Swift Paperless vs Bewijsje
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!
Bewijsje
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Bewijsje helps personal and business users organise receipts, invoices and important mail. Scan documents, check recognised details and keep track of outstanding invoices, due dates and warranties. Share documents and photos with someone you invite to the same household. New users start with their own empty household. Mail stays local unless you choose to share it. Bewijsje does not replace complete bookkeeping, professional review or statutory accounting and retention obligations. The first 7 days from first launch are free, with no automatic conversion to paid use. Afterwards, a monthly subscription requires a separate Apple purchase confirmation. Apple displays the current total price and term before purchase. Subscriptions renew monthly until cancelled through your Apple Account. Terms and information about cooling-off and withdrawal: https://bewijsje-api.rrgz2y2s29.workers.dev/voorwaarden Apple licence terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bewijsje at weekly against Swift Paperless's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Bewijsje sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Swift Paperless ships an update monthly, Bewijsje weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swift Paperless | Bewijsje |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (76 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 97.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Gessinger | Titia Irene |
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
Bewijsje
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
Bewijsje
- Bewijsje Premium$3.991 Month
Questions
Is Swift Paperless free?
Is Bewijsje free?
Do Swift Paperless or Bewijsje have ads?
Which is updated more often, Swift Paperless or Bewijsje?
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