Comparison

Leaffold vs Tertiary Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Leaffold

A focused writing tool offering typewriter mode, curated fonts, and customizable page settings. It prioritizes privacy with no account, tracking, or subscriptions. Ideal for drafting, editing, or thinking in text.

Highlights
  • Typewriter mode for focused writing
  • Seven curated typefaces
  • Adjustable line height and text width
  • Four color themes
  • Plain text support via Files app
  • No account or tracking
Features
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A focused writing surface with typewriter mode, curated typefaces, and full control over how your page feels. No subscription, no account, no tracking. Leaffold gives you real typographic controls without the price tag or the subscription: a typewriter mode that pins your current line to the centre of the screen, seven hand-picked fonts, adjustable line height and text width, and colour themes tuned for sustained writing. Switch between a minimal setup and a full writing configuration with one tap. TYPEWRITER MODE • Keeps your eyes at a fixed point while text flows upward • Configurable guide line and scroll window • Smooth centering, even at the very first and last lines of a document FIND IN DOCUMENT • Search for words or phrases within any document • Move quickly through every match • Command-F support for hardware keyboards TUNE YOUR PAGE • 7 curated typefaces: serif, sans, and monospace • Precise line height (1.0–2.0×) and font size (8–32pt) • Text width: Full, Classic (~80 chars), percentage, or fixed • Quick presets: Minimal or Writing, one tap FOUR THEMES • System, Paper, Night, High Contrast, each with matched colours PLAIN TEXT, PRIVATE • Works directly with the Files app. Store locally or in iCloud. • No account, no sign-up, no analytics, no tracking • Your text stays on your device Whether you're drafting prose, editing a config file, or simply thinking in text, Leaffold is a page that feels right.

About

Tertiary Scanner

This app transforms your device into a powerful document scanner. It automatically detects edges, corrects perspective, and enhances scanned pages with various filters. Easily export documents as PDFs or JPGs and utilize built-in OCR for text recognition and search.

Highlights
  • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction
  • Multiple page scanning into single documents
  • Image enhancement filters
  • PDF and JPG export
  • On-device OCR for text recognition
  • Save to Photos, Files, or iCloud Drive
Features
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Scanner is a clean, fast, fully-offline document scanner. Point your camera at a page and it auto-detects the edges, corrects perspective, and crops for you — A4, Letter, receipts, business cards, notes, or whiteboards. Scan multiple pages into one document, then enhance each page with filters: Auto, White Document, Black & White, Denoise, Brighten, Sharpen Text, and Receipt mode. Export as a single- or multi-page PDF or as high-quality JPGs, and save straight to Photos, Files, or iCloud Drive. Built-in OCR recognises the text on every page so you can copy it, export it, and search your whole library by content. Share to AirDrop, Mail, Messages, WhatsApp, or print — all from the native iOS share sheet. Everything runs on-device: no account, no cloud, no tracking.

Screenshots

Leaffold4 screens
Tertiary Scanner1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Leaffold at 4.2 against Tertiary Scanner's 1.0. Leaffold also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Leaffold holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leaffold has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leaffold ships an update weekly, Tertiary Scanner every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Leaffold versus Tertiary Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeaffoldTertiary Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYixin XiaoAlfred Ang

In-app purchases

None

Leaffold

No in-app purchases

None

Tertiary Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Leaffold free?
Leaffold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tertiary Scanner free?
Tertiary Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Leaffold or Tertiary Scanner?
Leaffold is rated higher. Leaffold averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Tertiary Scanner averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Leaffold or Tertiary Scanner have ads?
Neither Leaffold nor Tertiary Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Leaffold or Tertiary Scanner?
Leaffold ships an update weekly, and Tertiary Scanner every 5 weeks. Most recently, Leaffold was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tertiary Scanner on November 5, 2026.

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