Comparison

Doodle vs Scan Deck

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

Head to head
About

Doodle

This app allows users to create simple sketches and drawings, ranging from abstract shapes to representational figures. It's ideal for capturing fleeting ideas or for casual drawing during idle moments.

Highlights
  • Create simple sketches
  • Draw abstract shapes
  • Make representational figures
  • Unfocused drawing tool
  • Capture fleeting ideas
Features
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A doodle is a type of sketch, an unfocused drawing made while a person's attention is otherwise occupied. Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational meaning or may just be abstract shapes. Stereotypical examples of doodling are found in school notebooks, often in the margins, drawn by students daydreaming or losing interest during class. Other common examples of doodling are produced during long telephone conversations if a pen and paper are available. Popular kinds of doodles include cartoon versions of teachers or companions in a school, famous TV or comic characters, invented fictional beings, landscapes, geometric shapes and patterns, textures, banners with legends, and animations made by drawing a scene sequence in various pages of a book or notebook.

About

Scan Deck

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Scan Deck turns your iPhone into a scanner with one big difference: every scan is searchable, even your handwritten notes. Snap a photo of a receipt, a recipe card, a page from your bullet journal, or an entire notebook. Then type one word later and Scan Deck finds the page for you, even if you wrote it in cursive. Upgrade to premium and you can also pull the typed text out of any scan, edit it, copy it, or export it. SMART SEARCH - Find any word in any scan - Works on printed text, handwriting, and cursive - See matched results highlighted instantly - Search across your entire library DOCUMENT SCANNING - Automatic edge detection - Perspective correction - Multi-page scanning - High-quality output STAY ORGANIZED - Custom tags for easy filtering - Favorites for quick access - Simple folder system - Find what you need, fast QUALITY CONTROL - 5 quality levels, minimum to maximum - Adjust based on your needs EXPORT & SHARE - Export as PDF - Share via AirDrop, Messages, and more - Print directly from the app YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS - Everything stays on your device - No cloud account required - No tracking, no ads - Your scans are yours alone MADE FOR iPHONE - Clean, intuitive interface - Dark mode PREMIUM - Transcribe: extract and edit the typed text from any scan - Vault: lock private scans behind Face ID - Lifetime access, one-time purchase - All future premium features included PERFECT FOR - Students digitizing lecture notes and study guides - Journal keepers preserving handwritten pages - Freelancers tracking receipts and invoices - Anyone who wants their paper organized and findable

Screenshots

Doodle3 screens
Scan Deck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Doodle at 3 against Scan Deck's 1. Doodle also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Doodle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Scan Deck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Doodle versus Scan Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodleScan Deck
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrgajja Co LtdAlonso Alvarez

Bugs and requests

Doodle

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App opens upside down then crashes
  • Crashes immediately upon opening
  • Crashes when tapping twice simultaneously
  • Crashes when no WiFi/internet available
  • Drawings save upside down or backwards
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  • App freezes and closes unexpectedly
  • Cannot clear drawings after update
  • Only saves fraction of overall sketch
  • App won't open at all
  • Distorts images when uploading photos
  • Paid version still contains advertisements

Requested features

11 requests
  • Eraser tool
  • Undo button
  • More color options and variety
  • Different drawing modes/backgrounds
  • Ability to change wooden board aesthetic
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  • Stencils and stamps
  • Text tool
  • Better line quality and drawing precision
  • Multiple drawing modes in free version
  • Full screen drawing without ads blocking area
  • Offline functionality without WiFi requirement

Scan Deck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Doodle

One-time1
  • additional features$0.99
1 purchases

Scan Deck

One-time1
  • Premium Version$3.99

Questions

Is Doodle free?
Doodle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scan Deck free?
Scan Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Doodle or Scan Deck have ads?
Neither Doodle nor Scan Deck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doodle or Scan Deck?
Doodle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Scan Deck every 3 weeks. Most recently, Doodle was updated on October 19, 2026 and Scan Deck on October 7, 2026.

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