Comparison

OneScribe vs ScanLyte

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

Head to head
About

OneScribe

This app transforms scanned documents like receipts and contracts into searchable, summarized, and exportable data. It offers AI-powered cover letter composition and on-device processing for enhanced privacy. Your scanned library syncs via iCloud without needing an account.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with camera or import from Files
  • AI-powered cover letter composition
  • On-device AI processing for privacy
  • Searchable and summarized document library
  • Data Cards for specific document types
  • Export via Share Sheet
  • iCloud sync
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Your documents have stories. Now you can hear them. OneScribe turns every receipt, contract, ID, and letter you scan into something you can actually use — read, understood, searched, and exported. All of it happens on your iPhone. NEW — TALK TO YOUR DOCUMENTS Ask a question out loud and hear the answer back. Voice conversation runs entirely on your device: on-device speech recognition, on-device AI, on-device speech synthesis. Ask "when does this warranty run out?" while you're still holding the box. WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES Scan with the camera or import from Files. OneScribe reads the page, works out what it is, and builds a Data Card designed for that specific document. Receipt? Every line item, tax, tip, and total. Contract? Deadlines, renewal windows, and the clauses worth a second look. Prescription? Dosage, refills, and the prescriber. Boarding pass, W-2, wine label, lab result, lease, vehicle title — 83 Data Cards across 70+ document types. Not a wall of OCR text. Structured information you can search, sort, and act on. PRIVACY IS THE ARCHITECTURE, NOT A SETTING Every other scanner uploads your documents to understand them. Your tax returns, your medical records, your contracts — sitting on somebody else's hardware. OneScribe runs its AI on your iPhone through Apple Foundation Models. There's no account to create. We never see your documents. Your library syncs across your devices through your own iCloud — to you, never to us. BUILT FOR HOW YOU ACTUALLY WORK • Ask your whole library questions in plain English • Chat with any document in any of 7 personas, from Just the Facts to Deep Dive • A daily briefing that surfaces what needs attention before you go looking • Proactive alerts before warranties lapse, returns close, and documents expire • 19 smart export modes — Calendar, Contacts, PDF, CSV, tax package, expense report, property binder • 14 Siri shortcuts, so you can ask without opening the app • Natural-language search across everything you have ever scanned MADE FOR THIS iPHONE iOS 26 exclusive. Liquid Glass throughout. Scan something. Then ask it a question.

About

ScanLyte

This app transforms your phone into a powerful document scanner with AI capabilities. It offers features like instant summaries, explanations, and secure storage for your IDs, all while prioritizing user privacy with on-device processing.

Highlights
  • Automatic document scanning and edge detection
  • AI-powered document summarization and explanation
  • Secure, encrypted ID vault with redaction
  • PDF signing and annotation
  • Table extraction to CSV
  • On-device processing for privacy
Features
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ScanLyte turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner - with AI when you want it, never in the way when you don't. A real free tier. No watermarks. No "upgrade to export" surprises. ◆ SCAN, AUTO-FILED Automatic edge detection, perspective correction, crisp output. ScanLyte recognizes receipts, invoices, IDs, contracts, letters, forms, and notes - and files them in the right place. ◆ RED FLAGS, BEFORE YOU SIGN Contracts, leases, and agreements get read for you. Risky clauses are marked right on the page, each with a plain-English reason and the question to ask back. (Pro & Business) ◆ BILL RADAR Due dates and amounts are spotted the moment a bill is scanned. One tap sets a reminder. (Starter, Pro, Business) ◆ INSTANT SUMMARIES One tap for a clear, plain-English summary of any document. Long contracts, dense letters, multi-page forms - the point in seconds. (Pro & Business) ◆ INSTANT EXPLANATIONS Plain-English decoding of jargon, obligations, and fine print on contracts, invoices, IDs, letters, and forms. (2 free per month; more on Starter, Pro, Business) ◆ ASK YOUR ARCHIVE Chat with every document you've scanned. "What did I spend on groceries last month?" "When does the lease end?" Answers from your own documents. (Pro & Business) ◆ PRIVACY PASSPORT - ENCRYPTED ID VAULT Your driver's license, passport, and insurance card, encrypted on this phone behind Face ID. Generate a redacted copy in two taps for hotels, age checks, and rentals - sharing only the fields each context needs. (Pro & Business) ◆ HIDE AREAS Black out any part of a page, or erase it so the page closes the gap and reads as if the text was never there. (Pro & Business) ◆ SIGN, FILL & ANNOTATE Sign with your finger or a typed signature. Fill forms and add text. Reorder pages (Pro). Custom watermarks (Business). ◆ EXPENSES Receipt amounts are pulled automatically. Track spending and export an accountant-ready report by date range. (Pro & Business) ◆ SHRINK & SHARE Compress a PDF on your device so it fits in an email. (Starter, Pro, Business) ◆ EXTRACT TABLES TO CSV Tap a table in any scan and export a clean CSV. (Business) ◆ PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Scanning, OCR, filing, signatures, and redaction run on your device. AI features route through an encrypted proxy that never logs, trains on, or sells your data - and only run when you ask. ALSO ∙ Multi-page scanning, OCR text extraction, smart filtering, recent searches ∙ Smart Enhance - one-tap cleanup of a crooked, shadowed photo (Pro & Business) ∙ Auto-Sort by Category (Pro & Business) ∙ Light and dark appearance ∙ Six languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Bulgarian PLANS ScanLyte is free with 3 scans per month. Upgrade for more: ∙ Starter ($4.99/mo or $39.99/yr) - 3 scans/week, unlimited folders, all filters, PDF signing, fill & sign, Shrink & share, Bill radar, Instant Explanations · 5/wk ∙ Pro ($9.99/mo or $79.99/yr) - 30 scans/week, everything in Starter, Instant Summaries · 10/day, Instant Explanations · 25/wk, Ask your archive, Smart Enhance · 10/wk, Red flags · 10/wk, Hide areas, Expenses, Auto-Sort, page reorder, Privacy Passport ∙ Business ($19.99/mo or $159.99/yr) - Unlimited scans, everything in Pro, the highest AI allowances, custom watermark, Table → CSV export, client tagging Annual plans save 33% versus paying monthly. Subscriptions auto-renew monthly or yearly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Cancel anytime in Settings. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ilkovgroup.com/privacy

Screenshots

OneScribe4 screens
ScanLyte4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ScanLyte at 5.0 against OneScribe's 4.7. ScanLyte also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. OneScribe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ScanLyte sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScanLyte holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OneScribe versus ScanLyte: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOneScribeScanLyte
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan VargasIlkov Group LLC

Customer experience

OneScribe

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ScanLyte

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

OneScribe

Subscriptions1
  • OneScribe Pro - Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • OneScribe - Unlimited$9.99
3 purchases

ScanLyte

Subscriptions3
  • Starter$4.991 Month
  • Pro$9.991 Month
  • Business$19.991 Month

Questions

Is OneScribe free?
OneScribe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanLyte free?
ScanLyte is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OneScribe or ScanLyte?
ScanLyte is rated higher. OneScribe averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ScanLyte averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do OneScribe or ScanLyte have ads?
Neither OneScribe nor ScanLyte shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OneScribe or ScanLyte?
OneScribe ships an update every 11 days, and ScanLyte every 11 days. Most recently, OneScribe was updated on October 25, 2026 and ScanLyte on October 31, 2026.

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