Paper & Paper
We design and build can’t-live-without digital solutions that make your analogue life easier.
Founded by two passionate, obsessive, argumentative, inspired, problem-solvers, Paper & Paper is the home of beloved apps and websites that have people wondering, ‘Wait a minute, what did I do before this?’
Distinguished by their simple and elegant user-first experiences, Paper & Paper’s products are grown organically from the need for innovation—just like the invention of the wheel, some have said.
Paper & Paper Products you can try.
Forage
After spending too many hours flipping through indexes and guessing which cookbook had that one recipe, maybe (could be? possibly?) we created Forage: an iPhone app that turns our cookbooks into a searchable library. It’s a true delight to use, and who even knew you had 27 recipes for a perfectly crispy roast chicken right there on your bookshelf? Not you, for one.
GoGoGo
We got really tired of saving places in five different apps, screenshotting maps, and scrolling through Whatsapp chats to find that one spot we “saved”, so we built GoGoGo. We think it’s the easiest way to actually save and share places with friends, colleagues and even that one weird guy you met at that rooftop party who wanted to know where he should eat in Madrid.
Paperwork
We were drowning in paper mail, and wondering what on earth “Aufenthaltstitel” could mean, so we built Paperwork: an app that helps us understand and manage German bureaucracy, one cryptic letter at a time. It runs locally on your phone, keeps your data private, and walks you through the paperwork you’re probably too scared to open right now.
Your Questions, Answered
Who are you guys anyway?
We are two people, just like you, who are curious about the status quo, and are often ready to challenge it. We are delighted by technology, especially when it helps us enjoy the real world better. We believe that ice cream is a human right, and that “because that’s how we’ve always done it” is not a good enough answer.
Why do you even bother with all this?
We are two people who get irrationally frustrated by bad analogue experiences, and believe that people deserve better! We solve our own problems first, in ways that feel super personal, and often discover that everyone else feels the same way about the same problems too. It’s nice to be seen.
I have an ammaaaaaazing idea—can you make me an app?
It’s not the idea that tickles our brains, it’s the problem. If you write to us with a problem that you feel you can’t solve with what’s out there, a problem that is based in the real world that maybe, with the right minds on it, technology may be able to solve, we may find ourselves intrigued and it’s likely we won’t be able to stop thinking about it. And then we won’t be able to help ourselves, we’ll probably consider making that app.
Say hi.
If you feel moved or excited to say hi, then you should!
Life is hard enough as it is, and it’s always nice to hear from someone who likes what you do.
(If you hate what we do, you can still write to us, but I can’t promise we’ll be nice in our response.)
The warmest, best, and most magical regards,
Paper & Paper