Comparison

Progress 2.0 vs ARC Private PDF Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Progress 2.0

This app helps you track the progress of various goals and tasks with a visually appealing interface. Easily manage daily achievements, inventory, and share your successes.

Highlights
  • Create and manage tasks as cards
  • Multiple ways to increment progress
  • Display tasks on widgets
  • Share progress cards on social media
  • Customizable icons and themes
  • iCloud backup and restore
Features
Read full description

Progress: Managing Task Progress, Habit Tracking, and Food Inventory. Which chapter are you on in that book? How many days have you successfully woken up early? How many eggs are left in your fridge? Do you often face similar questions? Is there a better way than jotting them down in a notebook? Progress is a minimally designed app that helps you manage your daily progress and enhance your goal achievement efficiency. Often, patience and monotony interrupt our record-keeping efforts. Progress solves this with its simple interactions and visually appealing design. You can manage the progress of various goals within the app and share your goal achievements on social media. Of course, you can also manage quickly in Today, such as incrementing progress by +1. 「Scenario Examples」 - Keep track of which episode you're on in a TV series - Note how many pages you've read in a book and how many are left - Track your progress in a 21-day early rising goal - Monitor how many cans of milk you have left ... 「Feature Highlights」 1. Create and manage your tasks, turning them into beautiful cards 2. Habit Tracking: Daily check-ins, streak counting, and calendar view to build great habits 3. Achievement Wall: 23 achievements to unlock - your persistence deserves to be celebrated 4. Various ways to increase your progress until tasks are completed 5. Display and manage these tasks on home screen widgets 6. Share visually appealing progress cards to share the joy of fulfillment 7. Stunning icons and themes to choose from 8. Supports iCloud backup and data restoration 「Feedback」 We greatly value your feedback and suggestions after using the app to better meet the needs of the public. If Progress has impressed you in any way, we would appreciate your positive review and sharing it with your friends! --- 「About Membership」 With subscription, you will be Progress Member, enjoying more Member-Only features. Payment: Upon confirmation of purchase and payment, the benefits will be credited to your iTunes account and will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account. Renewal/Automatic renewal: Apple's iTunes account will deduct a fee within 24 hours before the expiration date, and the subscription cycle will be extended one more time after the deduction is successful. Cancel renewal: To cancel your subscription, manually turn off the automatic renewal feature in the iTunes/AppleID Settings management 24 hours before the current subscription cycle expires. 「Policy」 Privacy Policy: https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/7b3e2c73-314a-4793-a87a-d5c1423b8cb3 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ARC Private PDF Scanner

This app transforms paper documents into editable text directly on your device. It offers multiple export formats, including searchable PDFs and structured JSON, ensuring your data remains private and secure. Enjoy powerful scanning and text recognition without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • On-device text recognition
  • Multiple export formats (PDF, TXT, JSON)
  • Multi-page scanning
  • Automatic edge detection
  • No ads or tracking
  • One-time purchase
Features
Read full description

ARC Scanner turns paper into text you can use. Everything happens on your device, and nothing is uploaded. Scan a document with your camera or import photos, and ARC Scanner recognizes the text on your device. Then export exactly what you need: • Searchable PDF: looks like your scan, and the text can be selected, copied, and searched • Plain text: one .txt file, separated by page • Structured JSON: pages, text blocks, positions, and confidence, ready for your own scripts and tools • All Files: the PDF, page images, text, JSON, and a manifest in one folder • Plain PDF, JPEG, or PNG pages when you only need images PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Text recognition runs on your device. Nothing is uploaded. • No account, no ads, no tracking. MADE FOR REAL DOCUMENTS • Multi-page scanning with automatic edge detection • Import several photos at once • Delete a page you don't need, with undo • Compact PDFs: camera scans are embedded without being compressed again • On iOS 26 and later, recognition keeps document structure, such as titles, where it is detected ONE PRICE Pay once. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no watermarks, no page limits. Recognized text can contain mistakes. Please check it before relying on it for legal, financial, or medical purposes.

Screenshots

Progress 2.04 screens
ARC Private PDF Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Progress 2.0 at Free against ARC Private PDF Scanner's $0.99. ARC Private PDF Scanner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On ads, 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

Progress 2.0 is free to download; ARC Private PDF Scanner costs $0.99 up front. Progress 2.0 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ARC Private PDF Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress 2.0 ships an update every 6 weeks, ARC Private PDF Scanner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Progress 2.0 versus ARC Private PDF Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgress 2.0ARC Private PDF Scanner
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINII Co., Ltd.GOLDEN ARC DIGITAL INC.

Customer experience

Progress 2.0

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

ARC Private PDF Scanner

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Progress 2.0

Subscriptions2
  • Membership Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Membership Annually.$5.991 Year
None

ARC Private PDF Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Progress 2.0 free?
Progress 2.0 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ARC Private PDF Scanner free?
ARC Private PDF Scanner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Progress 2.0 or ARC Private PDF Scanner have ads?
Neither Progress 2.0 nor ARC Private PDF Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress 2.0 or ARC Private PDF Scanner?
Progress 2.0 ships an update every 6 weeks, and ARC Private PDF Scanner fortnightly. Most recently, Progress 2.0 was updated on October 27, 2026 and ARC Private PDF Scanner on October 26, 2026.

Other comparisons