Paper vs Goals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable notebooks
- Military-grade encryption
- Smart search
- Rich formatting (images, sketches)
- AI note summarization
- Voice-to-text capture
- Cross-device sync
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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/
Goals
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Save $5,000. Read 12 books. Run 300 kilometers. Make your first $1,000 on the side. Whatever you're working toward, Goals shows you exactly how far you've come and whether you'll make it on time. If you can count it, you can track it. Stop wondering if you're getting anywhere. See it. TRACK ANYTHING MEASURABLE Set a starting point, a target, and a date. Dollars, pages, kilometers, pounds, hours. If it's a number that matters to you, Goals turns it into a clear progress bar. STAY ON PACE Every goal gets a chart that compares your actual progress against the pace you need. Know instantly whether you're ahead or behind, and by how much. LOG PROGRESS IN ONE TAP Quick actions remember your usual amounts, so updating a goal takes one tap: +$50 saved, +10 pages read, +5 km run. Log it the moment it happens. REMEMBER YOUR WHY Every goal keeps one line about why it matters. On the days motivation dips, it won't be the number that pulls you back. WIDGETS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Keep your goals in sight with Home Screen widgets. Progress at a glance, motivation all day. NEVER START FROM SCRATCH Not sure where to begin? Browse starter goals across eight areas of life, from meditating more to calling home to earning your first $100 on the side. Each one is sized to be finished and comes with a ready-made why you can make your own. SYNC WITH ICLOUD Your goals stay in sync across all your devices automatically via iCloud. UNLOCK EVERYTHING Goals is unlocked with a subscription: unlimited goals, pace charts, and Home Screen widgets. Go weekly, or go yearly and try it free for 7 days. --- Terms of Use: https://rickwinapps.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://rickwinapps.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Paper at fortnightly against Goals's every 5 weeks. Paper also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Paper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Goals sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Paper ships an update fortnightly, Goals every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Paper | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steve NOSSE | Ricky Winata |
In-app purchases
Paper
- Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
- Yearly premium$14.991 Year
- Lifetime access$9.99
Goals
- Goals Weekly Plan (1 Week)$0.997 Days
- Goals Yearly Plan (1 Year)7 Days trial$6.991 Year









