Allthenticator vs Swift Paperless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Allthenticator
This app allows you to unlock doors and laptops using your phone via Bluetooth Low Energy. It offers secure access control with options for automatic unlocking during work hours or biometric authentication after hours. It also supports multi-factor authentication for digital resources.
- Unlock doors with phone via BLE
- Unlock laptops with phone via BLE
- Grant temporary access
- No internet required for resource interaction
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Digital Access logs
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You can now unlock doors magically by walking up to them with your phone in your pocket, or by providing some sort of biometric if the doors require more security. For example, doors can unlock automatically during working hours, but require a biometric after hours. Similarly, users' laptops may unlock automatically while in the office, but require a PIN to be entered in the phone to unlock them when they are on travel. Access Control Features: - Unlock Allthenticate enabled doors with your phone using BLE - Grant temporary access - No internet access required for interacting with resources Access Control Requirements: - Allthenticate’s smart door reader - iOS 8 or later Digital Authentication Features: - Unlock laptops with your phone using BLE - Login to websites with your phone using BLE - Multi-Factor Authentication - Digital Access logs Digital Authentication Requirements: - Allthenticate PC software - iOS 8 or later The Allthenticator App is a product of Allthenticate Inc. To be able to use the Allthenticator to access your company's assets, please contact your administrator, and follow the instructions on the Allthenticate email to set up your account.
Swift Paperless
This app allows users to manage documents directly from their iOS device. It seamlessly integrates with a self-hosted document management system, ensuring data privacy and control. Easily find, categorize, and add new documents on the go.
- Native iOS integration
- Paperless-ngx compatibility
- Document finding
- Document categorization
- Add documents from phone
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Swift Paperless is a native iOS app that interacts with the popular Paperless-ngx document management software. Paperless-ngx is self-hosted, and therefore fully privacy preserving: you control your data! With Swift Paperless, it's easy to find, categorize and also add documents from your phone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Swift Paperless at 4.9 against Allthenticator's 3.6. Swift Paperless also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 67%). Allthenticator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Swift Paperless sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Allthenticator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swift Paperless holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Allthenticator's written reviews are positive against 97% of Swift Paperless's.
Allthenticator ships an update fortnightly, Swift Paperless monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Allthenticator | Swift Paperless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (41 ratings) | 4.9 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 72 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allthenticate, Inc | Paul Gessinger |
Customer experience
Allthenticator
Swift Paperless
In-app purchases
Allthenticator
No in-app purchases
Swift Paperless
- Coffee money$3.99
- Proper thank-you$8.99
- Above and beyond$17.99
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- Legendary generosity$44.99
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