Comparison

Swift Paperless vs Shotplaner

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

Shotplaner

Features
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Plan your videos with confidence—from the first idea to the final shot. Shotplaner helps you capture video ideas, prepare productions, and stay organized while filming. Create projects, manage multiple shot lists, and add every important detail to your shots. EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR VIDEO PLANNING • Organize projects and video ideas • Create multiple shot lists for each project • Arrange and reorder shots freely • Track duration, status, and filming progress • Define framing, shot type, and camera movement • Add locations, descriptions, and VoiceOver scripts • Attach reference images from your photo library or camera A SHOOTING MODE BUILT FOR PRODUCTION Start shooting mode and focus on the current shot. Reference images, metadata, and progress remain visible at a glance. Open images in a full-screen viewer, display your VoiceOver script, and mark completed shots with a single tap. TEMPLATES FOR A FASTER START Choose from built-in templates for different video formats or save your own projects as reusable templates. Spend less time rebuilding familiar workflows and more time creating. PROGRESS AND ARCHIVE See immediately which shots are planned, in progress, completed, or skipped. Archive finished projects and restore them whenever you need them again. IMPORT AND EXPORT Export your projects together with their reference images. Use exports as backups or import them on another device. PRIVATE AND LOCAL Your projects, notes, and reference images are stored locally on your device. Shotplaner requires no user account and uses no advertising or tracking. SHOTPLANER PRO Upgrade to Shotplaner Pro to plan unlimited video ideas and shots and use your saved templates. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. Whether you are a content creator, filmmaker, social media team, or solo producer, Shotplaner brings structure to your ideas and clarity to every shoot. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://polydarts.com/pages/polyapps

Screenshots

Swift Paperless4 screens
Shotplaner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Swift Paperless and Shotplaner are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Swift Paperless sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Shotplaner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Swift Paperless versus Shotplaner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwift PaperlessShotplaner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (72 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul GessingerMaurice Schwarzenberg

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

Shotplaner

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
2 purchases

Shotplaner

Subscriptions2
  • ShotPlaner Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • ShotPlaner Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Swift Paperless free?
Swift Paperless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shotplaner free?
Shotplaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Swift Paperless or Shotplaner have ads?
Neither Swift Paperless nor Shotplaner shows ads.

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