Comparison

ScanQuik Photo Scanner vs Cubbies

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

Head to head
About

ScanQuik Photo Scanner

Digitize old printed photos and negatives, preserving them with accurate time and location metadata. Easily scan entire albums and edit metadata for existing photos and videos using an intuitive app extension.

Highlights
  • Digitize printed photos and negatives
  • Automatic edge detection
  • Quick adjustment gestures
  • Scan entire albums
  • Save to Photos library
  • Edit photo/video time and location
  • App extension for metadata editing
Features
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Bring your printed photographs and photo negatives into the digital world and keep them organized alongside your new photos in one place - your existing photo library. With accurate time and location metadata, your old photos will appear as though they were taken with your iPhone or iPad in the past. The app offers automatic edge detection, quick adjustment gestures, and a variety of features to help you efficiently scan whole albums, with scanned photos saved in highest quality directly to your Photos library. Additionally, you can change the time and location of existing photos or videos from within the Photos app using the app extension. Just select desired items and use "Edit time" or "Edit location". By using faviourite locations and map, this offers more advanced way of editing your photo metadata compared to the native feature. Tips for scanning: - Sort your photos first by event (location), then by time to minimize changing location or time back and forth - Use on-screen gestures to adjust time and location more quickly - Place your photos on a flat and uniform background - To avoid glare, try to shoot under ambient light (cloudy weather) - When shooting under a strong light, turn yourself 90 degrees from the light source to avoid glare. Scan the photo, then rotate it back 90 degrees in the app Technical info: - Supports HEIC and P3 color space - Timezone is based on location to ensure correct real time

About

Cubbies

Features
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LittleArtist — a home gallery for your child’s art. Every doodle deserves to be seen. Scan or photograph their work, frame it in a clean gallery style, and browse by the age they were when they made it. Save and share pieces that feel like they belong on a wall—not lost in the camera roll. 【A miniature family museum】 · Digitize artwork by document scan, camera, or photo library · Minimal black-and-white framing with date and signature · Vertical Cover Flow browsing with ambient colors from each piece · Organize by growth stages: 0–3 / 4–6 / 7–11 / 12–15 / 15+ 【Made for every little artist】 · Create a profile with gender, birthday, and name · Name as typed text, landscape handwriting, or photo signature · Manage multiple little artists and keep each work attributed 【Keep and tell the story】 · Record an artwork explanation in their own voice · Save framed pieces to Photos or share with family and friends · Switch framing styles, including subject lift (background removal) · Home Screen widget that shows a random artwork every hour 【Private, local, portable】 · Artwork and recordings stay on your device—no account, no cloud upload · Export and restore a full backup of artworks, artist profiles, and stories · English and Chinese interfaces For parents who want to keep childhood art with care: not just another album—a small exhibition you can open anytime. Upgrade to Pro for more framing styles, unlimited artwork explanations, and upcoming features. EULA:https://docs.qq.com/doc/DWkNFZWVjakZMRG92#

Screenshots

ScanQuik Photo Scanner4 screens
Cubbies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cubbies at every 4 days against ScanQuik Photo Scanner's every 3 months. ScanQuik Photo Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ScanQuik Photo Scanner sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Cubbies sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanQuik Photo Scanner ships an update every 3 months, Cubbies every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ScanQuik Photo Scanner versus Cubbies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanQuik Photo ScannerCubbies
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel Holec琪 闫

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ScanQuik Photo Scanner

One-time2
  • 3-day TrialFree
  • Full Version$8.99
2 purchases

Cubbies

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Pass$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro$24.99

Questions

Is ScanQuik Photo Scanner free?
ScanQuik Photo Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cubbies free?
Cubbies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScanQuik Photo Scanner or Cubbies have ads?
Neither ScanQuik Photo Scanner nor Cubbies shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanQuik Photo Scanner or Cubbies?
ScanQuik Photo Scanner ships an update every 3 months, and Cubbies every 4 days. Most recently, ScanQuik Photo Scanner was updated on October 1, 2026 and Cubbies on October 5, 2026.

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