Comparison

OnionShare vs OSS Document Scanner

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

Head to head
About

OnionShare

Securely share files and host websites directly from your device without relying on cloud services. Protects against third-party access, network eavesdropping, and user identity exposure through end-to-end encryption and Tor network integration.

Highlights
  • Direct file sharing
  • Host websites
  • Tor Onion Services integration
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Anonymity protection
  • No third-party servers
Features
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Ever wanted to share something without also sharing it with Google or Dropbox? Tax documents, medical information, or unpublished research? Share files directly and securely without the middlemen. Your Private Productivity Suite.. In Your Pocket! Share files and host websites right from your phone, all over Tor Onion Services, built by the developers who created Orbot, Briar, Onion Browser and CalyxOS! What OnionShare protects against Third parties don’t have access to anything that happens in OnionShare. Using OnionShare means hosting services directly on your computer. When sharing your files with OnionShare, they are not uploaded to any third-party server. This avoids the traditional model of having to trust the computers of others. Network eavesdroppers can’t spy on anything that happens in OnionShare in transit. The connection between the Tor onion service and Tor Browser is end-to-end encrypted. This means network attackers can’t eavesdrop on anything except encrypted Tor traffic. Even if an eavesdropper is a malicious rendezvous node used to connect the Tor Browser with OnionShare’s onion service, the traffic is encrypted using the onion service’s private key. Anonymity of OnionShare users are protected by Tor. OnionShare and Tor Browser protect the anonymity of the users. As long as the OnionShare user anonymously communicates the OnionShare address with the Tor Browser users, the Tor Browser users and eavesdroppers can’t learn the identity of the OnionShare user. If an attacker learns about the onion service, they still can’t access anything. Prior attacks against the Tor network to enumerate onion services allowed attackers to discover private .onion addresses. To access an OnionShare service from its address, the private key used for client authentication must be guessed (unless the service is already made public by turning off the private key – see Turn Off Private Key).

About

OSS Document Scanner

Transform your mobile device into a powerful document scanner. Easily scan, enhance, organize, and export documents as PDFs or images. Features offline OCR and secure password protection for your files.

Highlights
  • Fast camera scanning with automatic edge detection
  • Bulk scanning and import from images/PDFs
  • Enhance PDF quality with filters and editing tools
  • Organize documents with colored folders and sorting
  • Export to PDF, JPEG, or PNG
  • Offline OCR for searchable PDFs
  • Password protection for generated PDFs
Features
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OSS Document Scanner is a free and Open Source app to transform your mobile device into a powerful document scanner. SCAN * Scan your documents or receipts with a fast camera scan. * Enjoy the automatic edge detection feature allowing you to quickly scan many documents * Bulk scan documents or book pages * Import documents from images or even existing PDF * You can scan to PDF any kind of document: Receipts, IDs, notes, recipes, photos, business cards, whiteboards, books. You can then use and work with the generated PDFs on all your devices, phones, computers, tablets... ENHANCE * Improve PDFs quality by applying enhancing filters for color or black & white documents. * Edit crop * Reorder pages, merge documents * Rotate pages * Change brightness and contrast to create beautiful documents ORGANIZE * Create folders with colors for easy access * Sort documents * Name documents EXPORT * create PDF directly from your mobile device by converting photos, images, other documents, into beautiful and configurable PDFs. * export and share your documents to PDF or JPEG or PNG with your friends, family, colleagues SEARCH * OCR your documents using offline (to be downloaded first) and open source models in many languages. * Generate searchable PDFs by converting images to text using the powerful OCR models from the Tesseract project. SECURITY * Improve the security of your generated PDF by adding a password. SYNC * Synchronize your documents, PDFs, Images with your computers, other devices or local folder sync. * Sync to WebDAV, Google Drive or OneDrive PRIVACY * Use a free and Open Source document scanner to protect your privacy COMMUNITY * Provide feedback or even help translate the app. You are part of this project and you make help it grow so that everyone can enjoy the best free and open source document scanner

Screenshots

OnionShare4 screens
OSS Document Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OSS Document Scanner at 4.5 against OnionShare's 3.8. OSS Document Scanner also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). OnionShare's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. OSS Document Scanner sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. OnionShare asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OSS Document Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of OnionShare's written reviews are positive against 57% of OSS Document Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnionShare ships an update every 3 months, OSS Document Scanner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OnionShare versus OSS Document Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnionShareOSS Document Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLockdown SystemsAkylas

Customer experience

OnionShare

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

OSS Document Scanner

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

OnionShare

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

OSS Document Scanner

One-time5
  • a coffee$0.99
  • a big coffee$1.99
  • a beer$3.99
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  • a pint$8.99
  • a very nice donation$17.99

Questions

Is OnionShare free?
OnionShare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OSS Document Scanner free?
OSS Document Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OnionShare or OSS Document Scanner?
OSS Document Scanner is rated higher. OnionShare averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while OSS Document Scanner averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do OnionShare or OSS Document Scanner have ads?
Neither OnionShare nor OSS Document Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OnionShare or OSS Document Scanner?
OnionShare ships an update every 3 months, and OSS Document Scanner fortnightly. Most recently, OnionShare was updated on September 12, 2026 and OSS Document Scanner on September 7, 2026.

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