Open Scan vs QuietScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Scan
Easily digitize documents, receipts, and notes into high-quality PDF files. Share your scanned documents instantly via email, messaging apps, or cloud storage. This app offers a simple yet flexible solution for all your document scanning needs.
- Quick document scanning
- Convert scans to PDF
- Instant sharing of PDFs
- Seamless document management
- Digitize receipts and notes
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Digitize Your Documents with Open Scan! Open Scan is your ultimate tool for scanning documents, converting them to PDF, and sharing them effortlessly. Whether you’re at work, school, or on the go, Open Scan makes it easy to digitize your world. Features: Quick Scanning: Easily snap and scan documents, receipts, notes, or anything else. Convert to PDF: Automatically convert your scans into high-quality PDF files. Share Instantly: Send your PDFs via email, messaging apps, or save them to the cloud. Comprehensive Tools: Everything you need in one app for seamless document management. Why Choose Open Scan? Open Scan combines speed, simplicity, and flexibility in one easy-to-use app. Whether you need to scan a single page or an entire document, Open Scan has you covered. Download Open Scan Today! Simplify your life with fast, effective, and reliable scanning.
QuietScan
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QuietScan turns paper documents into clean PDFs. No ads, no watermarks, no sign-in. Everything stays on your device. Scanned images, generated PDFs, and OCR text are saved locally — never uploaded. KEY FEATURES • Four scan modes: Document, Whiteboard, Photo, Business Card • On-device OCR (Japanese + English) using Apples Vision framework • Searchable PDFs you can search inside the Files app • Business card to one-tap save to Contacts • QR code reader • Add pages to existing PDFs • Read recognized text aloud • AirPrint, save pages to Photos, share via Files app • App Lock with Face ID / passcode • Sort and filter your document list, search by filename or OCR text PRIVACY BY DEFAULT • No ads • No watermarks • No account or sign-in • No analytics, no telemetry • OCR runs locally; nothing is sent to a server • PDFs live in the QuietScan folder visible in the Files app QuietScan is built for people who scan paper for work — receipts, contracts, business cards, whiteboard notes — and dont want a scanner app pushing subscriptions and ads at them. Made for iOS 17 and later.
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Verdict
Open Scan and QuietScan are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Open Scan | QuietScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (65 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Musa Tenekeci | Keisuke Ueda |
In-app purchases
Open Scan
No in-app purchases
QuietScan
No in-app purchases









