Paperless Counter vs Hilo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paperless Counter
Streamline car rental agreements by having customers review and sign digitally on a tablet. This app facilitates emailing signed documents and maintains digital image records for efficient record-keeping.
- Digital customer reviews
- Electronic signature capture
- Emailing of signed agreements
- Digital image record keeping
- Tablet optimized interface
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Paperless counter utility for Rent Centric Car Rental Software clients. Have your car rental customers review and sign rental agreements on tablet, for emailing and digital image record keeping purposes.
Hilo
Control your entire smart home from a single application. Manage connected devices remotely, create custom scenes for different moods, and program devices to save time and energy. Participate in challenges to earn cash rewards by reducing energy consumption.
- Remote device management
- Custom scene creation
- Device scheduling
- Energy consumption tracking
- Energy saving challenges
- Cash rewards for energy reduction
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There’s no place like home, especially when it’s a smart home. Say hello to Hilo, and discover how to control your entire home with a single app. Manage your devices wherever you are Hilo allows you to configure, manage and control all your connected home devices with ease. Activate them when you want, wherever you are. Create scenes to make your life easier A scene allows you to control in one go several devices and to create the mood for a room by dimming a light or changing the colour of bulbs, for example. Start by creating 4 basic scenes, then take the time to define key moments to help you make the most of your Hilo home. Get creative! Movie night, Sunday brunch, reading corner… Create the scenes you want and manage several devices with a single command, so that your home takes care of you 24/7. Program your devices to save time and energy By programming your favorite devices such as your thermostats and lights with a single gesture, you’ll save time and energy. With Hilo, you’re more efficient! Rise to the challenge, get money in return Reward yourself with Hilo challenges! During the cold months, we propose up to 30 Hilo challenges. If you successfully complete them, you’ll reap a cash reward. The formula is simple: Accept the automatic action suggested by Hilo and obtain a reward for each kilowatt hour (kWh) that isn’t consumed. A Hilo challenge is a small gesture that's good for your wallet, and the planet. Track and optimize your energy consumption in real time Hilo allows you to track your consumption by day, week or month. The goal is to continually optimize your energy consumption. Being energy smart? You’ve got this!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paperless Counter at 5.0 against Hilo's 4.5. Paperless Counter also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Hilo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Paperless Counter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hilo has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Paperless Counter ships an update every 2 months, Hilo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paperless Counter | Hilo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 39.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rent Centric, Inc. | Hilo Énergie |
Customer experience
Paperless Counter
Hilo
In-app purchases
Paperless Counter
No in-app purchases
Hilo
No in-app purchases









