Comparison

PDF Document Scanner vs Doxly

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Doxly

Features
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Doxly is a smart document scanner that helps you scan, organize, and share documents from your iPhone. Scan documents with your camera or import images from your gallery. Create clean PDFs, preview pages, rotate scans, apply black-and-white filters, and share files quickly. Use OCR text extraction to turn scanned pages into searchable text. Generate AI-powered summaries and suggested tags to understand and organize documents faster. Doxly helps you manage receipts, invoices, contracts, notes, forms, IDs, and other important documents with categories, stars, search, and simple document actions.

Screenshots

PDF Document Scanner4 screens
Doxly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Doxly at none against PDF Document Scanner's 4. Doxly also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). PDF Document Scanner's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. PDF Document Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Doxly asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PDF Document Scanner versus Doxly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Document ScannerDoxly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (118 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings118 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMWare Technologies ASFatih Korkmaz

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PDF Document Scanner

Subscriptions3
  • PRO Scanner weekly3 Days trial$1.497 Days
  • PRO Scanner monthly$2.991 Month
  • PRO Scanner Yearly$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Version Unlimited$12.99
None

Doxly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Document Scanner free?
PDF Document Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doxly free?
Doxly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF Document Scanner or Doxly have ads?
Doxly shows ads; PDF Document Scanner does not.

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