DocScan vs Clamshell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DocScan
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DocScan turns your iPhone and iPad into a document scanner. Invoices, receipts, contracts and notes become a clean PDF in seconds, ready to share. SCAN • One tap on Scan opens the camera • The edges of the document are detected automatically • Perspective is corrected, skewed shots come out straight • Scan several pages in a row, they end up in one PDF PHOTOS AND OTHER APPS • Pick several photos from your library, they become one PDF in the order you pick them • Share images and PDFs from other apps straight into DocScan • Open PDFs from the Files app with DocScan STAY ORGANIZED • All documents in one list, with a preview of the first page • Star important documents as favorites, they stay right at the top • Rename documents, view them and page through them in full size • Share by mail, message or AirDrop ON IPHONE AND IPAD On iPad and in landscape the open document sits right next to the list. The app follows the light and dark appearance of your device. YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY WITH YOU DocScan keeps everything on your device. No account, no ads. You decide what to share. FOR BUSINESSES Want DocScan tailored to your company, as a lean app for scanning and uploading documents? Write to us at info@kurzdigital.com. DocScan is an app by KURZ Digital.
Clamshell
Monitor the status of all your Macs from your iPhone or iPad. This app allows you to track lid and system states remotely, ensuring you're always informed about your devices. It utilizes iCloud for secure data synchronization without third-party servers.
- Monitor Mac lid states
- Track system statuses (Awake, Sleep, etc.)
- Remote monitoring from iPhone/iPad
- iCloud synchronization
- Supports Mac desktops
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Clamshell goes to iPhone and iPad! This is an iOS version of the Clamshell app. It provides monitoring states of all your Macs from your iPhones and iPads that are signed in to the same iCloud account. Clamshell now supports sharing the laptop lid statuses and system statuses (Awake, Sleeping, Logging out, Restarting, Shutting down, Restarted, Shut Down, User Logged Out, App Terminated). More statuses will come in the year. No data is shared with third-party providers. Clamshell is not using any external servers but only Apple's iCloud servers. You're in full control of your data! Note for users of iMac, Mac mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro: Clamshell is useful for you finally! Use it to monitor statuses of your Mac desktops remotely from iPhone/iPad. Yay!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DocScan at every 10 days against Clamshell's every 6 weeks. Clamshell's advantage is iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DocScan ships an update every 10 days, Clamshell every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DocScan | Clamshell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KURZ Digital Solutions GmbH & Co. KG | Alexander Kovrazhkin |
In-app purchases
DocScan
No in-app purchases
Clamshell
No in-app purchases









