Scandock vs Text Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scandock
Transform your iPhone into a powerful document scanner with one-touch simplicity. Achieve excellent, true-color output automatically with minimal effort. Scan multiple items in a single shot and save as JPEG or PDF.
- One-touch scanning
- True Color output
- Multi-Doc mode (up to 10 objects)
- Auto-detection and cropping
- JPEG or PDF export
- Advanced black and white conversion
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Turns your iPhone into the best document scanner with Scandock. The only app with one-touch scan. With fewest clicks, you get excellent output auto-magically. Scandock produces the best output compared with other mobile scanning apps. - The only app that creates True Color output. Your scans will look so good just like the originals.* - Scan up to 10 objects in a single shot with the awesome Multi-Doc mode! Available exclusively in Scandock. - Everything is auto-magic. You get excellent output with fewest clicks possible. - Truly free. No annoying ads. No subscription. Comes with all the essential features: - Scan documents, business cards, receipts, bills, invoices. - Scan as JPEG or PDF - Email the output as JPEG or multi-page PDF - Auto-detect document edge, auto-crop, auto-correct perspective - Most advanced black and white conversion technique to create sharp and high-contrast images. - Enhance and optimize image quality - Convert to greyscale or black and white - The original image is always saved. You can always undo the change and revert to the original document. - Print with AirPrint - And a lot more! * True Color output is only available when used with the Scandock hardware sold separately on www.scandock.com
Text Scanner
This app uses OCR technology to extract text from images and documents. It allows for editing, copying, sharing, and exporting scans as images or PDFs. All scans are stored and automatically sorted in one place, with iCloud syncing available.
- OCR text recognition
- Scan documents and images
- Edit and crop scans
- Copy and share text
- Export as image or PDF
- iCloud syncing
- Offline functionality
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Text Scanner uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to recognize text in documents and images. Features of Text Scanner: - Scan documents with a click - iCloud syncing across all your devices - Auto page-detection while scanning - Extract text from documents and images - Edit your scan the way you like - crop, filter, and rotation features - Copy and share the extracted text - Export your scans as images or PDF - Store all scans in one place - Automatically sorted scans - Scan using your camera or import from photo library - No internet required - No ads Experience the full power of Text Scanner with Text Scanner Pro, an auto-renewing subscription or a lifetime purchase that unlocks all the features in the app, including unlimited saved scans and upgraded limit of 24 scans per request, with all scans seamlessly saved and synced across your devices using iCloud. Payment will be charged to the account associated with your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription anytime by going to your account settings in the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - https://voicestudio.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-184946b1eaa6807ba92dd95a4eea5f4f
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scandock at none against Text Scanner's 3. Scandock also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). Text Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Text Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Scandock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scandock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Scanner has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Scandock ships an update monthly, Text Scanner every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scandock | Text Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atiz Innovation | Anant Patni |
Customer experience
Scandock
Text Scanner
In-app purchases
Scandock
No in-app purchases
Text Scanner
- Text Scanner Pro$2.991 Month
- Text Scanner Pro$19.991 Year
- Text Scanner Pro$49.99









