Comparison

Kimai Mobile 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

Kimai Mobile

This app allows for real-time time tracking of projects and tasks, syncing automatically with your individual server. It offers offline logging, multiple language support, and detailed reporting for billable hours and expenses. Manage your team's workload and stay organized with a user-friendly interface and customizable features.

Highlights
  • Offline Time Tracking
  • Multiple Languages
  • Billable Time & Expense Tracking
  • Activity Summary Reports
  • Team Management
  • Dark Mode
Features
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Kimai Mobile lets you focus on what truly matters – your projects! It offers real-time time tracking, supports multiple languages, and allows unlimited workspaces for seamless management of tasks and projects. Edit or add entries effortlessly on your phone, and they'll sync automatically to your individual Kimai Time Tracking Server. Stay on top of your project and task statuses with our activity summary and user-friendly design. No more hassles with time management – Kimai Mobile makes it easy and stress-free. Download the app now and take advantage of the offline feature and dark mode for a smoother, more organized work life. Embrace productivity and efficiency with Kimai Mobile today! Features: ● Offline Time Tracking: No internet? No problem! Log your time even in remote locations or during internet outages. Your work will always be accurately accounted for. ● Multiple Languages: Choose from English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Arabic or Korean to work comfortably in your preferred language. ● Reminder: Set specific task reminders and receive notifications once you achieve your time goals. ● Reports: Gain statistical insights into your project efforts. Customize the time frame for detailed reports. ● Bill Clients: Track billable time and expenses, show clients your work progress, earnings, and easily create invoices. ● Calendar: Access any pastime window with a visually appealing display of your time tracking entries. ● Dark Mode: For the design-conscious, switch between Dark and Light Mode at your convenience. ● Manage Team: Track attendance, manage workload among teams, and see who's working on what. ● Take a Break Reminder: Your well-being matters! Receive friendly reminders to take breaks and recharge your mental health. Please review the Terms of Use provided by Apple by following this link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Kimai Mobile4 screens
Swift Paperless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swift Paperless at 97% against Kimai Mobile's 29%. Swift Paperless also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.7) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Kimai Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Kimai Mobile sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year and Swift Paperless sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Swift Paperless holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swift Paperless has 72 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Kimai Mobile's written reviews are positive against 97% of Swift Paperless's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kimai Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, Swift Paperless monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kimai Mobile versus Swift Paperless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKimai MobileSwift Paperless
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)4.9 (72 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews97.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings372 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCloudrizon GmbHPaul Gessinger

Customer experience

Kimai Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Swift Paperless

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

Bugs and requests

Kimai Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Swift Paperless

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Metadata box not resizable on iPhone 13 Mini
  • Document upload screen sometimes exits unexpectedly
  • Extra step to access iOS share sheet
  • Cannot scroll multi-page PDFs on iPad
  • Server removal from list upon logout
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  • Editing area only half screen after update
  • App crying about certificate issue with HTTPS

Requested features

12 requests
  • Ability to quickly open next document in current view (like 'save & next')
  • Option to hide preview side bar for full-screen document view
  • Smarter server management in multi-instance setup
  • Ability to search within a document
  • Support for Title view only without thumbnails
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  • Siri Shortcuts support for adding documents
  • Option to add from a network scanner
  • Support for SSO
  • Ability to copy file content from the app
  • Option to send documents from archive via share menu (e.g., email)
  • Grid view with thumbnails on iPad
  • Direct donation link in the app

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kimai Mobile

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Kimai Mobile Lifetime License$79.99
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 Kimai Mobile free?
Kimai Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swift Paperless free?
Swift Paperless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kimai Mobile or Swift Paperless?
Swift Paperless is rated higher. Kimai Mobile averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Swift Paperless averages 4.9 from 72 ratings.
Do Kimai Mobile or Swift Paperless have ads?
Neither Kimai Mobile nor Swift Paperless shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kimai Mobile or Swift Paperless?
Kimai Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, and Swift Paperless monthly. Most recently, Kimai Mobile was updated on October 5, 2026 and Swift Paperless on October 15, 2026.

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