AresScan+ vs ScrollKiller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AresScan+
This AI-powered scanner converts documents and images into editable text and searchable PDFs. It offers offline processing for enhanced privacy, along with tools for PDF management, barcode scanning, and file compression. Translate text into over 50 languages without an internet connection.
- AI-powered document scanning
- Offline OCR and text extraction
- PDF creation, editing, and compression
- Barcode scanning and creation
- Multi-language text translation
- Local file processing for privacy
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AresScan+ is a state-of-the-art, AI-powered document scanner designed for speed, accuracy and complete privacy. Capture documents instantly with intelligent edge detection, automatic perspective correction and advanced image enhancement—all running locally on your device. There is no cloud processing, no uploading, no tracking and no account required. Built on modern, evolving AI models, AresScan+ delivers sharper scans, cleaner text and reliable optical character recognition. The configurable Neural Scanner lets you fine-tune processing to balance speed, accuracy and visual clarity, helping you achieve optimal results across both high-end and lower-powered devices. AresScan+ includes a powerful, state-of-the-art PDF viewer for opening, reading, searching and managing documents in one private workspace. Navigate using page previews, zoom in for detailed inspection and search recognised text to find information quickly. Merge multiple PDFs, reorder pages, rotate, extract or delete individual pages, repair corrupted documents and compress files for easier sharing and storage. You can also convert scanned images into searchable PDFs and export high-quality results—all without sending your documents to an external service. Scan supported barcodes directly through your camera with fast, live detection and conversion. AresScan+ instantly transforms encoded data into readable, actionable information that can be copied, saved, searched or shared. Quickly access supported links, reference numbers, contact details, product identifiers and other encoded content without manually entering long codes. A fully offline barcode creator also lets you generate and manage your own codes for personal or business use. Text Intelligence allows you to scan printed text using your camera or extract it from existing images. Convert photographs, screenshots, receipts, signs, notes, book pages and scanned documents into editable, selectable text. Search recognised content to quickly locate names, phrases, numbers or references across your documents and images, then copy, edit, save or share the results. Images can be converted into editable text or searchable PDF documents, making previously static content easier to organise, find and reuse. Extracted text can also be translated into more than 50 languages. Text recognition and supported language packs work offline, helping your information remain private and accessible without an internet connection. AresScan+ includes powerful compression tools for individual files and complete folders. Choose from ZIP, GZIP, TAR, XZ, ZLIB, BZIP2 and Zstandard formats for sharing, archiving or reducing storage usage. Every compression task is handled locally, with no uploads or remote background processing. Additional privacy and security tools let you repair corrupted PDFs, anonymise identity documents, analyse documents for potential security risks and encrypt PDFs, Word documents, Excel workbooks and other file types. Microsoft Office support allows Word and Excel files to be imported and managed alongside your scanned documents, while folders and fast search help keep your private library organised. AresScan+ brings document scanning, PDF viewing and editing, OCR, barcode intelligence, translation, image conversion, compression and file security together in one powerful app. New AI models and enhancements are actively developed to improve scanning quality and expand on-device capabilities with future updates. Your documents stay on your device. Your information stays under your control. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ScrollKiller
This app offers a revolutionary approach to combat compulsive social media use by detecting mindless scrolling and temporarily blocking access. It helps users regain focus on real-life goals and provides a "Hard Mode" for increased resistance to temptation. Users can also set intentions to be reminded of what truly matters.
- Detects mindless scrolling
- Temporarily blocks social media
- Hard Mode for stronger barrier
- Set intentions for focus
- Helps regain control over time
- Promotes healthy rest and meaningful activities
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It’s simple, and you probably already know. Social media are built to get you to check them often, and then turn this "quick check" into hours. Weak screen time reminders do not work much. ScrollKiller is something completely different. It’s a new revolutionary tool that helps you kill the compulsive use of social media. Simply, it helps you take back control. How it does that: - it temporarily blocks social media when it detects mindless scrolling - helps you focus on the real life and real goals - protects you in the moments of weakness - when your willpower fails, it will usually mean this: 1. you scroll for a few minutes 2. you get blocked 3. you are now slightly annoyed at our app 4. then you close social media instead of wasting your time Hard Mode adds a stronger barrier. Every time you want to open social media, you have to wait and think about your decision first. Most of the time, people realize they don’t actually need to use the social media app and close it immediately. Now they can actually rest in a healthy way, or do anything meaningful. You can add intentions: the important things you actually want to do or focus on. ScrollKiller shows them to you every time you try to waste time on social media. You already know scrolling less would be better. The hard part is actually doing it. ScrollKiller will still need you to cooperate, but it’s extremely powerful. Stop feeding the addiction. Kill it by making the right choice, even when it doesn’t feel easy. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScrollKiller at 3.0 against AresScan+'s 2.0. AresScan+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and monetization model 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. ScrollKiller sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AresScan+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
ScrollKiller holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
AresScan+ ships an update every 4 days, ScrollKiller every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AresScan+ | ScrollKiller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ares Defence Labs | Samuel Kulik |
Customer experience
AresScan+
ScrollKiller
In-app purchases
AresScan+
No in-app purchases
ScrollKiller
- Pro Monthly2 Months trial$1.991 Month
- Pro Yearly14 Days trial$10.001 Year
- Pro Lifetime$24.99








