Comparison

Paperlogix vs Compose Notes

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

Head to head
About

Paperlogix

Capture high-quality scans of documents and receipts with automatic cropping and perspective correction. Organize your files using folders and tags, and leverage powerful automation features for sorting and archiving. Pro features include OCR, cloud uploads, and customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Automatic document edge detection
  • Skew and perspective correction
  • Folder and tag organization
  • Text recognition (OCR)
  • Cloud service integration
  • Workflow automation
  • Multi-page scanning
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Get organized with Paperlogix Document Scanner. Capture beautiful, high quality scans of your receipts and documents. Easily organize your scans with folders, tags, and convenient drag and drop. Upgrade to Paperlogix Pro to enable automation, text recognition (OCR), cloud upload, capture presets, customizable color themes, and more. Powerful automation workflows and rules let you automatically sort, organize, and archive your scans. Capture Scans with Your Camera • Automatic cropping detects document edges • Correction for skew and perspective distortion • Background whitening for clean, paper-white scans • Fine tune camera exposure • Scan using any of your device's back cameras • Scan in color, grayscale, or black & white • Scan multi-page documents • Snap scans automatically with Auto Capture • Easily change scanning configuration with Capture Presets • Edit and create your own Capture Presets (Pro) Organize Scans • Organize with nested folders (Basic or Pro) • Create tags to quickly access your documents or folders (Basic or Pro) • Move or tag items with iOS drag and drop View and Edit Scans • Browse multi-page scans • Adjust colors, brightness, contrast, and rotation • Whiten backgrounds • Precision crop tool with magnifier • Instantly revert back to your original camera images • Peek into scans with 3D or Haptic Touch • Merge scans Navigate • Instantly access recent documents • Instantly access tagged items and favorites • Find documents and folders with pull down search bar Text Recognition (Pro) • Convert documents to selectable text • Built-in text recognition executes directly on your device Cloud Services (Pro) • Share to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, or OneDrive • Upload to cloud services from workflows and rules Automation (Pro) • Create workflows to automate common actions such as renaming, moving, or uploading documents • Create rules to perform actions automatically • Automatic text recognition for processing text rules • View the status of all your automation actions • Export and Import your workflows and rules Automation Rules (Pro) • Perform actions when documents contain specific text • Perform actions when documents are created • Perform actions when documents are added to a folder • Perform actions when documents are tagged Automation Actions (Pro) • Rename document • Move to folder • Tag document • Recognize Text • Upload to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, or OneDrive cloud services • Save to Photos • Compose Email • Compose Message Share Your Scans • Export scans as JPEG images • Export scans as PDF documents (Basic or Pro) • Encrypt exported PDF documents (Basic or Pro) Color Themes • Support for dark mode • Customizable color themes (Basic or Pro)

About

Compose Notes

Capture thoughts and ideas with a clean, elegant interface designed for focused writing. Customize the look and feel to your preference and access notes seamlessly across devices. Quickly create notes from your home screen or through shortcuts.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free writing experience
  • Customizable colors, fonts, and icons
  • Focus Mode for immersive writing
  • Seamless iCloud sync across devices
  • Widgets and shortcuts for quick note creation
Features
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Whether you’re jotting down quick thoughts or writing detailed notes, Compose Notes provides a distraction-free experience. • Minimal & Elegant – A clean, thoughtfully designed interface that helps you take notes. • Highly Customizable – Choose from multiple accent colors, fonts, and app icons to match your style. • Focus Mode – Remove distractions and immerse yourself in writing. • Seamless iCloud Sync – Access your notes instantly on iPhone, iPad. • Widgets & Shortcuts – Quickly create notes from your Home Screen, Lock Screen and through shortcuts. Mac and Watch app is coming soon... For help write us at feedback.composenotes@gmail.com To learn about our terms + approach to privacy visit https://dextercode.craft.me/ComposeNotes-Terms&Privacy Compose Notes offers free trial and make cancellation easy. After that it costs $0.99 per month or $6.99 per year. These prices are in USD and may vary by region. Cancel in your iTunes account settings at least 24 hours before renewal.  One-time purchase is for $9.99 which also includes Family Sharing.

Screenshots

Paperlogix4 screens
Compose Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Compose Notes at 5.0 against Paperlogix's 4.5. Paperlogix's advantage is ratings volume (68 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Paperlogix sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Compose Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Compose Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paperlogix has 68 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paperlogix ships an update every 3 months, Compose Notes every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paperlogix versus Compose Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperlogixCompose Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (68 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings68 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnloft Software LLCTanish Mittal

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Paperlogix

One-time3
  • Paperlogix Basic Upgrade$4.99
  • Upgrade from Basic to Pro$4.99
  • Paperlogix Pro Upgrade$9.99
3 purchases

Compose Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly14 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Paperlogix free?
Paperlogix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Compose Notes free?
Compose Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paperlogix or Compose Notes?
Compose Notes is rated higher. Paperlogix averages 4.5 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Compose Notes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Paperlogix or Compose Notes have ads?
Neither Paperlogix nor Compose Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paperlogix or Compose Notes?
Paperlogix ships an update every 3 months, and Compose Notes every 10 months. Most recently, Paperlogix was updated on November 6, 2026 and Compose Notes on October 30, 2026.

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