Docs Scanner vs File Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Docs Scanner
Easily scan documents using your device's camera. The app automatically detects document edges and allows for manual adjustments. Convert scanned documents to color or black and white.
- Scan documents with camera
- Auto detect document edges
- Manual edge adjustment
- Convert to color
- Convert to black and white
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Scan documents with camera Auto detect edge of documents Support manual adjust convert to colour or black white document
File Scanner
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Take a photo of any document and instantly extract the part you need. File Scanner makes document scanning effortless. Just point your camera at a document, and the app automatically detects the edges and crops it perfectly. **Features** • Auto edge detection — the app finds the document boundaries for you • Color or black & white — switch freely between color and grayscale • Save to Photos — one tap saves the result to your camera roll • Quick and easy — no complicated settings, just point and shoot Best results with flat, four-sided documents for maximum accuracy. Perfect for: business cards, receipts, notes, ID cards, books, contracts, whiteboards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Docs Scanner at every 2 weeks against File Scanner's every 18 months. Docs Scanner also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Docs Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and File Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Docs Scanner ships an update every 2 weeks, File Scanner every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Docs Scanner | File Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lionscope OÜ | CHI HAO CHIU |
In-app purchases
Docs Scanner
- Ad Free$0.99
File Scanner
- File Scanner - Full Version$2.99
