Comparison

Open Scanner vs Dossier

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Dossier

Features
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Scan receipts, contracts, IDs, and medical or tax documents into sharp PDFs — and keep every one of them 100% on your iPhone. Dossier is the private document scanner with on-device AI. No account. No cloud. Your most sensitive paperwork never leaves the device — and on-device intelligence reads it for you, pulling out totals, dates, and vendors automatically. ▸ 100% ON YOUR IPHONE Built privacy-first, the way the others can't be. • No account, no sign-up, no cloud upload — ever • Every scan, every page, processed entirely on-device • No analytics on your documents — we literally cannot see them • Works fully offline, on a plane or off the grid ▸ SCAN ANYTHING IN SECONDS Point, capture, done — with automatic edge detection. • Auto edge-detect, deskew, and perspective correction • Multi-page documents in a single scan • Import existing photos or PDFs from Photos and Files • Crop, retake, and reorder pages before you save ▸ AI THAT READS YOUR DOCUMENTS On eligible iPhones, on-device AI does the data entry for you. • Auto-extract vendor, total, currency, and date from receipts • Automatic categorizing — Receipt, Contract, ID, Medical, Tax • Short AI summaries of long documents • Every extracted field stays editable — you're always in control ▸ EXPENSE REPORTS, BUILT IN Turn a pile of receipts into an answer. • "What did I spend at pharmacies this month?" — instantly • Filter by category, folder, or date range • Export the report as PDF or CSV ▸ ORGANIZE & EXPORT • Custom folders with colors and icons • Full-text search across every scan • Export to PDF, CSV, image, or TXT • Share anywhere with the system share sheet ▸ PRICING FREE: • 10 scans per month • TXT export • Automatic document categorizing DOSSIER PREMIUM unlocks everything: • Unlimited scans • AI extraction, categorizing & summaries • Export to PDF, CSV & image • Unlimited custom folders • Expense reports • Zero ads Premium Monthly: $9.99/month Premium Annual: $49.99/year — includes a 7-day free trial Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Service: https://dossier.bulpara.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://dossier.bulpara.com/privacy Questions or feedback? support@bulpara.com

Screenshots

Open Scanner4 screens
Dossier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Scanner at none against Dossier's 2. Open Scanner also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Dossier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Open Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Open Scanner versus Dossier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen ScannerDossier
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (206 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings206 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPencil ResearchBULPARA TEKNOLOJI LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

Open Scanner

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dossier

Subscriptions2
  • Dossier Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Dossier Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Open Scanner free?
Open Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dossier free?
Dossier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Open Scanner or Dossier have ads?
Dossier shows ads; Open Scanner does not.

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