Every milestone. Every deadline. Every step — handled.
PaperStork is a privacy-first iPhone app for international parents in Germany. From Elterngeld and Kindergeld to KiTa and school enrollment, it tracks every benefit, deadline, and form — so nothing slips through the cracks, and your data never leaves your device.
Your data never leaves your device.
Your data never leaves your device — no account, no cloud.
Built by two Berlin dads who navigated German parental bureaucracy themselves.
Three stages. Six years. 50+ tasks.
From the moment you find out you're expecting to the day your child starts school — PaperStork covers every bureaucratic step along the way.
Pregnancy
Pre-birth- Find a midwife (Hebamme)
- Paternity acknowledgment (Vaterschaftsanerkennung)
- KiTa pre-registration
- Apply for Mutterschaftsgeld
- Notify employer about Elternzeit
Newborn
0 – 12 months- Register birth (Geburtsurkunde)
- Apply for Elterngeld
- Apply for Kindergeld
- KiTa-Gutschein application
- Health insurance registration
Growing Up
Years 1 – 6- KiTa enrollment & search
- Vaccination tracking
- Benefit renewals
- School enrollment (Schulanmeldung)
- eFoB registration
Your entire parental timeline. One conversation.
Tell us your situation
Share a few details — due date, employment, residency status. No forms. Just a natural conversation in the app, in your language.
Get your personalized timeline
PaperStork builds a complete timeline of every task, deadline, and document you need — from birth registration to school enrollment. Nothing falls through the cracks.
Complete tasks with AI guidance
When a deadline approaches, PaperStork tells you exactly what to do, which documents you need, and where to go. It guides you through each benefit application step by step.
Privacy isn't a feature. It's the foundation.
On-device storage
Your data stays on your device. No cloud. No servers. No one can access it but you.
No accounts needed
No passwords. No email sign-up. Face ID or fingerprint. That’s it.
Transient AI
Your conversations aren’t stored anywhere. No data retention. No model training on your data.
Unlike other parenting apps, PaperStork can't see your data — because we never have it.
Never miss a deadline again.
Elterngeld has a 3-month retroactivity limit. Kindergeld stops paying if you're late. PaperStork tracks every deadline in your personal timeline and sends you reminders before they hit — right to your phone.
Expert guidance, step by step.
Elterngeld, Kindergeld, KiTa-Gutschein — each benefit has its own rules, deadlines, and gotchas. PaperStork knows your situation and walks you through every step: what to apply for, which documents you need, where to go, and what to watch out for.
Ask anything. In any language.
"How much Elterngeld will I get?" "Can I split Elternzeit with my partner?" "What's a KiTa Gutschein?" Ask in plain English or German — or any language; PaperStork understands you and answers with specific, sourced information, not generic advice.
Your personal timeline. Always up to date.
From birth registration to KiTa enrollment — PaperStork builds a complete timeline of every task and deadline for your family. As things change, your timeline updates automatically. You always know what's next.
Planning tools that save you money.
How should you split Elternzeit to maximize your income? Are you eligible for Kinderzuschlag? PaperStork's built-in planning tools crunch the numbers for your specific situation — so you make the best decisions for your family.
Snap a letter. Get an answer.
Photograph any letter, form, or notice from a German office and PaperStork reads it, explains what it means in plain language, and tells you exactly what to do next. Documents stay on your device — analysis happens transiently, nothing is retained.
Built for every family.
Every family is different. PaperStork adapts to your situation — your nationality, your family structure, your language.
International couples
Different nationalities, shared paperwork
Same-sex couples
Full support for Stiefkindadoption and shared Elternzeit
Single parents
Optimized for solo Elterngeld and KiTa priority
German-speaking families
Complete guidance in German too
Multi-language families
English, German, and more languages coming
Free to start. Full access for €14.99.
PaperStork is free to download, and the free plan stays genuinely useful — you get your whole timeline and daily AI guidance. Unlock everything else whenever you're ready with a single payment. No subscription.
Free
Everything you need to get started
- Your full personalized milestone timeline
- Step-by-step detail for your first 5 milestones
- AI chat & guidance, every day
Full Access
The complete parenting guide, unlocked for good
Everything in Free, plus:
- Step-by-step detail on every milestone
- Unlimited AI chat & guidance
- All planning tools & benefit walkthroughs
- Document analysis & smart suggestions
- Deadline reminders & push notifications
Download free and explore. Full Access is an optional one-time in-app purchase — pay once, keep it forever. No subscription, no renewals.
Frequently asked questions
PaperStork covers 50+ administrative tasks across the full parental lifecycle in Germany — from pregnancy (Mutterschaftsgeld, employer notification) through birth (birth certificate, Kindergeld, Elterngeld), early years (KiTa Gutschein, KiTa search), and into school enrollment. We cover forms, deadlines, required documents, and step-by-step guidance for each task.
PaperStork is a native iPhone app, available on the App Store. You chat with it like you’d chat with a friend — by text or voice, in any language. It asks about your situation, builds a personalized milestone timeline, and proactively reminds you when deadlines approach. You can also snap photos of letters and forms and PaperStork will read them for you.
Yes. Your data is stored locally on your device and never uploaded to our servers. AI processing happens transiently through Google Gemini’s EU endpoint — with no data retention and no model training on your data. We can’t see your data because we never have it.
English and German at launch. Spanish, Turkish, French, and Russian are coming in late 2026. You can already ask questions in any language — the AI understands them — but templates and official guidance are currently optimized for English and German.
PaperStork is free to download, and the free tier stays useful forever — you get your full personalized milestone timeline, step-by-step detail on the first 5 milestones you open, and AI chat with a daily fair-use cap. A single one-time €14.99 purchase unlocks everything else: unlimited milestone detail, AI analysis of photos and PDFs, all planning tools (Elterngeld calculator, Elternzeit splits, KiTa search), the document vault, and push reminders for deadlines. No subscription, no renewals.
PaperStork guides you through the entire Elterngeld process — from understanding your eligibility and calculating your expected amount, to knowing exactly which documents to gather and where to submit. It can model different Elternzeit split scenarios to help you maximize your benefit, and reminds you of the 3-month retroactivity deadline so you don’t lose money.
PaperStork currently covers Berlin with full city-specific guidance — local Standesamt, Jugendamt, Bezirk offices, and more. We’re expanding to Hamburg, Munich, and other cities in 2027. We’ll announce new cities as they go live.
Your parental timeline starts here.
Download PaperStork free and get your personalized parental timeline today.
Available now on the App Store for iPhone — free to download. Your data stays on your device.