DocScan vs Scanly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DocScan
This app transforms your device into a powerful scanner, capturing high-resolution documents and photos. It features advanced OCR for text recognition, professional editing tools, and secure local storage. Easily share scans as PDFs or JPGs, or export extracted text.
- High-resolution document scanning
- Advanced OCR text recognition
- Professional editing tools
- Digital signature support
- PDF and JPG export
- Secure local data storage
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Asya Scanner - The most powerful scanner app for your iPhone! KEY FEATURES: - High-resolution document and photo scanning - Advanced OCR technology for text recognition in multiple languages - Add images directly from your photo gallery - Easy page reordering and organization - Professional editing: crop, rotate, advanced filters - Digital signature support for documents - Instant high-quality PDF conversion ADVANCED SHARING OPTIONS: - Share as professional PDF documents - Export as high-quality JPG images - Compress images into ZIP files for easy sharing - Share extracted text via OCR technology - Convert OCR to searchable PDF - Export text as TXT files PRIVACY & SECURITY: - Your data is completely safe - we never store any of your documents on our servers - All files and images are saved locally on your device only - We cannot see or access any of your documents - When you delete the app, all your data is permanently removed from your device - Your privacy is our top priority WHY CHOOSE ASYA SCANNER? - Modern and intuitive user interface - Fast document processing - Excellent image quality - All features unlocked - No watermarks - Continuous free updates PERFECT FOR: - Students: scan notes, books, and assignments - Professionals: contracts, invoices, and reports - Personal use: receipts and important documents - Businesses: digital archiving and document management - Travelers: scan passports and tickets SUPPORTED FORMATS: PDF, JPG, PNG, TXT, ZIP Download now and discover professional scanning with complete privacy protection!
Scanly
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PDF Scanner turns your iPhone into a pocket document scanner. Capture any document with your camera and get a crisp, auto-cropped PDF in seconds. SCAN ANYTHING Auto edge detection and perspective correction give you sharp scans of receipts, contracts, notes, and IDs, with multi-page documents in a single PDF. SMART TOOLS Extract text with OCR, sign with your finger, and convert, merge, split, or compress PDFs. Get instant AI summaries and ask questions about your documents. EXPORT & SHARE Save as PDF or images and send to any app in a tap. Fast, private, and designed for iPhone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Custom Terms of Use: https://scanly-legal-ten.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://scanly-legal-ten.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Scanly at weekly against DocScan's every 7 months. DocScan's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DocScan ships an update every 7 months, Scanly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DocScan | Scanly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halilibrahim Karabag | Kirill Sidorets |
In-app purchases
DocScan
No in-app purchases
Scanly
No in-app purchases
