Comparison

Mail Notes vs ScanDoc

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

Head to head
About

Mail Notes

Quickly send emails to yourself for reminders and notes. This app streamlines the process to under a second, allowing for easy email address switching, direct sharing from browsers, and even sending notes via an Apple Watch app. It offers features like labeling, history, and subject prefixes for efficient organization.

Highlights
  • Email under 1 second
  • Share widget for browser links
  • Apple Watch app for on-the-go emails
  • Label emails with icons
  • Sent email history
  • Optional subject prefix
  • Paste clipboard contents
Features
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Like to send emails to yourself for reminders, notes and to-do? Mail Notes makes the process 100 times faster. Just launch the app, type, and tap Send. If you have multiple emails to which you would like to send notes, changing the email address is as simple as a tap. • Email under 1 second. • Share widget makes it super easy to email browser links and URLs directly, without opening the Mail Notes app. • The included Apple Watch app allows you to send emails on the go. • Label each email and add an icon for easy identification. • One-time-use email address. • Sent email history. • Add an optional subject prefix for each email address for easy email filtering. • Use single or multi-line mode. • Auto Correct option. • Paste your clipboard contents with a single tap. • Support for Dark mode for those late-night emails. • Haptics give you feedback when the email is sent successfully. Mail Notes is simply the fastest emailing app on the planet!

About

ScanDoc

Features
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ScanDoc is useful to capture document or business card image. - OCR (Optical Character Recognition) image converter - Capture or import image from Camera roll - Automatically detect image rectangle - Perspective crop with magnetic pointer - Rotation, adjust image color - Save and Share as PDF and text

Screenshots

Mail Notes4 screens
ScanDoc3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScanDoc at none against Mail Notes's 3. ScanDoc also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Mail Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 28 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mail Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ScanDoc asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mail Notes ships an update every 4 months, ScanDoc every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mail Notes versus ScanDoc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMail NotesScanDoc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (106 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings106 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTech PositiveDickson Kwok

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mail Notes

Subscriptions2
  • All Access$2.991 Month
  • All Access$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Version$69.99
None

ScanDoc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mail Notes free?
Mail Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanDoc free?
ScanDoc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mail Notes or ScanDoc have ads?
Neither Mail Notes nor ScanDoc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mail Notes or ScanDoc?
Mail Notes ships an update every 4 months, and ScanDoc every 28 months. Most recently, Mail Notes was updated on September 2, 2026 and ScanDoc on September 17, 2026.

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