Nomostar vs DocIt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nomostar
Transform your phone into a powerful scanner for documents, IDs, receipts, and business cards. Utilize AI for object counting, text recognition, and translation to enhance productivity and organization.
- AI-powered document scanning
- Smart edge detection and auto-crop
- ID card and passport scanning
- Receipt and invoice scanning with AI item identification
- Business card scanning with contact extraction
- AI object counting
- Image text recognition (OCR)
- AI translation for 40+ languages
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Nomostar: The Cleanest AI-Powered Scanner Tired of messy paperwork, skewed document photos and files scattered everywhere? Nomostar turns your phone into a fast, high-performance smart scanner for everyday productivity. Scan documents, ID cards, passports, business cards, receipts and invoices into crisp, professional PDFs with a clean, ad-free experience. SCAN EVERYTHING Documents Smart edge detection and image optimisation help every scan look sharp, clear and easy to read. Auto-crop, rotate and correct perspective with one tap. Combine multiple pages into one high-quality PDF for contracts, notes, textbooks, assignments, forms, whiteboards and any paperwork you need to save, share, print or archive. ID Cards & Passports Scan the front and back of ID cards, driving licences, passports and bank cards with an intelligent layout for neat digital copies. Auto-crop to standard ID dimensions for cleaner results. Ideal for hotel check-ins, rental agreements, visa applications, onboarding forms and secure identity verification. Receipts & Invoices Quickly scan shopping receipts, business receipts and invoices. AI identifies items, amounts and dates to make bookkeeping, expense reports, tax preparation and personal finance tracking easier. Keep important receipts organised and easy to find. Business Cards Scan business cards in seconds. AI extracts name, company, phone number, email and job title, then lets you save the details directly to your contacts with one tap. Perfect for conferences, trade shows, client meetings, sales visits and networking events. AI-POWERED FEATURES AI Object Counting Take a photo to quickly count items for inventory, warehouse checks, logistics, field work and asset tracking. Nomostar also works as an automatic photo counting app for repeated objects, materials, equipment, pipes, panels, components and stock items. Image Text Recognition (OCR) Recognise and extract text from photos, documents, receipts, forms, notes, labels and study materials. Multi-language OCR helps you copy, search, save and reuse information from scanned images. AI Translation Translate text from images across 40+ languages, including English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Portuguese and more. Useful for documents, menus, signs, labels, study materials and travel content. All non-AI features are free. WHY CHOOSE NOMOSTAR? Unlike scanner apps packed with intrusive ads and unnecessary bloat, Nomostar is designed for speed, simplicity and reliable document capture. Simple by Design: A clean, intuitive interface makes scanning easy from the first use. Fast and Efficient: Open, scan, crop and save in seconds with a smooth everyday workflow. Professional Quality: Smart edge detection and image enhancement help create polished scans every time. Privacy First: Scan and organise sensitive documents with confidence. Perfect for students who want to turn textbooks, handouts and notes into searchable PDFs. Ideal for professionals managing contracts, business cards, forms and expense reports on the go. Helpful for travellers translating menus, signs, labels and travel documents from images. Built for engineering, field work, operations and inventory teams who need AI Count to quickly count materials, components, equipment, pipes, panels, stock items or repeated objects from a photo. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Basic scanning is free forever. AI features, including Counting, OCR, Business Card Recognition and Receipt Recognition, require a subscription. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime via your App Store settings. Scan Fast. Live Slow. Download Nomostar today for a cleaner, smarter way to scan, organise and manage documents. Support: support@nomostar.com
DocIt
Transform your device into a powerful document scanner and organizer. Capture, sign, measure, and secure your paperwork with smart features and private iCloud sync. All on-device, with no ads or subscriptions.
- Smart document capture with auto-detection
- AR measurement tool for real-world objects
- On-device OCR for text search and copy
- Markup and signature tools
- Secure document locking with Face ID/Touch ID
- Nested folder organization with custom colors
- Private iCloud sync across devices
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Scan, sign, measure, and organize - every kind of paperwork, all on-device. Free, ad-free, with private iCloud sync. No subscriptions, ever. DocIt turns your iPhone camera into a full document workflow. Capture documents, IDs, receipts, books, photos, business cards, and passports with smart edge detection and the right filter for the type you picked. Sign them with your saved signature. Measure real-world objects in AR. Lock the private ones behind Face ID. Sync everything across your iPhone and iPad through your personal iCloud, the same encrypted storage as Apple Notes and Photos. No ads. No subscriptions. No data collection. Built by one person who actually uses it. FEATURES SMART CAPTURE Pick what you are scanning: Document, ID Card, Book, Receipt, Business Card, Photo, or Passport. DocIt auto-tunes edge detection, perspective correction, and color filter for the type you picked. AR MEASURE Tap two points on any real-world surface to get exact distances. Desks, doorways, picture frames, room dimensions. Results save alongside your scans with measurements baked into the photo. Choose imperial or metric in Settings. ON-DEVICE OCR Every scan is run through Apple text recognition automatically. Search your library by content, copy text from any page, or share recognized text as plain .txt. Tap Edit to correct misreads or add notes. MARKUP AND SIGN Pinch to zoom and draw with Apple Pencil or finger. Save signatures once and drop them onto any document. Drag to position, pinch or drag handles to resize, tap once for the remove button. Add editable text annotations alongside. MANAGE PAGES Reorder pages by drag, multi-select to delete or share specific pages, or duplicate a whole document into another folder. Page changes are non-destructive until you save. PRIVATE FILES Lock individual documents or whole folders with a 4-digit PIN. Optional Face ID, Touch ID, or Optic ID for one-glance unlock. The PIN lives in your device secure Keychain. Never synced to iCloud, never recoverable. One PIN, all your locked items. ORGANIZE Nested folders with custom colors, emojis, and categories. Drag scans between folders, multi-select for bulk actions, merge several PDFs into one, share whole folders as ZIPs. Anything you delete waits in the Trash for 30 days. SHARE EVERYWHERE Share any scan as PDF, individual JPG, JPG ZIP for multi-page, or the plain recognized text. Or use any other app share sheet to send PDFs and images straight into DocIt. ONE TAP FROM ANYWHERE Pin DocIt to your Lock Screen, Control Center, or the Action Button. Or ask Siri: Scan with DocIt. A fresh scan is one tap away. AUTO-UPLOAD TO YOUR CLOUD Send every new scan straight to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Box. Wherever you already keep your files. No third-party logins to manage. SYNCED PRIVATELY Folders, scans, and recognized text sync across iPhone and iPad through your private iCloud. No third-party servers. Ever. SIX APP ICONS Pick from Classic, themed colors, or the Liberty (USA) edition. Switch from Settings then App Icon. BUILT BY ONE PERSON DocIt is built and maintained by a single indie developer. No VC, no growth team, no ad partners. The optional Tip Jar in Settings keeps the lights on, only if you want to. We do not sell your data because we do not have your data. Everything happens on-device, syncs through your personal iCloud, and stays yours. Questions or feedback? contact@castleground.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: DocIt at free against Nomostar's free with in-app purchases. DocIt also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Nomostar's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Nomostar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DocIt sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nomostar against 5.0 for DocIt. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Nomostar ships an update every 2 weeks, DocIt every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nomostar | DocIt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Superace Software Technology Co., Ltd. | Castleground LLC |
Customer experience
Nomostar
DocIt
In-app purchases
Nomostar
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
DocIt
- Optional Small Tip$0.99
- Optional Medium Tip$4.99
- Optional Large Tip$9.99









