Pricing
Free to keep and scan. Pro when you want more.
No watermark, no ads and no tracking on either plan. Pro is $9.99 a month, or $59.99 a year with 3 days free.
Free
No watermark, no ads, no tracking
- Scan, with on-device clean-up, text and search
- Photos, ID cards, books, QR codes, files, notes, checklists and cards
- Shelves, folders inside folders and All items
- PDF and JPG export
- Sign, annotate, erase and watermark
- Word, Excel and PowerPoint (made on our server, asks first)
- Hidden with Face ID and an optional code or pattern (one space)
- Hidden photos and videos, the private camera and the Lock Screen camera
- The app lock with Face ID
- Everything Paperwise stores, encrypted with its own key
- Free encrypted iCloud backup
- No watermark, no ads, no tracking
Pro yearly
3 days free, then $59.99/year
save 50%
Pro monthly
$9.99/month
Everything in Free, plus:
- The AI helper, only when you allow it: naming and sorting, Ask, Extract, Translate, Read handwriting, Count objects
- 20 AI actions a day and 300 a month, plus up to 100 namings a day
- Searchable and password-protected PDFs
- Word and Excel that keep the layout (uses AI, asks first)
- Sync across iPhone and iPad, end-to-end encrypted
- Forward by email, sealed on arrival
- More privacy: up to 10 Hidden spaces, an emergency passcode for each, share links and a disguised icon
Subscribe in the app. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings → your name → Subscriptions.
The core protections are free: on-device processing, encryption of everything Paperwise stores, Hidden and the encrypted backup. Pro adds more privacy tools on top.
The AI helper’s limits
Pro includes 20 AI actions a day and 300 a month, plus up to 100 namings a day (naming and sorting, by hand or with “Name and sort new scans”). An action that fails is given back. The app shows your usage calmly in the Ask menu and in Account → AI helper.
How it compares
| Feature | Paperwise | Typical scanner apps | Vault apps | Phone camera + Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No watermark, no ads | Partly | |||
| Clean-up that rescues low light and folds | No | Partly | ||
| Processed on your phone by default | Partly | No | ||
| AI that asks first* | Partly | No | No | No |
| Hidden area with Face ID and an optional second code | No | Partly | No | |
| Separate spaces and an emergency passcode | No | Partly | No | |
| Expiring, password-protected share links | No | Partly | No | |
| Email forwarding, sealed on arrival | No | No | No | |
| End-to-end encrypted sync and backup | No | Partly | Partly | |
| No tracking or analytics | Partly | Partly |
Based on publicly listed features of popular apps in each category, October 2026.
* Paperwise asks before a document’s first AI use. With Pro’s “Name and sort new scans” on, you’re told once, and new items are named without asking each time.
Questions about plans
Is it really free?
Yes. Scanning, on-device clean-up and search, PDF export, signing, folders, notes, files, cards, Hidden (one space, with Face ID and an optional code or pattern), the private camera and the encrypted iCloud backup are free, with no watermark, ads or tracking.
AI, searchable and password PDFs, sync, Forward by email, share links and the extra privacy tools are Pro.
How much is Pro?
$9.99 a month, or $59.99 a year with 3 days free. Pro’s AI helper includes 20 AI actions a day and 300 a month, plus up to 100 namings a day.
Does Pro work on my other devices?
Pro comes with your Apple ID’s subscription. On each iPhone or iPad, open Account → Plan & account → Restore purchases to turn Pro on there. Only sync and Forward by email follow your Paperwise account to every signed-in device.
How do I cancel?
On your iPhone, open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions, then Paperwise. Pro stays on until the end of the period you paid for.