Simply Scan vs Personal Eyes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simply Scan
Transform your device into a powerful document scanner. Capture clear scans with intelligent edge detection, automatically crop and straighten images, and convert them instantly to high-quality PDFs. Organize your digitized documents in a library for easy access.
- One-tap document scanning
- Smart edge detection
- Automatic cropping and alignment
- Instant PDF conversion
- Organized document library
- Quick preview and management
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Simple Scanner transforms your iPhone into a powerful document digitizer. With just a tap, capture crystal-clear scans of any document using our intelligent edge-detection technology that automatically crops and straightens your images. Key features: • One-tap document scanning with smart edge detection • Automatic cropping and alignment for professional results • Instant PDF conversion with high-quality output • Organized document library with sorting by date, name, or file size • Quick preview and management of all your scanned documents Whether for work, school, or keeping track of important paperwork, Simple Scanner delivers a streamlined, intuitive experience without unnecessary complexity. Digitize receipts, contracts, notes, IDs, and more—all stored securely on your device for easy access whenever you need them.
Personal Eyes
This app uses your iPhone camera and on-device AI to describe what's in front of you, offering spoken directions and detailed descriptions of people, objects, animals, and scenes. It prioritizes privacy by processing all data locally and is designed for everyday independence.
- On-device AI object recognition
- Spoken direction cues
- Live object bounding boxes
- Automatic image description
- Readable text identification
- VoiceOver-friendly controls
- Customizable spoken answers
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Personal Eyes helps blind and low-vision users understand what’s in front of them using the iPhone camera and on-device AI. Open the app and the camera turns on. A live object box and spoken direction cues (Left, Right, Up, Down) help you center a subject. Tap the shutter or turn on auto-capture and Personal Eyes describes what the photo shows: people, objects, animals, or the scene. Useful readable text (signs, labels, prices) is mentioned only when it’s actually there. Designed for listening • Clear spoken answers you can Hear Again • Soft aiming sounds with stereo pan • VoiceOver-friendly controls and a toolbar mute • First-launch tutorial with a practice capture Built for privacy • Vision and Apple Intelligence run on your device • No images are uploaded to our servers • Camera is the only sensitive permission Options you can tune • Auto-capture when centered • Aiming sounds and direction cues • Detailed or short spoken answers • Optional visible-text reading • Custom questions (when Apple Intelligence is available) Personal Eyes is made for everyday independence, identify what’s nearby, then keep going to the next capture.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Simply Scan at 4 against Personal Eyes's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simply Scan against 5.0 for Personal Eyes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Simply Scan ships an update every 9 days, Personal Eyes every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simply Scan | Personal Eyes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Catacora | Shryas Bhurat |
Customer experience
Simply Scan
Personal Eyes
In-app purchases
Simply Scan
No in-app purchases
Personal Eyes
No in-app purchases









