Comparison

ScanLens vs Do Scan

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

Head to head
About

ScanLens

This app functions as a mobile document scanner and PDF editor. It allows users to scan physical documents, convert images into PDFs, add digital signatures and stamps, and perform various PDF editing tasks. Features include OCR for text extraction, file compression, and secure password protection.

Highlights
  • Document scanning with edge detection
  • Convert photos to PDF
  • Digital signatures and custom stamps
  • PDF annotation and editing tools
  • Text recognition (OCR)
  • PDF compression and password protection
  • QR code scanning
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ScanLens is a document scanner and PDF editor for iPhone and iPad. Scan documents, convert photos to PDF, add signatures and compress files before sharing. • Document scanner. Scan contracts, receipts, invoices, passports, driver's licenses and business cards. ScanLens automatically detects page edges and corrects perspective. • Photos to PDF. Import photos and combine them into one PDF, or add pages to an existing document. • Sign PDFs. Draw your signature on the screen with your finger, save it and reuse it in other documents. Import an existing signature from a photo or scan it from paper. • Custom stamps. Import a personal or company stamp from a photo, or scan it from paper. Save it and reuse it in other documents. • Annotate PDFs. Highlight text, draw freehand and add arrows, lines, circles or rectangles. Choose colors and line widths. • PDF tools. Merge and split PDFs, reorder pages and add text. • Compress PDFs. Reduce file size by adjusting export quality before sharing. • Text recognition (OCR). Extract text from scans, then copy or edit it. Create searchable PDFs. • Clean up scans. Use Magic Eraser to remove small stains and shadows, or a finger or paper clip at the edge of a page. • QR scanner. Scan QR codes in a dedicated camera mode. Export documents as PDF, JPG, PNG or TXT. Password-protect PDFs and back up documents to iCloud. Scanning and importing documents are free and unlimited. The free version gives you access to the first three pages of each document and adds ScanLens branding to exported files. Premium includes signatures and stamps, PDF merging and splitting, advanced editing, Magic Eraser, searchable PDFs and exports without ScanLens branding. It also includes backups to Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive, smart folders and scan workflows. Privacy Policy: https://scanlens.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://scanlens.io/terms EULA: https://scanlens.io/eula

About

Do Scan

This app transforms your device into a powerful, private document scanner and PDF toolkit. It offers on-device processing for scanning, signing, editing, and converting documents without subscriptions or cloud reliance.

Highlights
  • On-device scanning and processing
  • Advanced OCR for searchable PDFs
  • Full PDF editing suite
  • Multiple file format conversion to PDF
  • Signature and annotation tools
  • Password protection for PDFs
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The anti-subscription scanner. One-time purchase, no account, no cloud. Scan, sign, annotate, merge, compress, and convert — all on-device. Do Scan turns your iPhone and iPad into a fast, private document scanner and a full PDF toolkit. Scan anything to a crisp, searchable PDF in seconds. No account. No cloud. No subscription. You pay once and own it forever. Everything runs on your device. Your documents are never uploaded, tracked, or synced to anyone's server — because there is no server. Paperwork, finally, on your terms. SCAN LIKE A PRO • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Multi-page scanning — capture a whole stack in one session • Color, Grayscale, and Black & White filters, re-applied anytime • Razor-sharp output tuned for text and receipts ADVANCED OCR ON EVERY PAGE • Built-in text recognition reads every page automatically • Produces true searchable PDFs — select, copy, and find text • Search your entire library by the words inside your documents • Smart title suggestions from the first page — no typing required A COMPLETE PDF EDITOR • Annotate and mark up with Apple Pencil or your finger; highlight, draw, write • Add your signature once and drop it on any document • Reorder, rotate, and delete pages with a visual page editor • Merge multiple documents into one PDF • Reduce file size with Small / Medium / Large compression — perfect for email • Password-protect and lock sensitive PDFs • Convert to PDF/A for long-term archiving CONVERT ANYTHING TO PDF • Word to PDF (.doc, .docx) • PowerPoint to PDF (.ppt, .pptx) • Photos to PDF — pick multiple images, merge or keep separate • RTF, TXT, and HTML to PDF • Import existing PDFs to organize, mark up, and sign ORGANIZED & FAST • Mark favorites and jump to them with one tap • Full-text search across every scan • iPhone and iPad, with a layout built for each • Light and dark mode, with adjustable interface scale PRIVACY IS THE PRODUCT Do Scan was built for people who are done renting their own scanner. There's no login, no analytics, no telemetry, and no network access. We can't see your documents — and we never will. While most scanner apps charge a subscription year after year, Do Scan is a single one-time purchase. Pay once, and it's yours for good. Pay once. Scan forever. Everything stays on your device.

Screenshots

ScanLens4 screens
Do Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ScanLens at Free against Do Scan's $14.99. Do Scan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On rating, ratings volume, 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

ScanLens is free to download; Do Scan costs $14.99 up front. ScanLens sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Do Scan 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 ScanLens against 5.0 for Do Scan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanLens ships an update every 3 weeks, Do Scan weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
ScanLens versus Do Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanLensDo Scan
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitForge Pte. Ltd.Ammar Ahmad

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ScanLens

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$59.99
None

Do Scan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScanLens free?
ScanLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Do Scan free?
Do Scan costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ScanLens or Do Scan?
ScanLens and Do Scan are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ScanLens or Do Scan have ads?
Neither ScanLens nor Do Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanLens or Do Scan?
ScanLens ships an update every 3 weeks, and Do Scan weekly. Most recently, ScanLens was updated on October 21, 2026 and Do Scan on October 7, 2026.

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