Comparison

Paper Scanner vs Vaila

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

Head to head
About

Paper Scanner

Digitize books and notes quickly by converting text from photos, live video, or existing images. Save, edit, and share your extracted text, or export it to word processing applications.

Highlights
  • Digitize books and notes
  • Extract text from photos
  • Extract text from live video
  • Extract text from gallery images
  • Edit and save extracted text
  • Share digitized text
  • Export to word processing apps
Features
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Turn printed pages and photos into editable text. Scan, correct, copy and share your notes from one app. No time to retype a book page, a handout or a recipe? Paper Scanner reads the text for you, so you can paste it anywhere in seconds. THREE WAYS TO SCAN • Live: point your camera at printed text and grab it straight from the camera view • Photo: take a picture of a page, a book or your notes • Gallery: pick an existing image or screenshot and extract its text EDIT, COPY AND SHARE • Fix mistakes and format your text in the built-in editor • Copy everything to the clipboard with one tap • Share it to Mail, Messages, Notes or any app you use • Every scan is saved in one list, ready to reopen and edit PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Text recognition runs on your iPhone • Your notes are stored on your device • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID Works best with clear, printed text in Latin-alphabet languages such as English, Spanish and Portuguese. FREE TO TRY Your first 3 scans are free. Go Premium for unlimited scans with a monthly or yearly subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/6de79e3f-7694-4778-ae08-6ab1ea28bac8

About

Vaila

Effortlessly schedule group events by describing them in plain language. This app intelligently finds mutually available times, respecting calendar privacy. It simplifies coordinating meetings, social gatherings, and study sessions without endless back-and-forth.

Highlights
  • Natural language event description
  • Private calendar availability checks
  • AI-powered time suggestions
  • Group chat for confirmed plans
  • Optional calendar integration
  • Automatic plan confirmation to calendar
Features
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Vaila finds times that fit the plan, not just your calendar. Describe the plan the way you'd text it — "coffee this week," "dinner with Maya," "study session Sunday." Vaila privately compares everyone's availability and suggests times that actually make sense for the activity: mornings for coffee, evenings for dinner, real blocks for studying. HOW IT WORKS • Describe the plan in plain words • Vaila checks calendars privately. Participants only see suggested times • Everyone picks from a few smart options, and the plan is confirmed WHY PEOPLE USE VAILA • Invitees never need an account • Invite by email or phone • Connect Google, Outlook, or Apple Calendar (optional) • AI scheduling suggestions tuned to the kind of plan • Group scheduling without the "when are you free?" spiral • Chat with your group once a plan exists • Confirmed plans can land on your calendar automatically YOUR CALENDAR STAYS PRIVATE Vaila only uses availability to make suggestions. The people you plan with see time options — never your underlying calendar events. FREE AND VAILA PRO Vaila is free to use, with up to 10 AI time suggestions a day and groups of up to 3 people. Vaila Pro is an auto-renewing subscription at $6.99 per month, starting with a 7-day free trial. It raises the limits to 100 AI time suggestions a day and groups of up to 25, and lets you connect up to 3 calendars at once. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically each month unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple ID settings. Terms: https://vailaapp.com/terms · Privacy: https://vailaapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Paper Scanner4 screens
Vaila4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vaila at 100% against Paper Scanner's 0%. Vaila also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription). Paper Scanner's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.5). On price, 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. Paper Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Vaila sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Paper Scanner versus Vaila: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaper ScannerVaila
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndras MolnarAryan Dhillon

Customer experience

Paper Scanner

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Vaila

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Paper Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • ScanToText Monthly Package3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • ScanToText Annual Package3 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Vaila

Subscriptions1
  • Vaila Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Month

Questions

Is Paper Scanner free?
Paper Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vaila free?
Vaila is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paper Scanner or Vaila have ads?
Neither Paper Scanner nor Vaila shows ads.

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