Comparison

Doc OCR vs Basic Scan

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

Head to head
About

Doc OCR

Transform your device into a powerful scanner and text recognition tool. Easily capture, organize, and share documents, books, and receipts. Features include smart image processing, PDF annotation, and secure offline OCR.

Highlights
  • Scan and recognize text from various sources
  • Save scans as searchable PDFs
  • Photo collage mode for multi-page documents
  • Automatic document edge detection and image correction
  • Organize scans with folders and drag-and-drop
  • Export OCR text as TXT or DOCX
  • Send faxes directly from the app
Features
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DocOCR – Smart PDF Scanner & OCR Tool for Education Turn your iPhone or iPad into a powerful document scanner and text recognizer with DocOCR. Whether you’re a student, teacher, or school administrator, DocOCR helps you scan, recognize, organize, and share documents easily and securely — all on your device. No internet required for OCR or image processing, ensuring complete privacy and data protection. - OCR & Document Scanning Made Simple Scan and recognize text from: • Printed documents • Books & whiteboards • Receipts & business cards • Posters, coupons, and more Save scans as searchable PDFs and annotate or sign them directly within the app. Photo Collage Mode Combine multiple pages (e.g., front and back of ID cards) onto a single A4/Letter page — perfect for printing or sharing. - Smart Image Processing DocOCR automatically: • Detects document edges • Corrects perspective and curved surfaces • Removes shadows and enhances clarity Ideal for low-light conditions or quick classroom captures. - Powerful Document Management Organize your scans with ease: • Create, rename, merge, split, or move files and folders • Drag and drop to group documents • Full-text search on OCR results (Bronze Plan) • iCloud Drive sync for access across devices (Bronze Plan) Import, Export & Share • Support PDF encryption and decryption • Email as PDF or JPEG • Export OCR text as TXT or DOCX • Fax to 100+ countries (via in-app purchase) • Print via AirPrint • Upload/download with: iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, SMB, WebDAV (Bronze Plan) • “Open In” support for apps like iBooks and Adobe Reader File Import • Import PDFs or images via “Open In” from other apps • Import files from your favorite cloud services Fax Anywhere • Send/receive faxes directly from the app • Get notified when fax is sent or received • Subscribe to a personal fax number for inbound faxes • Block incoming faxes when not needed - Bronze Plan Subscription Unlock advanced features like cloud sync, full-text search, and cloud storage support. • Billed monthly or annually • Auto-renews unless canceled 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage subscriptions in your App Store account • Unused trial periods are forfeited upon subscription Terms of Service: https://ifunplay.com/legal.html

About

Basic Scan

Easily capture, scan, and share documents, receipts, and notes. Convert images to high-quality PDFs or PNGs, and extract text using OCR for easy searching. Sign documents and organize your scanned files efficiently.

Highlights
  • Document scanning with edge detection
  • Image filters for readability
  • OCR text recognition (20 languages)
  • Digital signature tool
  • Export as PNG, PDF, or TXT
  • Organize and manage scanned pages
Features
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Basic Scan is a simple way to capture and share your documents, letters, notes, business cards, receipts, sketches, homework, and more. Easily convert pictures to scanner quality images or PDFs, and extract text using OCR (optical character recognition) to search the document. Export the results as .png, .pdf, or .txt - try it out now! Use Basic Scan for: * Edge detection of document corners and edit the corners to get the perfect image crop. * Image filters to remove shadows and generate a readable result. * OCR Text Recognition to extract text from image. Now including support for 20 languages! * Sign pages with your signature in red, blue or black. * Share selected documents or pages as images, PDFs, or OCR text. * Add images by gallery or camera in batch mode or one-by-one * Organize, reorder, copy, move or delete selected pages and documents. * Search for keywords in the OCR results of all the documents and pages. Choose from 3 subscription options: - a 1-month subscription with a 3-day free trial period - a 3-month subscription - an annual subscription with a 7-day free trial period. Your free trial subscription will automatically renew to a paid subscription unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period. You can cancel your subscription in the App Store account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period. Subscription payments will be charged to your App Store account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. You can cancel a free trial or subscription anytime by turning off auto-renewal through your iTunes account settings. This must be done 24 hours before the end of a free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free service. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/basic-scan-privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/basic-scan-terms-conditions Got feedback? Please visit https://goo.gl/forms/8zLLRSSGQeB9hNXj1

Screenshots

Doc OCR4 screens
Basic Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Doc OCR at free with in-app purchases against Basic Scan's subscription. Doc OCR also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Basic Scan's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (95% vs 85%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Doc OCR sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Basic Scan sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doc OCR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 629 and 294 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Doc OCR's written reviews are positive against 95% of Basic Scan's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doc OCR ships an update fortnightly, Basic Scan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Doc OCR versus Basic Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoc OCRBasic Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (629 ratings) — better4.5 (294 ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews95.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings629 — better294
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size251 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIFUNPLAY CO., LTD.INWARD INSIGHT LLC

Customer experience

Doc OCR

All ratings629 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative8.6%

Basic Scan

All ratings291 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%

User reviews

Doc OCR

From 629 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Solid product
  • 🚀 Efficient and fast
  • 👍 Reliable and useful
  • 👍 Helpful features
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🐛 Issues with email/sharing functionality
  • 🐛 Problems with curved page scanning
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance after updates
  • 💡 Need for more customization options

Basic Scan

From 294 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Great for scanning documents
  • 💡 Convenient for making PDFs

Room to improve

  • ❓ Difficulty canceling subscription
  • 🐛 Edges not always cropped properly

Bugs and requests

Doc OCR

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when opening certain files
  • Email functionality not working as expected
  • Issues with curved page scanning and dewarping
  • Problems with syncing and cloud integration

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add reader/audio playback feature
  • Improve email/sharing options
  • Enhance curved page scanning capabilities
  • Provide more customization and automation options
  • Improve folder/document organization and management

Basic Scan

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Manual edge selection can be difficult

Requested features

3 requests
  • Automated document naming (time/location)
  • AI-powered naming based on paper content
  • Automatic edge detection for documents

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Doc OCR

Subscriptions2
  • Doc OCR Pro BRONZE (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Doc OCR Pro BRONZE (Annually)7 Days trial$28.991 Year
One-time9
  • Fax Pack 1$0.99
  • 1 Fax Credit$0.99
  • 5 Fax Credit$4.99
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  • Fax No. For One Month$5.99
  • 10 Fax Credit$7.99
  • Fax No. For Three Months$12.99
  • 20 Fax Credit$14.99
  • Fax No. For Six Months$22.99
  • Upgrade To Pro$39.99
6 purchases

Basic Scan

Subscriptions6
  • اشتراك Premium شهري3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Basic Scan Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • اشتراك ربع سنوي$11.993 Months
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  • Basic Scan Premium$19.993 Months
  • اشتراك Premium سنوي7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Basic Scan Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Doc OCR free?
Doc OCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic Scan free?
Basic Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doc OCR or Basic Scan?
Doc OCR is rated higher. Doc OCR averages 4.8 out of 5 from 629 ratings, while Basic Scan averages 4.5 from 294 ratings.
Do Doc OCR or Basic Scan have ads?
Doc OCR shows ads; Basic Scan does not.
Which is updated more often, Doc OCR or Basic Scan?
Doc OCR ships an update fortnightly, and Basic Scan every 3 weeks. Most recently, Doc OCR was updated on October 2, 2026 and Basic Scan on October 3, 2026.

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