Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Paper Experience launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Facebook Paper▲176

   Explore stories from friends and the world around you

   2014 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Paperjet▲202

   Turn your PDFs into fillable forms in 2 seconds

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3PU
   Paper UX Materials▲5

   2018 · jellyfish.network · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Napkin▲222

   A new way to share ideas

   2015 · napkin.is · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bullet Journal▲86

   An analog note-taking system for the digital age

   2014 · bulletjournal.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Recorder▲142

   Voice journaling made easy

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FocusWrite▲115

   A local-first writing app with focus modes.

   12d ago · focuswrite.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Blendle▲91

   The newspaper revolutionized

   2014 · blendle.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Paper.io▲70

   Conquer as much territory as possible

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    It is as if you were doing work▲71

    A simulation of old-school office work

    2017 · pippinbarr.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    OmniOutliner▲81

    It's like paper, only better.

    2014 · omnigroup.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Scott's Short Stories: Notetaking▲63

    Switching from Moleskine to Legal pads

    2016 · briefs.fm · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Narrative▲75

    Ambient Photo Diary

    2013 · getnarrative.com · its alternatives →

14. 14PA
    Paperthon, a service for researchers that tracks paper submissions▲9

    2014 · paperthon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    PaperLike▲72

    13.3″ e-ink monitor

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Paper App▲46

    Sketch, Draw, Outline, Color, etc

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Paper▲17

    Intuitive and inventive sketchbook for iPad

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Audiologs - 001: Welcome▲55

    A personal audio journal experiment

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

19. 19PP
    Paper Prototype CSS▲6

    2022 · edent.gitlab.io · its alternatives →

20. 20IB
    I built an e-paper based calendar▲8

    2014 · alexharford.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Get Focused with Interstitial Journaling▲8

    2021 · jesperbylund.com · its alternatives →

22. 22PM
    Pond – Modern Paper Reading and Sharing Platform▲5

    2023 · entepond.com · its alternatives →

23. 23NC
    Nimble collaborative note-taking▲5

    2018 · rexpad.com · its alternatives →

24. 24G
    Gifolio▲9

    2014 · mrmrs.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →