Comparison

Air Scan Document Scanner OCR vs OpenAirScan

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

Head to head
About

Air Scan Document Scanner OCR

Easily scan documents, photos, and homework with intelligent OCR to convert them into editable text or PDFs. Organize your scans into folders and share them instantly.

Highlights
  • Scan documents and photos in HD
  • Organize scans into personalized folders
  • Generate PDFs instantly
  • Convert images to text with offline OCR
  • Share scans as Doc files or PDFs
  • Rearrange pages within scans
Features
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Smart, Simple, Intelligent Scanning Scan Documents & Photos, Organize your scans within personalized folders, rearrange your scans and generate PDFs instantly, scan documents with our intelligent OCR and generate Word documents on the go Scan anything in HD, wherever you are… ---------------------- Simply launch the AirScan app and scan any document, papers or real world photographs in seconds. Navigate work documents 
like a Pro ---------------------- Scan and organize your work documents in structured folders. Scan single or multiple documents in one swift go. Merge scans into PDFs, reorder pages and share them on the fly. Less time scanning homework 
= more time for fun ---------------------- Scanning of homework and assignments are a breeze with AirScan. Capture scans, generate PDFs and push them to any app installed on your phone. Its that easy! Covert Pictures to Text with our next generation offline OCR ---------------------- Leverage our cutting edge machine learning OCR to convert documents to text in seconds with accurate results. Share OCR scans as Doc files or PDFs in seconds This app contains premium subscriptions – You can subscribe to get unlimited access to all app features with no ads - Subscriptions start from $9.99 USD monthly* - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original "one week", "one month" or "one year" package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase – Any unused portion of the free trial will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription Privacy Policy https://www.catalystmi.com/airscan/privacy-policy

About

OpenAirScan

This app connects to any network-enabled scanner using the ESCL (AirScan) protocol. It allows you to create scans in various formats, working with most scanners from the last decade. It is designed to be vendor-agnostic.

Highlights
  • Connects to ESCL/AirScan scanners
  • Vendor-agnostic compatibility
  • Supports various scan formats
  • Works with network-enabled scanners
  • Compatible with most modern scanners
Features
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OpenAirScan connects to any ESCL(a.k.a. AirScan)-capable scanner on your network and creates scans in various formats. It is entirely vendor-agnostic and should work with nearly all network-enabled scanners built in the past ten years.

Screenshots

Air Scan Document Scanner OCR4 screens
OpenAirScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Air Scan Document Scanner OCR at 4.7 against OpenAirScan's 2.7. Air Scan Document Scanner OCR also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). OpenAirScan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Air Scan Document Scanner OCR sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month. OpenAirScan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Air Scan Document Scanner OCR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Air Scan Document Scanner OCR versus OpenAirScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir Scan Document Scanner OCROpenAirScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCatalyst Media Integrated LLPLeo Wehrfritz

Customer experience

Air Scan Document Scanner OCR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OpenAirScan

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Air Scan Document Scanner OCR

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial$9.491 Month
  • Quarterly Plan3 Days trial$19.493 Months
  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$45.991 Year
None

OpenAirScan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Air Scan Document Scanner OCR free?
Air Scan Document Scanner OCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenAirScan free?
OpenAirScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Air Scan Document Scanner OCR or OpenAirScan?
Air Scan Document Scanner OCR is rated higher. Air Scan Document Scanner OCR averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while OpenAirScan averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Air Scan Document Scanner OCR or OpenAirScan have ads?
Air Scan Document Scanner OCR shows ads; OpenAirScan does not.

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