Comparison

ScanDone vs Clean Scan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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. ◎ 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. ◎ 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. ◎ 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. ◎ 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. ◎ 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

Clean Scan

Effortlessly scan documents and convert them into searchable PDFs with on-device OCR. Organize your files with automatic filing, tags, and folder management. Enjoy a private scanning experience with no cloud or tracking.

Highlights
  • On-device OCR for searchable PDFs
  • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction
  • Multi-page document scanning
  • Automatic year & month filing
  • Tagging and filtering
  • Offline text recognition
  • App lock with Face ID/Touch ID
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Scan a receipt, a contract, a form — and get a clean, searchable PDF in seconds. Most scanner apps interrupt you with ads, or lock the basics behind a monthly subscription. Clean Scan asks once, then stays out of your way. SCAN • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Multi-page documents in one PDF • Choose A4 or US Letter, and how much resolution to keep FIND ANYTHING • On-device text recognition reads every page • Search words inside your scans, not just file names • Exported PDFs are searchable in Files, Mail, Preview and Acrobat too STAY ORGANIZED • Turn on Automatic Year & Month Filing to create folders and file new scans by date • Browse nested folders, or scan from the folder you are viewing • Tag documents and filter by tag • Reorder pages, delete a bad one, scan a replacement • Import existing PDFs and photos from Files or Photos PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything happens on your device — no cloud, no account, no tracking • Text recognition runs offline • Lock the app behind Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode PAY ONCE Three documents are free. One purchase removes the limit for good — no renewals, nothing to cancel. PDF export, sharing, page editing and text recognition stay free for everyone.

Screenshots

ScanDone4 screens
Clean Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Clean Scan at 17.0 against ScanDone's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. ScanDone sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Clean Scan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanDone ships an update monthly, Clean Scan every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ScanDone versus Clean Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanDoneClean Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSasquatch Studio Inc.David Mendez

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ScanDone

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

Clean Scan

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is ScanDone free?
ScanDone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clean Scan free?
Clean Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScanDone or Clean Scan have ads?
Neither ScanDone nor Clean Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanDone or Clean Scan?
ScanDone ships an update monthly, and Clean Scan every 3 weeks. Most recently, ScanDone was updated on November 5, 2026 and Clean Scan on November 5, 2026.

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