Comparison

OSS Document Scanner vs Paperly Docu Scan

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

Head to head
About

OSS Document Scanner

Transform your mobile device into a powerful document scanner. Easily scan, enhance, organize, and export documents as PDFs or images. Features offline OCR and secure password protection for your files.

Highlights
  • Fast camera scanning with automatic edge detection
  • Bulk scanning and import from images/PDFs
  • Enhance PDF quality with filters and editing tools
  • Organize documents with colored folders and sorting
  • Export to PDF, JPEG, or PNG
  • Offline OCR for searchable PDFs
  • Password protection for generated PDFs
Features
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OSS Document Scanner is a free and Open Source app to transform your mobile device into a powerful document scanner. SCAN * Scan your documents or receipts with a fast camera scan. * Enjoy the automatic edge detection feature allowing you to quickly scan many documents * Bulk scan documents or book pages * Import documents from images or even existing PDF * You can scan to PDF any kind of document: Receipts, IDs, notes, recipes, photos, business cards, whiteboards, books. You can then use and work with the generated PDFs on all your devices, phones, computers, tablets... ENHANCE * Improve PDFs quality by applying enhancing filters for color or black & white documents. * Edit crop * Reorder pages, merge documents * Rotate pages * Change brightness and contrast to create beautiful documents ORGANIZE * Create folders with colors for easy access * Sort documents * Name documents EXPORT * create PDF directly from your mobile device by converting photos, images, other documents, into beautiful and configurable PDFs. * export and share your documents to PDF or JPEG or PNG with your friends, family, colleagues SEARCH * OCR your documents using offline (to be downloaded first) and open source models in many languages. * Generate searchable PDFs by converting images to text using the powerful OCR models from the Tesseract project. SECURITY * Improve the security of your generated PDF by adding a password. SYNC * Synchronize your documents, PDFs, Images with your computers, other devices or local folder sync. * Sync to WebDAV, Google Drive or OneDrive PRIVACY * Use a free and Open Source document scanner to protect your privacy COMMUNITY * Provide feedback or even help translate the app. You are part of this project and you make help it grow so that everyone can enjoy the best free and open source document scanner

About

Paperly Docu Scan

Features
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Paperly Docu Scan is a powerful on-device batch document scanner for iOS. Capture multiple pages in a single session, position the four corners precisely, and Paperly automatically rectifies each page using perspective correction. Key features include: • Batch scanning — capture multiple pages without leaving the camera • 4-corner adjustment — drag corners for pixel-perfect edge detection • Perspective correction — automatic homography straightens tilted shots • Background whitening — built-in enhancement to normalize paper to clean white • Multi-page PDF export — combine all pages into one ordered PDF • Share anywhere — send your PDF via email, messaging, or cloud storage • 100% on-device — all image processing happens locally, nothing leaves your phone • Gallery import — add existing photos from your camera roll All features are free. Subscribe to Paperly Pro for an ad-free experience. Privacy Policy: https://apps.cloudspirit.co.uk/docuscan/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://apps.cloudspirit.co.uk/docuscan/terms.html

Screenshots

OSS Document Scanner4 screens
Paperly Docu Scan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OSS Document Scanner at none against Paperly Docu Scan's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. OSS Document Scanner sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Paperly Docu Scan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
OSS Document Scanner versus Paperly Docu Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOSS Document ScannerPaperly Docu Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkylasCloudSpirit Limited

In-app purchases

5 purchases

OSS Document Scanner

One-time5
  • a coffee$0.99
  • a big coffee$1.99
  • a beer$3.99
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  • a pint$8.99
  • a very nice donation$17.99
2 purchases

Paperly Docu Scan

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$6.991 Year

Questions

Is OSS Document Scanner free?
OSS Document Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paperly Docu Scan free?
Paperly Docu Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OSS Document Scanner or Paperly Docu Scan have ads?
Paperly Docu Scan shows ads; OSS Document Scanner does not.

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