Comparison

ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR vs DWG Viewer

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

Head to head
About

ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR

This tool uses advanced OCR technology to extract text, formulas, and tables from images. It offers features like LaTeX rendering for math documents, image editing before recognition, and export options in Markdown or HTML. The app also includes a searchable history of scanned documents.

Highlights
  • High-accuracy text recognition
  • LaTeX formula rendering
  • Complex table and layout analysis
  • Image editing before recognition
  • Export to Markdown/HTML
  • Searchable scan history
Features
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ScanWise 是一款基于 PaddleOCR 的智能文档扫描工具。拍摄照片或从相册中选择,即可识别图片中的文字、公式和表格。 功能特点: - 高精度文档文字识别 - LaTeX 公式渲染,轻松处理数学文档 - 复杂表格与版面解析 - 识别前支持图片编辑(旋转、裁剪) - 识别结果导出为 Markdown 或 HTML - 扫描历史记录,支持全文搜索 - 支持中英文识别 由百度 PaddleOCR 开源 OCR 引擎提供技术支持。

About

DWG Viewer

View, edit, and convert CAD drawings directly on your mobile device. Transform PDFs and scans into editable CAD files, measure dimensions, and add annotations. Save and export your work in various formats without needing a computer.

Highlights
  • Open DWG and DXF files
  • Convert PDF and scans to drawings
  • Measure distances, areas, and angles
  • Annotate and mark up drawings
  • Edit CAD elements
  • Interactive 3D model view
  • Export to PDF, image, or SVG
Features
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DWG Viewer opens AutoCAD DWG and DXF drawings and draws every line, layer and sheet exactly as the original CAD software saved it, right on your phone. Use it as a DWG file reader for AutoCAD and every other CAD app that saves this format, without installing anything on a computer. WHAT IT OPENS • Every DWG and DXF drawing, from the earliest AutoCAD releases to the newest • Every sheet and layout in the set, with smooth zoom down to the smallest note • Layers exactly as the drawing defines them: show, hide or isolate any of them with a tap • Tap any line, block or wall to see its layer and properties • A 3D model inside the drawing, in a full interactive view: orbit, pan and zoom, shaded, wireframe or x-ray TURN PDF AND PHOTOS INTO DRAWINGS • A PDF plan becomes a real drawing, with true lines, arcs and text, not a picture • A photo or scan of a paper drawing becomes a drawing too, with its text recognized • Set the exact scale by typing one known length MEASURE, MARK UP AND EDIT These tools require an in-app purchase: • Measure distances, paths, areas and angles, snapped to endpoints, midpoints, centers and intersections • Mark up with clouds, arrows, lines, shapes and notes, in your choice of color • Draw, move, copy, rotate, scale, mirror and delete, with exact typed lengths and coordinates • Insert doors, windows, furniture, fixtures, trees, vehicles and steel profiles from a built in library of real world blocks • Find any word across every sheet in seconds • Save your work as a DWG or DXF, or export a PDF, image or SVG Open a file from the Files app, Mail, AirDrop or any app's Share Sheet, or tap "Open File" inside DWG Viewer. No account, no login required. Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Every drawing stays on your device, nothing is uploaded. Privacy Policy: https://rush.tools/privacy Terms of Use: https://rush.tools/terms

Screenshots

ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR4 screens
DWG Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR at none against DWG Viewer's 2. DWG Viewer's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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. DWG Viewer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR ships an update every 6 days, DWG Viewer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR versus DWG Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanWise powered by PaddleOCRDWG Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMixZSoftRush Tools LLC

Customer experience

ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DWG Viewer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DWG Viewer

Subscriptions2
  • DWG Viewer Pro3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • DWG Viewer Pro$14.991 Year

Questions

Is ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR free?
ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DWG Viewer free?
DWG Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR or DWG Viewer have ads?
Neither ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR nor DWG Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR or DWG Viewer?
ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR ships an update every 6 days, and DWG Viewer every 3 days. Most recently, ScanWise powered by PaddleOCR was updated on October 12, 2026 and DWG Viewer on October 25, 2026.

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