial and your local price are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Your papers, ready when life asks. Privacy Policy: https://papertuck.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional Terms of Service: https://papertuck.com/terms Support: support@papertuck.com

About

Document Vault

Features
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Document Vault turns your iPhone into a personal document archive: scans, PDFs and expiry dates in one place, protected by Face ID and always available, even offline. SCAN IN SECONDS • Scanner with automatic edge detection • Multi-page documents and PDFs in one tap • Black and white, contrast and brightness filters, page rotation • Import photos and PDFs you already have FIND ANYTHING, EVEN THE TEXT Document Vault reads the text in your scans right on your phone, without sending it anywhere. Search for a surname or an invoice number and find the right document, even if you never renamed it. Copy the recognized text with one tap. NEVER MISS A DEADLINE Set the expiry date of your ID, driving licence, passport, insurance or bill: we remind you 30 days before, 7 days before and on the day. The home screen shows what is about to expire. ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Colored folders and subfolders • Tags, favorites and quick filters • Document type, issuer, number and custom fields • List or grid view, light and dark theme TRULY PRIVATE • Files stay on your iPhone only • No account, no mandatory cloud • Lock with PIN and Face ID • Local backup and full restore • Trash with 30-day recovery Document Vault is free with ads. Premium is a one-time purchase that removes ads forever.

Screenshots

Papertuck4 screens
Document Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Papertuck at none against Document Vault's shown. Document Vault's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Papertuck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Document Vault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Papertuck versus Document Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPapertuckDocument Vault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVarun Adiyeri ParambathPatrick Battistini

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Papertuck

Subscriptions2
  • Papertuck Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Papertuck Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Personal$49.99
1 purchases

Document Vault

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$2.49

Questions

Is Papertuck free?
Papertuck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Document Vault free?
Document Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Papertuck or Document Vault have ads?
Document Vault shows ads; Papertuck does not.

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