Comparison

Flatter Files vs Draft Paper

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

Head to head
About

Flatter Files

This app provides a digital filing system for companies to efficiently distribute drawings and documents. It allows for easy searching, automatic updates, and organized grouping of items for quick access. Users can also share external links to their content.

Highlights
  • Digital flat file cabinet
  • Efficient document distribution
  • Searchable content
  • Automatic updates
  • Grouped assemblies
  • External sharing links
  • Mobile viewer capabilities
Features
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Flatter Files is a digital flat file cabinet that allows companies to distribute their drawings and documents to viewers more efficiently by providing a simple method to search all of your content, automatically keeping everything up to date, grouping your items into assemblies for quick access, and allowing you to share an always up to date link to your drawing or document externally. With the Flatter Files iPhone and iPad Application you can now have complete viewer capabilities on your mobile device.

About

Draft Paper

Create floor plans, layouts, and blueprints with ease using intuitive drawing tools. Support for multiple layers, iCloud, and Dropbox integration allows for seamless workflow. Export your designs to various formats for printing or further editing.

Highlights
  • Draw lines, rectangles, text, and more
  • Support for multiple layers
  • Export to PDF, JPEG, and DXF
  • iCloud and Dropbox integration
  • Mirror, translate, rotate, and scale operations
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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Draft Paper is a simple and intuitive way to make floor plans, layouts or blueprints quickly and easily. Touch and drag to draw lines and rectangles on up to 10 independent layers, then export directly to PDF, JPEG or DXF ready for printing, emailing or editing in other software. Full feature list: + Drawing: Line, Dotted Line, Arrow, Rectangle, Ellipse, Segment, Text, Erase, Measure, Presentation + Multi file iCloud support + Export to JPEG / Vector PDF / DXF + Upload / download from DropBox or any other compatible app + Mirror / translate / rotate / scale operations + Smooth, fast and intuitive zooming / panning + Multiple layers and colors + Selectable right / left handed modes. + Unlimited undo + Unlimited size drawing area + Apple Pencil support (including double tap) + Metric / Imperial (USC) units support + Designed for iPhone and iPad For full instructions please visit our website, http://draftpaper-app.com

Screenshots

Flatter Files3 screens
Draft Paper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Draft Paper at 4.4 against Flatter Files's 3.0. Draft Paper also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flatter Files sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Draft Paper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Draft Paper holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draft Paper has 16K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 51% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flatter Files ships an update every 2 months, Draft Paper every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flatter Files versus Draft Paper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlatter FilesDraft Paper
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.4 (16K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings216K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCMV Technologies, LLCGiles Goddard

Customer experience

Flatter Files

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Draft Paper

All ratings15,754 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews361 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral15.0%
Negative34.3%

Bugs and requests

Flatter Files

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Draft Paper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Saved files disappearing or becoming corrupted
  • Inconsistent behavior when zooming and panning
  • Inability to import/export files as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add copy/paste functionality
  • Improve text editing capabilities
  • Provide more precise measurement tools
  • Implement ability to save multiple versions of a project

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flatter Files

One-time1
  • PDF Viewer Upgrade$9.99
1 purchases

Draft Paper

One-time1
  • All Features$9.99

Questions

Is Flatter Files free?
Flatter Files is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Draft Paper free?
Draft Paper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flatter Files or Draft Paper?
Draft Paper is rated higher. Flatter Files averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Draft Paper averages 4.4 from 16K ratings.
Do Flatter Files or Draft Paper have ads?
Neither Flatter Files nor Draft Paper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flatter Files or Draft Paper?
Flatter Files ships an update every 2 months, and Draft Paper every 2 weeks. Most recently, Flatter Files was updated on July 4, 2026 and Draft Paper on September 30, 2026.

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