When comparing Iris vs Papirus, the Slant community recommends Papirus for most people. In the question“What are the best gtk3 themes?” Papirus is ranked 4th while Iris is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose Papirus is:
All icons look pleasing, especially with the Arc theme.
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Pros
Pro Purchasable filters to heighten visibility in certain conditions
Iris has filters that can be purchased through in app purchases that allow for increased visibility in certain lighting situations.
Pro Easily turned on and off
Iris has a quick toggle in the notification drawer with allows for the user to easily turn on and off the function of the app.
Pro Puts an overlay of your camera feed on top of all other apps
By overlaying what the camera sees over any app on the device, users can see what is in front of them while still looking at their screen, retaining all the functionality of every app or game they use.
Pro Sharp, flat, and fresh
All icons look pleasing, especially with the Arc theme.
Pro Familiar
Used on Lubuntu and BunsenLabs, for example.
Pro Active development
Cons
Con Under GNU GPL3
This limits the use elsewhere.
Con Contrast issues / No border around icons
It makes the the fast and makes it simple to add more icons(since you can simply scale them) however the contrast is lost in some situations.
Con No Ideas
It just copies the icon-syle from a different system.
Con Just another material style copy
Con Lacks icon for backintime
Backintime tray icon doesn't display on the panel because Papirus lacks the icon.
