Classic DocuWare vs OptiSigns Admin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic DocuWare
Access and manage all your documents from your smartphone. Stay involved in workflows, store files from any app, and edit tasks on the go. Connect to your existing system easily.
- Access all documents
- Workflow task editing
- Store documents from any app
- Search and display documents
- Apply stamps with preview
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This App was renamed to “DocuWare Classic” and will no longer be actively maintained. Cloud users can already switch to our new DocuWare App, which is available in the stores. Support for on-premises users within the new App will follow in fall of 2026. Use DocuWare functionality on your smartphone. Access all documents, stay involved in workflows, and store documents from any app. The free app can be connected to your DocuWare system via QR code. The DocuWare App can be used with DocuWare Version 7.0 or later. DocuWare On-Premises Systems: Mobile License Required DocuWare Cloud: Included in the cloud licence Important functions: - Edit workflow tasks - Search and display of documents - Edit documents in task lists - Apply stamps with preview - Display details for a document
OptiSigns Admin
Transform any TV or smart device into a dynamic digital sign for your business. Easily manage and automate content remotely, displaying special offers, menus, events, and important information instantly. Ideal for restaurants, bars, offices, and more.
- Turn any TV/smart device into a digital sign
- Remote content management
- Automate content display
- Drag-and-drop interface
- Display images, videos, and documents
- Easy to use
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Turn any TV or smart device into a digital sign. Business can transform their TV into a digital sign. Check out our blog for more uses at optisigns.com/blog/ Whether you are running a restaurant, a bar, a nightclub, an office, or a number of other businesses a digital sign can help improve your communication of special offers, products, events, menus ,special information and much more. Maximize the opportunity of having any screen in your business by keeping displaying the most valuable information at any time, automatically. With OptiSigns you can transform any screen into a digital sign that can be easily managed, or automated, remotely. With drag-and-drop functionality, and point and click easy to use interfaces, you can easily display any images, videos, or documents from your computer to any screen connected to the internet. Take control of your screen and start displaying your most valuable content, instantly!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OptiSigns Admin at 78% against Classic DocuWare's 29%. OptiSigns Admin also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 10). Classic DocuWare's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OptiSigns Admin holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OptiSigns Admin has 1.2K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Classic DocuWare's written reviews are positive against 78% of OptiSigns Admin's.
Classic DocuWare ships an update monthly, OptiSigns Admin every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic DocuWare | OptiSigns Admin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (10 ratings) | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DocuWare GmbH | OptiSigns Inc |
Customer experience
Classic DocuWare
OptiSigns Admin
Bugs and requests
Classic DocuWare
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
OptiSigns Admin
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when trying to login with Microsoft
- Invoicing issues leading to multiple incorrect charges
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to trigger emergency and flash messages
- Setting expiration and live features for assets
In-app purchases
Classic DocuWare
No in-app purchases
OptiSigns Admin
No in-app purchases
Questions
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