Comparison

Beyond Scan vs NPS Image Editor

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

Head to head
About

Beyond Scan

Transform your phone into a powerful scanner. Capture documents, receipts, photos, and books, converting them into clear PDFs and JPEGs. Utilize OCR to extract text and edit scanned images for professional-quality results.

Highlights
  • Scan documents, receipts, photos, and books
  • Convert images to text with OCR
  • Automatic border detection and cropping
  • Advanced image processing filters
  • Batch scanning
  • Share and print documents
Features
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Turn paper documents, photos, and PDFs into organized digital files. Beyond Scan makes it easy to capture, enhance, organize, recognize, and share documents from your iPhone or iPad. SCAN AND IMPORT • Scan multi-page documents with your camera • Import images from Photos and documents from Files • Import existing PDFs and continue working with their pages • Use automatic edge detection and cropping to clean up each scan EDIT EVERY PAGE • Rotate and resize pages • Adjust contrast and apply filters for clearer results • Add signatures when a document needs approval • Choose the page size that fits your document or export ORGANIZE YOUR DOCUMENTS • Keep your work organized with folders, documents, and pages • Reorder and manage pages within each document • Recover content from Recently Deleted when needed EXTRACT TEXT ON YOUR DEVICE • Use Apple Vision on-device OCR to recognize text • Extract text from the current page or all pages • Keep OCR processing on your device EXPORT, SHARE, AND PRINT • Export as PDF, JPG, TXT, or ZIP • Batch export multiple files • Share documents with other apps • Print directly from the system print sheet OPTIONAL ICLOUD SYNC Turn on iCloud Sync, powered by Apple CloudKit, to keep supported documents up to date across your devices. BEYOND SCAN PRO Beyond Scan includes free tools, with optional auto-renewing subscriptions that unlock: • iCloud Sync • Unlimited exports • Unlimited folders and documents • Apply edits to all pages • Extract text from all pages Available subscription plans, trial eligibility, trial duration, billing period, and localized pricing are displayed before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zzsoftservice.github.io/beyondscan/static/privacy_policy.html Subscription Terms: https://zzsoftservice.github.io/beyondscan/static/SubscriptionTerms_AppStore.html

About

NPS Image Editor

Features
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NPS Image Editor is a multi-layer image editing program that is perfect for pixel art, screenshots, drawing, and light photo editing. No ads, no subscriptions, just pure image-editing goodness. Enjoy the simplicity of dragging the corners of the canvas to resize it, the productivity of quickly cutting things out with the Ripple Delete feature, and the impressive power of multi-layer blending. With 22 drawing tools and over 60 filters, there is something for everyone. Create your own brushes, textures, palettes, and templates for reuse. For advanced users, a scripting engine allows you to automate common or tedious tasks. Edit most common image formats, animated GIFs, and NPSD files that can be shared with the desktop version of NPS Image Editor. Indexed color images are supported with preserved index data. A powerful Color Picker tool allows you to choose any color for editing. Convert colors between 20 color spaces, save palettes, and even grab colors from the real world with your camera! NPS Image Editor runs on all of your devices and adapts to fit a narrow phone screen or a wide tablet screen.

Screenshots

Beyond Scan3 screens
NPS Image Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NPS Image Editor at none against Beyond Scan's 5. NPS Image Editor also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Beyond Scan sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. NPS Image Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beyond Scan ships an update every 3 weeks, NPS Image Editor fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Beyond Scan versus NPS Image Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeyond ScanNPS Image Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (458 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings458 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丽佩 章Alexey Blinnikov

Bugs and requests

Beyond Scan

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Horizontal aspect scans not displaying fully
  • OCR feature disappeared or moved after update
  • Scans becoming blank after phone updates
  • PDF formatting with incorrect line breaks
  • OCR bug with unresponsive support
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  • Missing scans in app despite file existence

Requested features

8 requests
  • Cloud sync support across devices
  • Google Drive and Dropbox integration
  • Persian language support
  • Word document export option
  • Unlimited page scanning
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  • OCR text embedding in PDF files
  • Landscape mode support for iPad
  • Better OCR feature visibility/accessibility

NPS Image Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Beyond Scan

Subscriptions5
  • Beyond Scan Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Beyond Scan Premium$1.991 Month
  • Beyond Scan Premium$9.991 Year
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  • Beyond Scan Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Beyond Scan Premium1 Month trial$14.991 Year
None

NPS Image Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beyond Scan free?
Beyond Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NPS Image Editor free?
NPS Image Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beyond Scan or NPS Image Editor have ads?
Beyond Scan shows ads; NPS Image Editor does not.
Which is updated more often, Beyond Scan or NPS Image Editor?
Beyond Scan ships an update every 3 weeks, and NPS Image Editor fortnightly. Most recently, Beyond Scan was updated on October 27, 2026 and NPS Image Editor on October 22, 2026.

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