Comparison

Paper Planner Sidekick vs Slips

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

Head to head
About

Paper Planner Sidekick

Features
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YOUR PAPER NOTEBOOK, NOW WITH SUPERPOWERS Numly is the missing link between your analog system and the digital world. Whether you do GTD on paper, keep a paper planner, or take handwritten meeting notes — Numly gives you a simple way to reference any digital content from your pages. Save links, photos, files, and quick thoughts with simple codes you can write anywhere. Index your paper notebook with the digital world. YOUR DIGITAL COMPANION Find something useful online? Save it in Numly, write the code in your notebook, access it anytime. Your paper notes now have superpowers. NOW WITH QUICK NOTES Don't have a URL? Save text notes directly. Capture ideas, quotes, or reminders instantly - perfect for when your notebook isn't nearby. PERSONALIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE Paper lovers customize everything - now Numly does too: - Choose colors for each content type (URLs, photos, files, notes) - Set your own accent color throughout the app - Fresh redesigned cards with your personal color palette - Light and dark mode with your colors HOW IT WORKS 1. Save any link, photo, file, or note - get a simple code 2. Write the code in your notebook, planner, or paper planner 3. Type the code in Numly to access your content instantly PERFECT FOR - paper planner enthusiasts (paper planner + digital = superpowers) - GTD practitioners who plan on paper - Paper planner users who find articles and resources online - Students with handwritten notes and digital references - Meeting note-takers who need to reference URLs and files - Anyone who organizes on paper and lives in a digital world KEY FEATURES - Quick notes for instant text capture - Inbox & Logged workflow for organized tracking - Safari extension for one-tap link saving - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Full preview for photos and documents - Clean, distraction-free interface SIMPLE AND FOCUSED No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Just your digital companion, beautifully personalized. One-time purchase. All features unlocked forever.

About

Slips

This app offers a streamlined note-taking experience with a maximum of five customizable notes. Personalize each note with icons and colors, and sync them seamlessly across all your Apple devices. It provides rich text formatting and quick access options.

Highlights
  • Five customizable notes
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Rich text formatting
  • Home/Lock Screen widgets
  • Share sheet integration
  • Mac app support
Features
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Slips — Five notes, made yours Five slips. That's all. Slips is a notes app built on a simple idea: five fixed notes are enough for the things you actually return to, and few enough that you always know where everything is. No folders to organize, no archive to dig through, no blank-page guilt. Pick a slip and write. MADE YOURS Name each slip, choose an icon from hundreds of symbols, and give it a color. Groceries, Books, Trips, Meds, Faith, Projects, whatever your five are. Reorder them any time. ALWAYS IN SYNC Your slips live in your own private iCloud and stay current on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Edit on one device, and it's on the others. Nothing is collected, nothing is tracked, and there are no accounts to create. BACKED UP, JUST IN CASE Every device quietly saves a daily backup of your slips, keeping the last three. Restoring takes one tap, and a safety copy is made first, so even a restore can be undone. You can also export your slips to a file and keep it anywhere. RICH WHERE IT COUNTS Bold, italic, underline, highlight, headers, bulleted and numbered lists, tap-to-check checklists, dividers, and links that turn into preview cards. FAST WAYS IN Add to a slip from any app with the share sheet. Automate with Siri and Shortcuts. Put a slip on your Home Screen or Lock Screen with widgets, or capture instantly from Control Center. AT HOME ON THE MAC A real Mac app: your slips in the sidebar, formatting in the menu bar, Cmd+1 through Cmd+5 to switch slips, an optional menu bar icon, and sharing straight from Safari. SIMPLE PRICING Try a single Slip for free forever. Slips Plus unlocks all five. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and is shareable with your family. Slips Plus subscriptions renew automatically until canceled in your App Store account settings, at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Lifetime is a one-time purchase. Privacy policy: https://mattlangford.com/slips-privacy Terms of use: Apple's standard EULA Support: https://mattlangford.com/slips-support

Screenshots

Paper Planner Sidekick4 screens
Slips4 screens

Verdict

The call

Paper Planner Sidekick and Slips are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Paper Planner Sidekick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Slips sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paper Planner Sidekick ships an update every 9 days, Slips weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Paper Planner Sidekick versus Slips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaper Planner SidekickSlips
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDavid Collado SelaMatthew Langford

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Paper Planner Sidekick

One-time1
  • Numly lifetime$4.99
3 purchases

Slips

Subscriptions2
  • Slips Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Slips Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Slips Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Paper Planner Sidekick free?
Paper Planner Sidekick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slips free?
Slips is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paper Planner Sidekick or Slips have ads?
Neither Paper Planner Sidekick nor Slips shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paper Planner Sidekick or Slips?
Paper Planner Sidekick ships an update every 9 days, and Slips weekly. Most recently, Paper Planner Sidekick was updated on October 31, 2026 and Slips on October 31, 2026.

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