Looks Printed vs Open Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Looks Printed
Simulate the appearance of printed, signed, and scanned PDF documents without using physical paper. This app applies realistic printing artifacts, signature variations, and scanning effects to your digital files. All processing is done locally on your device for enhanced privacy.
- Simulate printing artifacts
- Realistic signature variations
- Emulate scanning effects
- On-device processing
- Preserve document privacy
- Export simulated paper PDFs
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Simulate the look of printed and scanned PDFs without wasting paper. Take any digital PDF, sign it in app and export a simulated paper version of the signed document. Paper simulation performs three steps: • PRINTING in black and white, with subtle printing artifacts • SIGNING with lifelike and always changing slight variations of your signature • SCANNING with simulated scanning effects The final PDF will look like the original document was printed, signed and finally scanned. All PDF metadata will no longer be present in the final export. All processing happens on device, so your document is safe from prying eyes. You can preview the results in app at any time with Virtual Printer. Try Looks Printed and save some trees.
Open Scanner
Transform your device into a powerful document scanner. Quickly capture papers, automatically recognize text, and organize your scans with AI-powered features. Seamlessly share and edit your documents in various formats.
- Automatic text recognition (OCR)
- Automatic document naming
- Location-based tagging
- Add saved signatures
- Organize and re-order pages
- iCloud sync
- Annotate and edit scans
- Export as PDF
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Open Scanner is a fast and simple-to-use paper-scanning app with AI features to speed up your scanning workflow: - Automatic text recognition to build page transcript - Automatic document naming - Scans are tagged by your current location - Add signatures saved on your other devices - Native Vision Pro support - Keep your scanned documents in the Open Scanner library - Organize and re-order scanned document pages - iCloud syncs your library to all your devices - Annotate and edit your scans - Use Apple Pencil to mark up scans on iPad - Easy sharing and export of scanned documents as PDF - 100% native iOS app, with no third-party accounts necessary
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Open Scanner at 4.7 against Looks Printed's 3.0. Open Scanner also leads on ratings volume (205 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Open Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Scanner has 205 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Looks Printed's written reviews are positive against 71% of Open Scanner's.
| Parameter | Looks Printed | Open Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (205 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 205 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diversion Marketing Inc | Pencil Research |
Customer experience
Looks Printed
Open Scanner
In-app purchases
Looks Printed
No in-app purchases
Open Scanner
No in-app purchases
