Comparison

DocMatic vs PDF Scanner & Editor

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

Head to head
About

DocMatic

Transform your mobile device into a powerful document scanner. Effortlessly capture, edit, and share high-quality multi-page PDFs with advanced security features. Import documents from various sources for a streamlined workflow.

Highlights
  • High-quality document scanning
  • Multi-page PDF creation
  • Biometric security (Face ID/Touch ID)
  • Import from Files app and URLs
  • Document preview and editing
  • Seamless sharing options
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DocMatic: The Smarter Way to Scan Documents Turn your iPhone or iPad into a powerful document scanner with DocMatic. Whether you’re scanning receipts, forms, notes, or full reports, DocMatic makes it fast, secure, and intuitive. Key Features: - Fast & Easy Scanning: Capture high-quality scans effortlessly—no extra equipment needed. - Multi-Page PDFs: Scan multiple pages and combine them into a single, clean PDF. - Biometric Security: Use Face ID or Touch ID to lock sensitive scans for added privacy. - Import from Anywhere You Work: Bring in existing PDFs from the Files app, import from a website URL, or use drag & drop for even faster workflow. - Document Preview & Editing: Crop, rotate, and enhance scans before saving or sharing—right from the preview. - Seamless Sharing: Export documents as PDFs and share via email, messages, AirDrop, or save directly to the Files app. Note: DocMatic requires access to your device's camera for functionality.

About

PDF Scanner & Editor

Features
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Privio is the offline PDF toolkit for lawyers, accountants, real estate professionals, and anyone who handles documents that should not be uploaded to a stranger's server. Every operation — scan, OCR, redact, sign, summarise with Apple Intelligence, capture receipts — runs locally on your iPhone or iPad. Your PDFs never leave this device. Optional Firebase usage and purchase statistics: on in the free version, off by default with Pro; change it in Settings. No documents or file names are sent. THE 23 TOOLS Document intake • Scan to PDF — Apple VisionKit edge detection, multi-page capture • OCR PDF — Apple Vision recognizes text on scanned PDFs and adds a searchable text layer • Image to PDF — photos, receipts, screenshots into one PDF • Merge PDFs — combine document-level or hand-pick pages • Compress PDF — shrink for email without visible quality loss • Split PDF — extract page ranges, every Nth page, or N equal parts Editing • Rotate pages — fix sideways scans • Delete pages — drop what you don't need • Sign PDF — finger or stylus signature with SHA-256 audit footer • Fill form — standard PDF form fields with flatten-on-save; scripted forms such as USCIS only partly supported • Page numbers — four formats, five positions, custom start • Bates numbering — legal discovery standard • Password protect — AES-256 encrypt or unlock Review • Watermark — CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, custom text in three layouts • Extract text — pull clean text out of any born-digital PDF • Compare PDFs — redline two versions, added and removed text • Bookmarks / TOC — jump to any chapter in long briefs and depositions • Find sensitive data — auto-detect SSN, EIN, credit cards (Luhn validated), IBANs, emails, phone numbers • Redact — search words, render-and-flatten removes them from the data stream AI + receipts + batch • Summarize PDF — Apple Intelligence on-device summary (iOS 26+) • Live Text view — Apple Live Text + Visual Look Up • Batch operations — compress, watermark, or rotate a stack of PDFs in one pass • Receipt scanner — auto-extract date / vendor / total / tax → QuickBooks-friendly CSV iOS INTEGRATION Home Screen widget (Small + Medium) plus three Lock Screen accessory families. iOS 18 Control Center / Lock Screen scan control. Action Button binding for iPhone 15 Pro and later. Siri, Shortcuts, Files Provider, Share Sheet, Action Extension. iPad Stage Manager + Split View. PRIVACY POSITIONING Other PDF apps upload your file to "process" it in the cloud — meaning their staff, their server logs, and their attackers could all see your documents. Privio was built so the lawyer-client privilege, the accountant-client confidentiality, and your personal data stay where they belong: on your phone. Privio is built with Apple's own frameworks — VisionKit for scanning, Apple Vision for OCR, Apple Intelligence for summarisation, PDFKit for assembly. Your documents are processed on your device and are never uploaded. There is no account. PRICING The tools run free: open any tool and use it on your own document. Save or share PDF results for free with a PDF Privio watermark; Pro removes it and lets you copy or export text results. (Batch and the receipt scanner are Pro from the start.) • Yearly — the best value • Lifetime — pay once; no subscription, no renewal • Monthly — month to month You'll see your local price in the app. No ads, free or Pro. MADE BY EREK STUDIO Built by an independent developer in Istanbul. No VC, no growth team, no dark patterns. If a feature is missing or a bug bites you, email mustafasalimerek@gmail.com and you'll hear back from a human within a day. Designed for iPad: native sidebar navigation, 19 tools at a glance on a 5×4 grid, landscape support for Magic Keyboard, and centered reading layouts. Privacy Policy: https://mustafasalimerek-bit.github.io/pdfprivio-legal/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://mustafasalimerek-bit.github.io/pdfprivio-legal/terms/

Screenshots

DocMatic4 screens
PDF Scanner & Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DocMatic at none against PDF Scanner & Editor's shown. PDF Scanner & Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.2). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. DocMatic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and PDF Scanner & Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DocMatic ships an update every 5 weeks, PDF Scanner & Editor every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
DocMatic versus PDF Scanner & Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocMaticPDF Scanner & Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul Roden IIMustafa Salim Erek

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DocMatic

Subscriptions2
  • DocMatic Pro - Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • DocMatic Pro - Annually3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • DocMatic Pro - Lifetime$122.99
3 purchases

PDF Scanner & Editor

Subscriptions2
  • PDFPrivio Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PDFPrivio Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • PDFPrivio Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is DocMatic free?
DocMatic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Scanner & Editor free?
PDF Scanner & Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DocMatic or PDF Scanner & Editor have ads?
PDF Scanner & Editor shows ads; DocMatic does not.
Which is updated more often, DocMatic or PDF Scanner & Editor?
DocMatic ships an update every 5 weeks, and PDF Scanner & Editor every 11 days. Most recently, DocMatic was updated on October 30, 2026 and PDF Scanner & Editor on October 31, 2026.

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