Comparison

PaperCal vs Detective

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

Head to head
About

PaperCal

This app offers a visually appealing and user-friendly calendar experience, reimagined for iPhone. It features clean, paper-inspired layouts and beautiful widgets for your Home and Lock Screen, allowing you to see tasks and events together in one place.

Highlights
  • Paper-inspired layouts
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Tasks and events in one view
  • Sync with existing calendars
  • 20+ customizable themes
  • Yearly, monthly, weekly, daily views
Features
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A paper calendar. Reimagined for iPhone. Simple, clear, and easy to use. With beautiful widgets for your Home and Lock Screen. ▶ Why PaperCal? ◀ • See your schedule at a glance with clean, paper-inspired layouts • See tasks and events together in one view • Easy-to-read widgets for your Home and Lock Screen • Customize your calendar with 20+ beautifully designed themes • No clutter, no learning curve ▶ Calendar Views ◀ Switch between yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily views. Flip through pages like a real paper calendar. A clean, distraction-free interface. ▶ Tasks & Events in One Place ◀ No need for multiple apps. • Manage tasks and events in one place • Add and organize activities instantly • Sync with your existing calendars • Stay up to date across all your devices ▶ Make It Yours ◀ Choose from 20+ unique themes designed by illustrator Jojo Falk. • Add color tags to events and tasks • Quickly search your schedule • View week numbers and day counts ▶ Built for iPhone (and more) ◀ • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets • Works on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac (Apple silicon) • One purchase, available on all devices ▶ Loved by Users ◀ “I love its simplicity and reliability.” “This calendar is great — I can see my whole week at a glance.” “I love this calendar because I can use it like a planner.” Rated 4.7+ by users worldwide. ▶ A Fresh Start ◀ PaperCal is the successor to “Week Agenda Ultimate”. Rebuilt from scratch based on years of feedback — now faster, clearer, and more refined. Start using PaperCal today.

About

Detective

Features
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Have you ever struggled with recording files that become harder to sort as they pile up? Now you can record and categorize with category buttons. Easily manage everything from daily conversations, lectures, and meetings to songs you sing alone and quick ideas. Key Features: Group- and category-based recording, classification, and organization Text transcription for recording files Quick recording with Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets iCloud-based file management and sync with the Mac version Playback, skip, rename, trim, and share Silence auto-stop with configurable threshold time Terms of Service: https://www.studioyona.co.kr/en/apps/detective-recorder/legal/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.studioyona.co.kr/en/apps/detective-recorder/legal/privacy/ Contact: studioyona.official@gmail.com

Screenshots

PaperCal4 screens
Detective4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Detective at every 3 days against PaperCal's monthly. Detective also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99). PaperCal's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On 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

PaperCal costs $3.99 and Detective $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaperCal ships an update monthly, Detective every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PaperCal versus Detective: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperCalDetective
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.8 (431 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings431 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohan BurglerStudio YONA

Bugs and requests

PaperCal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Events not displaying correctly in widgets
  • App freezing when adding locations to events
  • Inconsistent behavior when changing event times

Requested features

6 requests
  • Sync with Apple Reminders
  • Add notes/attachments to events
  • Ability to reorder tasks
  • More color/theme options
  • Improved widget functionality
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  • Localization to more languages

Detective

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PaperCal

No in-app purchases

None

Detective

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaperCal free?
PaperCal costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Detective free?
Detective costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PaperCal or Detective have ads?
Neither PaperCal nor Detective shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaperCal or Detective?
PaperCal ships an update monthly, and Detective every 3 days. Most recently, PaperCal was updated on November 7, 2026 and Detective on October 31, 2026.

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