Comparison

Swift Paperless vs Ductio

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Native iOS integration
  • Paperless-ngx compatibility
  • Document finding
  • Document categorization
  • Add documents from phone
Features
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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!

About

Ductio

Features
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Capture at the Speed of Thought The gap between "having an idea" and "saving it" is where productivity dies. Choosing an app, navigating menus, and categorizing data creates cognitive friction. Ductio eliminates that friction by becoming your brain’s instant inbox. The Magic is in the Motion! Ductio transforms data entry into a tactile, satisfying experience. Simply take a picture or type your thought and flick it toward a corner of your screen. Top Left: Dispatch to Notes (via an optimized Shortcut). Top Right: Create a Reminder instantly. Bottom Left: Quickly schedule a Calendar event. Bottom Right: The Ductio Local List, for those "I'm not sure yet" moments. Why Ductio? Sensory Precision: We’ve tuned the haptic feedback on iPhone and audio to make every drag or flick feel physical. It’s not just an input; it’s a release. Zero Decision Fatigue: Don't waste energy deciding where a photo or note belongs while you're still thinking it. Capture or type first, decide with a gesture, and get back to your flow. Local: This is the Ductio "Later" Inbox — your staging area. Process saved items at your own pace, or share them with any app on your iPhone or iPad. Version 3.0 introduced iCloud Sync, working seamlessly with the Ductio Mac Companion App, available in the Mac App Store. Aesthetic Utility: Designed to look stunning in both Light and Dark modes. The minimalist UI ensures that your ideas remain the focal point. Technical Integration & Privacy Ductio is built to work with the tools you already use. To enable seamless dispatching, the app requests access to the iOS or iPadOS Photos, Calendar and Reminders. For Apple Notes, we provide a streamlined Shortcut setup that bypasses sandbox constraints, ensuring your data moves securely and directly to your native Apple ecosystem. Instructions on how to setup the Shortcut are provided in the App — this only needs to be done once. No accounts, no cloud sync, no distractions. Just you and your ideas, moving at the speed of a flick.

Screenshots

Swift Paperless4 screens
Ductio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Swift Paperless at Free against Ductio's $1.99. Ductio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Swift Paperless is free to download; Ductio costs $1.99 up front. Swift Paperless sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Ductio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swift Paperless ships an update monthly, Ductio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Swift Paperless versus Ductio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwift PaperlessDuctio
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.9 (75 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings75 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul GessingerITSecuConsult

Bugs and requests

Swift Paperless

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Metadata box not resizable on iPhone 13 Mini
  • Document upload screen sometimes exits unexpectedly
  • Extra step to access iOS share sheet
  • Cannot scroll multi-page PDFs on iPad
  • Server removal from list upon logout
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  • Editing area only half screen after update
  • App crying about certificate issue with HTTPS

Requested features

12 requests
  • Ability to quickly open next document in current view (like 'save & next')
  • Option to hide preview side bar for full-screen document view
  • Smarter server management in multi-instance setup
  • Ability to search within a document
  • Support for Title view only without thumbnails
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  • Siri Shortcuts support for adding documents
  • Option to add from a network scanner
  • Support for SSO
  • Ability to copy file content from the app
  • Option to send documents from archive via share menu (e.g., email)
  • Grid view with thumbnails on iPad
  • Direct donation link in the app

Ductio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Swift Paperless

One-time4
  • Coffee money$3.99
  • Proper thank-you$8.99
  • Above and beyond$17.99
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  • Legendary generosity$44.99
None

Ductio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swift Paperless free?
Swift Paperless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ductio free?
Ductio costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swift Paperless or Ductio have ads?
Neither Swift Paperless nor Ductio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swift Paperless or Ductio?
Swift Paperless ships an update monthly, and Ductio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Swift Paperless was updated on October 25, 2026 and Ductio on September 30, 2026.

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