The Receptionist for iPad vs Paperless Forms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Receptionist for iPad
Streamline your office's front desk experience with a digital visitor management system. Enhance security, welcome guests, and notify staff instantly. Easy setup and cloud-based logging for efficient office operations.
- Customizable appearance
- Two-way visitor-staff messaging
- Email and voice notifications
- Photo and signature capture
- Digital NDA and agreement signing
- Cloud-based visitor log with CSV export
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The Receptionist for iPad offers a sleek first point of contact for your office visitors. Make your guests feel welcome and put visitors directly in contact with the person they are there to see -- all while improving office security. Features: -Customized look and feel -Two-way messaging -Custom voice audio prompts -Email notifications -Photo & Image capture -Badge printing -NDAs & legal agreements -ITAR compliance -Delivery notification -Online configuration dashboard -Cloud-based visitor log (with CSV downloading) Get up and running with your Receptionist online in minutes. “Before choosing The Receptionist for iPad we tried 3 other major Visitor Management software systems. Out of all of them, The Receptionist for iPad was by far the easiest to set up… None of the other systems tested came close to being competitive in regard to cost and customer service.” - TDK-Lambda
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!
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Receptionist for iPad at 4.0 against Paperless Forms's 1.0. The Receptionist for iPad also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
The Receptionist for iPad holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Receptionist for iPad has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of The Receptionist for iPad's written reviews are positive against 75% of Paperless Forms's.
The Receptionist for iPad ships an update every 2 weeks, Paperless Forms every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | The Receptionist for iPad | Paperless Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (10 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Los Trigos, Inc | Datahex, Inc. |
Customer experience
The Receptionist for iPad
Paperless Forms
In-app purchases
The Receptionist for iPad
No in-app purchases
Paperless Forms
No in-app purchases
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