Comparison

Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR vs Paperorg Notes

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

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About

Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR

This app transforms your iPhone or iPad into a powerful document scanner. It captures, enhances, and recognizes text from documents and business cards, exporting them as searchable PDFs or DOCX files. Features include advanced editing, OCR, text-to-speech, and cloud integration.

Highlights
  • High-quality document scanning
  • Accurate on-device and cloud OCR
  • Searchable PDF and DOCX export
  • Business card scanning to Contacts
  • Text-to-speech and accessibility features
  • Advanced editing and annotation tools
  • Cloud integration and auto-upload
Features
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Prizmo is the most capable scanner app for iPhone & iPad to create stunning scans of documents or process business cards from photos. Prizmo offers an efficient capture workflow, powerful editing capabilities, a choice of highly accurate OCRs, text-to-speech & accessibility features, searchable PDF & DOCX exports, and comprehensive automation, all packaged in an elegant & intuitive user interface. Prizmo will be your trusted mobile scanner, always at hand. *** Featured in an Apple Keynote presentation *** "Prizmo is a remarkably deep app that includes a myriad of other features." — John Voorhees (MacStories) "When it comes to mobile scanner apps, Prizmo 5 is unmatched for its fast, streamlined workflow and high-quality scans." — J.R. Bookwalter (MacWorld) PHOTO CAPTURE • Capture workflow tailored for speed: in just 3 taps, have your document scanned, cleaned up, cropped, and text-recognized to a multi-page PDF right into your cloud • Highest quality scans: up to 300+ DPI • State-of-the-art page detection • Autoshoot • Quality review: keep or reshoot • Innovative stabilization • Multi-page support TEXT RECOGNITION • Reliable & accurate on-device OCR with machine learning in 30 languages(*) • High-performance Cloud OCR in 139 languages(*) + handwriting recognition • Fine-grained OCR editing: text & regions, binarization, text polarity • Structural analysis with CoreML • Background processing ENHANCE, EDIT & EXPORT • Adjust rotation, perspective crop, cleanup mode (black/white, color, gray), brightness & contrast, edge repair • Flattening of curved contents (books & magazines) • Powerful non-destructive editing: original photo can always be reprocessed from scratch without reshooting • Export formats: searchable PDF, Microsoft Word DOCX with original layout, TXT, PNG, JPEG • Advanced PDF options: password protected PDF, efficient compression formats (customizable JPEG quality, CCITT G4, JBIG2) to generate small files • Auto Upload: PDFs are automatically sent to your cloud (iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, WebDAV) • Export business cards to Contacts or as vCard • Smart actions: interact with detected phone numbers, dates, locations, email addresses, URLs ANNOTATION & MARKUP • Powerful annotation engine that works with Apple Pencil, capacitive pencils or finger • Annotate papers, fill out forms, or sign documents • Markup is stored in editable form (can be updated or even removed at any time) TEXT READER & VOICE • Comfortable multi-page reading experience • Customizable margins, line spacing, text size & fonts • Read text aloud using iOS voices • Adjustable speech rate & playback controls • Word highlighting during playback ACCESSIBILITY • Optimized for VoiceOver • Spoken guidance prior to shooting • Spoken description • Dynamic Type • OpenDyslexic reading font FOR PROS • Batch editing: replicate settings across pages • Automation (x-callback-url): use Shortcuts app to automate document processing • Keyboard shortcuts OS INTEGRATION • Siri Shortcuts • Messages extension: scan & send a document without leaving the conversation • Open In & Photos extensions (process & cleanup) • iPad multitasking and drag & drop • iCloud & Continuity across iPhone, iPad & Mac • Background audio player PRICING • Prizmo is available as a free download to try out its core features • Premium Pack is a one-time purchase to unlock all limitations: unlimited on-device OCR, full access to text & text-to-speech, smart actions, watermark removal • Cloud Plan subscription (optional) provides the Cloud OCR feature. Plans are detailed in the app • Volume purchase (VPP): see Prizmo (Volume Ed.) PRIVACY Prizmo is "privacy first". Personal data is yours, we don’t access it, we don’t read it, we don’t host it on our servers. Privacy Policy: https://creaceed.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://creaceed.com/terms Feedback: prizmo@creaceed.com (*) full list of OCR languages available on https://creaceed.com/iprizmo Cloud OCR requires an Internet connection.

About

Paperorg Notes

Record meetings and automatically generate transcripts, summaries, and action items in multiple languages. This app streamlines post-meeting tasks, allowing you to send professional notes quickly. It offers a free tier for limited use and a Pro version for extensive features.

Highlights
  • Automated meeting transcription
  • Structured summaries with action items
  • Multi-language support (including Lëtzebuergesch)
  • PDF and audio attachments
  • Custom vocabulary
  • GDPR-aware and ad-free
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Stop writing meeting notes. Start sending them. Paperorg Notes closes every meeting for you — in the language you actually spoke. Record a client call, team sync, or brainstorm. Within about 90 seconds you get: • An accurate transcript (Lëtzebuergesch, German, French, English, Portuguese) • A structured summary with decisions and action items • A PDF and audio attachment — ready to email Built in Luxembourg, for Luxembourg Lëtzebuergesch is first-class — powered by LuxASR (University of Luxembourg), not an afterthought. Switch language mid-recording when your meeting changes language. Free — 3 meetings per month No account. No API keys. No setup. About 30 minutes of transcription each month, enough for three typical meetings. Paperorg Pro — Meeting Closure • 600 minutes/month — serious professional volume • Auto-email summary + PDF after every note • Unlimited custom vocabulary (client names, projects) • 90-day audio retention • Priority Lëtzebuergesch transcription pipeline Your recordings stay on your iPhone. Audio is sent for transcription only when you ask. GDPR-aware. No ads. No tracking. Download free. Record your next meeting. Leave the room already done.

Screenshots

Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR4 screens
Paperorg Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paperorg Notes at 100% against Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR's 53%. Paperorg Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR's advantage is ratings volume (155 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Paperorg Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paperorg Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR has 155 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR's written reviews are positive against 100% of Paperorg Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR ships an update every 6 weeks, Paperorg Notes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR versus Paperorg Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrizmo › Document Scanner, OCRPaperorg Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (155 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings155 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCreaceed SRLLuxxow

Customer experience

Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR

All ratings156 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive53.1%
Neutral16.7%
Negative30.2%

Paperorg Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Watermark appears despite purchase
  • App crashes on iOS 17.0.1
  • PDF export errors (Dropbox, WhatsApp)
  • Random import of images
  • Cropping magnetism not deactivatable
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  • App crashes on iOS 16
  • Data loss after deleting duplicates
  • Files refuse to open
  • Scans appear in double
  • Text distortion on documents
  • App exits during startup (iCloud access)
  • Edges of scans are clipped/mangled
  • Watermark on legal documents
  • App exits during startup with iCloud
  • Scanned documents disappear
  • Japanese OCR not handling vertical text
  • App crashes after update to 5.2
  • Toolbar font color issue in dark mode with Apple Pencil

Requested features

18 requests
  • Automatic document naming
  • CarPlay compatibility
  • Folder management
  • More export formats (A6, A7)
  • Undo function for deletions
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  • Shortcuts integration
  • Hindi language support for OCR
  • EPUB export format
  • Volume purchase option for families
  • Ability to disable edge correction
  • More image editing tools (sharpness, exposure, etc.)
  • AI for artifact differentiation
  • 3DLUT filter support
  • Non-Euclidean cropping
  • Integration with Apple Pencil for notes
  • Improved Japanese OCR (vertical text)
  • Translation feature restoration
  • Better organization (folders, tags)

Paperorg Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR

Subscriptions4
  • Cloud Plan (S) - Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Cloud Plan (S) - Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Cloud Plan (L) - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Cloud Plan (L) - Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Pack (Upgrade 4 > 5)$15.99
  • Premium Pack (non-recurring)$23.99
2 purchases

Paperorg Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Paperorg Pro$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Paperorg Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR free?
Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paperorg Notes free?
Paperorg Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR or Paperorg Notes?
Paperorg Notes is rated higher. Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR averages 4.4 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while Paperorg Notes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR or Paperorg Notes have ads?
Neither Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR nor Paperorg Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR or Paperorg Notes?
Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR ships an update every 6 weeks, and Paperorg Notes every 5 days. Most recently, Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR was updated on October 29, 2026 and Paperorg Notes on October 26, 2026.

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