ScanOnce vs Dimmly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScanOnce
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ScanOnce helps you capture, organize, and understand documents quickly. • Fast document scanning with automatic page capture • On-device OCR text extraction • Smart document insights (sender, totals, dates, invoice details) • Ask questions about your scanned document • Export and share as PDF • Privacy-first workflow with local processing Upgrade once for Lifetime Access to unlimited scanning.
Dimmly
Organize your life with a task and habit tracker designed for long-term use. Build lists, set recurring tasks, and track daily progress. Seamlessly syncs across iPhone and Mac, offering a clean interface with essential features.
- iCloud sync across iPhone and Mac
- Scoreboard for game tracking
- Streaks for multi-completion tasks
- Add full notes and sub-steps to tasks
- CSV import & export
- Daily repeating tasks
- Native Mac app
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Dimmly is the task and habit tracker you'll actually stick with — now on iPhone and Mac with iCloud sync. Build your lists, set alarms, repeat tasks automatically, and track how many times you complete them each day with Streaks. Track your subscriptions, count down to the days that matter, add up expenses, and keep score on game night. Every feature you need — nothing you don't. 7 list types: • List — a simple checklist. Swipe to complete. • Ranked — your items numbered 1, 2, 3… • Grocery — shopping mode with quantities on every item • Sum — add amounts and watch the running total. Great for expenses. • Subs — track subscriptions: price, renewal date, and your monthly total • Countdown — count the days to trips, birthdays, deadlines • Score — a scoreboard for board and card games: rounds, totals, rankings Features: • iCloud sync — your lists stay in sync across iPhone and Mac • Reminders hub — everything with an alarm, from any list, in one place • Streaks — complete a task multiple times per day and track your progress • Big Notes — add full notes to any task • Checklists — break any task into sub-steps • Alarms with quick options — 1 hour, 3 hours, tomorrow • Repeats — daily, weekly on the days you pick, monthly, yearly • Siri — add items with your voice • Pull down to add tasks instantly • Swipe to complete, swipe to delete • Undo anything within 4 seconds • CSV import & export • 25 handpicked color palettes — or create your own • Home screen widgets • Native Mac app with full keyboard and mouse support • Available in 8 languages • No subscription — unlock unlimited lists once, yours forever
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dimmly at every 5 days against ScanOnce's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. ScanOnce sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dimmly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScanOnce ships an update every 2 months, Dimmly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScanOnce | Dimmly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johanna Hoppe | Eduardo Pinillos |
In-app purchases
ScanOnce
- Lifetime Access$3.99
Dimmly
- Dimmly Pro — Welcome Offer$6.99
- Dimmly Pro$9.99









