Comparison

PaperLite vs Labyrinth

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

Head to head
About

PaperLite

Features
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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。

About

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.

Screenshots

PaperLite3 screens
Labyrinth4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PaperLite versus Labyrinth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperLiteLabyrinth
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer莉 张Yingna Xu

In-app purchases

None

PaperLite

No in-app purchases

None

Labyrinth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaperLite free?
PaperLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Labyrinth free?
Labyrinth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PaperLite or Labyrinth have ads?
Neither PaperLite nor Labyrinth shows ads.

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