Comparison

Layali vs ScanMate

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

Head to head
About

Layali

This app helps you grow closer to Allah by building consistent spiritual habits. Track daily acts of worship, access curated Duas, and monitor your Quran reading. It offers prayer times, Qibla direction, and insightful stats to support your spiritual journey.

Highlights
  • Daily task tracker for worship
  • Tasbeeh counter with haptic feedback
  • Curated Duas collection
  • Quran reading progress tracking
  • 99 Names of Allah exploration
  • Prayer times and Qibla direction
  • Smart, time-aware notifications
Features
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Every day is an opportunity to grow closer to Allah. Layali helps you make the most of each one. Layali is your personal spiritual companion. It helps you build consistent habits, stay mindful throughout the day, and reflect on your journey over time. Personalize your daily goals with dozens of meaningful acts across prayer, Quran, Dhikr, good deeds, and more. Features: DAILY TASK TRACKER Stay consistent with your worship by checking off daily acts as you go. Follow your progress with a visual progress ring and receive time-aware reminders. TASBEEH COUNTER A Dhikr counter with haptic feedback, preset Adhkar (SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar, and more), customizable targets, and session history. DUAS COLLECTION Browse Duas across categories including Morning Adhkar, Evening Adhkar, and daily needs. Each Dua includes Arabic text, transliteration, English translation, and hadith reference. QURAN TRACKING Track your daily Quran reading with page-level progress, plus estimated hasanat (good deeds) for your reading. ASMA UL HUSNA Explore the 99 Names of Allah with their meanings and reflections. PRAYER TIMES & QIBLA See daily prayer times for your location, and find the Qibla direction with the built-in compass. SMART NOTIFICATIONS Gentle, well-timed reminders for: Prayer times Dhikr and daily habits Tahajjud wake-up Streak encouragement STATS & INSIGHTS View your progress by day, week, or longer. Track consistency, completion rates, and personal milestones. SIMPLE & POWERFUL Small deeds, done consistently, lead to lasting change. May Allah accept. Taqabbal Allahu minna wa minkum.

About

ScanMate

Transform your device into a powerful document scanner. Capture, enhance, and organize your papers with advanced features like OCR and AI classification. Keep your documents private and accessible.

Highlights
  • Unlimited scans
  • No watermark
  • Automatic edge detection
  • Multi-page scanning
  • Offline OCR
  • AI document classification
  • Face ID app lock
Features
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ScanMate turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner — without the ads, watermarks, and subscription traps you're tired of. FREE, AND STAYING FREE • Unlimited scans — no daily limits • No watermark on any export • No ads, anywhere • Automatic edge detection, manual crop with a magnifier • Multi-page and batch scanning • Enhancement filters: Auto, Grayscale, B&W, Color • Sign pages, reuse saved signatures, drop in a date stamp • Expiry reminders for passports, IDs, insurance, and contracts • Export to PDF, JPG, or PNG; share or save to Files • Folders, tags, search, favorites, and Trash • Face ID app lock • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Control Center button, Siri and Shortcuts • Find any scan straight from Spotlight SCANMATE PRO • Offline OCR in more than 15 languages • Search inside your documents • AI naming and document classification • Receipt, invoice, and business-card extraction — save cards to Contacts • Receipt ledger with monthly totals and CSV export • Smart cleanup and background removal • PDF tools: merge, split, reorder, compress • Export to Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive • Unlimited private folders PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your iPhone. Scans and text recognition never touch our servers. Documents sync through your own iCloud account — we never see them. Locked documents and private folders never appear in widgets or Spotlight. HONEST PRICING A genuinely useful free tier that stays free. One fair yearly plan, or buy Pro once with Lifetime. No fake countdowns, no surprise trial charges, no dark patterns. Cancel anytime in Settings. Built for students, small businesses, freelancers, accountants, lawyers, real estate agents, teachers, and parents. Scan a receipt, a contract, a whiteboard, or a stack of notes — and get a clean, professional PDF in seconds. — Questions? support@scanmate.app — a real person answers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jigsawlab.com/scanmate/privacy.html

Screenshots

Layali4 screens
ScanMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ScanMate at 5.0 against Layali's 1.0. ScanMate also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Layali's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume 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. ScanMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Layali asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScanMate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Layali ships an update every 4 months, ScanMate every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Layali versus ScanMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLayaliScanMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohammed NouriComet

Customer experience

Layali

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ScanMate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Layali

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ScanMate

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Scan Mate Membership$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Scan Mate Membership$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership Scan Mate$59.99

Questions

Is Layali free?
Layali is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScanMate free?
ScanMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Layali or ScanMate?
ScanMate is rated higher. Layali averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ScanMate averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Layali or ScanMate have ads?
Neither Layali nor ScanMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Layali or ScanMate?
Layali ships an update every 4 months, and ScanMate every 3 weeks. Most recently, Layali was updated on October 31, 2026 and ScanMate on October 31, 2026.

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