Comparison

ScanWow vs SwissFiler

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

Head to head
About

ScanWow

Transform your device into an intelligent document scanner. Enhance images, extract text with AI, and create professional PDFs. Offers on-device processing for privacy and a secure API for developers.

Highlights
  • AI-powered document enhancement
  • Text extraction with OCR
  • PDF creation and sharing
  • On-device scanning for privacy
  • Secure API export
  • Auto edge detection
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ScanWow turns your iPhone and iPad into a fast document scanner. Scan, search inside every scan, and keep it all private. Try 3 documents free, then unlock unlimited scanning for a one-time $4.99. No subscription, ever. MADE IN AMERICA. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS. ScanWow is designed and built in Birmingham, Alabama. - No account and no sign-up - Text recognition runs on your device - Your scans are not stored on our servers - No ads and no tracking - Backups go to your own iCloud, not ours (Pro) SEARCH INSIDE EVERY SCAN Find any receipt, contract, or note by a word inside it, not just its file name. SCAN ANYTHING - Receipts, documents, business cards, whiteboards, notes - Automatic edge detection and cropping - Color, grayscale, and black and white modes - Multi-page PDFs: add pages, then export one clean PDF READS TEXT IN UP TO 17 LANGUAGES Copy or share the text from any scan. Text is read on your device. Some languages use a backup reader that downloads its language data the first time it is used, so that first scan needs an internet connection. On iOS 15, only English is supported. RECEIPTS AND TAX TIME Snap receipts as you go. Find them later by store, item, or total. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Say "Scan a document with ScanWow" or add scanning to your own shortcuts. OPTIONAL MAGIC ENHANCE Tap Magic Enhance on any page for AI clean-up and formatting. Only the pages you choose are sent to Anthropic Claude for processing, with Google Gemini as a backup, and they are not stored on our servers. Pages you don't choose are not sent to us or to our AI providers. Magic Enhance uses credits, and extra credit refills are an optional separate purchase. PRICING - Free: try the app on 3 documents. A 10-page contract counts as one. - ScanWow Pro: $4.99 one-time purchase. Unlimited scans, automatic iCloud backup, and 1,000 Magic Enhance credits. No subscription. Questions? Visit scanwow.io/support

About

SwissFiler

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SwissFiler is your personal document assistant — scan, extract, and organise all your paper documents directly on your Phone. Simply take a photo of any invoice, letter, or receipt. SwissFiler uses on-device OCR and AI to automatically extract key details like sender, amount, due date, and reference numbers. Documents are categorised and stored in an encrypted local database. Key features: - Instant document scanning with your camera - On-device text recognition (no images leave your phone) - AI-powered data extraction (sender, amounts, dates) - Automatic categorisation (invoices, insurance, tax, health, etc.) - Payment tracking with due date reminders - Cloud backup to Swiss-hosted servers (optional) - Dark mode support - Available in German, French, Italian, and English Privacy first: Your documents stay on your device. Cloud backup is optional and hosted exclusively in Switzerland. No tracking, no ads, no analytics.

Screenshots

ScanWow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SwissFiler at none against ScanWow's 2. ScanWow's advantage is device support. On price and iOS requirement 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. ScanWow sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SwissFiler asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ScanWow versus SwissFiler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanWowSwissFiler
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaptain Intelligence LLCMajd AL Kaid

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ScanWow

One-time2
  • Magic Cloud Credits (1000)$4.99
  • ScanWow Pro$4.99
None

SwissFiler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScanWow free?
ScanWow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SwissFiler free?
SwissFiler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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