Comparison

Birthdays vs ScanElf

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

Head to head
About

Birthdays

Features
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Add all your birthdays in the app and get notified on important dates! Don't forget to add our Widget to your Home Screen and get a nice view on upcoming birthdays.

About

ScanElf

Features
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Welcome to our ScanElf! This is not just a regular scanning tool; it's a powerful AI assistant that takes text processing to a whole new level. Here are some of its key features: Smart Text Processing: Our AI assistant can do more than just translate, replace, and extract text. It understands your needs and provides intelligent suggestions based on context. High-Precision Scanning: Whether you need to process documents, notes, or business cards, our AI assistant captures and recognizes text with high precision, ensuring you get the most accurate results. Multilingual Support: No matter which language you use, our AI assistant handles it effortlessly, helping you process multilingual documents. Intelligent Editing: Our AI assistant not only recognizes text but also automatically formats and styles it to provide the most professional results. Export and Share: Export scanned text as PDF, Word, or TXT files and easily share them with colleagues, friends, or for archiving. No more manual input or worrying about scanning errors. Let our ScanGenius provide you with an efficient, accurate, and convenient text processing experience. Download our app now and work with the text processing assistant of the future! Auto-Renewal Service Statement 【Economy plan -Monthly】 Subscription price: Subject to in-App Purchases information. Subscription period: one month. 【Standard plan -Monthly】 Subscription price: Subject to in-App Purchases information. Subscription period: one month. 【Value plan -Yearly】 Subscription price: Subject to in-App Purchases information. Subscription period: one year . --Payment: After the user confirms the purchase, the payment will be deducted from your Apple iTunes account. --Renewal: Within 24 hours before the expiration of your subscription period, Apple will automatically deduct the payment from your iTunes account, and upon successful deduction, your subscription period will be extended by one subscription cycle. --Cancellation of Renewal: To cancel the renewal, please manually disable the auto-renewal feature in iTunes/Apple ID settings management at least 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. After disabling, no further charges will be made. Privacy Policy: https://gpt.ocrgenius.com/private Terms of Use: https://gpt.ocrgenius.com/termsofuse

Screenshots

Birthdays3 screens
ScanElf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ScanElf at 12.1 against Birthdays's 16.0. 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. Birthdays sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ScanElf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Birthdays versus ScanElf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthdaysScanElf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPapaja ABJiaen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Birthdays

One-time1
  • Obegränsat med födelsedagar$2.99
3 purchases

ScanElf

Subscriptions3
  • Economy plan -Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Standard plan -Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Value plan -Yearly$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Birthdays free?
Birthdays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanElf free?
ScanElf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Birthdays or ScanElf have ads?
Neither Birthdays nor ScanElf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birthdays or ScanElf?
Birthdays ships an update weekly, and ScanElf weekly. Most recently, Birthdays was updated on October 6, 2026 and ScanElf on October 4, 2026.

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