Comparison

Scan Things vs Chaos Billing

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

Head to head
About

Scan Things

Extract objects, people, pets, and artwork from images, URLs, or PDFs. Capture books and documents with searchable, selectable text embedded in PDFs. All processing is done on-device for maximum privacy.

Highlights
  • Extract objects from images
  • Extract text from images and PDFs
  • Save as searchable PDF
  • On-device processing
  • No account required
  • Offline functionality
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With Scan Things, you can extract objects, people, pets, artwork and just about anything else from any image, image URL, or PDF document.  Scan Things can also capture books and documents with the original images intact and the text extracted and embedded. You can save your scan as a single- or multi-page PDF with all its text fully searchable and selectable. You don't need an account to use Scan Things. You don't need internet access. Your scans never leave your iPhone or iPad as Scan Things does all of its processing on-device. Because your privacy is important (not to mention none of our business), we collect no data whatsoever and we don't use any third-party code. Your privacy is yours, and we think it should stay that way. You can get Scan Things for a one-time purchase and share it with your family at no extra cost. No subscriptions. No adds. No shenanigans. Privacy Policy: https://scanthing.app/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://scanthing.app/terms-of-use/

About

Chaos Billing

Features
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Bill clients, track payments, and generate invoices from anywhere — Chaos Billing brings your data from Legal Billing on Windows to your iPhone and iPad, keeping everything in sync across all your devices. YOUR CONTACTS, YOUR BILLING HISTORY, YOUR PRIVACY Chaos Billing maintains an independent contact database and billing database with hourly timeslips, expenses and payments. Your data stays private — nothing leaves the app except through your own sync with ChaosHost. You're always in control. FEATURES • List of clients shows active balances and gives you a grand total below. • Tap a client name to see their billing history. • Add hourly timeslips, add expenses, add payments — the balance updates instantly. • Subtotal by type, matter (case or project), or staff, if desired • Create invoices anywhere, ready to email, send through messages, or print • Sync with Legal Billing on Windows through ChaosHost REQUIREMENTS Requires a ChaosHost account for cross-platform sync. SUPPORT Our tech support team is ready to help. If you run into any trouble, please reach out to us before posting a review — we'd love the chance to make it right.

Screenshots

Scan Things1 screens
Chaos Billing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chaos Billing at none against Scan Things's 1. Chaos Billing also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Scan Things sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chaos Billing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan Things ships an update every 6 weeks, Chaos Billing every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scan Things versus Chaos Billing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan ThingsChaos Billing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOperates Spaceships LLCChaos Software Group, Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scan Things

One-time1
  • Unlimited Scans$6.99
None

Chaos Billing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scan Things free?
Scan Things is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chaos Billing free?
Chaos Billing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scan Things or Chaos Billing have ads?
Neither Scan Things nor Chaos Billing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scan Things or Chaos Billing?
Scan Things ships an update every 6 weeks, and Chaos Billing every 5 days. Most recently, Scan Things was updated on September 27, 2026 and Chaos Billing on October 16, 2026.

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