Comparison

Doc Scanner vs Crisp Document Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Doc Scanner

Features
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Scan paper documents, receipts and notes into clean PDFs, find any word inside them and sign contracts in seconds. Scanning, editing and exporting are free and unlimited, with no watermark, no ads and no account. SCAN IN SECONDS • Auto-capture with edge detection: hold your iPhone over the page and it scans by itself • Scan many pages in a row, or import photos and PDFs from Photos and Files • Crop, rotate and enhance with the Auto, Grayscale, B&W and Vivid filters • Reorder, duplicate or retake pages before you save ID CARDS AND PASSPORTS • Scan the front and back of your ID, driver’s license or residence card onto one page at actual size, or at 150% or 200% • Passport photo pages too. Choose A4 or Letter, then print or share the PDF: free, with no watermark and processed on your device FIND ANY WORD • Text recognition runs on your device and makes your scans searchable by their content • Export searchable PDFs and copy text from any page with Live Text SIGN AND MARK UP • With Premium, draw your signature or import it from a photo, then place it on any page • Annotate with pen, highlighter and text • Add date, check and cross stamps (Premium) ORGANIZE AND SHARE • Folders, favorites, recents and a 30-day Trash • Merge documents into one PDF • Export PDF, JPG or PNG in A4, Letter or Legal size, then share, save to Files or print INSIGHTS WITH ON-DEVICE AI On supported devices with Apple Intelligence, Doc Scanner suggests a title for each scan, summarizes documents, pulls out totals, dates and contact details, and answers your questions about a document, all processed on your device. On other devices it still detects dates, totals and contact details on the device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads and no tracking: Data Not Collected • Scanning, text recognition and AI are processed on your device • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID • Optional iCloud sync uses your own private iCloud (Premium) MADE FOR iPAD TOO Sidebar layout, multiple windows, Split View, Stage Manager, drag and drop and keyboard shortcuts. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: unlimited scanning, editing and PDF, JPG and PNG export with no watermark, plus 5 searchable documents and 5 AI actions every month, and up to 3 folders. Premium: signatures, unlimited searchable documents and AI, iCloud sync across your devices, password-protected PDFs, TXT export, stamps and unlimited folders. AI features require a device with Apple Intelligence. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan for new subscribers, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless they are cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Premium works with Family Sharing. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tappller.com/doc-scanner/privacy/

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Crisp Document Scanner

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Crisp Document Scanner is built on a simple idea: scanning a document shouldn't require an account, a subscription, or sending your data to a third-party server. All processing happens on your iPhone or iPad, using Apple's own frameworks. Your scans are saved to iCloud and accessible from the Files app on all your devices. No compromises. SCAN IN ONE TAP Open the app and tap Scan. That's it. Automatic edge detection finds the edges of your document and perspective correction straightens it instantly. Scan a single receipt or a 50-page contract in one session. The camera adapts to your environment and captures sharp, clean pages every time. SEARCHABLE PDFs WITH OCR Every scan is automatically processed with on-device text recognition. The result: PDFs where you can search for any word, select text, and copy it to other apps. Looking for an amount on a 20-page statement? Just search. Need to copy an address from a letter? Select and copy. OCR supports English, Spanish, and French, with automatic language detection. Even handwritten text is recognized. PERFECT FOR EVERYDAY DOCUMENTS - Invoices and bills - Receipts and purchase confirmations - Bank and credit card statements - Contracts and agreements - Letters and official correspondence - Meeting notes and memos - Certificates and forms - Any paper document you want to digitize SAVED TO iCLOUD All your scans are saved directly to iCloud and accessible from the Files app on any of your Apple devices. Browse, rename, organize into folders, and manage your documents the way you already manage all your other files. No proprietary format, no lock-in — just standard PDF files in your iCloud Drive. SHARE INSTANTLY Send your scans anywhere. Use AirDrop to share with nearby devices, attach to an email or message, or share directly from the Files app. Works with every app that accepts PDF files. PRIVATE BY DESIGN This is not just a feature — it is the foundation of the app. - No account required. Open the app and start scanning. - No third-party servers. Your documents go to your iCloud, not ours. - No analytics or tracking. We don't know what you scan. - No ads. A clean interface, nothing else. - No subscription. Pay once, use forever. All text recognition and document processing happens locally using Apple's native Vision and VisionKit frameworks. Your documents are yours and yours alone. BUILT WITH APPLE FRAMEWORKS Document Scanner relies entirely on Apple's native technologies: VisionKit for camera scanning, Vision for text recognition, PDFKit for PDF generation, and iCloud for seamless sync. This means fast performance, low battery usage, and seamless integration with iOS. No third-party libraries, no external dependencies, no surprises.

Screenshots

Doc Scanner4 screens
Crisp Document Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crisp Document Scanner at none against Doc Scanner's 3. Crisp Document Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Doc Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. Doc Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Crisp Document Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doc Scanner ships an update every 9 days, Crisp Document Scanner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Doc Scanner versus Crisp Document Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoc ScannerCrisp Document Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJesus Rodriguez BarreraAgimem

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Doc Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99
None

Crisp Document Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doc Scanner free?
Doc Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crisp Document Scanner free?
Crisp Document Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Doc Scanner or Crisp Document Scanner have ads?
Neither Doc Scanner nor Crisp Document Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doc Scanner or Crisp Document Scanner?
Doc Scanner ships an update every 9 days, and Crisp Document Scanner every 3 days. Most recently, Doc Scanner was updated on November 6, 2026 and Crisp Document Scanner on October 31, 2026.

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