Comparison

PDF Document Scanner vs Tally

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

Tally

This app helps you understand where your time goes by logging activities in 15-minute blocks on a 24-hour dial. It offers quick task logging, a radial menu for frequent categories, and automatic driving detection. View summaries and reports to analyze your time usage.

Highlights
  • 15-minute time logging dial
  • Quick task capture
  • Radial category fan
  • Mosaic editor for adjustments
  • Automatic driving detection
  • Watch app parity
  • Daily and weekly reports
  • PDF export
Features
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Tally answers one question: where did my day actually go? Your day is a 24-hour dial of 15-minute blocks. Tap the center, pick a category from the radial fan, and Tally keeps logging that task until you switch to the next one. No timers to remember to stop — you tap when your attention moves, and the dial fills in behind you. DESIGNED FOR CAPTURE, NOT CEREMONY • Running capture: one tap starts a task; it keeps filling blocks until you switch or end your day • Radial fan: your six most-used categories, one tap from the center of the dial • Mosaic editor: back-fill or fix any block of the day with taps or drags • Automatic driving detection: time on the road logs itself (with your permission, on-device) A REAL WATCH APP • Start, switch, and stop tasks from your wrist — full parity with the phone • A complication shows what's running right now • End your day or resume it from either device; both always agree SEE WHERE THE TIME WENT • Day summary: tracked hours and your work/personal split at a glance • Reports: donut and breakdown by category, by week and month • Export a clean PDF of any period PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your devices. No account, no sign-up, no servers, no analytics, no tracking. Motion data for driving detection never leaves your phone. Tally is for anyone who has reached the end of a day and wondered what happened to it: freelancers accounting for hours, people balancing work and family, or anyone trying to be honest with themselves about where the time goes.

Screenshots

PDF Document Scanner4 screens
Tally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tally at none against PDF Document Scanner's 4. Tally also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). PDF Document Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (119 vs 1). 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

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. Tally asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tally holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Document Scanner has 119 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PDF Document Scanner versus Tally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Document ScannerTally
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (119 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings119 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMWare Technologies ASROBERT DANIEL FORCE

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$29.99
None

Tally

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Document Scanner free?
PDF Document Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PDF Document Scanner or Tally?
Tally is rated higher. PDF Document Scanner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while Tally averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PDF Document Scanner or Tally have ads?
Neither PDF Document Scanner nor Tally shows ads.

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