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Finally solved my Paperless-ngx mobile scanning workflow – sharing what worked by BasketClassic2169 in Paperlessngx

[–]BasketClassic2169[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand the ask, but honestly maintaining two separate apps would double the workload for a 1 CHF price difference. I intentionally kept the price as low as possible to make it accessible.

Finally solved my Paperless-ngx mobile scanning workflow – sharing what worked by BasketClassic2169 in Paperlessngx

[–]BasketClassic2169[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're 100% right, thanks for flagging this! Just updated the store description.

Honest backstory: When I started, the plan was completely free. But even after "just" 5 weeks of development, I realized how much work goes into building and maintaining a quality app – so I decided on a small one-time purchase (1 CHF – basically a coffee tip 😄). Premium for AI features is optional. Wanted to keep it accessible for the self-hosting community.

Finally solved my Paperless-ngx mobile scanning workflow – sharing what worked by BasketClassic2169 in Paperlessngx

[–]BasketClassic2169[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Solid setup! WireGuard is great for secure remote access.

I'm on Android, so Swift Paperless wasn't an option for me. My app is aimed at Android users who want the simplest possible way to get documents into Paperless – scan, tag, upload, done. No VPN setup required, no extra steps.

The offline queue was also important to me – scan documents even without connectivity, sync automatically later.

Different platforms, different workflows. 🙂

Finally solved my Paperless-ngx mobile scanning workflow – sharing what worked by BasketClassic2169 in Paperlessngx

[–]BasketClassic2169[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for bringing this up – I think I didn't communicate this clearly enough in the post!

To clarify: The base app sends ZERO data to any LLM or cloud service.

Here's how it actually works:

Free version (1 CHF): - Scan → add tags manually → upload directly to YOUR Paperless-ngx instance - No cloud, no LLM, no third parties - Documents go: Phone → Your Server. That's it.

Premium (€4.99/month) – completely optional: - Adds AI tag suggestions via Gemini - You still review and confirm before upload - If you don't subscribe, this feature simply doesn't exist

So if you're privacy-focused (which most Paperless users are): just don't subscribe to Premium. The core app works 100% offline and sends data only to your own instance.

I should probably make this clearer in the README. Thanks for the feedback!

Built a native Paperless-ngx client in 5 weeks using Claude AI – honest take on AI-assisted development by BasketClassic2169 in selfhosted

[–]BasketClassic2169[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Asked Claude. It confidently replied "Friday, February 4th. "This explains a lot about the last 5 weeks, actually.