Slate vs ScanLite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slate
This app combines note-taking with a freeform drawing canvas. Easily add text, sketches, equations, and more using simple commands. Enjoy a distraction-free, dark design optimized for Apple Pencil.
- Text, headings, lists
- Tables and charts
- Math equations (LaTeX)
- Images, audio, files
- Freeform canvas
- Apple Pencil support
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Notes and canvas, beautifully combined. Slate is where writing meets drawing. Capture ideas in text, sketch them on canvas, or do both — all in one minimal app. POWERFUL BLOCKS Add anything with a simple "/" command: - Text, headings, lists - Tables and charts - Math equations (LaTeX) - Images, audio, files - Freeform canvas INFINITE CANVAS Draw without limits. Pen, pencil, brush, shapes, colors — everything you need to visualize your thoughts. DARK & MINIMAL Pure black design. Zero distractions. Just you and your ideas. APPLE PENCIL READY Pressure sensitivity. Palm rejection. Natural drawing experience. Think. Write. Draw. All in Slate.
ScanLite
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Turn paper documents, receipts, IDs and book pages into clean PDFs. Recognize text on device, organize scans and export without a watermark. FEATURES - Multi-page capture with Apple’s document camera or image import - Grayscale, black-and-white and ink-saver enhancement - On-device OCR in 12 languages, including Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean and major European languages - Searchable PDF, text and image export - Titles, folders, tags, sorting and OCR text search - PDF merge, split, compression and annotations with Pro FREE - All capture modes and OCR languages - Up to 3 scans and 3 OCR runs per day - Watermark-free PDF, text and image export PRO — ONE-TIME UNLOCK - Unlimited scanning and OCR - PDF merge, split and compression - Signature, text, date and checkmark annotations PRIVACY OCR and document processing run on device. ScanLite does not send documents to third-party servers or require an account. Saved documents may sync through your Apple account’s private iCloud container. Privacy Policy and Terms are available in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Slate at none against ScanLite's 1. On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. ScanLite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Slate asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Slate | ScanLite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nagarjuna Reddy Bhimavarapu | 献慧 陈 |
In-app purchases
Slate
No in-app purchases
ScanLite
- Pro Lifetime$1.99









