RealVNC Viewer vs Paperless Forms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RealVNC Viewer
Access and control your Mac, Windows, or Linux computers remotely from any device. View your desktop, use your keyboard and mouse, and manage files securely with end-to-end encryption. Sync connections across all your devices for seamless access.
- Instant remote access to computers
- Control mouse and keyboard remotely
- End-to-end session encryption
- Cloud service for easy connection
- Backup and sync connections
- Virtual keyboard with advanced keys
- Bluetooth keyboard support
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RealVNC® Viewer from RealVNC® gives you instant remote access to your Mac, Windows and Linux computers from anywhere in the world. You can view your computer's desktop, and control its mouse and keyboard as though you were sitting down in front of it. Download RealVNC Connect to each computer you want to control. Then sign in to RealVNC Viewer on your device using your RealVNC account credentials. You'll see your computers automatically appear; simply tap to connect. RealVNC Connect password-protects each computer out-of-the-box. You may need to enter the same user name and password you use to log in to your computer. All sessions are then encrypted end-to-end. During a session, your device's touch screen serves as a trackpad to give you precise control. Drag your finger to move the remote mouse cursor and tap anywhere to left-click (other gestures such as right-click and scroll are explained in-app). As the original inventors of VNC remote access technology, we're confident you'll love what RealVNC Viewer has to offer. If you're still not convinced, check out our reviews! ===Key features=== - Connect with ease via our cloud service to computers running RealVNC Connect. - Backup and sync your connections between all your devices by signing in to RealVNC Viewer on each one. - A scrolling bar above the virtual keyboard includes advanced keys such as Command/Windows. - Support for Bluetooth keyboards. ===Contact=== We’d love to hear from you: iphone-support@realvnc.com twitter.com/RealVNC facebook.com/realvnc Better still, leave us a review! ===Terms of Use=== https://static.realvnc.com/media/documents/RealVNCServicesTCs.pdf ===Trademarks=== RealVNC and VNC are trademarks of RealVNC Limited and are protected by trademark registrations and/or pending trademark applications in the European Union, United States of America and other jurisdictions. Protected by UK patents 2481870, 2479756; US patent 8760366; EU patent 2652951.
Paperless Forms
Create and manage custom forms for field data collection. Features include multi-site management, smart form creation with various controls, nonconformity recording, and sophisticated analytics for real-time dashboards. Streamline workflows and reduce errors and paper consumption.
- Multi-site form management
- Smart form creation with custom controls
- Record and link nonconformities
- Fast file verification system
- Sophisticated analytics and KPI dashboards
- Multi-language support
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Paperless Forms by Datahex. The ultimate app for creating beautiful and easy to use forms to collect data on the field. ****************************** Major Features ****************************** Multi-site Capabilities Manage all your forms for all of your establishments from one central location. Smart Forms Create and customize all of your forms including controls like signatures, pictures and drop-down lists. Nonconformities Record, modify and link non conformities to any fields in your forms. File Verification System Verify data for thousands of forms in matter of seconds. Sophisticated Analytics Use our diagram engine to build a dashboard of KPI and Graphs for real-time summary. Multi-Language Support Translate all of your forms in the language of your choice. ****************************** Key Benefits ****************************** Full Compliance Flexibility to meet different system requirements such as ISO, HACCP and GFSI. Document Workflow Productivity increase due to faster workflow and instant document broadcast throughout your organization including procedures, instructions and programs. Reduce Errors Greatly reduce errors in documents with validation rules. Reduce paper consumption Cost reduction of filing and archiving physical documents. * Download the Paperless Forms App and contact us to set up your account!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RealVNC Viewer at 4.8 against Paperless Forms's 1.0. RealVNC Viewer also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). Paperless Forms's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RealVNC Viewer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RealVNC Viewer has 15K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of RealVNC Viewer's written reviews are positive against 75% of Paperless Forms's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RealVNC Viewer ships an update every 2 months, Paperless Forms every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RealVNC Viewer | Paperless Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15K ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RealVNC | Datahex, Inc. |
Customer experience
RealVNC Viewer
Paperless Forms
Bugs and requests
RealVNC Viewer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cursor and screen synchronization issues
- Incompatibility with certain macOS and iOS versions
- Frequent disconnections and login problems
- Keyboard input not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for audio streaming
- Improve clipboard and file transfer functionality
- Provide better multi-monitor support
- Allow customization of keyboard and mouse controls
- Implement a true touch-based interface
Paperless Forms
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RealVNC Viewer
No in-app purchases
Paperless Forms
No in-app purchases
Questions
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