Comparison

Notepad vs DocuScan

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

Head to head
About

Notepad

Capture your thoughts and organize your life with this intuitive note-taking application. It offers secure storage with a passcode and iCloud synchronization, allowing you to manage daily tasks and personal diaries efficiently. Easily categorize, color-code, and add images to your notes for better arrangement and sharing.

Highlights
  • User-friendly design
  • iCloud sync
  • App passcode protection
  • Note categorization
  • Share notes (text/PDF)
  • Add images to notes
Features
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This is an easy-to-use note taking app that offer wide rage of features with iCloud sync and app passcode. It is easy to manage your daily stuff and your personal diary with date wise and name wise format. Key Features - Beautiful and user friendly design - Simple way of note taking - iCloud sync and app passcode - Category to note separation - Share note with text and pdf format - Support note color to easy arrangement - Auto delete note to delete notes - Add image with your notes Keep your words safe with passcode and save it with colourful notes. Download and have fun. Keep in touch to receive all new updates. Thank you!!

About

DocuScan

Features
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AI Cam Scanner turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner. Snap a page, get a clean PDF — no cloud, no accounts, no ads. — Built for students and everyday life — • Scan homework, class notes, and worksheets • Capture receipts, IDs, and warranty cards • Save handwritten notebook pages with auto-cropping • Share PDFs to email, AirDrop, or messaging in one tap — What's inside — SMART CAPTURE Apple's VisionKit scanner auto-detects page edges, corrects perspective, and lets you capture multiple pages in one session. ENHANCEMENTS Twelve filter modes — Original, Lighten, Enhance, Magic Pro, No Watermark, No Shadow, No Handwriting, B&W, Eco, Grayscale, Color, and Art — all rendered on-device with Core Image. EXTRACT TEXT Powered by Apple's Vision framework, OCR reads printed and handwritten text directly on your iPhone. Copy to clipboard or export as a .txt file. SIGN Draw your signature with a finger or Apple Pencil, then drag and resize it onto the page. The signature is composited into the JPEG and re-saved in place. PDF EXPORT A4-sized PDFs with proper centering, one tap from the share menu. Every page gets a subtle MKHG Lab signature in the bottom-right corner. ZOOM & REVIEW Pinch-to-zoom and pan on any fullscreen page; double-tap to reset. Reorder, rotate, or delete pages from the viewer. — Privacy by design — Everything happens on your device. There is no account, no upload, no analytics, no tracking SDK. The app only asks for camera and photo-library access when you scan or save. — Customizable — • Pick the default filter (Auto / Magic Pro / B&W / …) • Set a capture timer (3 s / 5 s / 10 s) • Toggle auto-enhance, HD capture, and auto-capture • Choose VisionKit or a manual AVFoundation camera • Light / Dark / Auto appearance — Made by MKHG Lab — Designed and built in Bangladesh. Feedback, bug reports, and feature requests are always welcome.

Screenshots

Notepad4 screens
DocuScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DocuScan at none against Notepad's 1. DocuScan also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Notepad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DocuScan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notepad ships an update every 11 months, DocuScan every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Notepad versus DocuScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepadDocuScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiyushkumar BhutMd Kamrul Hasan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notepad

One-time1
  • Notepad++ Premium$1.99
None

DocuScan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notepad free?
Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DocuScan free?
DocuScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notepad or DocuScan have ads?
Notepad shows ads; DocuScan does not.
Which is updated more often, Notepad or DocuScan?
Notepad ships an update every 11 months, and DocuScan every 3 months. Most recently, Notepad was updated on October 2, 2026 and DocuScan on October 1, 2026.

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