Comparison

DaySpark vs AlignScan

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

Head to head
About

DaySpark

Visualize your year with a unique dot-matrix design on your desktop. This app helps you track each day, making time tangible and fostering mindfulness. It's ideal for those who need a visual aid to manage time and stay focused.

Highlights
  • Dot-matrix day visualization
  • Desktop widgets
  • Life progress view
  • Time mindfulness
  • Tangible time experience
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DaySpark is the spark that lights up your life! With a dot-matrix design, it displays every day of the year right on your desktop, making time feel tangible and within reach. Track each day and stay mindful of every moment. Perfect for people with ADHD, anxiety, or those who get easily distracted, offering a fresh way to experience the flow of time. Featuring a life progress view and desktop widgets, it brightens your day anytime, anywhere. Download DaySpark now and connect your unique moments with dots!

About

AlignScan

Easily transform document photos into clear, professional files. Features auto-detection, perspective correction, and image enhancement for polished JPG or PDF exports. Ideal for students, professionals, and everyday users needing quick document scanning.

Highlights
  • Auto document detection and crop
  • Perspective correction
  • Image enhancement
  • A4-style page layout
  • JPG and PDF export
  • Privacy-friendly local processing
Features
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AlignScan is a lightweight mobile app for document scanning, OCR text extraction, and complete PDF editing — scan, sign, merge, split, compress, protect, and convert PDFs in one place. Whether you're submitting homework, organizing contracts and reports, extracting text from images, signing documents, or saving receipts and paper records, AlignScan turns ordinary document photos into clear, polished files. Why choose AlignScan • Auto document detection and crop Detects the useful document area and removes distracting background • Perspective correction Fixes tilted, angled, or distorted page shots for a cleaner result • Image enhancement Reduces shadows, improves brightness, and makes text easier to read • OCR text extraction Extract text from document photos or imported images, then copy it or save it as a TXT file • Sign PDFs Draw, type, or stamp a signature and place it anywhere on the page • Merge, split & compress PDFs Combine multiple files, split a PDF into separate pages, or shrink file size for easier sharing • Protect & convert PDFs Encrypt PDFs with a password, or convert to Word, Excel, image, or text • A4-style page layout Centers and formats pages neatly for a more professional look • JPG and PDF export Export single images or combine pages into PDF files • Privacy-friendly local processing Core scan, OCR, and formatting steps are handled on device Great for • Students scanning homework, notes, and test papers • Professionals capturing contracts, reports, invoices, and meeting notes • Users extracting text from printed documents, forms, receipts, and images • Anyone needing to sign, merge, split, compress, protect, or convert PDFs • Everyday users saving receipts, forms, certificates, and printed records • Mobile work scenarios where documents need to be scanned quickly • Multi-page files that need to be combined and archived How it works Scan a document Point your camera at any document — AlignScan auto-crops, corrects perspective, enhances, and formats the page for you. Extract text with OCR Take a photo or import an image, then copy the recognized text or save it as a TXT file. Edit PDFs Sign, merge, split, compress, protect with a password, or convert PDFs to Word, Excel, image, or text. Export Preview and export your pages as JPG or PDF files. With AlignScan, your document photos look straighter, cleaner, and more professional. Extract useful text from images, and handle all your PDF editing needs in one app. Try AlignScan free with 20 complimentary saves. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or unlock everything with a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew; cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Your scans stay private with on-device processing. AlignScan only accesses the camera, photos, and local storage when needed for scanning, importing, OCR recognition, and exporting files. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.aitoolsoft.com/privacy-policy.html Support: support@aitoolsoft.com

Screenshots

DaySpark4 screens
AlignScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DaySpark at 100% against AlignScan's 0%. DaySpark also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). AlignScan's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. DaySpark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AlignScan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DaySpark holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DaySpark's written reviews are positive against 0% of AlignScan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DaySpark ships an update every 2 days, AlignScan fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DaySpark versus AlignScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaySparkAlignScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better3.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer巍巍 宋智慧 吴

Customer experience

DaySpark

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AlignScan

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DaySpark

One-time1
  • DaySpark Pro$0.99
1 purchases

AlignScan

One-time1
  • AlignScan Full Version$0.99

Questions

Is DaySpark free?
DaySpark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AlignScan free?
AlignScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DaySpark or AlignScan?
DaySpark is rated higher. DaySpark averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while AlignScan averages 3.3 from 4 ratings.
Do DaySpark or AlignScan have ads?
Neither DaySpark nor AlignScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DaySpark or AlignScan?
DaySpark ships an update every 2 days, and AlignScan fortnightly. Most recently, DaySpark was updated on October 2, 2026 and AlignScan on October 2, 2026.

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