Deskmate vs Papering
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Deskmate
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Deskmate는 디지털 노마드를 위한 코지 코워킹 공간입니다. 혼자 일하기 외롭지만 카페에 나가긴 번거로운 날, Deskmate를 켜고 발리 해변 카페에 앉으세요. 전세계 친구들이 같은 공간에서 각자의 일을 하고 있어요. 가볍게 인사하고, 음료를 주문하고, 조용히 함께 집중하는 시간을 보내세요. — 주요 기능 — • 전세계 노마드 도시별 코지 스팟 (발리 칸구, 리스본, 치앙마이 등) • 실시간 멀티플레이 — 같은 공간의 다른 노마드들이 보여요 • 귀여운 캐릭터 메이커 — 헤어·얼굴·국적을 자유롭게 • ACNH 감성의 파스텔 그래픽 • 익명 이용 — 가입·이메일 불필요 — 누구를 위한 앱인가요 — • 재택근무·프리랜서로 혼자 일하는 분 • 카페에 갈 시간·여건이 안 되는 분 • 가볍게 누군가와 같이 일하는 느낌이 필요한 분 (바디더블링) 광고 없음. 추적 없음. 결제 없음. 그냥 켜고 함께 일하세요.
Papering
This app simulates a digital ring binder for your iPad, allowing you to organize notes, plans, and creative work. Customize your binders with various inserts, write or draw with a stylus, and search your handwritten content. Your data remains private, processed on your device.
- Digital ring binder simulation
- Customizable inserts (planner, journal, to-do)
- Handwriting and drawing with stylus
- Handwriting search on-device
- Import PDFs as inserts
- iCloud sync and PDF export
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Papering brings the feel of a ring binder to your iPad. Make it a planner, a journal, a sketchbook, or a place for whatever you want to put on paper. Paper you can move Open the rings with the lever. Take out a sheet, change its place, or move it to another binder. Your handwriting and decorations move with it. Turn pages with your fingers and choose a one-page view or a two-page spread. Choose your inserts Pick yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, journal, and to-do inserts, or start with lined, grid, dot, or blank paper. Import a PDF as a binder or individual sheets. Use your own PDF or image as an insert design. Write, decorate, and find Write and draw with your finger or Apple Pencil. Add stickers, memo notes, photos, washi tape, and index tabs. Search your handwriting; recognition happens on your iPad. Your writing stays yours Papering does not collect the contents of your pages. Handwriting recognition runs on your iPad, and sync uses your iCloud account. Your page contents are not sent to a Papering server. No Papering account or separate sign-in is needed. Free and Pro The free Free lets you create one binder, with no limit on its sheet count. A binder in the trash still counts toward this limit. iCloud sync and PDF export are free. Pro is a one-time purchase for unlimited binders, with Family Sharing. There is no recurring subscription. Binders you have already made remain available to open and write in. Requires an iPad with iPadOS 18 or later. Apple Pencil is optional. Open your binders on a Mac with Apple silicon to read, type with the typewriter, and arrange photos and stickers. Handwriting is available on iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deskmate at none against Papering's 2. Deskmate also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Papering sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Deskmate asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Deskmate | Papering |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YeongJin Yang | Kihoon Lee |
In-app purchases
Deskmate
No in-app purchases
Papering
- Founding Tester 2026$2.99
- Pro$34.99





