Comparison

Paper vs swatDocuments

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

swatDocuments

Features
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Documents est un outil de Gestion Electronique de Documents (GED) personnelle. Documents utilise Google Drive pour le stockage des données et offre une interface efficace et sécurisé à vos documents. Il organise de manière hiérarchisée vos documents dans une aire de stockage définie par une configuration simple et claire. Documents permet de stocker vos documents locaux, permet de scanner des documents multipage pour les transformer en fichiers PDF et les stocker dans le drive. Une interface de partage permet d'importer les documents reçus par email, ou téléchargés d'un site web ou d'une application pour les stocker dans votre drive. Documents permet d'archiver les documents stockés. L'archive consiste à générer un fichier zip dans la zone d'archivage à partir des fichiers de la zone de stockage.

Screenshots

Paper4 screens
swatDocuments4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: swatDocuments at none against Paper's 3. Paper's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Paper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. swatDocuments asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paper ships an update fortnightly, swatDocuments every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paper versus swatDocuments: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperswatDocuments
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve NOSSEALBAN THEVRET

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Paper

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Yearly premium$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$9.99
None

swatDocuments

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paper free?
Paper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is swatDocuments free?
swatDocuments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paper or swatDocuments have ads?
Neither Paper nor swatDocuments shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paper or swatDocuments?
Paper ships an update fortnightly, and swatDocuments every 6 weeks. Most recently, Paper was updated on September 12, 2026 and swatDocuments on September 10, 2026.

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