Comparison

Sidewalk vs papry

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

Head to head
About

Sidewalk

Visualize your contacts on a global map. Search, filter, and zoom to find individuals based on their physical addresses. Your contact data remains entirely private, stored only on your device.

Highlights
  • Contact mapping on world map
  • Search by name, address, organization
  • Filter by address label
  • Zoom to nearest contact
  • On-device data storage
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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See your contacts and prospects on one map. Sidewalk turns your Contacts into a live map — every client, lead, and prospect, pinned exactly where they live and work. Built for salespeople, realtors, insurance agents, and anyone else who works a territory instead of a desk. • See your whole book of business at a glance — spot clusters, gaps, and who's nearby before you head out • Search contacts by name, address, or organization — find everyone near a street, city, or ZIP in seconds • Filter by address label (home, work, school, other) • Syncs automatically as you add or update contacts — no manual data entry, no separate CRM to maintain • Zoom to your nearest contact when you're out in the field • Completely private — your contacts never leave your device Works with contacts from iCloud, Google, Exchange, and any other account synced to your iPhone. Note: only contacts with a physical address appear on the map. Questions or concerns? Please contact us at shrtlist@gmail.com Terms and Conditions: https://www.privacypolicies.com/terms/view/6f6c8ab24f7ef21d441f9249cc81e9d1

About

papry

Organize and manage important documents like receipts, warranties, and IDs. Scan, import, and search your files with smart recognition and timely reminders for expirations. Offers advanced features with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Scan and import documents
  • Automatic text recognition
  • Searchable document library
  • Expiration date reminders
  • Smart Fill with Apple Intelligence
  • iCloud backup and export options
Features
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papry keeps your important documents in order: receipts, warranties, contracts, insurance policies, IDs and certificates in one place, on your iPhone and iPad. Scan and import Scan with the camera, add photos or import PDFs, many at once. Title, amount and date are recognized automatically. Find anything Search recognized document text using search terms of at least three characters. Hits are highlighted right inside the document. Folders, labels and categories keep everything sorted. The folder view keeps your documents as in real folders. Never miss a deadline papry reminds you in time before warranties, contracts and IDs expire. Using the expiration date and the notice period you have saved, papry calculates the last day to cancel. Whether passport, driver’s license or visa: papry can remind you months before they expire, so you renew in time. Your deadlines also show in widgets on the Home and Lock Screen. Smart Fill With Apple Intelligence, papry fills in title, document type, amount and dates directly on your device. Smart Fill processing takes place entirely on your device. Requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 and a compatible device with Apple Intelligence enabled. Your documents stay yours Back up your library manually with iCloud backups. Export writes all your documents as files to a folder of your choice. And several documents can be sent together by Mail, AirDrop or to other apps. papry Pro offers unlimited documents, folders and labels, custom categories and advanced PDF export. Terms of Use & EULA: https://papry.app/terms and https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sidewalk4 screens
papry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: papry at 5.0 against Sidewalk's 4.6. papry also leads on monetization model (freemium vs paid) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Sidewalk's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sidewalk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and papry sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

papry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sidewalk ships an update every 10 days, papry every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sidewalk versus papry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSidewalkpapry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developershrtlist.comMario Haider

Customer experience

Sidewalk

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

papry

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sidewalk

Subscriptions2
  • All Access (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • All Access (Yearly)$49.991 Year
3 purchases

papry

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Sidewalk free?
Sidewalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is papry free?
papry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sidewalk or papry?
papry is rated higher. Sidewalk averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while papry averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Sidewalk or papry have ads?
Neither Sidewalk nor papry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sidewalk or papry?
Sidewalk ships an update every 10 days, and papry every 5 days. Most recently, Sidewalk was updated on September 24, 2026 and papry on October 12, 2026.

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