Time Tracker for Open Project vs Swift Paperless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Tracker for Open Project
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The Time Tracker app is a useful tool for tracking your time spent on tasks managed by Open Project instance. With this app, you can select a task, start the timer, and record your time once you have completed the task. This feature makes it easy to monitor how much time you spend on each activity and helps you manage your time more effectively. Whether you're a student, professional, or just looking to improve your productivity, the Timer app is a valuable tool for anyone seeking to manage their time efficiently. Please note that the Time Tracker app uses an Open Project instance, which is not provided by the app. You will need to have your own Open Project instance or access to an existing one in order to use the app's task selection feature.
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.
- Native iOS integration
- Paperless-ngx compatibility
- Document finding
- Document categorization
- Add documents from phone
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time Tracker for Open Project at none against Swift Paperless's 4. Time Tracker for Open Project also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Swift Paperless sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Time Tracker for Open Project asks for nothing beyond the download.
Time Tracker for Open Project ships an update every 2 months, Swift Paperless monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Tracker for Open Project | Swift Paperless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 97.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Von Rehberg Consulting GmbH | Paul Gessinger |
Bugs and requests
Time Tracker for Open Project
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
Time Tracker for Open Project
No in-app purchases
Swift Paperless
- Coffee money$3.99
- Proper thank-you$8.99
- Above and beyond$17.99
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- Legendary generosity$44.99
Questions
Is Time Tracker for Open Project free?
Is Swift Paperless free?
Do Time Tracker for Open Project or Swift Paperless have ads?
Which is updated more often, Time Tracker for Open Project or Swift Paperless?
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