Comparison

Scan & Scribe vs Ki

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Ki

Capture, organize, and connect all your learning in one place. This app allows you to save notes, links, code snippets, and ideas, then link them together to build a web of knowledge. Find anything fast with full-text search and visual knowledge graphs.

Highlights
  • Capture notes, links, quotes, code snippets, and ideas
  • Organize with color-coded tags and custom topics
  • Connect notes with bidirectional linking
  • Visualize knowledge with interactive graphs
  • Full-text search and saved searches
  • Quick capture via floating button and widgets
  • Review workflow for managing notes
Features
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Ki-note is your personal knowledge base. Capture, organize, and connect everything you learn — all in one place. CAPTURE EVERYTHING • Notes, links, quotes, code snippets, ideas, and references • Quick capture with a floating + button from anywhere in the app • Save source URLs and titles for web content. You can share links from Safari to Ki-note! • Tag code snippets with their programming language (Swift, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Rust) • You can insert notes, text, links, into Ki-notes using the Share functionality • You can insert notes using voice in the Control Center widget or using a shortcut with Siri ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • Tags — color-coded labels to categorize your notes • Topics — group related notes under a single theme with custom icons • Smart Collections — automatic filters like Inbox, Favorites, Reading Queue, Unreviewed, Quotes, Ideas, Links, Untagged, and Unlinked • Configurable Quick Access dashboard on the home screen • Pin, favorite, and archive notes • Review workflow — track notes from Inbox → Unreviewed → Reviewing → Reviewed CONNECT YOUR KNOWLEDGE • Link notes together to build a web of ideas • Bidirectional linking — see which notes link to and from each note • Interactive Knowledge Graph — visualize all your notes and their connections • Customizable graph settings for colors, forces, and display options FIND ANYTHING FAST • Full-text search across all notes • Save frequently used searches for quick access • Browse by tags and topics • Filter by note type, status, or collection BUILT FOR YOU • 100% free — no ads, no subscriptions, all features unlocked • Local-first — your data stays on your device with SwiftData • Localized in 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese • Light and dark mode with customizable themes • Optional one-time tip to support development Ki-note is designed for students, researchers, developers, writers, and anyone who wants to build a personal knowledge base that grows with them.

Screenshots

Scan & Scribe4 screens
Ki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ki at 100% against Scan & Scribe's 13%. Ki also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Scan & Scribe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scan & Scribe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ki holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Scan & Scribe's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ki's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan & Scribe ships an update every 3 weeks, Ki every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Scan & Scribe versus Ki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan & ScribeKi
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYasir JavedJuan Casanueva

Customer experience

Scan & Scribe

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

Ki

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Scan & Scribe

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ki

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99

Questions

Is Scan & Scribe free?
Scan & Scribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ki free?
Ki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scan & Scribe or Ki?
Ki is rated higher. Scan & Scribe averages 2.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Ki averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Scan & Scribe or Ki have ads?
Neither Scan & Scribe nor Ki shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scan & Scribe or Ki?
Scan & Scribe ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ki every 2 days. Most recently, Scan & Scribe was updated on October 15, 2026 and Ki on October 18, 2026.

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