BroadLink e vs Swift Paperless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BroadLink e
Remotely manage your home appliances by controlling smart plugs. Turn devices on or off from anywhere using your smartphone.
- Remote appliance control
- Smart plug management
- Turn devices on/off
- Home automation
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This application is used for smart plugs designed by Broadlink Co.Ltd; It's main function is to remotely control your home appliances via turn on/off Broadlink smart plug.
Swift Paperless
This app allows users to manage documents directly from their iOS device. It seamlessly integrates with a self-hosted document management system, ensuring data privacy and control. Easily find, categorize, and add new documents on the go.
- Native iOS integration
- Paperless-ngx compatibility
- Document finding
- Document categorization
- Add documents from phone
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Swift Paperless is a native iOS app that interacts with the popular Paperless-ngx document management software. Paperless-ngx is self-hosted, and therefore fully privacy preserving: you control your data! With Swift Paperless, it's easy to find, categorize and also add documents from your phone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swift Paperless at 97% against BroadLink e's 18%. Swift Paperless also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.4). BroadLink e's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Swift Paperless sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. BroadLink e asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swift Paperless holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 139 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of BroadLink e's written reviews are positive against 97% of Swift Paperless's.
BroadLink e ships an update every 5 weeks, Swift Paperless monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BroadLink e | Swift Paperless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (139 ratings) | 4.9 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 139 — better | 72 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Broadlink Co.,Ltd | Paul Gessinger |
Customer experience
BroadLink e
Swift Paperless
Bugs and requests
BroadLink e
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when selecting devices
- Timers not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with iOS 15
- Remote access not functioning
Requested features
4 requests- Alexa/Google Assistant integration
- Apple Watch app
- Improved timer/scheduling functionality
- Better UI/UX for newer devices
Swift Paperless
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BroadLink e
No in-app purchases
Swift Paperless
- Coffee money$3.99
- Proper thank-you$8.99
- Above and beyond$17.99
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- Legendary generosity$44.99
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