Comparison

Paper vs TROOPER

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

Head to head
About

Paper

This app offers an immersive sketching experience with intuitive tools and gesture-based controls. Easily create collages, paintings, and drawings without distracting menus. Organize your creations into journals and sync them across devices.

Highlights
  • Intuitive sketching tools
  • Gesture-based controls
  • Photo collage creation
  • Layer-free editing
  • Journal organization
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Over 30 million people set their ideas free with Paper®, the award-winning immersive sketching app. SKETCH WITH CONFIDENCE Paper’s perfectly-tuned tools make it easy to sketch, collage, paint, draw—wherever your thoughts take you. Wave goodbye to distracting menus and let natural gestures guide you, keeping you in your creative flow. GET CREATIVE (WITHOUT THE MESS) Add multiple photos to a single page and cut, stick, move, and fix without the fuss of complex layers. From mood boards to storyboards, pull in inspiration from anywhere and get your ideas moving. YOUR IDEAS, YOUR WAY Wherever and however you get your ideas, it’s never been easier to put them on Paper. Organize pages into beautiful journals and sync them across your devices, ready to pick up where you left off. CREATE LIKE A PRO Take creativity to the next level and subscribe to Paper Pro for more tools, features, and journals. Subscription is optional and you can cancel anytime. To upgrade, simply visit the Paper Pro section in your Settings menu. * Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account once you confirm the purchase. * Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of your subscription period. To opt out, you must turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. * Manage changes to your subscription in the iTunes Account Settings. * Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a Paper Pro subscription. Love Paper? Leave us a review! Thanks to your comments, reviews, and tweets we can continue to evolve Paper with you in mind. Questions? Shoot us an email at support@wetransfer.com. Terms of Service: https://paper.bywetransfer.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://paper.bywetransfer.com/privacy Patents: https://paper.bywetransfer.com/legal/patents

About

TROOPER

Features
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Professionelle Ausrüstung für Outdoor, Polizei, Army und Abenteurer. Direkter Zugriff auf über 5'000 Produkte, welche bei Profis von Polizei und Militär im Einsatz stehen, und welche z.T. für Zivilisten nirgends sonst erhältlich sind. Weltmarken vom Polizei-Ausrüster TROOPER - für Profis von Behörden wie Polizei, Armee, GWK, Transportpolizei, Rega, Feuerwehr etc. sind Spezialkonditionen hinterlegt, auf welche Sie mit dieser App direkt Zugriff haben. Bei uns finden Sie das schweizweit grösste Sortiment z.B. von G-SHOCK, TASMANIAN TIGER, 5.11, BLACKHAWK!, SUUNTO, NITECORE, POHL FORCE, DEUTER und über 50 weiteren Weltmarken. TROOPER ist Armyshop, Outdoor-Shop, Polizeibedarf, Messershop und Geschenk-Ideen-Finder für Männer. Bei uns finden Sie professionelles Equipment, wie es von Spezialisten der Polizei, dem Militär oder von Outdoorprofis verwendet wird. Produkte, welche sich im Extremeinsatz tausendfach bewährt haben und von welchen es in ihrer Sparte nichts Besseres gibt. Neben dem "Grundsortiment" unseres Outdoor Shop / Army Shop / Polizeibedarf werden Sie auch Artikel finden, welche normalerweise nur von Profis in Spezialeinheiten benützt werden und welche Sie z.T. als Privatperson in keinem anderen Army Shop oder Outdoor Shop kaufen können. TROOPER - Mix aus Outdoor Shop, Army Shop und Polizeibedarf: Vom ausgeklügelsten und leichtesten DEUTER RUCKSACK, Tatonka oder Tasmanian Tiger über die hellsten NITECORE-Taschenlampen und Stirnlampen über robuste Sportuhren und Pulsuhren von POLAR und SUUNTO, G-SHOCK oder CITIZEN zu den praktischsten Messern und Tools oder innovativster Funktionsbekleidung und Sportbekleidung von X-BIONIC oder UNDER ARMOUR finden Sie bei uns alles, was es an Ausrüstung und Accessoires für den Outdoorsport, Camping- und Feuerwehr-, Militär- und Polizeibedarf gibt. Geschenke für Männer: Die perfekte Webseite für Frauen, die eine Geschenkidee für Männer suchen: Professionelle LED-Taschenlampen z.B. von NITECORE, LED LENSER oder FENIX. Tools, Rettungs- oder Einsatzmesser wie sie von Feuerwehr oder Polizei eingesetzt werden. Luminox oder G-Shock Einsatzuhren. Pulsuhren von Suunto, unzerbrechlichen Sonnenbrillen, Nachtsichtgeräte,.Schlafsäcke, Survival-Equipment oder das umfassendste Sortiment an felddiensttauglichen Militärschuhen oder Freizeitschuhen der führenden Hersteller MEINDL, LOWA, HAIX oder SALOMON.

Screenshots

Paper4 screens
TROOPER3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TROOPER at none against Paper's 10. Paper's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Paper sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. TROOPER asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paper ships an update every 2 months, TROOPER every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Paper versus TROOPER: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperTROOPER
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (73K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings73K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvernote CorporationCHEVEYO AG

Bugs and requests

Paper

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Pages disappearing or getting corrupted
  • Unreliable cloud sync and data loss
  • Erratic scrolling and navigation issues
  • Inconsistent behavior of drawing tools
  • Compatibility problems with Apple Pencil

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add text editing and formatting options
  • Improve palm rejection and precision
  • Implement layers and advanced compositing
  • Allow more customization of journal pages
  • Bring back popular features from older versions
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  • Provide a one-time purchase option

TROOPER

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Paper

Subscriptions10
  • Paper Pro$4.997 Days
  • Paper Pro7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Paper Pro$7.996 Months
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  • Paper Pro$9.997 Days
  • Paper Pro7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Paper Pro$11.991 Year
  • Paper Pro$69.991 Year
  • Paper Pro7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Paper Pro$99.991 Year
  • Paper Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

TROOPER

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paper free?
Paper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TROOPER free?
TROOPER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paper or TROOPER have ads?
Neither Paper nor TROOPER shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paper or TROOPER?
Paper ships an update every 2 months, and TROOPER every 3 months. Most recently, Paper was updated on November 8, 2026 and TROOPER on November 6, 2026.

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