PaperLite vs Labyrinth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaperLite
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Paper是一个写给我自己的App。 平日里我用iPhone备忘录记录琐事,用Flomo记录灵感。 但仍然需要一个简单的App让我能够记录当下需要记录,但很快会做掉、消化掉的事情。 比如:一些需要打的电话、需要预定的餐厅、需要进一步思考再写下来的事情。 于是就用AICoding做了这个叫做Paper的简单App, 寓意为口袋里的那张纸。
Labyrinth
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Your tasks, notes, and calendar — all on your device. No account. No cloud. Labyrinth is a local-first productivity app that works on any connection, behind any firewall, in any country. WHAT IS LABYRINTH? Labyrinth combines task management, a markdown notes vault, and calendar sync in one app — built for people who want their data to stay on their device. No account required. No server. Your work is yours. ONE APP, NOT TWO Most apps sell tasks and calendar separately. Labyrinth does both — tasks with due dates sit alongside your calendar events in a single view. No context switching. THREE WAYS TO SEE YOUR WORK Switch between list, board, and calendar views. Filter by status (To Do · In Progress · Done) or by tag. Every view stays in sync. KANBAN BOARD Move tasks through stages at a glance. Drag to reorder, swipe to complete. Built for personal projects and solo workflows. CALENDAR SYNC Connects to Apple Calendar, Google, Outlook — any account already synced to your iPhone. Tap any day to see tasks due and events side by side. MARKDOWN NOTES VAULT Every task links to a plain .md file in a folder you choose. Your notes work offline, live on your device, and open in Obsidian, iA Writer, or any text editor — no lock-in, no proprietary format, readable forever. TAGS FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE Colour-coded tags across life domains: Health · Personal · Learning · Social · Finance · Work. Add your own. Filter any view instantly. LOCAL-FIRST No server. No network required. No account. Works on any connection, behind any firewall, in any country. Your data never leaves your device unless you choose to move it. Free to start. Pro unlocks unlimited tasks, notes vault, macOS and more.
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Verdict
PaperLite and Labyrinth are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | PaperLite | Labyrinth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 莉 张 | Yingna Xu |
In-app purchases
PaperLite
No in-app purchases
Labyrinth
No in-app purchases









