Comparison

Swift Paperless vs Zorya

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

Zorya

Features
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Zorya turns your saved links into a living, visual library — not a forgotten graveyard of bookmarks. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Copy a URL and Zorya detects it instantly, offering to save it with a single tap. Or use the Share extension directly from Safari, Chrome, or any other app. GRAPH VIEW See your entire library as an interactive constellation. Tags become nodes — sized by how many links they hold, connected to each other when links share multiple tags. Drag, explore, filter. LIST VIEW A clean, fast list with swipe actions, smart filters, and full-text search. Sort by date, filter by tag combinations, or jump straight into a Smart Collection. SMART COLLECTIONS Zorya automatically organises your links into collections like Overdue, Read This Week, Never Opened, Broken Links, and more — with no setup required. READ LATER Mark links with a deadline. Choose from quick presets (+1d, +3w, +1m) or pick a custom date. The home screen widget shows your read list at a glance and alerts you to overdue links. TAGS & GROUPS Build a tag system that works the way your mind does. Group related tags into folders, merge duplicates, and filter by multiple tags at once using AND or OR logic. SHARE EXTENSION Save links directly from any browser or app. Add a note, assign tags, and mark as Read Later — all without leaving what you were doing. ICLOUD SYNC Your library syncs silently across all your devices via iCloud. No account, no password, no subscription. IMPORT & EXPORT Full JSON export and import. Your data is always yours. ———— Zorya has no ads, no tracking, and no subscription.

Screenshots

Swift Paperless4 screens
Zorya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Swift Paperless at Free against Zorya's $1.99. Zorya's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On 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; Zorya costs $1.99 up front. Swift Paperless sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Zorya asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swift Paperless ships an update monthly, Zorya every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Swift Paperless versus Zorya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwift PaperlessZorya
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.9 (76 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings76 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul GessingerNikola Lukic

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

Zorya

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

Zorya

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swift Paperless free?
Swift Paperless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zorya free?
Zorya costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swift Paperless or Zorya have ads?
Neither Swift Paperless nor Zorya shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swift Paperless or Zorya?
Swift Paperless ships an update monthly, and Zorya every 2 days. Most recently, Swift Paperless was updated on October 30, 2026 and Zorya on October 24, 2026.

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