Comparison

SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner vs Dark Memos

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

Head to head
About

SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner

This app transforms your mobile device into a high-quality document scanner. Easily capture documents, receipts, and whiteboards, then enhance, organize, and share them as PDFs or JPGs. It offers advanced features like AI summarization, translation, and faxing, with seamless cloud integration.

Highlights
  • High-quality PDF/JPG scans
  • AI document summarization and translation
  • Send documents as faxes
  • Cloud service integration
  • QR code scanning
  • Text recognition (OCR)
  • Passcode and Touch ID/Face ID protection
Features
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SwiftScan Pro unlocks full access to all the features limited in SwiftScan’s app. SwiftScan Pro is the best mobile scanner app for documents and QR codes. Create high-quality PDF or JPG scans with just one tap. Send files via email or as a fax. Upload them to iCloud Drive, Box, Dropbox, Evernote and other cloud services. SwiftScan Pro packs all the power of a desktop scanner into one tiny scanner app! FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS • iOS widget: Shortcut widget provides instant access to scan, search, or view recent documents • Scan premium quality PDFs or JPGs with 200 dpi and higher • Advanced AI Tools to summarize your documents for quick comprehension, or even translate documents to another language • Fax: you can now send your documents as a fax right from SwiftScan Pro! • Cloud integration: iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Box, Evernote, WebDAV and other cloud services • Scan QR codes: URLs, Contacts, Phone Numbers, Locations, Hotspots, etc. • Lightning fast: automatic edge detection and scanning • Multi-page documents • Enhance your scans: color modes and automatic optimization • Smart background upload • Beautifully designed • Text recognition (OCR): extract the text of your scans to copy, search, lookup, etc. • Beautiful themes: select your preferred look and feel • Smart file naming • Passcode protection with Touch ID / Face ID support • Add pages to existing scans • Fast full-text search • PDF password protection Scan HIGH-QUALITY SwiftScan Pro relies on the latest and most advanced mobile scanning technology available. Your scans are delivered at a premium quality with 200 dpi and higher, which is comparable to the performance of modern desktop scanners. In addition, various color modes, auto-optimization and blur-reduction help you to get the most out of your scans. Scan QUICKLY Just hold your iPhone over any document, receipt or whiteboard and it takes only a second to scan a page and save it as a PDF or JPG. Thanks to SwiftScan Pro’s latest technology, the edges of the document are automatically identified so that only the document itself is scanned. SwiftScan Pro captures the best possible image in the perfect moment. Scan ANYTHING SwiftScan Pro works on all occasions with all kind of media. Scan any kind of document such as paper documents, business cards, receipts, notes, whiteboards or post-its. SwiftScan Pro helps you save the documents that are important for you and get rid of paper clutter. No matter whether you are at work or on holidays, SwiftScan Pro is with you. Scan to the CLOUD Scanned documents can be emailed, printed or uploaded to a supported cloud drive. If you enable automatic upload and SwiftScan Pro will automatically save your scans to your preferred cloud service right at the moment your PDF scan has been created. Learn more: https://swiftscan.app Get in touch: support@swiftscanapp.com Terms of Service: https://maplemedia.io/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://maplemedia.io/privacy/

About

Dark Memos

Create handwritten notes with a dark background. Organize your notes using folders. Ads are present but can be removed with an add-on purchase.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes
  • Black background theme
  • Folder organization
  • Ad-supported
  • Ad-on to hide ads
Features
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A simple handwritten note app with Black background. You can organize using the folder feature. *Ads are displayed. It can be hidden with Add-on.

Screenshots

SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner4 screens
Dark Memos3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dark Memos at Free against SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner's $199.99. Dark Memos also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 87%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 33 months). On rating, in-app purchases, 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

Dark Memos is free to download; SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner costs $199.99 up front. SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Dark Memos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dark Memos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner has 2.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dark Memos's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner ships an update every 3 months, Dark Memos every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner versus Dark Memos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwiftScan Pro Document ScannerDark Memos
Price$199.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (2.9K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size484 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMaple Media Apps, LLCtadashi atoji

Customer experience

SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner

All ratings2,942 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews470 reviews
Positive86.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.6%

Dark Memos

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner

One-time5
  • Credits to Fax from iPhone$1.99
  • 10 Credits to Fax from iPhone$14.99
  • 20 Credits to eFax from iPhone$19.99
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  • 50 Credits to eFax from iPhone$49.99
  • 100 Credits to Fax from iPhone$69.99
1 purchases

Dark Memos

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner free?
SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner costs $199.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Dark Memos free?
Dark Memos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner or Dark Memos?
Dark Memos is rated higher. SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Dark Memos averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner or Dark Memos have ads?
Dark Memos shows ads; SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner or Dark Memos?
SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner ships an update every 3 months, and Dark Memos every 33 months. Most recently, SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner was updated on November 11, 2026 and Dark Memos on November 3, 2026.

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