# Paper vs QINGU 친구

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QINGU 친구 at none against Paper's 6. QINGU 친구 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). Paper's advantage is device support. On price there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Paper sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. QINGU 친구 asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | Paper | QINGU 친구 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (1.8K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paper-writing-app-notes/id1476984841/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **1.8K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 85 MB | 27 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15 | **12.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | — |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Mihhail Lapushkin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1143513743) | [Coding Minds, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1480612283) |

## What reviewers say

### Paper

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paper-writing-app-notes/id1476984841)

This app offers a clean and configurable writing environment for various creative projects. It supports Markdown and plain text, syncs with iCloud, and integrates with other tools. Users can publish drafts to popular blogging platforms and export documents in multiple formats.

**Highlights:** Gorgeous writing space, Silky-smooth typing, Deep personalization (Pro), Markdown or Plain Text support, iCloud sync, Publish to Medium, WordPress, Ghost, Export to PDF, HTML, DOCX, ePub

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Features — Discounted | $14.99 | per month |
| Pro Features | $29.99 | per month |
| Pro Features — Discounted | $49.99 | per year |
| Pro Features | $99.99 | per year |
| Pro Features — Discounted | $99.99 | one-time |
| Pro Features | $199.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💗 Fantastic app
- 🎀 Great tool for writers
- 👍 Clean writing app
- 🤩 Awesome app
- 👍 Cute animations

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable
- 💰 Paywalled features
- 🐛 Lost files and documents
- 🐛 Cursor issues
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable

**Reported bugs**

- Files randomly disappearing
- Cursor issues causing freezes
- Syncing and iCloud integration problems

**Requested features**

- Add image support
- Improve file management and recovery
- Expand font and customization options
- Implement team/collaborative writing features
- Add text formatting options like italics and bold


### QINGU 친구

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/qingu/id6578019688)

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Paper free?

Paper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is QINGU 친구 free?

QINGU 친구 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*