Comparison

Lens vs FormPilot

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

Head to head
About

Lens

Effortlessly scan, edit, and organize your documents into high-quality PDFs. Convert physical papers into searchable digital files, add annotations, and manage your documents with ease. Perfect for receipts, forms, and important contracts.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • Automatic edge detection
  • OCR text recognition
  • Edit PDFs directly
  • Organize files into folders
  • Merge multiple pages
  • Export as PDF or image
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Our app is a simple yet powerful solution for scanning, editing, and managing your documents in one place. Easily scan receipts, forms, notes, contracts, or ID cards and convert them into clean, high-quality PDF files in seconds. The app automatically detects edges, enhances clarity, and applies OCR (text recognition) to make scanned documents searchable and easy to share. After scanning, you can edit your PDFs directly — add annotations, highlight text, draw, or make quick adjustments without leaving the app. Organize files into folders, merge multiple pages, and export documents as PDFs or images with ease. Subscription Information: Access to all features requires an active subscription. You can manage or cancel it anytime through your device’s subscription settings. Terms of Use Link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15I0EwscCl2xMbMuTesRe8ujVTSHfzLm1Y1vzjZRGrTg/edit?usp=sharing

About

FormPilot

Features
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FormPilot makes it easy to create professional forms, surveys, registrations, quizzes, checklists, and workflows.

Screenshots

Lens4 screens
FormPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FormPilot at none against Lens's 12. FormPilot also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lens's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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. Lens sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.59 per 7 days. FormPilot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lens ships an update every 9 days, FormPilot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lens versus FormPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLensFormPilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (801 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings801 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheresa JacksonQuaid Technologies Ltd

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Lens

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly$3.597 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Weekly-NoTrial$6.997 Days
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  • Weekly3 Days trial3 variants$6.997 Days
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Yearly2 variants$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
None

FormPilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lens free?
Lens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FormPilot free?
FormPilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lens or FormPilot have ads?
Lens shows ads; FormPilot does not.
Which is updated more often, Lens or FormPilot?
Lens ships an update every 9 days, and FormPilot every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lens was updated on November 2, 2026 and FormPilot on October 24, 2026.

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