Comparison

PaperCode vs Donezo

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

Head to head
About

PaperCode

Organize your books and papers by assigning them to custom places and associating them with barcodes or QR codes. Quickly update an item's location by scanning its code. Automatically gather book information from databases by scanning ISBN barcodes.

Highlights
  • Manage items and places
  • Scan barcodes/QR codes
  • OCR for printed text
  • Automatic book information retrieval
  • Customizable place names
  • Quick item location updates
Features
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What you can do with this app: [The app remembers where your books/papers are.] *Manage ITEMS with PLACES where they belong to. -You can manage ITEMS and PLACES related to Barcodes/QR-codes by scanning codes or printed texts(OCR) using your phone's camera. -Only you need is minimum effort to add, update and search PLACES and ITEMS. -You can add and name any PLACES, such as "Bookshelf:A", "Box:B" and "Bed room closet". It is not necessary that PLACES are real physical places. They can be "Borrowed by John Doe", "Papers to copy", "Things to survey" and so on. -Though this app is designed for management of academic books and treatises(papers), you can also add and name any ITEMS. They can be "Golf shoes", "Water bottles for emergency", "Tax payment documents of 2019", "Buy salt", "Reserve restaurant" and so on. [Easier is better.] *Add, move, search, sometimes manage. With this app, you will: -Add(register) PLACES. Add(register) ITEMS and relate them to barcodes/QR-codes. -When you move an ITEM, scan a barcode/QR-code to update its PLACE to belong to. -Search an ITEM's name to find out its PLACE. -You can rename ITEMS and PLACES, update relationship between them and new codes, update their order in the lists at any time. [No automation, no life.] *ITEMS and PLACES cooperate with barcodes/QR-codes. -You can relate ITEMS and PLACES to any barcodes/QR-codes. -Once you created relationships between ITEMS/PLACES and codes, when you move an ITEM from current PLACE to another PLACE, all you have to do is: 1.Scan the code of the new PLACE using the camera, 2.Scan the code of the ITEM. That's it. It won't take more than 3 seconds. -The code will be scanned automatically when your camera focuses it. You don't even need to press the shutter button. -If the books or papers don't have barcodes/QR-codes, add codes to them. (for example, codes printed directly on the papers using handy printers or codes printed on sticker labels.) Any unique digits or characters will work. *Automatically collect information. -Information of books and papers (author, title, publisher, published date) will be collected automatically by searching with keyword(s). -This app accesses CiNii/CiNiiBooks database OpenSearch service on the web to get the information. -If you scan a barcode and the code is an ISBN, this app will collect and fill all necessary information automatically. All you need is to tap "OK" button. -You can search and find books or papers by using keyword(s). Use space for AND search and use slash for OR search. If multiple results hit, you can choose one to add as a new ITEM. -A particular chapter of a book can be added in the same way as a paper. *Relate ITEMS and PLACES to barcodes/QR-codes -Both ITEMS and PLACES can be related to barcode/QR-code. -You can delete or update(relate again) relationships between codes and ITEMS/PLACES. *Script(handwriting) recognition -If you can't use barcodes/QR-codes in some reason, you can try script(handwriting) recognition. It works, but it takes a lot of time and it won't recognize 100% correctly. So I strongly recommend you to use barcodes/QR-codes. [Nothing is more important than safety.] *Backup and export your data. -You can backup your data(ITEMS/PLACES) to a text file (as SQL expressions). -You can export backup file(s) to external storages/apps/services, such as iPhone's documents folder(which syncs with iCloud), Dropbox app, GoogleDrive app and so on. [Search and find at once.] *See all items in the place or search with keyword(s) -You can see all the ITEMS belonging to particular PLACE. -You can search an ITEM by keyword(s). AND/OR search is available. -You can search a PLACE as well. (but only AND search is available.)

About

Donezo

Features
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Donezoは、メモを書く感覚でタスクを管理できるシンプルなアプリです。 ■ ノートブック形式でタスクを整理 プロジェクトやカテゴリごとにノートブックを作成。タスクもメモも一緒に書き込めるから、思いついたらすぐに記録できます。 ■ 直感的なエディター ・ドラッグ&ドロップで自由に並べ替え ・インデントで階層化 ・箇条書きリストにも対応 ・タスクにメモを追加して詳細を管理 ■ 作業時間を自動記録 タスクをタップして「進行中」にするだけで時間計測がスタート。完了したら自動で作業時間を記録します。タイマーアプリを別に開く必要はありません。 ■ スケジュール機能 タスクに日付を設定して、今日・明日・今週やるべきことを一覧表示。期限が過ぎたタスクもひと目でわかります。 ■ 統計で振り返り 日ごとの作業履歴を確認。完了したタスク数、合計作業時間、セッション数を可視化。頑張りが数字でわかるから、モチベーションが続きます。 ■ ダークモード対応 ライト・ダーク・システム連動の3種類から選択。目に優しい表示でいつでも快適に使えます。 ■ クラウド同期 アカウントを作成すれば、データはクラウドに安全に保存。機種変更しても、ログインするだけでデータを復元できます。 --- Donezoは「シンプルに、すべてを管理」をコンセプトに開発されました。複雑な機能は省き、本当に必要なものだけを。だから毎日続けられます。 今日から、Donezoでタスク管理を始めましょう。

Screenshots

PaperCode4 screens
Donezo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Donezo at every 3 days against PaperCode's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaperCode ships an update every 3 weeks, Donezo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PaperCode versus Donezo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperCodeDonezo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuichiro Momosaki新蔵 中岡

In-app purchases

None

PaperCode

No in-app purchases

None

Donezo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaperCode free?
PaperCode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Donezo free?
Donezo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PaperCode or Donezo have ads?
Neither PaperCode nor Donezo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaperCode or Donezo?
PaperCode ships an update every 3 weeks, and Donezo every 3 days. Most recently, PaperCode was updated on July 25, 2026 and Donezo on September 22, 2026.

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