Swift Paperless vs Synctrain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Synctrain
Securely synchronize files and folders between your devices. Stream audio and video directly from other devices. Manage file sharing permissions to control access to your data.
- Secure file synchronization
- Full folder synchronization
- Specific file selection
- Audio and video streaming
- Cross-device file mirroring
- Customizable sharing permissions
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With Synctrain you can securely synchronize files with other devices that have Syncthing installed. You can choose to synchronize full folders, or choose specific files. With Synctrain you can also stream audio and video files from other devices. When you synchronize files, all changes, including deleting files, also happen on your other devices. Do not use Synctrain for back-up purposes, and always keep a back-up of your data. You decide with which devices you share which files. This also means the app makers cannot help you access or recover any lost files. This app is powered by Syncthing. This app is however not associated with or endorsed by Syncthing nor its developers. Please do not expect support from the Syncthing developers. Instead, contact the maker of this app if you have questions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Synctrain at none against Swift Paperless's 4. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Synctrain asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Swift Paperless against 4.9 for Synctrain. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 123 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Swift Paperless's written reviews are positive against 89% of Synctrain's.
Swift Paperless ships an update monthly, Synctrain every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swift Paperless | Synctrain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (72 ratings) | 4.9 (123 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better | 89.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 | 123 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Gessinger | T-Shaped |
Customer experience
Swift Paperless
Synctrain
Bugs and requests
Swift Paperless
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Synctrain
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional app crashes
- Sync delays on some devices
Requested features
2 requests- Direct photo/video sync to remote devices
- Faster initial connection to server
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
Synctrain
No in-app purchases
Questions
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