Comparison

ScanDone vs Doc Align

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

Head to head
About

ScanDone

Features
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ScanDone is the scanner for people who don’t want another app to manage. Point it at the page, scan, send the PDF to Mail, Messages, Files, Notes or any other app, and be done. No library, no account, no ads. β—Ž Scan and send - Edge detection finds the page, crops it and straightens it on its own. - Four color modes: color document, black-and-white document, grayscale and photo. - Scan as many pages as you need in one go. They become a single PDF. - Scan several documents in a row and they line up in a queue, so you can send them all off in one batch. - Mark up a scan before it goes: doodle on it, highlight a passage or fill in a form. - Scan presets for fixed page sizes (A4, A5, B5, US Letter, Legal, Half Letter, receipt, business card, sticky note), one long-press away. - Two scan qualities, for sharp archives or small attachments. β—Ž Searchable PDFs, in any language Every scan gets a text layer, so the PDF is searchable in Files, Mail and any PDF reader, and its text can be selected and copied. - The language is detected on its own. Nothing to choose, nothing to download. - Mixed languages on one page work too: a Chinese contract with English names, a Japanese receipt with a Latin address. - 30+ languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese. - Text recognition runs entirely on your iPhone. No page leaves the device. β—Ž Smart file names With Apple Intelligence, each scan can be named from its own text, with a title and the document’s date, so a scan is filed as 2026-10-14 Utility bill.pdf instead of Scan.pdf. The text is handled on the device or by Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, neither we nor Apple keep a record of it, and you can turn it off. β—Ž Nothing to tidy ScanDone keeps no library and asks for no account. Scans wait in the queue until you’ve sent them, then one tap clears them. They live in a temporary folder that iOS cleans out, and they are never backed up. Your documents live where you sent them. β—Ž Free every day, or one purchase for life - Free: one document a day, forever, with text recognition, presets and quality settings included. - Pro: unlimited documents for a one-time purchase. No subscription. Share it with up to five people through iCloud Family Sharing. - Not sure yet? There’s a week pass, and it never auto-renews. Scan, send, done.

About

Doc Align

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Key Features - Scan documents, notes, OA boards, blackboards, and photos - Import photos saved on your iPhone - Automatically detect document edges - Auto-correct distortion and straighten images - Extract text from images (OCR) - Share as JPEG or PDF - Share extracted text only What is Doc Align? Doc Align automatically corrects distortions and converts captured or imported images into clean, straight PDFs or JPEGs. It works like a scanner, and with OCR, you can extract text for work, study, or organization. Sharing is simple β€” send PDFs or images instantly. You can also import photos saved on your iPhone, making it easy to use anytime. Everything is done within the app for smart document management at your fingertips. Useful for - Preparing neat documents for submission - Saving whiteboard notes or board writings - Organizing business cards or receipts into PDFs - Extracting text from images for reuse

Screenshots

ScanDone4 screens
Doc Align4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ScanDone at none against Doc Align's shown. Doc Align's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ScanDone sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Doc Align sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
ScanDone versus Doc Align: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanDoneDoc Align
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS26.215.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size12 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSasquatch Studio Inc.Kazuhisa Kobayashi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ScanDone

One-time2
  • Week Pass: Unlimited Scans$0.69
  • ScanDone Pro: Unlimited Scans$7.99
1 purchases

Doc Align

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is ScanDone free?
ScanDone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doc Align free?
Doc Align is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScanDone or Doc Align have ads?
Doc Align shows ads; ScanDone does not.
Which is updated more often, ScanDone or Doc Align?
ScanDone ships an update monthly, and Doc Align monthly. Most recently, ScanDone was updated on November 5, 2026 and Doc Align on October 19, 2026.

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