Diode Collab vs GenPaper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diode Collab
This app offers a secure, self-managed alternative to cloud storage and team communication tools. It utilizes a peer-to-peer network, ensuring your data remains under your control without relying on third-party servers. Share notes, messages, and files with groups privately and securely.
- Self-managed secure data storage
- Peer-to-peer network
- Private message sharing
- Secure file sharing
- Group collaboration
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Diode Collab is a self-managed secure replacement for Slack and Google Drive. Instead of uploading private data to 3rd party servers Diode is using a peer-to-peer network to keep all your data in your control. Share notes, messages and files with your groups of Friends, or your Customers without worrying about data locations. You can be sure that your messages and are never stored on any servers.
GenPaper
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Collaborative maps for ideas and connections. - Build living maps together. Start with a single idea and watch it branch, layer, and grow as your team adds to it in real time. - Organize relationships, structures, and the connections between them on a shared, infinite canvas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GenPaper at every 3 weeks against Diode Collab's every 2 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Diode Collab ships an update every 2 months, GenPaper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diode Collab | GenPaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Diode | Chart Tech LLC |
In-app purchases
Diode Collab
No in-app purchases
GenPaper
No in-app purchases
