PDF Document Scanner vs swatDocuments
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Document Scanner
This app transforms your mobile device into a powerful scanner and document manager. It allows you to extract contact information, create searchable PDFs, and organize your files with folders and tags. Edit, sign, and share documents securely, optimizing your workflow from anywhere.
- Automatic document detection and correction
- Extract contact info from business cards
- Create searchable PDFs with OCR
- Sign, edit, and share documents
- Organize with folders and tags
- Secure with Face ID/Touch ID
- iCloud synchronization
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Turn paper into searchable PDFs in seconds. Scan, fill, sign, and organize documents on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — with on-device processing that never leaves your Apple devices. Captize is your personal document library. Capture receipts, contracts, IDs, and paperwork, then find anything later with full-text search. No extra account. Sync with iCloud. SCAN • Automatic edge detection, crop, perspective, and exposure correction • Batch scanning and high-definition captures • Searchable PDFs with on-device OCR • Smart titles from document content, with Apple Intelligence • Import photos, files, and whole folders EDIT & SIGN • Fill out forms • Add signatures, markups, and comments — Apple Pencil on iPad • Reorder, split, merge, and export pages • Password-protect private PDFs ORGANIZE • Folders, subfolders, tags, and notes • Instant full-text search across names, notes, and document content • Reminders on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch • Widgets and Shortcuts for scan and search BUSINESS CARDS • Auto-extract name, company, email, and phone • Save to Contacts and search by person or company APPLE-NATIVE & PRIVATE • iCloud sync across your devices — no extra login • Optional auto-upload to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or WebDAV • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID • Image processing and OCR run on-device Terms https://www.mwaretechnologies.com/products/captize/terms-and-conditions-en Support support@mwaretechnologies.com
swatDocuments
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Documents est un outil de Gestion Electronique de Documents (GED) personnelle. Documents utilise Google Drive pour le stockage des données et offre une interface efficace et sécurisé à vos documents. Il organise de manière hiérarchisée vos documents dans une aire de stockage définie par une configuration simple et claire. Documents permet de stocker vos documents locaux, permet de scanner des documents multipage pour les transformer en fichiers PDF et les stocker dans le drive. Une interface de partage permet d'importer les documents reçus par email, ou téléchargés d'un site web ou d'une application pour les stocker dans votre drive. Documents permet d'archiver les documents stockés. L'archive consiste à générer un fichier zip dans la zone d'archivage à partir des fichiers de la zone de stockage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: swatDocuments at none against PDF Document Scanner's 4. swatDocuments also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). PDF Document Scanner's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads 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. PDF Document Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. swatDocuments asks for nothing beyond the download.
PDF Document Scanner ships an update every 5 days, swatDocuments every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Document Scanner | swatDocuments |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (118 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 118 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MWare Technologies AS | ALBAN THEVRET |
In-app purchases
PDF Document Scanner
- PRO Scanner weekly3 Days trial$1.497 Days
- PRO Scanner monthly$2.991 Month
- PRO Scanner Yearly$22.991 Year
- Pro Version UnlimitedFree
swatDocuments
No in-app purchases
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