Swift Paperless vs DashBoardPersonal
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!
DashBoardPersonal
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Your personal dashboard for staying on top of what matters most. DashB brings together everything you need to see each day in one clean, simple view. Features: • Current weather with 7-day forecast • Next upcoming holiday countdown • Personal events, birthdays, and anniversaries with yearly countdowns • Today's calendar events with day navigation • Reminders and overdue task tracking • To Do list for undated tasks • Filter out calendars and reminder lists you don't want to see • Auto-refreshes to stay current
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DashBoardPersonal at none against Swift Paperless's 4. 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
Both are free to download. Swift Paperless sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. DashBoardPersonal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swift Paperless ships an update monthly, DashBoardPersonal every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swift Paperless | DashBoardPersonal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (75 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 97.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Gessinger | TODD LAYNE REDDINGER |
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
DashBoardPersonal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
DashBoardPersonal
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Swift Paperless free?
Is DashBoardPersonal free?
Do Swift Paperless or DashBoardPersonal have ads?
Which is updated more often, Swift Paperless or DashBoardPersonal?
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