Comparison

QuickScan vs Flash Color

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

Head to head
About

QuickScan

This app offers a powerful yet simple way to scan documents using your device's camera or import existing files. It features advanced OCR for text recognition, allows digital signatures, and automates export processes. All data is processed locally for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with automatic detection
  • Import PDFs and images
  • OCR for text recognition and searchability
  • Add digital signatures
  • Automated file naming and export
  • Siri Shortcuts and Widgets integration
  • Export to cloud services and local storage
Features
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The app is 100% FREE, with NO ads and NO data collection. Donations are possible to support the project. QuickScan is the easiest & quickest yet super-powerful scanner on iOS. Main features: ### iOS integration ### • QuickScan has been designed specifically for iOS & iPadOS for seamless integration and an exceptional user experience. ### Scan & import ### • Scan with your camera (automatic document detection & automatic angle correction) • Import existing images • Import existing PDF files • Organize your documents in folders ### OCR (text recognition) ### • Professional-quality OCR on images and existing PDFs • Make documents searchable with text integrated into PDFs (search, select, copy, paste) • Automatic language detection and dictionary matching for highly accurate results ### SIGN ### • Add signatures to your documents • Create signatures with your finger, Apple Pencil, or import existing signatures • Adjust size and color for a polished look ### Automate ### • Automatic document/file naming with patterns (e.g., document date, title, issuer, time, text, counter) • 'Export Favorites': Automatically export to preconfigured locations (cloud, email, etc.) with custom settings (color, black & white, filename, format) • 'Export Groups': Export to multiple locations simultaneously by grouping Export Favorites • Automatic deletion of documents after successful export • iOS Home screen & Lock screen Widgets & Control Center controls. Associate an Export Favorite to the widget for instant export to that favorite after the scan started by tapping the widget. • Place document automatically in the configured folder when the scan is started from a Widget/Shortcut associated to an Export Favorite • Siri Shortcuts compatible • Launch scan directly from the home screen with a long press on the app icon (or using a widget) ### Export ### • Export in PDF with the recognized text integrated (very advanced feature). This allows to search/copy & paste into the generated PDF. • Export recognized text as a .txt file • Export as images with optional filters (grayscale, black & white) • Save to cloud services with Favorites (iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, WebDAV, paperless-ngx, pCloud, NAS, SMB, NextCloud, and more) • Export anywhere (to Files, to any Drive, E-mail, message, Airdrop, …), or to the cloud • Apply image filters (grayscale, black & white), crop, rotate images • Easily adjust output file size and quality with real-time size estimation • ... and much more, there are really many useful features Everything is processed on your device: No internet connection required and ZERO data collection. There’s no quicker, easier way to scan, OCR, and manage documents beautifully SUPPORTED LANGUAGES FOR OCR: • ENGLISH • GERMAN • FRENCH • SPANISH • ITALIAN • PORTUGUESE • CHINESE • KOREAN • JAPANESE • UKRAINIAN • RUSSIAN • VIETNAMESE • THAI • ARABIC • ARABIC NAJDI • Danish • Swedish • Dutch • Norwegian • Norwegian Nynorsk • Norwegian Bokmål • Czech • Polish • Romanian • Turkish • Indonesian • Malay • Other languages are supported but do not benefit from the enhanced accuracy provided by language dictionaries I hope you’ll save a lot of time thanks to the efficiency of QuickScan! Your privacy matters: everything happens locally, on your device! This app does not use any server. No personal data is collected. QuickScan is 100% free to use (no ads, does not sell your data). In-app purchases are optional donations to help me support development and bring future updates. They do not restrict the app's functionality. --------- The privacy policy and terms of use can be found here: https://quickscanapp.com/privacy.html

About

Flash Color

Transform your device into a versatile light source with customizable features. Enjoy a dynamic party mode that syncs with music, adjustable screen colors for various moods and tasks, and an SOS signal for emergencies. Offers both free and premium functionalities.

Highlights
  • Adjustable LED brightness and beam width
  • Music-synced strobe party mode
  • Customizable screen colors
  • SOS Morse code signal
  • Color palette customization (Pro)
  • Beat sensitivity control (Pro)
Features
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The flashlight, redesigned for light. Color Flashlight turns your iPhone into three kinds of light: a bright LED torch, a full-screen color lamp and a Party Mode that flashes to your music. Dark, smooth and simple, so the light is always the star. TORCH (FREE) Tap the flashlight to switch on the LED. Drag up or down to set the brightness, or use the slider at the edge of the screen. COLORS (PRO) Turn your whole screen into light in any color: a soft lamp, a warm reading light, a colorful glow for photos and video, or a red night light you can dim. • Pick any shade on the color wheel and save five favorites • Ten ready-made Moods: Candle, Sunset, Rose, Ocean, Aurora, Lavender, Night Red, Reading, Moonlight and Daylight • Turn off by itself after 5, 10, 20 or 30 seconds, or after 1 to 60 minutes you choose • Always on: keep the light lit until you tap Close, perfect for reading • The light grows out from your finger, and a swipe up or down dims it PARTY MODE (FREE, WITH PRO EXTRAS) Play some music and watch your whole screen pulse to the beat, with a new color on every hit. Party Mode listens through the microphone to feel the beat. Nothing is ever recorded, stored or sent anywhere. It adapts to how loud the music is and works with small phone or laptop speakers too. Only the screen flashes, the torch stays off. With Pro you choose the colors, tune the sensitivity and set how long each flash lasts, from a crisp strobe to a soft glow. Party Mode contains flashing lights. Take care if you or anyone near you is sensitive to flashing lights. SOS (PRO) Flash the international distress signal with your torch. ALWAYS FREE • The full LED flashlight with brightness control • Party Mode with the free Party Mix colors COLOR FLASHLIGHT PRO (3-DAY FREE TRIAL) • Every color, custom colors and saved favorites • Color Moods • Custom timers and Always on • SOS signal • Party Mode Pro: your own colors, sensitivity and flash length • New Pro features as they arrive The LED torch needs an iPhone. On iPad, Colors and Party Mode work too. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Color Flashlight Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed weekly or monthly. New subscribers can start with a free 3-day trial and are not charged until the trial ends. After that, the price shown in the app is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://nembly-studio.github.io/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://nembly-studio.github.io/terms.html

Screenshots

QuickScan4 screens
Flash Color4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: QuickScan at 98% against Flash Color's 0%. QuickScan also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (4.1K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. QuickScan sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Flash Color sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QuickScan holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuickScan has 4.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of QuickScan's written reviews are positive against 0% of Flash Color's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickScan ships an update every 2 weeks, Flash Color every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
QuickScan versus Flash Color: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickScanFlash Color
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.1K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews98.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiSolid appsCHRISTOFFER SKAAHEIM

Customer experience

QuickScan

All ratings4,065 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews1,116 reviews
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.2%

Flash Color

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

QuickScan

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when exporting JPG files
  • Issues with WebDAV integration

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to adjust brightness, contrast, and sharpness
  • Option to save scans directly to a local folder
  • Handwriting and sketch conversion capabilities

Flash Color

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

21 purchases

QuickScan

Subscriptions5
  • Donation: 1 good coffee$4.991 Month
  • Donation: 1 good lunch$12.996 Months
  • Donation: 1 book for my kids$19.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • Donation: 1 book for my kids3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Donation:1 healthy family meal$29.991 Year
One-time16
  • Donation: One good coffee2 variants$4.99
  • 1 Small Thank You2 variants$5.99
  • 1 Medium Thank You$9.99
Show 13 more
  • Tip: One good sandwich$14.99
  • Donation: One book for my kids$15.99
  • 1 Big Thank You$19.99
  • Donation: One good lunch$19.99
  • Donation:1 healthy family meal$24.99
  • Donation: One book for my kids$24.99
  • Donation: 6 Years Anniversary$34.99
  • Donation:1 healthy family meal$49.99
  • Donation: 1 toy for my kids$49.99
  • Donation: One toy for my kids$59.99
  • Donation: 1 day off w/ family$89.99
  • Donation: Real app value$99.99
  • Donation: Real app value$139.99
2 purchases

Flash Color

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Access3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$19.991 Month

Questions

Is QuickScan free?
QuickScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flash Color free?
Flash Color is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, QuickScan or Flash Color?
QuickScan is rated higher. QuickScan averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Flash Color averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do QuickScan or Flash Color have ads?
Neither QuickScan nor Flash Color shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickScan or Flash Color?
QuickScan ships an update every 2 weeks, and Flash Color every 3 weeks. Most recently, QuickScan was updated on October 25, 2026 and Flash Color on October 23, 2026.

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