Comparison

bVNC Pro vs Swift Paperless

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

Head to head
About

bVNC Pro

This app provides secure remote access to computers running VNC servers. It offers advanced features like SSH tunneling and multi-touch controls for seamless interaction with desktops across various operating systems.

Highlights
  • Controls Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD with VNC server
  • SSH tunneling and VeNCrypt for secure connections
  • Multi-touch control for remote mouse
  • Dynamic resolution changes
  • External keyboard and mouse support
  • PiKVM compatible
Features
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Thank you for supporting my work and GPL open-source software by buying bVNC Pro! If you are unhappy, please don't give us a bad review, instead, request a refund and get in touch by email support _at_ morpheusly _dot_ com: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/118223 Need an RDP app to control Windows, Ubuntu 22.04+ or XRDP remotely? https://apps.apple.com/app/ardp-pro/id1620745523 Need a SPICE or Proxmox or oVirt client for controlling virtual machines remotely? https://apps.apple.com/app/aspice-pro/id1560593107 If bVNC doesn't work for you or you're unhappy, please do not ask for help in a review but do post your question in the forum: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bvnc-ardp-aspice-opaque-remote-desktop-clients If you have a feature request, or you found a bug, please open an issue at: https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/issues - Instructions for Mac OS X: Plain VNC (Remote Desktop for Mac OS X): http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/how-to-connect-to-mac-os-x-using-bvnc.html Secure VNC over SSH: http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/tunneling-vnc-over-ssh-to-mac-os-x.html - Instructions for Windows: Plain VNC: http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/how-to-install-and-connect-to-tightvnc.html Secure VNC over VeNCrypt: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bvnc-ardp-aspice-opaque-remote-desktop-clients/lINJkYJbN-U/3Q3oHWjjDQAJ Secure VNC over SSH: http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/tunneling-vnc-over-ssh-to-windows.html - Instructions for Ubuntu 20.04 and earlier Linux Plain VNC not tunneled over SSH: https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/sharing-desktop.html.en http://www.howtoforge.com/configure-remote-access-to-your-ubuntu-desktop If your business is looking for fixes and features, please get in touch by email at support _at_ morpheusly.com bVNC is a secure, open source VNC client. Its features include: - Controls Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD with VNC server installed - PiKVM compatible - External keyboard support - External mouse support - Magic Trackpad support - Multi-language support - Supports Mac OS X built-in remote desktop server (ARD) and Mac OS X authentication! - Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD, or any other OS with a VNC server installed - Multi-touch control over the remote mouse. One finger tap left-clicks, two-finger tap right-clicks, and three-finger tap middle-clicks - Right and middle-drag and drop if you don't lift the first finger that tapped - Scrolling with a two-finger gesture - Pinch-zoom - Dynamic resolution changes, allowing you to reconfigure your desktop while connected, and control over virtual machines from BIOS to OS - All device orientations - Full desktop visibility even with soft keyboard extended - SSH tunneling, AnonTLS and VeNCrypt for secure connections (does not support RealVNC encryption). - High-grade encryption superior to RDP using SSH and VeNCrypt (x509 certificates and SSL), preventing man-in-the-middle attacks - Tight and CopyRect encodings for quick updates - SSH public/private (pubkey)- Supports most VNC servers including TightVNC, UltraVNC, TigerVNC, (and RealVNC Enterprise only, when configured appropriately) - Clipboard integration for copy/pasting from your device Some of the planned features to look forward to: - AutoX session discovery/creation similar to NX client - Ability to reduce the color depth over slow links - Importing encrypted/unencrypted RSA keys in PEM format - View-only mode - On-device help on available input modes in the Menu when connected GPL source code here: https://gitlab.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients-ios

About

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.

Highlights
  • Native iOS integration
  • Paperless-ngx compatibility
  • Document finding
  • Document categorization
  • Add documents from phone
Features
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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!

Screenshots

bVNC Pro4 screens
Swift Paperless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swift Paperless at 97% against bVNC Pro's 35%. Swift Paperless also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (4.9 vs 4.0). bVNC Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence and ads 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

Swift Paperless is free to download; bVNC Pro costs $9.99 up front. Swift Paperless sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. bVNC Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Swift Paperless holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swift Paperless has 72 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of bVNC Pro's written reviews are positive against 97% of Swift Paperless's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bVNC Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Swift Paperless monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
bVNC Pro versus Swift Paperless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbVNC ProSwift Paperless
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.9 (72 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews97.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings472 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeriordan iordanovPaul Gessinger

Customer experience

bVNC Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative64.7%

Swift Paperless

All ratings72 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.5%

In-app purchases

None

bVNC Pro

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Swift Paperless

One-time4
  • Coffee money$3.99
  • Proper thank-you$8.99
  • Above and beyond$17.99
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  • Legendary generosity$44.99

Questions

Is bVNC Pro free?
bVNC Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swift Paperless free?
Swift Paperless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, bVNC Pro or Swift Paperless?
Swift Paperless is rated higher. bVNC Pro averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Swift Paperless averages 4.9 from 72 ratings.
Do bVNC Pro or Swift Paperless have ads?
Neither bVNC Pro nor Swift Paperless shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bVNC Pro or Swift Paperless?
bVNC Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Swift Paperless monthly. Most recently, bVNC Pro was updated on October 7, 2026 and Swift Paperless on October 15, 2026.

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