Simple Scan vs Shasks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Scan
Easily convert paper documents into searchable PDFs or images in seconds. This app offers a streamlined scanning experience without cluttering your existing notes, with options to share directly via email, messages, or other applications. Enjoy private, on-device processing with no ads.
- Scan documents to PDF or JPEG
- Searchable PDFs with OCR
- Share scans via email, messages, or system share sheet
- Custom file destinations
- File naming suggestions (Apple Intelligence required)
- On-device processing
- No ads
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Simple Scan is the quick, easy way to scan paper documents to optimized, searchable PDF documents (or images) and send them almost anywhere. ## FEATURES ## * Same great scanning functionality as Notes, but no need to clutter your notes data with one-off scans * Create high-resolution multi-page PDFs from your paper documents * PDFs are searchable thanks to automatic Optical Character Recognition (OCR) * Built for simplicity. Just scan and send – no document library * Send scans via email or messages. Save to a file, or "Share" use to send to other apps via the system share sheet * Set up message destinations with pre-filled recipients for easy "Email to Myself" and other common uses * Custom file destinations save scans directly to a pre-selected folder without extra taps * File naming suggestions, such as names, dates, pulled from the scanned document (requires Apple Intelligence) * Save scans directly to Photos * Option to output as images (JPEG) instead of PDF * Quality option to control file size * Never any ads. Ever. * Private and on-device. All scan processing is done locally on your device. ## SIMPLE SCAN PRO ## Simple Scan is free to download and try! To continue using Simple Scan, unlock Simple Scan Pro--available as a low-cost, annual subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock purchase. ## SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ## * Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase * Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period * Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were initially charged for the subscription * Subscriptions can be managed or canceled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Have questions? Email support@agiletortoise.com. Terms: https://agiletortoise.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://agiletortoise.com/privacy-policy
Shasks
Organize tasks and projects with a daily planner and natural language input. Capture thoughts, set recurring projects, and manage deadlines. Integrates with iOS Share sheet for easy capture of links, text, photos, and files.
- Natural language task input
- Recurring project templates
- iOS Share sheet integration
- Focus views (Today, Upcoming, Anytime, Someday)
- Task and project organization with tags and areas
- Apple Watch support
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A little structure. A lot more headspace. Shasks brings tasks and projects together on iPhone and Apple Watch. Capture a thought in natural language, make a plan, and reuse the projects you come back to. BUILD THE PLAN ONCE. USE IT AGAIN. Give a project its tasks, sections, and deadlines. Complete it when the work is done, or set it to repeat for your next weekly review, monthly checklist, or recurring process. Repeating projects carry their template tasks and sections into the next occurrence. TYPE THE TASK. SET THE DETAILS. Write “Call Alex tomorrow 3pm p1” and Quick Add recognizes the date, time, and priority. Add deadlines, choose an existing list with #, or an existing tag with @. See the recognized details before you save. You can also dictate a task instead of typing. REPEAT ON YOUR SCHEDULE. Choose a regular calendar schedule or repeat after completion. Every Friday and a week after you finish are different plans; Shasks supports both for tasks and projects. CAPTURE WHAT YOU FIND. Send links, text, photos, and files to Shasks from the iOS Share sheet. Keep notes, checklists, and attachments with the task so the details are there when you need them. MAKE ROOM FOR TODAY. • Focus with Today, Upcoming, Anytime, and Someday • Organize with areas, projects, headings, and tags • Set dates, deadlines, time reminders, and optional location reminders • View read-only calendar events alongside your tasks, or copy a task to Calendar • Access tasks locally and keep them synchronized through your account • Check Inbox and Today from Apple Watch Shasks has no advertising and does not track you across apps or websites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shasks at none against Simple Scan's 2. Shasks also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). Simple Scan's advantage is ratings volume (670 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Simple Scan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Shasks asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Simple Scan against 5.0 for Shasks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Scan has 670 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Simple Scan ships an update monthly, Shasks every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Scan | Shasks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (670 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 670 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Agile Tortoise | Joe Lindmeier |
Customer experience
Simple Scan
Shasks
Bugs and requests
Simple Scan
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on multi-page scans for some users
- Issues with importing files from other apps
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to tag scans
- Favorite file/app destination options
- More image adjustment tools
Shasks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Scan
- Pro - Annual$9.991 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$39.99
Shasks
No in-app purchases









