ScanWritr vs Locka
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScanWritr
This app transforms your device into a powerful scanner, editor, and converter. Easily scan, organize, edit, and share documents, with options to fax, email, and sync across devices. It supports a wide range of formats for both import and export.
- Scan documents with camera
- Convert various document formats
- Organize and store documents
- Edit, fill, and sign documents
- Improve document quality
- Print, fax, and email documents
- Sync across devices and cloud storage
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ScanWritr enables you to: ● Scan documents quickly using camera. ● Convert and open most used document formats easily. ● Organize and store documents into multiple local and cloud archives. ● Edit, fill, sign and annotate documents. ● Improve document quality and retouch. ● Print, fax and email documents to your partners and customers. ● Sync documents between phones, tablets and computers. ● Share notes, pages and tickets with your friends and colleagues. ● Export documents to the most popular apps and services. ScanWritr is perfect for business, educational and home use. It turns your Apple device with a camera into a all-in-one scanner, document editor and arhiving tool, suitable for scanning, organizing, editing, printing, faxing, emailing, syncing with cloud, sharing and exporting of various documents like contracts, articles, business cards, notes, receipts, warranty papers etc. Image capture is done with the help of Real-Time Edge Detection (auto crop). This scanner app also excels in import options. It imports variety of document formats, such as PDF, OpenOffice and LibreOffice documents (*.odt, *.ods, *.odp), Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Hancom documents (*.hwp), JPEG and PNG images, CSV, and more. ScanWritr enables you to edit scanned and imported documents as an image. You can add signature, annotation, use eraser or pen, and fill out the blanks using writing tool. Convert the scanned document to PDF or JPG, save it to your phone's gallery, send it via e-mail, fax it, print it (with the help of Cloud Print) or synchronize and backup it to Dropbox or iCloud. Support for synchronization of documents with the Dropbox and iCloud cloud storage providers enables you to: ● Share documents with your family members or team members at your work. ● Remote-site backup of your documents. ● Two-way shared folder synchronization. ● Access, edit and convert your documents anytime, everywhere from any device including smartphones, tablets and PCs. ● Transfer documents between your devices (phones, tablets and PCs). Some services (i.e. faxing, converting) require a network connection, for which user's carrier fees may apply. Sending faxes from ScanWritr requires the purcahse of fax tokens. All limitations of this free version can be removed at any time by making an in-app purchase. DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? If you have any questions or require assistance don't hesitate to email us at support@vanaia.com
Locka
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Locka is a powerful app that lets you share and sell your files with ease. Whether you're a freelancer, business owner, or content creator, Locka simplifies the process of getting paid for your work. With Locka, you can quickly create and share secure download links for your files. Simply upload your file, set a price, and share the link with your customers. They can then pay securely and download the file right from their device. Locka supports a variety of file types, including documents, images, videos, and more. Key Features: Easily upload and share files with your customers Set a price for your files and receive payments securely Support for a variety of file types, including documents, images, and videos Secure and encrypted downloads to protect your files Get started with Locka today and start sharing and selling your files with ease!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Locka at none against ScanWritr's 9. Locka also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). ScanWritr's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. ScanWritr sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Locka asks for nothing beyond the download.
ScanWritr ships an update every 5 months, Locka every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScanWritr | Locka |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vanaia LLC | Heracules Design & Tech Ltd |
In-app purchases
ScanWritr
- Single Fax Token$0.99
- Connectivity Pack S$1.99
- Upgrade to full version$2.99
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- Upgrade to full version$3.99
- Fax Package S$4.99
- Fax Package M$8.99
- Fax Package L$17.99
- Fax Package XL$44.99
- Fax Package XXL$89.99
Locka
No in-app purchases









