Swift Paperless vs Simple Social
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!
Simple Social
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Simple Social helps you use social media more intentionally in Safari. Instead of blocking entire platforms, choose exactly which distracting features disappear and keep the useful parts available. Customise YouTube, Instagram, X/Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn, Facebook and TikTok with controls for feeds, recommendations, short-form video, reactions, comments, navigation items and more. Build healthier browsing habits with: - Selective blockers for each supported website - Daily time limits and optional on-screen counters - Mindful check-ins that encourage a moment of reflection - Scheduled blocking for work, study or sleep - Greyscale mode to reduce visual stimulation - Custom website blocking - Face ID or Touch ID protection for settings - iCloud settings sync across your Apple devices Simple Social works locally as a Safari Web Extension. It does not collect analytics, browsing history or page content, and no account is required. Simple Social affects websites opened in Safari. It cannot modify native social-media apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Swift Paperless at Free against Simple Social's $1.99. Simple Social's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). 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
Swift Paperless is free to download; Simple Social costs $1.99 up front. Swift Paperless sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Social asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Swift Paperless | Simple Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (75 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 97.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Gessinger | JOSH EDMUND MONTGOMERY |
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
Simple Social
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
Simple Social
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Swift Paperless free?
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Do Swift Paperless or Simple Social have ads?
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