Try it before it ships.

Paperwrist is in open beta on both platforms. If you wear a watch and read anything on a screen, you are exactly who this needs. And early testers shape what the 1.0 looks like.

Places are limited. Each beta round takes a limited number of testers, and when a round is full the link stops accepting people until the next one opens. If you are on the fence, join now and decide later. Leaving is one tap.

iPhone + Apple Watch

Distributed through TestFlight, Apple's own beta system. No account with us, no sideloading, nothing unusual to install.

  1. Install TestFlight from the App Store. It is free and made by Apple.
  2. Open the invitation link below on your iPhone. It hands you straight to TestFlight.
  3. Tap Accept, then Install. The Apple Watch app comes with it.
  4. Found something? Take a screenshot and use TestFlight's own Send Feedback, or just email us.

Join the TestFlight beta

Needs iOS 17 and watchOS 10 or later. TestFlight builds expire 90 days after release; you will get a new one before that happens.

Android + Wear OS

Distributed through Google Play's closed testing track. Play requires testers to be on a list, which is what the group is for. It is not an extra hoop we invented.

  1. Join the Google Group below, using the same Google account you use on the Play Store.
  2. Wait for the membership to be approved, then open the opt-in link posted in the group.
  3. Install from Play on your phone. The Wear OS app follows to your paired watch.
  4. Found something? Reply in the group so other testers see it, or email us directly.

Join the Android testing group

Needs Android 8 and Wear OS 3 or later. If you join with a different account than the one signed in to Play, the opt-in link will not work. This is the single most common problem.

What we are actually asking for

Use it the way you would use it for real, then tell us where it got in your way. That is worth far more than a bug list.

  • Which watch and phone you are on. Model and OS version. Half of all reports are resolved by that line alone.
  • What you tried to read. A 200-page PDF and a 3-line shopping list stress completely different parts of the app.
  • Where it was slow, confusing or wrong, even if you are not sure it is a bug. Especially then.
  • What you expected instead. The gap between the two is usually the actual design problem.

What testing does not change

Beta builds handle your files exactly as the released app does: nothing leaves your phone and your watch, there is no account, and there is no analytics or crash-reporting SDK. The privacy policy applies unchanged to the beta.

The stores see what they always see. Apple knows you installed a TestFlight build; Google knows you are on the closed track. Neither tells us anything about you beyond aggregate counts, and neither can see your documents.

Testers keep whatever they unlock. If you buy Pro during the beta, it stays bought.