Comparison

SMART vs Image Scan

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

Head to head
About

SMART

Organize your life by scanning documents, bills, and receipts. Automatically name files, set reminders for deadlines, and search text within your papers. Keep everything private and secure on your own devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic document scanning and edge detection
  • Smart naming suggestions based on content
  • Deadline detection and calendar reminders
  • Full-text search within scanned documents
  • PDF editing, signing, and annotation
  • Cross-device sync for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  • Password-protected folders with Face ID/Touch ID
Features
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Paper in. Order out. SMART-PDF scans your paperwork, gives it fitting names and reminds you of deadlines. Everything stays on your own devices: no cloud, no account. NEW IN 4.7: THE YEAR-END CHECK - All deadlines until the end of January and always one clear next step - Find tax papers: SMART-PDF searches the text of your documents for wage statements, donation receipts and more, and you can add your own items - Collect everything in a tax folder with one tap, move or copy, and send it to your tax adviser NEW IN 4.6 - Folders within folders: subfolders up to four levels deep, a protected folder protects everything inside - Split documents: scanned several invoices in one go? SMART-PDF spots where each new document starts and leaves out blank back pages - Name many documents at once, optionally with the date first - New folder from your selection, with a fitting name from the content - Move, rotate and resize drawings afterwards SCAN AND NAME - Scan documents with the camera, edges are detected automatically - Name suggestions from the content, like “Energy Bill July 2026” instead of “Document 17”. With Apple Intelligence right on your device - Quick Scan from a widget, Control Center, the Action button or Siri - Bring in photos and PDFs from other apps, also via the share menu ORDER THAT THINKS AHEAD - Create and sort folders freely, as a list or a grid - Search the text of every document, also from iPhone search - Deadlines such as notice periods and payment dates are detected in the document, with a reminder and optionally in your calendar - Short summary of a document or a whole folder EDIT AND SIGN - Sign PDFs, add text and stamps - Annotate with pen, highlighter and eraser - Reorder, rotate and delete pages, or copy them into other documents - Copy text from scans with Live Text - Shrink large files IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC - Dedicated apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac - “My Devices”: pair once, then your documents sync directly over the air, encrypted and without internet SAFE AND PRIVATE - Password folders with Face ID or Touch ID - App lock at launch - Share with a PDF password if you like - Back up your whole library as a ZIP PREMIUM AND COINS Premium is ad-free and unlocks every feature without coins. The subscription works on iPhone, iPad and Mac with the same Apple Account and can be tried free for 7 days. Durations: 1, 3, 6 or 12 months. Without a subscription you pay for single features with coins. Coins can be bought or earned by watching ads. - Sign a PDF: 1 coin - Share or export a PDF: 1 coin per file - 3 more documents in a full folder: 1 coin - Scan with more than 10 pages: 1 coin - Shrink a document: 1 coin - Summary of a document: 1 coin, the first one is free - Folder overview: 2 coins - Combine documents into a collection: 2 coins Free: creating folders, setting deadlines, splitting and naming. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal is charged within 24 hours before the end of the period. - You can manage and cancel subscriptions at any time in your Apple Account settings. - Collected coins are kept when you switch to Premium. Terms of use: https://deine-dokumente.de/agb-nutzungsbedingungen Privacy: https://deine-dokumente.de/datenschutz

About

Image Scan

This tool uses OCR technology to extract text from various documents like books, business cards, and tables. It offers high-speed scanning, batch processing, and the ability to generate PDF or TXT files with watermarks.

Highlights
  • OCR text recognition
  • Extract text from books, bills, and scans
  • High-resolution scanning in seconds
  • Batch scanning and processing
  • ID card scanning
  • Generate PDF and TXT files
  • Add watermarks
Features
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OCR text recognition is a tool that can extract books, photos, business cards, and tables. A professional OCR scanning recognition tool for the text of Now identify the ID photo and identify the file content and add watermark to generate pdf txt The all-round scanner of the format is an intelligent auxiliary tool for student parties and office workers. Text Recognition (OCR): - Extract text from books, bills, scans, etc. - Printed and handwritten text are automatically recognized Ultra-high-speed scanning: - Generate high-resolution scans in seconds -Batch scan - scan as many pages as you want - Batch processing - export multiple documents at once - ID scanning, 1:1 restore to A4 paper. 【Automatic subscription member instructions】 1. Service name: continuous weekly membership (7 days), continuous monthly membership (30 days), continuous annual membership (365 days), permanent membership; 2. Price: $3.99/month for continuous weekly products, $8.99/month for continuous monthly products, $25.99/month for continuous annual products, and $49.99 for permanent membership products; 3. If you have purchased an account of an automatic subscription member, the fee will be deducted from your iTunes account 24 hours after the end of the monthly subscription period, and the subscription period will be extended after the deduction is successful; 4. To cancel the subscription, please manually open the "Settings" of your iPhone --> enter "iTunes Store and App Store" --> click "Apple ID", select "View App ID", enter the "Account Settings" page, Turn off auto-renewal. If you do not close the subscription at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, you agree to continue the authorization and the subscription will automatically renew; (Renewing membership) http://bbzxc.xyz/doc/BBSMxfhy.html (User Agreement) http://bbzxc.xyz/doc/BBSMyhxy.html (Automatic renewal membership) http://bbzxc.xyz/doc/BBSMvip.html (Privacy Policy) http://bbzxc.xyz/doc/BBSMyszc.html

Screenshots

SMART4 screens
Image Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Image Scan at none against SMART's shown. Image Scan also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. SMART sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Image Scan sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMART ships an update fortnightly, Image Scan every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SMART versus Image Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMARTImage Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBartnitzky, Böttcher und Springer GbR天金 吴

Customer experience

SMART

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%

Image Scan

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SMART

Subscriptions4
  • SMART-PDF Premium – 1 month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • SMART-PDF Premium – 3 months7 Days trial$6.993 Months
  • SMART-PDF Premium – 6 months7 Days trial$11.996 Months
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  • SMART-PDF Premium – 12 months7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time6
  • 10 SMART-PDF Coins$0.99
  • 100 SMART-PDF Coins$5.99
  • 150 SMART-PDF Coins$8.99
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  • 250 SMART-PDF Coins$13.99
  • 500 SMART-PDF Coins$17.99
  • 750 SMART-PDF Coins$22.99
4 purchases

Image Scan

Subscriptions3
  • Subscription Week3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Subscription Month$6.991 Month
  • 1 Year$25.991 Year
One-time1
  • Permanent Member Vip$48.99

Questions

Is SMART free?
SMART is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Image Scan free?
Image Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SMART or Image Scan have ads?
SMART shows ads; Image Scan does not.
Which is updated more often, SMART or Image Scan?
SMART ships an update fortnightly, and Image Scan every 6 days. Most recently, SMART was updated on November 3, 2026 and Image Scan on October 13, 2026.

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