Comparison

ScanOne vs Nimbalyst

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

Head to head
About

ScanOne

This powerful scanner app offers private and secure document scanning with automatic edge detection and image enhancement. Organize, edit, and share your scanned documents as PDFs without ads or subscriptions. All your data is stored locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Automatic edge detection
  • Batch scanning
  • Automatic image enhancement
  • Create PDFs from scans
  • Organize in custom folders
  • Add signatures
  • Share via iOS Share Sheet
Features
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ScanOne - PDF Scanner Simple. Private. Powerful document scanning. Try free for 7 days, then a one-time $4.99 purchase. No subscriptions, no ads, no tracking. We built ScanOne with privacy first: • 7-day free trial with full features • One-time purchase - own it forever after trial • Zero ads or tracking • No accounts required • All documents stored locally on your device • Works offline (internet only needed for purchase) KEY FEATURES: Document Scanning • Instant capture with automatic edge detection • Batch scanning for multi-page documents • Automatic image enhancement • Smart naming with timestamps PDF Management • Create PDFs from scans instantly • Organize in custom folders with colors • Search all your documents • Grid or list view options Advanced PDF Editing • Reorder pages easily • Rotate pages individually • Delete unwanted pages • Merge multiple PDFs together • Add signatures - draw or place on any page Sharing & Export • Share to any app via iOS Share Sheet • Save directly to Files app • Email and print documents • Multiple quality options (Low to Original) • Batch operations supported PERFECT FOR: • Receipts and expenses • Contracts and legal documents • Medical records • School assignments • Business cards • Whiteboards and notes • Travel documents • Tax paperwork Privacy & Security • Documents stay on YOUR device • No cloud uploads unless you share • No user accounts or registration • No usage analytics or telemetry • Your scans remain completely private PRICING: • 7-day free trial to try everything • One-time $4.99 purchase after trial • No recurring charges • Family Sharing supported • Restore purchases on all your devices Requirements: • iOS 15.0 or later • iPhone and iPad universal app • Camera required for scanning • ~15MB download size

About

Nimbalyst

Monitor and interact with your desktop AI coding sessions from your phone. Receive instant notifications when your AI agent needs input and respond directly from your device, securely and in real-time.

Highlights
  • Real-time AI session sync
  • Remote prompt and message sending
  • Approve tool permissions and answer questions
  • Review code changes and git commits
  • Push notifications with deep-linking
  • Offline viewing of session transcripts
  • QR code desktop pairing
Features
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Nimbalyst brings your AI coding sessions to your pocket. Monitor, interact with, and respond to your desktop AI agent from anywhere -- no laptop required. STAY IN THE LOOP Your desktop AI sessions sync to your phone in real time. Control Claude Agent from your phone and track progress on the go from wherever you are. When your AI agent needs input -- a permission approval, a question answered, a plan reviewed -- respond right from your phone. INSTANT PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Get notified the moment your AI agent needs your attention. Tap the notification to jump straight to the session that needs you. SECURE BY DEFAULT All session data is end-to-end encrypted with AES-256-GCM. Your code, prompts, and AI responses are encrypted before they ever leave your desktop. Not even the sync server can read your data. NATIVE iOS EXPERIENCE Built with SwiftUI from the ground up. Native navigation, pull-to-refresh, iPad split view, and instant offline access to previously viewed sessions. No web wrapper -- this is a real iOS app. KEY FEATURES Real-time sync of all AI sessions across your projects Send prompts and follow-up messages to active sessions Approve tool permissions, answer questions, review plans Review code changes and git commit proposals Push notifications with deep-linking to specific sessions Offline viewing of cached session transcripts iPad split view with sidebar navigation QR code pairing with your desktop in seconds Unread indicators so you never miss a message Nimbalyst for iOS is a companion to the Nimbalyst desktop app. A desktop installation is required. Pair your devices by scanning a QR code from Nimbalyst desktop, and your sessions sync automatically. Learn more at https://nimbalyst.com

Screenshots

ScanOne4 screens
Nimbalyst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nimbalyst at none against ScanOne's 1. Nimbalyst also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). ScanOne's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. ScanOne sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nimbalyst asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ScanOne against 5.0 for Nimbalyst. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nimbalyst has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ScanOne versus Nimbalyst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanOneNimbalyst
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB19 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJustin McCloudNimbalyst, Inc.

Customer experience

ScanOne

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nimbalyst

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ScanOne

One-time1
  • ScanOne Full Version$4.99
None

Nimbalyst

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScanOne free?
ScanOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nimbalyst free?
Nimbalyst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ScanOne or Nimbalyst?
ScanOne and Nimbalyst are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do ScanOne or Nimbalyst have ads?
Neither ScanOne nor Nimbalyst shows ads.

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