# DocBeam: PDF Scanner & Sign — Offline document scanner, OCR

> Offline document scanner, OCR (iPhone/iPad app by Arda Celik.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/docbeam-pdf-scanner-and-sign/id6791155554 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Arda Celik](https://appshunter.io/developer/1058303199)
- Category: Productivity, Business
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese and 4 more
- Released: 2026-07-27
- Data updated: 2026-08-18
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/docbeam-pdf-scanner-and-sign/id6791155554/reviews.md

## What is DocBeam?

Scan. Sign. Done. DocBeam is the privacy-first PDF scanner and signature app that turns your iPhone into a pocket document studio, with razor-sharp auto edge detection and searchable OCR.

NEW: Lift your real signature from a photo — DocBeam removes the paper background. Recover deleted files for 30 days. Scans auto-tag themselves (Invoice, Receipt, Passport and more). Add searchable notes, edit recognized text, export to a text file, and set recurring reminders.

Your documents are processed on your device. No accounts, no ads, no tracking — ever.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Scan any paper to a crisp PDF with automatic edge detection
- Sign with your finger, or type your name in an elegant script font
- Choose your ink: classic black, wet-ink blue, or red
- Annotate, highlight and redact — then flatten and share
- Revert to the original at any time, even after signing
- On-device OCR makes every scan searchable and selectable
- Lock private files in a Face ID vault, or lock the whole app
- Add watermarks, page numbers and Bates numbering
- Merge, split and compress PDFs in seconds
- Remove blank pages automatically
- ID and business card mode for clean two-sided captures
- Share PDFs and photos straight into DocBeam from any app
- Set expiry reminders so contracts never lapse
- Now on iPad, with layouts that use the bigger screen
- Organise with folders, tags and favourites
- Colour, greyscale or black & white scan profiles
- Select several documents to share, merge or move at once
- Browse your documents in the Files app
- Scans name themselves using on-device intelligence
- Shortcuts actions to find, fetch and summarize documents

SYNC THAT STAYS PRIVATE
Turn on iCloud and your documents follow you to your other devices — through your own private iCloud account. They never touch our servers, because we don't have any.

DOCBEAM PRO
Unlock unlimited scans, unlimited on-device AI summaries and questions, and every pro tool — yearly, monthly, or a one-time lifetime purchase.

PRIVACY PROMISE
Your documents belong to you. DocBeam has no servers and no sign-in: nothing is ever uploaded to us, and we never see your files.

Scan. Sign. Done.

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Privacy Policy: https://usedocbeam.com/privacy
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yearly | $29.99 | per year |
| Monthly | $5.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime | $59.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8 — 2026-08-16

A new app icon — clearer at a glance, and it now has dark and tinted variants that follow your home screen.

Everything still runs on your device. No accounts, no uploads.

### 1.7 — 2026-08-15

Your documents now appear in the Files app — open, preview and attach them anywhere, without exporting first.

Scans name themselves. On-device intelligence reads the page and titles it "Electricity Bill, March 2026" instead of a timestamp.

New Shortcuts actions: find a document, get its PDF or text, or summarize it — all without opening the app.

Everything still runs on your device. No accounts, no uploads.

### 1.6 — 2026-08-08

DocBeam now runs on iPad, with layouts that use the bigger screen instead of stretching the iPhone one.

Everything reads correctly at the largest accessibility text sizes, and the app's own sample content is translated into every language it ships in.

### 1.5 — 2026-08-05

Import several PDFs at once. Pick as many as you like in one go instead of adding them one at a time.

### 1.4 — 2026-08-04

Summarize & Ask is now part of DocBeam Pro, with one free session every day — so you can still use it whenever you need it.

Home now shows what's left of your free allowance for the day, so you always know where you stand.

## More apps by Arda Celik

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All apps by Arda Celik: https://appshunter.io/developer/1058303199

## Related topics

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