Reviews of Swift Paperless

By: Paul Gessinger

List of user reviews and ratings for Swift Paperless

Total ratings

4.90 (Rating count: 62)

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Review summary

Overall, reviews highlight a powerful native iOS client with excellent Paperless NGX integration, strong scanning and document management features, and an open-source, ad-free model. The app is praised for stability, speed, and responsive maintenance. A few isolated issues and feature requests (such as in-document search and minor UI polish) appear, but no widespread problems are reported.

Pros

Excellent integration with Paperless NGX, delivering a smooth, reliable workflow.
Native iOS experience with a fast, clean, and intuitive UI.
Open-source, free to use, with no ads and active maintenance.
Strong document handling features: scanning, uploading, tagging, and full-text search across documents.
Good performance and reliability; praised for stability and speed.

Cons

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.70

All time rating average: 4.90

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-02-22	su*****	The app works how you would expect. The developer is responsive and the app is open source. There is a slight delay when changing menus after adding tags and stuff, but this is no issue. If you use paperless, this app is mandatory for ios.
The app works how you would expect. The developer is responsive and the app is open source. There is a slight delay when changing menus after adding tags and stuff, but this is no issue. If you use paperless, this app is mandatory for ios.
2026-01-21	Ma*****	This is awesome! Works very well with my paperless instance.
This is awesome! Works very well with my paperless instance.
2025-10-25	Mo*****	This system works really well overall, and I am pleased with it. There is one annoying bug, though: I frequently get kicked out of the document upload screen for no reason. It often happens while I’m renaming or tagging, forcing me to re-upload and lose my changes. Also, when sharing a document, tapping the iOS share button first brings up a window that says “Other apps.” After pressing that, it goes to the normal share screen. The extra step isn’t necessary. It should probably just open the share sheet directly. Anyway, I only have about 20 documents going, but I think this will make finding and sharing important documents a lot easier, and it sits on my secure Synology at home. COOOOOOL!
This system works really well overall, and I am pleased with it. There is one annoying bug, though: I frequently get kicked out of the document upload screen for no reason. It often happens while I’m renaming or tagging, forcing me to re-upload and lose my changes. Also, when sharing a document, tapping the iOS share button first brings up a window that says “Other apps.” After pressing that, it goes to the normal share screen. The extra step isn’t necessary. It should probably just open the share sheet directly. Anyway, I only have about 20 documents going, but I think this will make finding and sharing important documents a lot easier, and it sits on my secure Synology at home. COOOOOOL!
2025-10-06	Lu*****	Have slowly been migrating my document libraries to paperless ngx. Swift Paperless makes everything a seamless experience. Appreciate the time and effort!
Have slowly been migrating my document libraries to paperless ngx. Swift Paperless makes everything a seamless experience. Appreciate the time and effort!
2025-09-08	th*****	What a HUGE compliment to paperless-ngx!! Beautifully laid out design and so much faster and more convenient than pulling the web browser up. I really hope this app continues to be maintained for all long as I use paperless ngx!
What a HUGE compliment to paperless-ngx!! Beautifully laid out design and so much faster and more convenient than pulling the web browser up. I really hope this app continues to be maintained for all long as I use paperless ngx!
2025-07-29	Ki*****	I love being able to search through all my documents for keywords, but once I open a document, I can’t search within that document for keywords. Can this feature be added?
I love being able to search through all my documents for keywords, but once I open a document, I can’t search within that document for keywords. Can this feature be added?
2025-04-25	Co*****	Overall good as a native Paperless client, but need more polishing.
Overall good as a native Paperless client, but need more polishing.
2025-02-18	mo*****	很少写评论，但这个确实做得好，功能齐全没有广告而且免费开源作者是高手希望坚持下去！！ 2025-2-19
很少写评论，但这个确实做得好，功能齐全没有广告而且免费开源作者是高手希望坚持下去！！ 2025-2-19
2025-01-09	mb*****	Very very nice App that integrates seamless to your Paperless NGX Server. The whole system is very stable and works fantastic. My use case is years of Family Paperwork and Documents, and it handles things with ease. The whole system gets smarter as you use it and Tags get recognized and properly assigned better and better. Recommend for anyone looking to sort and search their documents.
Very very nice App that integrates seamless to your Paperless NGX Server. The whole system is very stable and works fantastic. My use case is years of Family Paperwork and Documents, and it handles things with ease. The whole system gets smarter as you use it and Tags get recognized and properly assigned better and better. Recommend for anyone looking to sort and search their documents.
2024-12-14	co*****	Thank you to the developer!
Thank you to the developer!