Classic DocuWare vs Swift Paperless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic DocuWare
Access and manage all your documents from your smartphone. Stay involved in workflows, store files from any app, and edit tasks on the go. Connect to your existing system easily.
- Access all documents
- Workflow task editing
- Store documents from any app
- Search and display documents
- Apply stamps with preview
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This App was renamed to “DocuWare Classic” and will no longer be actively maintained. Cloud users can already switch to our new DocuWare App, which is available in the stores. Support for on-premises users within the new App will follow in fall of 2026. Use DocuWare functionality on your smartphone. Access all documents, stay involved in workflows, and store documents from any app. The free app can be connected to your DocuWare system via QR code. The DocuWare App can be used with DocuWare Version 7.0 or later. DocuWare On-Premises Systems: Mobile License Required DocuWare Cloud: Included in the cloud licence Important functions: - Edit workflow tasks - Search and display of documents - Edit documents in task lists - Apply stamps with preview - Display details for a document
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 Classic DocuWare's 29%. Swift Paperless also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (77 vs 10). Classic DocuWare's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Classic DocuWare asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swift Paperless holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swift Paperless has 77 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Classic DocuWare's written reviews are positive against 97% of Swift Paperless's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic DocuWare | Swift Paperless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (10 ratings) | 4.9 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DocuWare GmbH | Paul Gessinger |
Customer experience
Classic DocuWare
Swift Paperless
Bugs and requests
Classic DocuWare
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Swift Paperless
Reported bugs
7 issues- Metadata box not resizable on iPhone 13 Mini
- Document upload screen sometimes exits unexpectedly
- Extra step to access iOS share sheet
- Cannot scroll multi-page PDFs on iPad
- Server removal from list upon logout
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- Editing area only half screen after update
- App crying about certificate issue with HTTPS
Requested features
12 requests- Ability to quickly open next document in current view (like 'save & next')
- Option to hide preview side bar for full-screen document view
- Smarter server management in multi-instance setup
- Ability to search within a document
- Support for Title view only without thumbnails
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- Siri Shortcuts support for adding documents
- Option to add from a network scanner
- Support for SSO
- Ability to copy file content from the app
- Option to send documents from archive via share menu (e.g., email)
- Grid view with thumbnails on iPad
- Direct donation link in the app
In-app purchases
Classic DocuWare
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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