Comparison

Paper vs Tastik

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Paper

Capture, organize, and sync your thoughts with a smart note-taking app. Features include rich formatting, AI summarization, and secure encryption across all your devices. Ideal for students, professionals, and anyone seeking enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Customizable notebooks
  • Military-grade encryption
  • Smart search
  • Rich formatting (images, sketches)
  • AI note summarization
  • Voice-to-text capture
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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Paper is the simplest way to take notes, capture ideas, and stay organized. This free note taking app brings text notes, voice notes, checklists, and smart reminders together in one clean, fast and private space. TAKE NOTES YOUR WAY • Write text notes, record voice notes, and add images, drawings and math equations • Turn any note into a checklist or to-do list with deadlines and recurring reminders • Jot down memos and ideas on the go, wherever you are STAY ORGANIZED • Organize notes with notebooks, tags and pinned notes • Search everything instantly and filter by tag • Sync your notes across phone, tablet and computer • Use it as a journal, a memo pad, or your daily planner SMART AI ASSISTANT • Summarize long notes in one tap • Translate your notes into any language • Auto-tag and structure your notes automatically PRIVATE & SECURE • Notes are end-to-end encrypted • Secret Garden: a password-protected space for your most personal notes • No ads, no tracking: a private notes app you can trust SHARE EASILY • Share notes as a link, Markdown, or HTML • Collaborate on notes in real time with friends and teammates Paper Premium unlocks unlimited notebooks, automatic voice to text transcription, AI features, unlimited recurring reminders, and real-time collaboration. Download Paper now, the free notes app with AI, voice notes, checklists and full privacy. What's new: • Completely redesigned app: navigation now uses a bottom tab bar • Create notes with your voice • Notes sharing has been rebuilt and is now much more reliable • Fresh new UI across the entire app for a smoother experience • AI features have been improved and stabilized https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tastik

Organize tasks, ideas, projects, and habits with a flexible and smart list application. Create custom lists, track quantities, manage budgets, and visualize projects with Kanban boards. Access and update lists instantly via home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable checklists
  • Quantity tracking with steppers
  • Budget and expense management
  • Kanban project boards
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • Plain text list export
  • iCloud syncing
Features
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Tastik is the quiet companion to your reminder app. It's for the lists that don't belong on a calendar, the things you want to track, not be nagged about. No due dates, no red badges, no pressure. Just clarity. Make a checklist, tally quantities, plan a budget, or run a kanban board, all in one calm, beautifully simple app. ONE APP, EVERY KIND OF LIST • Checklists for groceries, packing, errands and everyday to-dos • Stepper lists that tally quantities with a tap • Calculator lists that total values as you go • Kanban boards to move things across stages • Multi lists that mix item types in one place START FROM A TEMPLATE Begin with a ready-made template for groceries, packing, workouts, budgets and more, then make it yours. Give every list its own icon, color and tags so everything stays easy to find. SMART QUICK ADD Type something like "milk, a dozen eggs, 2 coffee 8.90" and Tastik turns it into structured items, each with its own title, quantity and price. Powered by Apple Intelligence, it runs entirely on-device, fast and private. No connection required, and it always falls back to plain text when you want it. DETAILS THAT MATTER • Add quantities, prices and notes to any item • Automatic totals so you always know the sum • Sort, group and complete items the way you like • Swipe, context menus and bulk actions to fly through edits • Keyboard shortcuts to move even faster ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Beautiful widgets put your lists on the Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy. Check off items and quick-add new ones right from the widget, without opening the app. Add items hands-free with Siri and Shortcuts too. SYNCED AND SHARED Your lists sync across iPhone and iPad with iCloud, and you can share a list with family or friends so everyone stays in sync. Download Tastik and keep every kind of list in one calm place.

Screenshots

Paper4 screens
Tastik4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tastik at every 3 days against Paper's fortnightly. Paper's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Paper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Tastik sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Paper against 5.0 for Tastik. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paper ships an update fortnightly, Tastik every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Paper versus Tastik: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperTastik
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve NOSSEFabio Luiz Fiorita Pontes

Customer experience

Paper

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tastik

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Paper

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Yearly premium$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$9.99
1 purchases

Tastik

One-time1
  • Tastik Pro$7.99

Questions

Is Paper free?
Paper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tastik free?
Tastik is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paper or Tastik?
Paper and Tastik are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Paper or Tastik have ads?
Neither Paper nor Tastik shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paper or Tastik?
Paper ships an update fortnightly, and Tastik every 3 days. Most recently, Paper was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tastik on November 3, 2026.

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