Comparison

Paperless vs BYOK Studio

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

Head to head
About

Paperless

Streamline team collaboration and replace manual processes with AI-generated forms and secure data capture. Connect to various business tools and leverage agentic AI for smarter workflows.

Highlights
  • AI-generated forms
  • Secure data capture (photos, signatures, audio)
  • Private team workspaces
  • AI agent integration
  • Connect to databases, CRMs, analytics
  • Replace paper-based workflows
Features
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Paperless AI Workflows helps you work and collaborate securely, and leverage agentic AI through one app. Benefits: - Replace paper-based workflows and manual data sharing with AI-generated forms and the ability to capture rich data (photos, signatures, audio, etc) that you can share quickly and securely. - Setup private workspaces that improve team collaboration and connect you securely to AI agents, remote databases, analytics, CRMs, and lots more. N.B: Paperless is always free to use and contains no paid content. To access your workflows within a team or organization, you may need a B2B server license.

About

BYOK Studio

This app provides a dedicated writing environment for organizing and developing creative projects. It offers tools for drafting, planning, mapping ideas visually, and managing project-specific reference material.

Highlights
  • Focused writing editor
  • Manuscript building from scenes
  • Card and outline planning
  • Visual idea mapping
  • Project wiki for reference
  • Scratchpad for quick ideas
  • Project organization drawer
Features
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Studio is a writing space built for writers and writing projects. Draft scenes, organize notes, plan chapters, build manuscripts, map ideas, and keep your work together in one purpose-built environment. Whether you are writing a novel, memoir, essay, screenplay, journal, research project, or long-form draft, Studio gives you a flexible place to move from first idea to structured work. Write in a focused editor Draft chapters, scenes, notes, essays, and long-form projects in a clean editor designed to keep the work in front of you. Build manuscripts from scenes Bring separate files, chapters, and sections together into a larger manuscript so your project can take shape piece by piece. Plan with cards and outlines Capture scene ideas, research, structure, notes, and beats using flexible cards and hierarchical outlines. Map your ideas visually Use the Grid Map to create mind maps, flow charts, relationship maps, timelines, and visual plans with shapes and connection lines. Create a project wiki Keep track of characters, places, concepts, research, worldbuilding, and other reference material in a living wiki for your project. Use the Scratchpad for quick ideas Capture loose thoughts, reminders, and checkable tasks before they disappear. Scratchpad entries can also be created from your BYOK device. Keep every project organized Use the Project Drawer to store and organize files, folders, drafts, notes, cards, outlines, grids, wiki entries, and other project materials. Connect with BYOK Studio is designed to work alongside the BYOK writing device, giving you a place to continue organizing, editing, and shaping the drafts you start elsewhere. Studio is more than a blank page. It is a writing environment for the whole project behind the words. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Paperless4 screens
BYOK Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paperless at none against BYOK Studio's 3. Paperless also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. BYOK Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Paperless asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Paperless against 5.0 for BYOK Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paperless ships an update every 2 days, BYOK Studio every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Paperless versus BYOK Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperlessBYOK Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFormelo IncBYOK LLC

In-app purchases

None

Paperless

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BYOK Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Standard$9.991 Month
  • Standard1 Year trial$82.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$299.99

Questions

Is Paperless free?
Paperless is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BYOK Studio free?
BYOK Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paperless or BYOK Studio?
Paperless and BYOK Studio are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Paperless or BYOK Studio have ads?
Neither Paperless nor BYOK Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paperless or BYOK Studio?
Paperless ships an update every 2 days, and BYOK Studio every 5 weeks. Most recently, Paperless was updated on October 4, 2026 and BYOK Studio on October 2, 2026.

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