Comparison

Regain vs Scano

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

Head to head
About

Regain

This app helps students stay focused during study sessions by blocking distracting applications and offering customizable timers. Track your progress and improve concentration with various study tools.

Highlights
  • App blocking during focus sessions
  • Customizable study timers
  • Pomodoro technique support (Pro)
  • Strict Mode for commitment (Pro)
  • Focus statistics by subject
  • Focus music for concentration (Pro)
Features
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Can't study without checking your phone every five minutes? You're not the only one. Regain is the focus app built purely for students - block the apps that distract you, start a focus timer, and finally get through a study session without Instagram or YouTube pulling you away. Whether you're preparing for board exams, college entrance tests, or professional certifications, Regain helps you put in the hours. FOCUS TIMER Set a timer, lock in, and study. Choose your duration and tag each session by subject (Physics, Organic Chemistry, or whatever you're on). POMODORO TIMER (PRO) Stay focused and get more done with the classic Pomodoro technique. Focus, recharge, repeat - customize your focus and break durations, with support for both short and long breaks. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS When you start a focus session, Regain blocks the apps you choose - like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, and Twitter/X - until your timer ends. Powered by Apple's Screen Time, so Regain never sees which apps you block or accesses your screen time data. STRICT MODE (PRO) For students who want an extra layer of self-commitment. When you turn on Strict Mode, your session runs for the full duration you selected - helping you build the habit of finishing what you start. Enable or disable it anytime from Settings. FOCUS GUARD (PRO) An opt-in reminder that helps you follow through when willpower dips during a focus session. You stay in control - toggle Focus Guard on or off anytime from Settings. FOCUS STATS Watch your focus improve day over day, with a per-subject breakdown so you know exactly which subjects got your attention. FOCUS MUSIC (PRO) Science-backed sounds built for concentration: Lofi Beats, Deep Focus Ambience, White Noise, Space, and Binaural. THEMES (PRO) Personalize your focus screen with beautiful Nature and Lofi wallpapers. FREE VS PRO The free tier includes unlimited focus sessions and a stopwatch. Regain Pro unlocks Pomodoro, Strict Mode, Premium Themes, and Science-Backed Focus Music. PRIVACY Sign in with Apple or Google is optional — signing in syncs your subscription across your devices. Your focus data always stays on your device, whether you sign in or not. Regain uses Apple's Family Controls to block distractions and never sees the names of the apps you block. You can permanently delete your account at any time from Settings. Terms of Use: https://regainapp.ai/legal/terms-of-use-ios/ & https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://regainapp.ai/legal/privacy-policy-ios/ Download Regain and start studying without distractions. SUPPORT Questions? help@regainapp.ai FAQ: https://regainapp.ai/support/ios/

About

Scano

Features
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Scano fits your documents to the exact size an online form demands — and does it entirely on your phone. Every application portal asks for something different. A photo between 20 and 50 KB. A signature under 20 KB. A PDF below 100 KB. Get it wrong and the upload is rejected, usually minutes before the deadline. Most compressors only shrink files. Scano handles the case they all miss: when your file is too SMALL. If a portal needs at least 20 KB and your image is 12 KB, Scano enlarges it properly instead of leaving you stuck with a rejected upload. EXACT SIZES, NOT APPROXIMATE ONES • Set a minimum and a maximum in KB, and Scano lands inside that window • Ready-made sizes for SSC, IBPS, UPSC, NTA, RRB, JKSSB and JKPSC • Or type the numbers straight from your own notification • Exact dimensions in pixels or centimetres at any DPI • Images are cropped to fill, never stretched or letterboxed WHOLE DOCUMENTS, NOT ONE PAGE • Photograph every page of a form, then put them in order • Rotate, crop, flip or delete any single page • Clean every page in one pass — a scanned black-and-white look, grey, or a brightness lift that keeps colour for ID cards and seals • Combine the lot into one PDF • Join existing PDFs end to end, keeping their text selectable READ A NOTICE WITHOUT RETYPING IT • Pull the text out of any photo or PDF • Dates, phone numbers, email addresses and links are picked out for you • English and Hindi KEEP AN APPLICATION TOGETHER • File your photo, signature and thumb impression into one folder • Search everything you have saved by folder, size or the text inside it • Re-share any file later without redoing the work CLEAN UP A SIGNATURE • Force the paper white and darken the ink • Crop to the signature itself • A slider for when the automatic setting guesses wrong EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Scano has no account and no server. Every scan, resize and text extraction runs on your device, and nothing you process is uploaded anywhere. It works in flight mode. There is nothing to sign in to and nothing to sign up for. Scano asks for no permission it does not need. There is no storage permission, because it only ever touches the exact file you choose. A NOTE ON REQUIREMENTS Exam requirements change between notification cycles. Scano's presets are a starting point, not a promise — always check the official notification for the current specification before you upload. Free, with ads. Designed and developed by Farhan Farooq Raina.

Screenshots

Regain4 screens
Scano4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scano at none against Regain's 10. Scano also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Regain sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Scano asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Regain versus Scano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRegainScano
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEpowerx Labs Private LimitedQyron Logics

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Regain

Subscriptions10
  • Regain Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Regain Pro Monthly Plan$14.991 Month
  • Regain Pro Monthly Plan$19.991 Month
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  • Regain Pro Yearly Discount$29.991 Year
  • Regain Pro Annual$39.991 Year
  • Regain Pro Annual$49.991 Year
  • Regain Pro Annual$59.991 Year
  • Regain Pro Annual$79.991 Year
  • Regain Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
  • Regain Pro Annual$149.991 Year
None

Scano

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Regain free?
Regain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scano free?
Scano is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Regain or Scano have ads?
Both Regain and Scano show ads.

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