iFolders Safe vs PaperCode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iFolders Safe
Organize and manage your files and folders on your portable device with advanced features like password protection, slideshows, and universal viewing for various media types. It allows for secure storage and easy sharing of your data.
- File and folder management (create, cut, copy, paste, rename, delete)
- Password-protected folders (private and protected modes)
- Image slideshow with adjustable intervals
- Universal media viewer (pictures, music, video, documents)
- ZIP/UNZIP file compression
- File sharing and email integration
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“iFolders Safe" is the first file explorer for portable devices. With "iFolders Safe" you can: - Save and manage your files and folders as you did with your computer (NEW FOLDER and subfolder, CUT, COPY, PASTE, RENAME, DELETE, ZIP, MODIFY) - Create folders PUBLIC (accessible to all), PRIVATE (accessible only in private mode and protected by a unique password) or PROTECTED (accessible only in private mode and each protected by a different password) - Copy your images into the mobile device by using folders and subfolders, with the same way as when You save them on the hard disk of Your PC (COPY / PASTE or CUT / PASTE or iTunes File Sharing) - View images (individually, browsing them manually one by one, using the automatic slideshow with interval adjustable between 3, 5, 7, 10 seconds, with normal or random visualization and loop similar to the electronic photo frames) - Set cover for your folders and subfolders (choose the image you want) - Save and view documents - Save and view video / film - Save and play music (even as a soundtrack for the slide - with album cover selectable) - Share saved files with other applications (for example DROPBOX) or send them by email - Compress (ZIP) or decompress (UNZIP) files saved in the file system of your device or received for example by email - Have more details on selected files and folders (image resolution, file size, path, number of files and folders contained into a folder, etc...) Features: - Multiple selection of file, folders and subfolders - NEW FOLDER - CUT - COPY - PASTE - RENAME - ZIP / UNZIP - DELETE - MODIFY - PICTURES SLIDESHOW (manual, automatic, normal, random, loop - with selectable interval between a picture and the next one) - PUBLIC, PRIVATE, PROTECTED mode (password protected folders) - Selectable COVERS - Universal viewer (picture, music, video, document) - Filesystem explorer UNIVERSAL APP: - You pay it only once and it runs on all Your devices.
PaperCode
Organize your books and papers by assigning them to custom places and associating them with barcodes or QR codes. Quickly update an item's location by scanning its code. Automatically gather book information from databases by scanning ISBN barcodes.
- Manage items and places
- Scan barcodes/QR codes
- OCR for printed text
- Automatic book information retrieval
- Customizable place names
- Quick item location updates
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What you can do with this app: [The app remembers where your books/papers are.] *Manage ITEMS with PLACES where they belong to. -You can manage ITEMS and PLACES related to Barcodes/QR-codes by scanning codes or printed texts(OCR) using your phone's camera. -Only you need is minimum effort to add, update and search PLACES and ITEMS. -You can add and name any PLACES, such as "Bookshelf:A", "Box:B" and "Bed room closet". It is not necessary that PLACES are real physical places. They can be "Borrowed by John Doe", "Papers to copy", "Things to survey" and so on. -Though this app is designed for management of academic books and treatises(papers), you can also add and name any ITEMS. They can be "Golf shoes", "Water bottles for emergency", "Tax payment documents of 2019", "Buy salt", "Reserve restaurant" and so on. [Easier is better.] *Add, move, search, sometimes manage. With this app, you will: -Add(register) PLACES. Add(register) ITEMS and relate them to barcodes/QR-codes. -When you move an ITEM, scan a barcode/QR-code to update its PLACE to belong to. -Search an ITEM's name to find out its PLACE. -You can rename ITEMS and PLACES, update relationship between them and new codes, update their order in the lists at any time. [No automation, no life.] *ITEMS and PLACES cooperate with barcodes/QR-codes. -You can relate ITEMS and PLACES to any barcodes/QR-codes. -Once you created relationships between ITEMS/PLACES and codes, when you move an ITEM from current PLACE to another PLACE, all you have to do is: 1.Scan the code of the new PLACE using the camera, 2.Scan the code of the ITEM. That's it. It won't take more than 3 seconds. -The code will be scanned automatically when your camera focuses it. You don't even need to press the shutter button. -If the books or papers don't have barcodes/QR-codes, add codes to them. (for example, codes printed directly on the papers using handy printers or codes printed on sticker labels.) Any unique digits or characters will work. *Automatically collect information. -Information of books and papers (author, title, publisher, published date) will be collected automatically by searching with keyword(s). -This app accesses CiNii/CiNiiBooks database OpenSearch service on the web to get the information. -If you scan a barcode and the code is an ISBN, this app will collect and fill all necessary information automatically. All you need is to tap "OK" button. -You can search and find books or papers by using keyword(s). Use space for AND search and use slash for OR search. If multiple results hit, you can choose one to add as a new ITEM. -A particular chapter of a book can be added in the same way as a paper. *Relate ITEMS and PLACES to barcodes/QR-codes -Both ITEMS and PLACES can be related to barcode/QR-code. -You can delete or update(relate again) relationships between codes and ITEMS/PLACES. *Script(handwriting) recognition -If you can't use barcodes/QR-codes in some reason, you can try script(handwriting) recognition. It works, but it takes a lot of time and it won't recognize 100% correctly. So I strongly recommend you to use barcodes/QR-codes. [Nothing is more important than safety.] *Backup and export your data. -You can backup your data(ITEMS/PLACES) to a text file (as SQL expressions). -You can export backup file(s) to external storages/apps/services, such as iPhone's documents folder(which syncs with iCloud), Dropbox app, GoogleDrive app and so on. [Search and find at once.] *See all items in the place or search with keyword(s) -You can see all the ITEMS belonging to particular PLACE. -You can search an ITEM by keyword(s). AND/OR search is available. -You can search a PLACE as well. (but only AND search is available.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PaperCode at Free against iFolders Safe's $1.99. PaperCode also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 38 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
PaperCode is free to download; iFolders Safe costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PaperCode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
iFolders Safe ships an update every 38 months, PaperCode every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iFolders Safe | PaperCode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gianluca Natalini | Yuichiro Momosaki |
Customer experience
iFolders Safe
PaperCode
In-app purchases
iFolders Safe
No in-app purchases
PaperCode
No in-app purchases
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