Comparison

Trace vs Docs Scan

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

Head to head
About

Trace

This AI-powered app combines a calendar, schedule assistant, and daily planner to help you organize tasks, routines, and reminders. It offers natural language input, voice commands, and screenshot-to-schedule functionality for efficient planning.

Highlights
  • AI calendar and schedule assistant
  • Routine planner for habits
  • Reminders, to-do list, and tracker
  • Natural language and voice input
  • Screenshot to schedule
  • iOS widgets
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Trace – Your AI Calendar & Daily Planner Trace is an AI calendar, schedule assistant, and daily planner that helps you organize tasks, routines, and reminders with ease. Type, speak, or capture your schedule—Trace makes planning faster, easier, and smarter. Key Features • AI calendar & smart schedule assistant • Routine planner for daily habits and recurring events • Reminders, to-do list, checklist, and tracker in one place • Natural language input: type or speak your schedule • Voice commands & Siri Shortcuts for hands-free planning • Screenshot to schedule: create events from images instantly • iOS widgets for quick glance & task tracking • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Manage tasks, events, and routines together Plan Your Day Smarter With Trace’s AI planner, you can quickly create events, set multiple reminders, and build daily routines or habits. Plan work meetings, fitness sessions, or personal projects without switching between multiple apps. All-in-One Productivity Trace is more than just a calendar—it’s a daily planner, reminder app, and routine tracker combined. Keep tasks, schedules, and events in one place so your day stays clear and focused. Start simplifying your schedule with Trace today—the smarter, faster, AI-powered calendar and planner app. Email: trace@corca.ai Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://corcaai.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-d79a174ae82f48248d3c663781fcc8de

About

Docs Scan

This app transforms your Mac, iPhone, or iPad into a powerful document scanner. It directly connects to your scanner, enhances images, performs on-device text recognition, and exports organized, searchable PDFs. Keep your documents private with no cloud storage or account required.

Highlights
  • Direct scanner integration
  • On-device OCR and text recognition
  • Create multi-page searchable PDFs
  • Import and organize documents
  • Edit and export PDF files
  • Private by design, no cloud storage
Features
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Docs Scan is a fast, fully native document scanning app for the Mac. It talks directly to your scanner, cleans up the results, recognises the text on-device, and exports exactly the file you need. Docs Scan turns scans and imported documents into organized, searchable PDFs. Create multi-page files, reorder pages, and run OCR on-device while keeping your documents private. WORKS WITH YOUR SCANNER • Support scanner from Canon, Brother, HP, Epson, Fujitsu, and more. • Network scanners over AirScan/eSCL — discovered automatically on your local network IMPORT AND ORGANIZE • Import PDFs and images from Files • Create multi-page documents • Reorder, rotate, duplicate, and delete pages • Combine imported pages into one PDF SEARCHABLE PDFS • Run OCR using Apple's Vision framework • Create PDFs with selectable and searchable text • Process documents on-device EDIT AND EXPORT • Crop, rotate, deskew, and clean up pages • Export PDF documents • Share through the iOS and iPadOS share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account required • No analytics • No cloud document storage • Documents remain on your device Scan, organize, and find your documents faster with Docs Scan - PDF Scanner.

Screenshots

Trace4 screens
Docs Scan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Docs Scan at none against Trace's 11. Docs Scan also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Trace's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads, 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. Trace sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Docs Scan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trace ships an update every 2 days, Docs Scan monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Trace versus Docs Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTraceDocs Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCorca, Inc.Hong Lam Nguyen

Customer experience

Trace

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative18.4%

Docs Scan

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Trace

Subscriptions6
  • Trace Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
  • Trace Monthly Plan7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Trace Annual Plan (Discount)$24.991 Year
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  • Trace Annual Plan (Anniversary)1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Trace Yearly Plan$29.991 Year
  • Trace Annual Plan7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time5
  • AI wallpaper credits (Small)$1.99
  • AI wallpaper credits (Medium)$2.99
  • Lock Screen Lifetime Unlock$3.99
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  • AI wallpaper credits (Large)$5.99
  • Trace Believer Plan$49.99
None

Docs Scan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trace free?
Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Docs Scan free?
Docs Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trace or Docs Scan have ads?
Neither Trace nor Docs Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trace or Docs Scan?
Trace ships an update every 2 days, and Docs Scan monthly. Most recently, Trace was updated on October 30, 2026 and Docs Scan on October 31, 2026.

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