Comparison

SHOT DOCS vs Kaite

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

Head to head
About

SHOT DOCS

Easily digitize and manage your physical documents on your smartphone. Automatically adjusts and trims scanned pages for a clean look. Share documents instantly or upload them to cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Automatic clear adjustment
  • Quick document search
  • Easy sharing and cloud upload
  • Automatic shutter function
  • Brightness adjustment
  • Export multiple documents
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※Please use this application in the latest iOS(13). SHOT DOCS are new “Digital and Analog”Stationery Series to be able carry easily documents in a smartphone. You can keep documents easily in your smartphone, without bringing your documents for conferences and business meeting. ====================================== [Feature] 1.Automatic clear adjustment When shooting a document by this app, it recognizes the edges of document, then trim and adjust it automatically. You can get a document just fit in the screen. 2.Quick check The shot documents are displayed in the list in order of time. You can search documents easily in a big preview screen. 3.Share easily You can send the documents together, or upload them to cloud storages. [Other feature] ・Automatic shutter function, recognizing automatically the edges of document. (A few functions might not be available, depending on the combination of device and OS.) ・Function to re-adjust gaps such as curves of document. ・Adjustment of brightness ・Clipping function of parts of shot document ・Adjustment of images taken from Camera Roll ・Available Cloud service (Evernote/Dropbox/Google Drive) ・Function to export together several documents ・Function to display a confirmation mark on each document already uploaded, based on per each cloud service. ・Compatible with buisiness card management soft "DA-1" You can transfer your business card data to DA-1 which is business card management soft. You can convert text data easily from it by auto OCR function in DA-1. ※You can not read clearly its contents when using other non SHOT DOCS Stationery Series. To make the best use of its function, "SHOT DOCS" Stationery Series are necessary. Please contact your nearest retail stores selling King Jim products. ※iPhone 3G, iPod touch(1st,2nd,3rd,4th generations) and iPad(1st,2nd Generations) does not cover with this app mainly due to their camera specification and so on. ※ Specified company names and product names are trademarks of each company.

About

Kaite

Digitize handwritten notes from a special magnetic memo pad. Simply take a photo, and the app automatically corrects, enhances, and saves your writing. Share your digitized memos easily without wasting paper.

Highlights
  • Automatic writing surface recognition
  • Tilt and distortion correction
  • Brightness and contrast adjustment
  • Image trimming
  • Pen and marker drawing tools
  • JPEG and PDF save formats
Features
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The beginning of a new memo-This app is a scan application that allows you to easily and easily digitize the content you write on the reusable magnetic memo pad Clean Note Kaite. Quickly write by hand, take a picture and digitize. Record and share memos more conveniently without wasting paper. Easy to use. Just launch the app and shoot the Kaite itself, it automatically recognizes the writing surface, corrects the tilt, etc., and makes it easy to see and digitize cleanly. Digitized memos can be saved to the camera roll, sent to email or cloud, and easily recorded and shared. * PLUS Clean Note Kaite is required to use the functions of this app. For details, please check our website. https://www.plus-vision.com/jp/product/kaite/ [Main functions] 1. photograph When the Kaite unit is placed on the shooting screen, the writing surface is automatically recognized and shot. Corrects tilt and trapezoidal distortion during shooting, and makes the data clear and easy to read. 2. Brightness / contrast adjustment You can adjust the brightness and contrast of the correction screen to your liking. 3. trimming You can cut out the necessary area of the corrected image. 4). Drawing tools You can write the corrected image with a pen or marker. 5). Save format selection You can select the image storage format as JPEG or PDF. 【Other features】 -Shooting mode setting (automatic / manual switching) ・ Rotation function ・ Help [How to use the app] 1. Launch the app. 2. Make sure that the entire Kaite body fits on the shooting screen. The writing surface is automatically detected and shot. 3. When the correction screen is displayed, you can edit and save the brightness and contrast. * Writing content may not be stored cleanly if the light from the lighting is reflected on the plate. Please shoot without lighting.

Screenshots

SHOT DOCS4 screens
Kaite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kaite at 57% against SHOT DOCS's 19%. SHOT DOCS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHOT DOCS ships an update every 5 months, Kaite every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SHOT DOCS versus Kaite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHOT DOCSKaite
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.0% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKING JIM CO.,LTD.PLUS Corporation

Customer experience

SHOT DOCS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive19.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative76.2%

Kaite

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

SHOT DOCS

No in-app purchases

None

Kaite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SHOT DOCS free?
SHOT DOCS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kaite free?
Kaite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SHOT DOCS or Kaite have ads?
Neither SHOT DOCS nor Kaite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SHOT DOCS or Kaite?
SHOT DOCS ships an update every 5 months, and Kaite every 6 months. Most recently, SHOT DOCS was updated on August 15, 2026 and Kaite on September 10, 2026.

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