Comparison

Home Remote vs Paperless 24

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

Head to head
About

Home Remote

Consolidate control of your smart home devices with a single, feature-rich application. Automate actions with schedules, location triggers, and voice commands. Supports a wide range of popular smart home brands and protocols.

Highlights
  • Unified smart home control
  • Schedules and geofencing
  • Voice recognition support
  • Native support for popular brands
  • URL calls and TCP/UDP packets
  • Location triggering with beacons
Features
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Tired of all the different apps you need to control your smart home? Are they missing features you’d like to see such as schedules, geofencing or Today Screen access? Then Home Remote is for you. With native support for Milight, LimitlessLED, EasyBulb, LIFX, Belkin WeMo, Indigo, along with URL calls and TCP/UDP packets, there isn’t much that Home Remote can’t control. You can add attributes to any action, such as location triggering with beacons or geofences, schedules, even voice recognition. Home Remote - Great for any smart home with Home Automation. Sunrise and sunset times are provided by http://sunrise-sunset.org

About

Paperless 24

Features
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Paperless 24 puts your document archive on your iPhone and iPad. The app talks straight to your own paperless-ngx server — no detour through someone else's cloud, no subscription, no account with us. SCAN AND FILE • Document scanner with edge detection, multi-page • Quick scan: scan and upload without the form — your server handles title, date and assignment • Photos, PDFs and other files from your library or the Files app, several at once • Drive a network scanner over Wi-Fi (AirScan/eSCL, 300 dpi) • Batch scan: feed a whole stack at once — the app splits it into separate documents, and one tap corrects a wrong split • Send anything into the archive from any other app via the share sheet NAMED FOR YOU • The magic wand reads the first page and suggests title, correspondent, type, tags and date • Missing correspondents, types and tags are created along the way • It all runs on device — the text never leaves your iPhone FIND • Full-text search across the recognised text of every document, with search history • Filter by tag, correspondent, type, date range and custom fields • Load, apply and create saved views from your server • Spotlight: your documents show up in iOS search • Ask your archive: put a question in your own words and get an answer with its sources READ AND EDIT • PDF view with search hits highlighted • Recognised text in reading mode: warm paper tone, serif type, adjustable size • Phone numbers, links and addresses are tappable • Summary at the press of a button • Translate with no connection needed • Change title, date, correspondent, type, ASN, tags and custom fields • Add and delete notes • Create, list and revoke share links STAY ON TOP OF IT • Overview: inbox, deadlines due, pinned documents and saved views on one page — can be turned off • Inbox as its own tab, with a badge • Swipe to tag, edit or delete • Multi-select: set a tag or correspondent on many documents at once • Manage tags, correspondents and types — nested tags included • Trash with restore and permanent delete • Custom fields of every kind: text, number, date, select, yes/no, monetary, document link OFFLINE • Download everything and read it with no connection • Edits and uploads are queued and sent automatically once you are back • Storage use always visible, single files removable MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS • As many servers and users as you like, with separate data per account • Face ID or Touch ID lock • Two-factor sign-in (TOTP) • Sign in with a password or an API token (for SSO/OIDC) • Credentials live in the iOS keychain ON EVERY DEVICE • Widget with your latest documents or an overview • Siri and Shortcuts: scan, search, open inbox, ask your archive • A notification when new post lands in the inbox • Three-column layout on iPad • Settings kept in sync across devices via iCloud • Six colour themes, a free accent colour, OLED black, five alternative app icons • German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch WHAT YOU NEED Paperless 24 is a client app. You need your own paperless-ngx server (version 2.x through 3.0.x). Without one, try the demo mode with sample data at any time. PRIVACY The app only ever talks to your server. No tracking, no ads, no analytics, no relay servers. Summaries, suggestions and translations run on device.

Screenshots

Home Remote4 screens
Paperless 244 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paperless 24 at Free against Home Remote's $1.99. Paperless 24 also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Home Remote's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Paperless 24 is free to download; Home Remote costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Remote ships an update monthly, Paperless 24 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Home Remote versus Paperless 24: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome RemotePaperless 24
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBouncing Ball GamesThomas Dillmann

Bugs and requests

Home Remote

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes after iOS updates
  • Geofencing stopped working after iOS 12
  • MiLight compatibility broken in recent versions
  • Brightness settings not working with older bridges
  • Preset corruption when editing multiple actions
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  • Apple Watch app crashes frequently
  • Widget disappears from notification center
  • Unable to send data via POST/PUT methods
  • External URLs not working on iPhone (works on iPad)
  • Light automatically turns off after Apple Watch commands
  • Device status not displayed/updated
  • Inconsistent command execution
  • App unresponsive with too many voice controls

Requested features

20 requests
  • HomeKit and Siri integration
  • Google Home integration
  • Toggle buttons with visual status indicators
  • Brightness slider in color picker
  • Support for newer MiLight bridge versions (v6, iBox 2)
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  • Ability to control multiple zones simultaneously
  • Buttons accessible from Apple Watch glances
  • Feedback confirmation for executed actions
  • Cellular data support (3G/4G)
  • Logitech Harmony integration
  • FHEM support
  • Image-based buttons instead of text
  • Batch IP address updates
  • POST/PUT method support
  • French language voice recognition
  • Italian language support
  • Customizable widget appearance (size, color, shape)
  • Action grouping/categorization
  • Brightness percentage input for white light
  • Smooth color transitions

Paperless 24

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Home Remote

No in-app purchases

None

Paperless 24

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Remote free?
Home Remote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paperless 24 free?
Paperless 24 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Home Remote or Paperless 24 have ads?
Neither Home Remote nor Paperless 24 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Remote or Paperless 24?
Home Remote ships an update monthly, and Paperless 24 every 5 days. Most recently, Home Remote was updated on November 6, 2026 and Paperless 24 on November 5, 2026.

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