Open Scanner vs Just Scan!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Scanner
Transform your device into a powerful document scanner. Quickly capture papers, automatically recognize text, and organize your scans with AI-powered features. Seamlessly share and edit your documents in various formats.
- Automatic text recognition (OCR)
- Automatic document naming
- Location-based tagging
- Add saved signatures
- Organize and re-order pages
- iCloud sync
- Annotate and edit scans
- Export as PDF
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Open Scanner is a fast and simple-to-use paper-scanning app with AI features to speed up your scanning workflow: - Automatic text recognition to build page transcript - Automatic document naming - Scans are tagged by your current location - Add signatures saved on your other devices - Native Vision Pro support - Keep your scanned documents in the Open Scanner library - Organize and re-order scanned document pages - iCloud syncs your library to all your devices - Annotate and edit your scans - Use Apple Pencil to mark up scans on iPad - Easy sharing and export of scanned documents as PDF - 100% native iOS app, with no third-party accounts necessary
Just Scan!
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Scan documents, receipts, and letters — saved straight to the folder you choose. No account, no cloud, no unnecessary steps. PRO: Set up favorite folders and choose your save location with one tap after scanning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Scanner at none against Just Scan!'s 1. Just Scan!'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). 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
Both are free to download. Just Scan! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Open Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Open Scanner ships an update every 10 days, Just Scan! every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Scanner | Just Scan! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (204 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 204 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pencil Research | Jorgen Storhaug |
In-app purchases
Open Scanner
No in-app purchases
Just Scan!
- Just Scan! Pro$0.99
