Document Scanner vs ScholarPlot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Document Scanner
Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner and PDF creator. Easily capture, edit, organize, and share paper documents as digital files. Perfect for digitizing receipts, notes, forms, and more.
- Scan documents and receipts
- Create multi-page PDFs
- Edit scanned pages
- Organize files in folders
- Export as PDF or JPG
- Share via email or iOS share sheet
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Turn paper and photos into PDFs with a document scanner built for iPhone and iPad. PDF Scanner helps you scan documents, receipts, notes, forms, contracts and supported ID documents. Capture pages with your camera or import photos, then crop, refine, organize and share your files. SCAN DOCUMENTS TO PDF • Scan single-page and multi-page documents • Detect document edges and correct perspective automatically • Import multiple photos into one document • Scan supported ID cards, passports and other credentials • Create multi-page PDFs or export individual pages as JPG images EDIT DOCUMENTS AND ADD SIGNATURES • Crop pages and adjust document boundaries • Apply filters and adjust brightness, contrast and saturation • Draw, highlight and annotate documents • Add electronic signatures and text watermarks • Erase unwanted areas • Add, remove and reorder pages EXTRACT TEXT WITH OCR • Recognize and extract text from photos and scanned images • Select up to 9 images at once • Switch between original images and recognized text • Copy text from one image or copy all results EDIT PHOTOS AND CREATE COLLAGES • Crop, rotate and flip images • Apply filters, adjust image settings and add text • Undo and redo editing changes • Combine photos using collage templates • Adjust each photo’s position and framing • Save finished images and collages to Photos CREATE ID PHOTOS • Choose from common ID photo sizes • Use portrait guides to frame your photo • Change the background to white, blue or red • Preview the result before saving or sharing SCAN AND CREATE QR CODES • Scan QR codes with the camera or recognize them from photos • View and copy text or web links • Open links in the built-in browser or Safari • Generate QR codes from text or links • Copy or save generated QR codes ORGANIZE, SHARE AND PRINT • Organize documents with folders and tags • Rename files and sort by creation date or file size • Restore documents from Recently Deleted • Export documents as PDF or JPG • Share, email and print your files • Open documents in additional windows on supported iPads DESIGNED FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Use an adaptive interface with Light, Dark and System appearance, Dynamic Type and accessibility support. Widgets provide quick access to scanning, tools and recent documents. FREE USE AND PREMIUM FEATURES Create up to 3 documents for free. OCR Text Recognition, Image Editor and Collage each include one free use. Optional premium membership unlocks additional document creation, processing and editing features. Available plans, pricing and subscription details are shown before purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/361bd1e0-1676-4e3e-8874-7bf79b124a0a Terms of Use: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/476c89a6-0e90-44c4-a440-44383dc43183
ScholarPlot
Generate publication-quality scientific figures, charts, and diagrams on your mobile device. Describe your data or concept in text, and AI will create visualizations, with options for mechanism diagrams, graphical abstracts, and batch generation for multiple figures. Seamless cloud sync allows for on-the-go drafting and desktop refinement.
- AI-generated scientific figures and charts
- Mechanism and pathway diagram creation
- Graphical abstract generation
- Text-to-figure with over 50 chart types
- Batch generation for multiple figures
- Cloud sync for cross-device workflows
- Export in PNG, JPG, and WebP formats
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ScholarPlot — AI Scientific Figures & Research Materials, Now in Your Pocket. Between lab meetings, literature reviews, and late-night revision rounds, you shouldn't need a desktop to fix Figure ScholarPlot on iPhone and iPad brings the full power of AI scientific visualization wherever you are — generate, iterate, and export publication-quality charts, mechanism diagrams, and academic materials on the go. --- WHY SCHOLARPLOT ON iOS --- • SAME POWERFUL AI AS MAC — Full figure generation engine optimized for touch & mobile workflows. Not a stripped-down companion app. • DRAFT ON THE TRAIN, POLISH ON YOUR MAC — Seamless cloud sync means you can sketch ideas on iPhone and refine on desktop. • NO DESIGN DEGREE REQUIRED — Describe it in English or Chinese → AI generates it → export and submit. That simple. • CREDITS NEVER EXPIRE — No monthly subscription pressure. Buy credits when you need them, use them whenever. --- GENERATE ANY SCIENTIFIC FIGURE IN MINUTES --- • Text-to-Figure — Bar charts, line plots, scatter, heatmaps, forest plots, volcano plots, survival curves, box/violin plots, PCA, and 50+ more chart types. • Mechanism & Pathway Diagrams — Complex biological pathways, chemical schemes, neural circuits — all from a text prompt. • Graphical Abstracts — Create eye-catching TOC graphics and visual abstracts that make your paper stand out. • Smart Templates + Auto Chart Selection — Describe your data, AI picks the best visualization. • Region Iteration — Tap a region, describe the change, regenerate just that part. No starting over. • Version History — Compare drafts side-by-side before choosing the one for submission. • Prompt Optimizer + Google Search Grounding — Better prompts, more accurate figures. • Export PNG / JPG / WebP — Journal-ready resolution for manuscripts, slides, and posters. --- BATCH ACADEMIC MATERIALS --- • Multi-Prompt Generation — Create Figure 1 through Figure 6 in one batch run. • Global Style Lock — Every panel matches. No inconsistency headaches. • Reference Images — Upload a style reference, generate a consistent series. • Custom Resolutions — From thumbnails to 4K poster panels. --- FOR EVERY STAGE OF RESEARCH --- Thesis chapters · Grant Specific Aims · Conference posters · Group meeting slides · Preprint figures · Revision rounds · Graphical abstracts · Supplementary figures · Cover art proposals ScholarPlot keeps pace with your research — whether you're at your desk or on the subway. --- BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVES --- More specialized than Canva. More flexible than BioRender. More accessible than Prism or Origin. More scientific than Midjourney. ScholarPlot is the only AI tool built specifically for researchers who publish. Join thousands of researchers who stopped rebuilding figures from scratch. Download ScholarPlot — your next breakthrough deserves a figure that looks like one. TERMS & PRIVACY EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://figure.thirdme.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://figure.thirdme.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Document Scanner at none against ScholarPlot's 4. ScholarPlot's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ScholarPlot sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Document Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Document Scanner against 5.0 for ScholarPlot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Document Scanner | ScholarPlot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 代青 邓 | 培 周 |
Customer experience
Document Scanner
ScholarPlot
In-app purchases
Document Scanner
No in-app purchases
ScholarPlot
- 10 Credits Pack$6.99
- 100 Credits Pack$41.99
- 300 Credits Pack$104.99
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- 500 Credits Pack$139.99









