ShowPapers
Your Papers, Within Reach
Free
Scan or import IDs, visas and everyday papers. ShowPapers reads them on your phone, keeps them safe and helps you find them fast.
ShowPapers keeps your important papers in one private place on your iPhone or iPad, ready when you need them.
Scan a document with the camera, or bring in photos, PDFs and files. ShowPapers reads the text right on your iPhone or iPad, suggests useful details like names, numbers and dates, and keeps the original next to them so you can check every value.
Everything in one place
• Passports, IDs, visas, I-94s, I-20s, work permits, green cards, notices and more
• Built-in folders for IDs and immigration papers, plus your own folders and subfolders
• Keep papers for each person in your family
• Pin the papers you reach for most, and search everything
• Add more scans or files while earlier papers keep reading in the queue
Read on your device
• Text recognition runs on your iPhone or iPad. No account, and your documents are not uploaded to be read
• On compatible devices, an on-device AI model (about 2.6 GB) helps read useful details and write or tidy up notes
• Review suggested details against the original before you rely on them
Ready when it matters
• Show a paper full screen, with the screen kept bright
• Expiration dates and reminders, so renewals don't sneak up on you
• Notes and packing lists for trips and appointments, linked to the papers you need
Share on your terms
• Send copies of the papers you choose to family through the apps you already use
• Ask an AI app about the papers you choose. You review the copy before it leaves your device
• Bring files together as one .showpapers collection, with optional protection
Private by design
• Your papers are stored encrypted on your iPhone or iPad
• Lock the app with supported device authentication
• Back up your whole library to a file that only your recovery key can open
• No in-app ads. No account.
Usage analytics, crash reporting and performance diagnostics depend on your privacy choices and region, and can be turned off in Settings. Advertising measurement has a separate choice; identifiable advertising tracking also requires Apple’s tracking permission. Your papers, notes and recognized document text are excluded from these measurement events.
ShowPapers helps you organize copies of your papers. It does not give legal advice, and it does not replace the original documents you may need to carry.
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The developer, Nirbhay Pherwani, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Other Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Nirbhay Pherwani
- Size
- 114.6 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.4 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Spanish
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Realistic Violence
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Medical Treatment information
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Sexual Content or Nudity
Guns or Other Weapons
Contains
User-Generated Content
Health or Wellness Topics
- Copyright
- © 2026 Nirbhay Pherwani, Ameya Kulkarni