Comparison

Magic Scan vs Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts

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

Head to head
About

Magic Scan

This app uses your device's camera to instantly extract text from printed sources like documents, books, and signs. It offers on-device translation, text-to-speech, and smart entity detection for actionable information. Scans are saved locally for privacy and can be shared as styled images.

Highlights
  • Live camera OCR
  • Smart entity detection
  • On-device translation
  • Text-to-speech
  • Share as image
  • Local scan history
Features
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The FREE and powerful text scanner powered by Apple Intelligence. Point your camera at any printed text — documents, books, signs, receipts — and Magic Scan extracts it instantly using on-device OCR. No cloud APIs, no sign-in, fully private. LIVE CAMERA OCR See text detected in real-time as you point your camera. Yellow bounding boxes highlight every word. Tap to capture — with haptic feedback and a flash animation. SMART ENTITY DETECTION Magic Scan automatically finds actionable information in your scans: • Phone numbers — tap to call • Addresses — tap to open in Maps • URLs — tap to open in Safari • Dates — tap to add to Calendar APPLE TRANSLATION Translate scanned text on-device using the native iOS Translation framework. Private, fast, no API keys required. TEXT-TO-SPEECH Hear any scanned text read aloud with one tap. Perfect for accessibility or hands-free use. SHARE AS IMAGE Export any scan as a beautifully styled card image. Share via AirDrop, Messages, social media, or save to Photos. SCAN ANYTHING • Receipts, invoices, and accounting documents • Recipes from cookbooks • Notes, letters, and certificates • Whiteboard discussions and meeting notes • Business cards and contact info • Restaurant menus • Magazine and newspaper articles • Book pages and passages • Instructions and product labels • Road signs, airport signs, and station boards • And much more... SCAN HISTORY Every scan is saved locally on your device. Swipe to delete, browse anytime. Your data never leaves your phone. SCAN STATISTICS See word count, character count, and estimated reading time for every scan. DARK MODE Full dark mode support with adaptive colors that look beautiful day and night. PREMIUM Remove ads with a one-time purchase. That's it — no subscriptions, no hidden fees. PRIVACY FIRST All processing happens on your device using Apple Vision and Apple Translation. No data is sent to any server. No account required. Permissions needed: • Camera — to scan text from printed sources • Photos — to scan text from images in your library Magic Scan — the smartest way to digitize the world around you.

About

Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts

Features
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Swipe through your contacts, merge duplicates in one tap and keep a backup before you clean. Contacts Cleaner turns a messy address book into a tidy list in a few minutes. Old numbers from past jobs, three cards for the same friend, people saved without a name, a delivery guy from 2019. The list grows for years and nobody wants to clean it card by card. Here every contact gets one swipe, and duplicates are found for you. SWIPE TO CLEAN • Swipe left to mark a contact for deletion, right to keep it • Contacts are grouped by first letter, and your progress is saved • Swiping deletes nothing: review the marked contacts and delete them in one tap MERGE DUPLICATES • Duplicates are found by name, phone number and email • See every group before merging and pick which cards to combine • Phones and emails from all cards end up in one clean contact FIX INCOMPLETE CONTACTS • Find contacts without a name, phone number or email • Complete them right in the app or remove the ones you no longer need BACKUP AND RESTORE • Save all contacts to a backup in one tap before you start • Restore a backup at any time, contacts you already have are skipped • Share a backup as a .vcf file to keep a copy anywhere • A monthly reminder so your latest backup is never too old RECENTLY DELETED • Every contact you delete or merge stays restorable for 30 days • Restore one contact or all of them in one tap AUTO-BACKUP AND EXCEL EXPORT (PRO) • A weekly backup saved to iCloud Drive or any folder you choose, so it survives even if you delete the app • Export all contacts to a CSV file that opens in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your contacts are processed on your phone and never uploaded • Nothing is deleted without your confirmation WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone whose contact list has grown over many years • People who switched phones and ended up with double entries • Sales people, freelancers and anyone with hundreds of business contacts • Parents tidying up a family member's phone FREE AND PRO Contacts Cleaner is free to download. The free version includes swipe sorting with a daily limit, merging of the first duplicate groups, incomplete contacts and backups. Pro removes the swipe limit, merges every duplicate, adds auto-backup and Excel export and turns off ads. Choose a subscription or pay once for lifetime access. Deleted contacts cannot be recovered without a backup, so make one before a big cleanup.

Screenshots

Magic Scan3 screens
Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Magic Scan at none against Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts's shown. Magic Scan also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Magic Scan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Scan ships an update every 2 months, Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Magic Scan versus Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic ScanCleaner for Duplicate Contacts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWaltsoft IncFlashSoft OU

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magic Scan

One-time1
  • Magic Scan Premium$0.99
2 purchases

Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Magic Scan free?
Magic Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts free?
Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Magic Scan or Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts have ads?
Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts shows ads; Magic Scan does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Scan or Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts?
Magic Scan ships an update every 2 months, and Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts every 4 months. Most recently, Magic Scan was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cleaner for Duplicate Contacts on October 28, 2026.

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