Comparison

Papierfrei vs Paperkeep

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

Head to head
About

Papierfrei

This app acts as a PDF toolkit and archive, allowing you to sign, highlight, convert, and organize your documents. It features AI-powered document summarization and form filling, with all processing done locally on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Sign, highlight, and edit PDFs
  • Convert PDFs to Word, images, and text
  • Scan documents and photos to PDF
  • AI-powered document summarization
  • Fillable PDF forms
  • Automatic document sorting and archiving
  • Local processing for privacy
Features
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Papierfrei is a PDF toolkit and an archive in one: sign, highlight, convert – and your receipts, invoices, contracts and warranties sort themselves. NEW: ASK YOUR DOCUMENTS β€œWhen does the warranty on my washing machine end?” – Papierfrei searches your receipts and answers in one sentence, with the source. Long letters can be summarized in two or three sentences. It runs with Apple Intelligence right on your iPhone; nothing is uploaded. NEW: FILL IN PDF FORMS Tap a field, type, tick a box – and add your saved signature. EDIT PDFS – ON YOUR DEVICE β€’ Sign: draw your signature once, keep it safely on the device, insert it with one tap β€’ Highlight, underline and strike through – right on the line of text β€’ Change text: tap a line and type over it, or add new text β€’ Draw freely with your finger or Apple Pencil β€’ Redact: the text underneath is truly removed β€’ Rotate, delete, reorder and add pages, or split them into a separate PDF CONVERT WITH ONE TAP β€’ PDF to Word (.docx) – even from scans, thanks to text recognition β€’ Photos and scans to one PDF β€’ Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Pages, Numbers and Keynote to PDF β€’ PDF to images (JPG) and PDF to text β€’ Shrink PDFs for email and uploads Nothing is uploaded – every conversion runs on your iPhone. AN ARCHIVE THAT SORTS ITSELF Throw in the whole pile: photos, scans, PDFs. Papierfrei reads the text, recognizes vendor, date and amount and puts every document in the right folder. Find anything later with full-text search – even words that only appear in a photo. EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Papierfrei has no server and no account. Text recognition, search and sorting run entirely on your iPhone. No sign-up, no ads, no tracking. Your documents only leave the device when you share them yourself. THROW IT IN INSTEAD OF FILING β€’ File a stack: add everything at once, the app does the rest β€’ Scan with the camera – several pages become one PDF β€’ Import PDFs and photos from the Files app or your library β€’ Folders for receipts, invoices, warranties, contracts, taxes and tradespeople β€’ Your own folders with your own keywords – they fill themselves β€’ Papierfrei learns from corrections: move a document once, and the next one from the same sender lands in the right place β€’ Duplicates are detected before they reach the archive WARRANTIES UNDER CONTROL Enter how long the warranty runs. Papierfrei reminds you in good time. The reminder is scheduled locally on the device – no push service needed. YOUR DATA BELONGS TO YOU β€’ Zip backup with all original files, any time and without a cloud β€’ Share via the standard iOS share sheet β€’ Deleting the app deletes the data – nothing is left anywhere For iPhone and iPad. Buy once – no subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads. Privacy: https://www.papierfrei.info/en/privacy Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Note: automatic filing and extracted details are suggestions and may contain errors. Papierfrei is not tax or legal advice; you remain responsible for statutory retention periods.

About

Paperkeep

Features
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Throw your letters away. Paperkeep finds them. Scan a bill, letter or receipt and the app reads the sender, amount and due date for you. Months later you find everything in five seconds, and no payment slips through again. SCAN LIKE A PRO β€’ Document camera with edge detection, photos from your library, PDFs from Mail and Files β€’ Several pages as one document or as a batch β€’ Share from any app, or scan via widget, Siri or the Action button UNDERSTANDS YOUR PAPERWORK β€’ Swiss QR-bills: recipient, IBAN, amount and reference read exactly from the QR code β€’ Detects payment terms, cancellation dates and well-known senders β€’ With Apple Intelligence: a clear title, a one-sentence summary and matching tags, right on your iPhone FIND IT IN FIVE SECONDS β€’ Search the full text, sender, amount, year and tags, even with typos β€’ Filters for open bills, taxes, favorites and document types β€’ Also from iPhone search NEVER MISS A DEADLINE β€’ Reminders for payments, returns, cancellations and warranties β€’ Mark as paid right from the notification β€’ Open bills with a total, Home and Lock Screen widgets, Apple Watch YOUR PAPERS ARE YOUR BUSINESS β€’ Text recognition and AI run on your iPhone, no document is uploaded β€’ No account, no ads, no tracking β€’ Face ID lock, privacy screen in the app switcher, 30-day trash FREE TO GET ORGANIZED Up to 30 documents with scanning, recognition including AI, search, reminders, widgets and Apple Watch. PAPERKEEP PRO β€’ Unlimited documents β€’ iCloud sync, safe even if you lose your iPhone β€’ Ask Paperkeep: "When did I buy the washing machine?" β€’ Contracts and fixed costs with a cancellation letter β€’ Spending overview and expense reports β€’ Yearly tax PDF, emergency folder, valuables inventory β€’ Backup, PDF export of all documents, alternate app icons Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription (each with a one-week free trial) or as a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period in your Apple Account settings. Requires iOS 26. AI features need a device with Apple Intelligence; everything else works on every supported iPhone. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://neo-horizon.com/apps/paperkeep/datenschutz/

Screenshots

Papierfrei4 screens
Paperkeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paperkeep at Free against Papierfrei's $0.99. Papierfrei's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Paperkeep is free to download; Papierfrei costs $0.99 up front. Paperkeep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Papierfrei asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Papierfrei ships an update every 3 days, Paperkeep every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
Papierfrei versus Paperkeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPapierfreiPaperkeep
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS18.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabian LehmannNeo Horizon GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Papierfrei

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Paperkeep

Subscriptions2
  • Paperkeep Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Paperkeep Pro Yearly7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Paperkeep Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Papierfrei free?
Papierfrei costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paperkeep free?
Paperkeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Papierfrei or Paperkeep have ads?
Neither Papierfrei nor Paperkeep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Papierfrei or Paperkeep?
Papierfrei ships an update every 3 days, and Paperkeep every 2 weeks. Most recently, Papierfrei was updated on November 1, 2026 and Paperkeep on October 24, 2026.

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