Albus vs SmartScanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Albus
This voice assistant provides real-time conversational AI, allowing users to ask questions, get notes, and explore information through speech and images. It remembers past conversations for continuity and offers visual productivity features powered by multi-modal intelligence.
- Real-time speech assistant
- Conversational AI
- Image recognition and analysis
- Persistent conversation memory
- Visual productivity features
- Semantic AI technology
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Albus offers a real-time speech assistant with a variety of life-like voices. Do research, get notes, capture and ask about images. It will create a unique and personal assistant for you over time. Albus recognises conversations so you can continue to them anytime. It offers a visual productivity experiences based on best in class multi-modal intelligence models. You can subscribe Albus Pro to gain access to all features: Life-like voices, increased assistant time, and real-time knowledge support. We offer monthly and annual subscription options with flexible cancellation anytime. Albus is your ultimate companion for exploration, learning, and creativity with its semantic AI technology: * Ask Anything, Anytime: Engage in real-time conversations with our intelligent speech assistant. Ask questions, get answers, and expand your knowledge on any topic. * Capture and Explore: Snap a photo of anything you see and let Albus's visual and semantic intelligence provide insights, identify objects, and answer your questions. * Leave Notes, Continue Conversations: Albus remembers your conversations, so you can pick up right where you left off. Leave notes, ask follow-up questions, and keep your knowledge organized. Albus' semantic intelligence recognizes patterns and connections, enabling you to explore new ideas, generate creative content, and enhance your problem-solving skills. Download to unlock the power of AI in your daily life! Get access to full Albus product suite. Check out every feature on: https://albus.org/ Terms of use: https://albus.org/terms Privacy policy: https://albus.org/privacy
SmartScanner
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Your important papers, found again in three seconds. SmartScanner scans your documents, names them, files them and warns you before they expire. No folders to create, no names to type. JUST SCAN Take a photo of a document. The app detects the edges, straightens the page and chains together the pages of the same document. The result is sharp, readable and ready to send. THEY NAME THEMSELVES "Electricity bill February 2026" instead of "IMG_4821". The AI reads the document, understands what it is and gives it a name you'll still understand six months from now. THEY FILE THEMSELVES ID, housing, health, car, work: every document lands in the right folder without you having to decide. And you stay in control: everything can be edited, renamed and moved. YOU'RE WARNED IN TIME ID card, passport, vehicle inspection, insurance: the app spots expiry dates and alerts you before it's too late. FIND ANY DOCUMENT Search doesn't stop at file names: it reads the text INSIDE your documents. An amount, a reference number, the name of an insurer, and the document comes right up. ASK YOUR QUESTIONS "When does my ID card expire?", "How much was my August bill?" The assistant reads your documents and answers. It can also sort, rename and create folders for you. YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY WITH YOU Everything is stored on your iPhone. No account to create, no cloud, no password. Your papers go nowhere, and you can protect your most sensitive folders with Face ID. FREE, FOREVER Scanning, importing, filing by hand, searching, creating folders, backing up: no limit on the number of documents, no ads. WHAT PREMIUM ADDS Automatic naming and filing, summaries, the assistant and expiry date detection. 7-day free trial, then a monthly or yearly subscription. Cancel anytime from your account settings. A full backup can be exported at any time to Files or iCloud, so you never lose anything when you change phones. SUBSCRIPTIONS Premium Monthly (1 month) and Premium Annual (1 year), with a 7-day free trial on your first subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://smartscanner.fr/politique-confidentialite/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Albus at weekly against SmartScanner's every 6 weeks. 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. Albus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month and SmartScanner sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Albus ships an update weekly, SmartScanner every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Albus | SmartScanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Albus Technologies Limited | Enzo Uter-Hidalgo |
In-app purchases
Albus
- Albus Pro$20.001 Month
- Albus Pro$190.001 Year
SmartScanner
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Small top-up$1.99
- Medium top-up$3.99
- Large top-up$8.99









