Scan & Scribe vs iScanKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scan & Scribe
Convert printed documents and handwritten notes into editable text. Extract text from images, correct errors, and then copy, save, listen to, or share your content. Supports offline OCR for both typed and handwritten text.
- Convert printed and handwritten text
- Offline OCR engines
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Copy, save, and share extracted text
- Image cropping and skew correction
- Review and correct extracted text
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Using Scan & Scribe you can convert your Printed/Typed Docs and Handwritten Notes (written in unconnected writing) to editable document that you can Copy, Save, Listen or Share via Facebook, email (Outlook, Gmail etc.), WhatsApp, Dropbox, OneDrive etc. Its stand out feature is its separate offline OCR engines for Printed and Handwritten contents. It is simple to use: 1. Take a camera shot of docs or handwritten notes (or load it from gallery). 2. Crop and/or remove skew in the intended text in the snapshot. 3. For text extraction from the cropped image, remember to select Handwritten option for hand written texts and Typed option for typed/printed ones. 4. Review the extracted passage, make corrections if required. Incorrectly converted words will be highlighted. 5. You can now convert the text to speech for listening or save it for future use. 6. You can also share it via Facebook, email (Outlook, Gmail etc.), WhatsApp, Dropbox, OneDrive etc. Remember: 1. If image’s text direction is not from left-to-right, rotate the image. 2. All other things should be cropped except the desired text passage to be converted. In case of snapshot from smart phone camera: 1. Take desired snapshot i.e. paper, receipt etc. in bright environment. 2. While capturing image, avoid shadow of the phone and/or of any other object. 3. Properly focus the image in bright environment. Turn on flash if required. At present, app does not properly support following features: 1. Pictures of text on the notebooks having lined pages or ruled paper. 2. Pictures having multi-color background. 3. Images of curved pages. 4. Languages other than English. Acknowledgement: This app is the result of Pakistan's National ICT R&D Funded project "Smart Intelligence - An OCR Engine for Android and iOS Smart Phones" executed by Abasyn University Islamabad's Renzym OCR Research Group.
iScanKit
This app offers offline document scanning with on-device text recognition for enhanced privacy. It allows users to quickly scan, enhance, and export documents as PDFs or images without needing an internet connection or uploading data to the cloud.
- Offline document scanning
- On-device OCR text recognition
- Batch processing
- Export as PDF or images
- Intuitive, distraction-free workflow
- Privacy-focused design
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iScanKit is an offline scanner with on-device OCR—built for privacy. No internet. No account. No uploads. Your scans stay on your device. What you can do: · Scan documents fast with an intuitive, distraction-free workflow · Enhance and clean up pages for sharp, readable results · On-device OCR to recognize text without sending anything to a server · Batch processing for multiple pages and multiple documents · Export as PDF or images and share to Files, Mail, or your favorite apps · Designed for modern Apple platforms with a clean, native UI Perfect for: · Receipts, invoices, and expense reports · Contracts and office documents · Notes, books, and study materials · Any document you don’t want to upload to the cloud Privacy you can trust: iScanKit is built around a simple promise: your data stays yours. We don’t require sign-in, and we don’t upload your documents for processing. Subscription: iScanKit offers an optional Pro subscription for unlimited exports and high-volume workflows. Free users can export once per day. Pro removes the daily export limit and unlocks pro workflows. Pricing may vary by region. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings. Terms of Use: https://inc-mill.com/en/products/iscankit/terms Privacy Policy: https://inc-mill.com/en/products/iscankit/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iScanKit at 5.0 against Scan & Scribe's 2.0. iScanKit also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Scan & Scribe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. iScanKit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Scan & Scribe asks for nothing beyond the download.
iScanKit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scan & Scribe has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Scan & Scribe ships an update every 3 weeks, iScanKit every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scan & Scribe | iScanKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yasir Javed | 乐勇 刘 |
In-app purchases
Scan & Scribe
No in-app purchases
iScanKit
- Subscribe Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- 6-Month Subscription$3.996 Months
- Subscribe Yearly3 Days trial$6.991 Year









