# Lens vs AlarmPunkt

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AlarmPunkt at none against Lens's 13. AlarmPunkt also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Lens sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. AlarmPunkt asks for nothing beyond the download.

Lens ships an update weekly, AlarmPunkt every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Lens | AlarmPunkt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.4 (794 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lens-pdf-scanner-and-editor/id6748945355/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **794** | — |
| Positive reviews | 19.8% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 9 days |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Size | 244 MB | 213 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Colleen Williamson](https://appshunter.io/developer/1828167740) | [Jonas Lorenz](https://appshunter.io/developer/6803082427) |

## What reviewers say

### Lens

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lens-pdf-scanner-and-editor/id6748945355)

Transform paper documents into high-quality PDFs with smart scanning and OCR. Edit scanned files by adding notes, highlighting, or making corrections. Organize documents with folders and export them as PDFs or images.

**Highlights:** Scan documents to PDF, Smart border detection, Image quality enhancement, OCR text extraction, Edit PDFs, Organize with folders, Combine pages

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Week-Trial | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly-Trial | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly | $5.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly | $5.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly | $12.99 | per month |
| Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| Yearly | $39.99 | per year |
| Yearly | $39.99 | per year |
| Lifetime | $59.99 | one-time |


### AlarmPunkt

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alarmpunkt/id6803082425)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Wallet, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Lens free?

Lens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is AlarmPunkt free?

AlarmPunkt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Lens or AlarmPunkt have ads?

Lens shows ads; AlarmPunkt does not.

### Which is updated more often, Lens or AlarmPunkt?

Lens ships an update weekly, and AlarmPunkt every 9 days. Most recently, Lens was updated on October 18, 2026 and AlarmPunkt on October 14, 2026.

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