Comparison

ScanMate vs Paperix

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

Head to head
About

ScanMate

Features
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"The ScanMate is the perfect tool for taking photos and converting them into your desired file formats (PDF, JPEG, etc.). With this app, you can easily scan important documents or edit photos and save them in the necessary file format." **Key Features:** - Scanning Feature: Directly capture images using your camera and automatically convert them into optimized file formats. - File Conversion: Save images in various formats like PDF and JPEG, making document management and photo handling much more convenient. - Editing Tools: Add text, shapes, stickers, and more to scanned images for personalized editing. - Intuitive Interface: With a user-friendly UI, anyone can easily use the app. No more complicated tasks — scan and edit your images with just a click!

About

Paperix

This app offers a free, on-device document scanner with OCR and AI capabilities. It allows for secure scanning, editing, and analysis of documents without subscriptions or cloud storage. Keep your sensitive information private and accessible only on your device.

Highlights
  • One-tap multi-page scanning with auto edge-detect
  • On-device OCR for searchable PDFs
  • AI-powered document analysis and Q&A
  • Sign, fill, and mark up documents
  • Import from Photos and Files
  • Organize with folders and sorting
  • Extract text from images
Features
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Paperix is a fully free document scanner that runs everything — scanning, OCR, and AI — on your iPhone. No subscriptions. No watermarks. No ads. No upsells. No accounts. No cloud. Stop paying a yearly fee just to turn paper into a PDF, and keep your documents on your own device. EVERY FEATURE OF THE PAID APPS — FOR FREE You shouldn't have to pay a recurring fee to turn paper into a PDF. Paperix matches the paid scanners feature-for-feature and charges $0 for any of it: - One-tap multi-page scanning with auto edge-detect and perspective correction - Black & white mode for receipts, faint print, signed contracts - Maximum-punch filter for the cleanest possible output - Reprocess any saved scan — switch Color / B&W / Max Punch later without rescanning - Auto-name scans from the largest text on the first page - Import from Photos or Files (PDFs, images, iCloud Drive, Dropbox) - Save to Paperix from any app's share sheet — send one photo or a whole stack and they land as cropped, scanned documents - Folders, sort, bulk select, swipe-to-share, 30-day Recently Deleted SEARCHABLE PDFs OUT OF THE BOX — NO PREMIUM TIER Every scan runs through on-device text recognition. PDFs are searchable in Paperix, in Preview on your Mac, in Adobe Acrobat, anywhere. Pull down the list to search across every doc and tap a result to jump straight to the highlighted phrase. No "OCR credits". No paywalled search. - Extract Text — Paperix: a share-sheet action that pulls the text out of any image with Copy and Share, without even opening the app — layout preserved, columns aligned SIGN, FILL, AND MARK UP — NO WATERMARK - Pen, Eraser, Undo, Redo, Clear in one toolbar - Real ink colors: true black, red, blue, green, yellow - Type text directly on a page — drag the dashed box anywhere, resize, pick size and alignment - One-tap presets drop today's date or your saved name for forms - Pinch-to-zoom canvas for tight signatures - Draw with finger or Apple Pencil - OCR re-runs on save so signed pages stay searchable ON-DEVICE AI — ON YOUR IPHONE, NEVER ON A SERVER Every word of AI inference runs on your iPhone's Neural Engine using Apple's Foundation Models. Nothing is uploaded. Nothing is logged. Nothing is ever seen by anyone but you. - ANALYZE a document — on-device Summary, Key Points, and per-doc Q&A - ASK PAPERIX — pose a question across every doc on your phone and get a sourced answer with tappable citations back to the exact page - Semantic search by meaning, not just keywords - AI surfaces hide cleanly on iPhones without Apple Intelligence; the rest of the app works the same The cloud scanners ship your private contracts, medical records, and bank statements to someone else's GPU. Paperix runs the same AI on your own phone. Your iPhone makes that possible — and free. SMART ACTIONS FROM A SCAN Paperix looks for contact info, appointment dates, addresses, and links in every scan. One tap adds the contact to Contacts, the appointment to Calendar, the address to Maps, or opens the link in Safari. EXPORT ON YOUR TERMS - Standard PDF for everyday sharing - Password-protected PDF for anything sensitive - AirPrint to any printer on your network - Standard iOS share sheet — Mail, Messages, AirDrop, Files, anywhere PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE Paperix literally has no network code. Not "encrypted in transit" — no transit at all. - No accounts, no sign-up - No cloud sync, no telemetry, no analytics, no SDKs - No ads, no upsells, no "premium tier" - Verifiable with Little Snitch / Lulu. Turn airplane mode on permanently and Paperix works exactly the same. REQUIREMENTS - iPhone running iOS 16 or later - Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone for AI features (iPhone 15 Pro and later); the rest of Paperix works on every iPhone with a camera

Screenshots

ScanMate3 screens
Paperix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ScanMate at 16.0 against Paperix's 26.0. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ScanMate versus Paperix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanMatePaperix
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShinyan AuAbhijit Bansal

In-app purchases

None

ScanMate

No in-app purchases

None

Paperix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScanMate free?
ScanMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paperix free?
Paperix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ScanMate or Paperix have ads?
Neither ScanMate nor Paperix shows ads.

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