Comparison

ScanOnce vs JunkDrawer

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

Head to head
About

ScanOnce

Features
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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.

About

JunkDrawer

This app indexes your screenshots using on-device OCR and AI classification to make them searchable by keywords, amounts, or content type. It extracts key information like phone numbers and addresses into tappable pills for easy access. Your data remains private and on your device.

Highlights
  • On-device OCR for full-text search
  • AI classification of screenshots
  • Structured data extraction (phone numbers, OTPs, etc.)
  • Tappable information pills
  • Domain-aware data formatting
  • Privacy-focused, no cloud sync
Features
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Every iPhone has a thousand screenshots. The parking spot at the airport, the OTP from the bank, the auto driver's address, the kid's exam result, the prescription you snapped before the chemist closed. Photos already saves them. Finding them, three months later, is the problem. JunkDrawer indexes every screenshot you share to it - fully on your device - so you can find anything later. By word, by ₹ amount, or just by the vibe of what it was. WHAT IT DOES • OCR over English. Every word inside the screenshot becomes searchable. • Apple Intelligence classifies each screenshot - receipt, prescription, ticket, contact, invitation, social post, exam result, food, map, document, and more. • A one-line summary so you can skim a hundred screenshots without opening any. • Structured extraction. Phone numbers, OTPs, ₹ amounts, dates, addresses, UPI handles, IFSC codes, dosages, tracking numbers - pulled out as tappable pills. One tap to call, copy OTP, open Maps, copy the total. SEARCH THAT ACTUALLY WORKS Full-text + semantic + visual labels, all at once. Type "biryani" or "₹440" or "diabetes meds" - the right screenshot surfaces. No mode switching. No syntax. DOMAIN-AWARE • ₹ formats in lakhs and crores when they should. • UPI handles aren't treated as broken email addresses. • IFSC codes are first-class. • Phone numbers in +91 format pretty-print correctly. FULLY ON-DEVICE This matters more for screenshots than for almost any other category of personal data. Your screenshots are your bank app, your prescriptions, your OTPs. • No account, no cloud, no analytics, no telemetry. • OCR runs on Apple's Vision framework. Classification runs on Apple Foundation Models. Embeddings come from Apple's Natural Language framework. Nothing leaves your phone. • Delete the app and every screenshot it indexed is deleted with it. Your Photos library is never touched. • If iCloud Backup is on, your drawer rides to your next iPhone automatically. • Manual export creates a single .junkdrawer file you can stash anywhere — iCloud Drive, AirDrop to your Mac, email yourself. Tap one to import on a fresh install. HONEST ABOUT STATE • Pending screenshots show a small dot until they're analyzed. No fake completeness. • Settings tells you exactly which features are running and which aren't. • If the AI gets a kind wrong, change it from the screenshot's menu. Edit a wrong capture date the same way. WHAT IT ISN'T • Not another Photos app - your library stays where it is. • Not cloud sync (the schema is ready; sync ships in a later update). • Not a notes or journaling app. • Just one thing, done well. REQUIREMENTS Apple Intelligence required for full features (iPhone 15 Pro or later, iOS 26 recommended). Without it, full-text search and entity extraction still work on every screenshot - just no AI summaries or classification. Free forever, with an optional tip jar inside. Throw it in. Find it later.

Screenshots

ScanOnce4 screens
JunkDrawer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: JunkDrawer at every 3 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ScanOnce sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and JunkDrawer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanOnce ships an update every 2 months, JunkDrawer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ScanOnce versus JunkDrawer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanOnceJunkDrawer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB17 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperJohanna HoppeJaswanth Reddy

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ScanOnce

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$3.99
3 purchases

JunkDrawer

One-time3
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Large tip$9.99

Questions

Is ScanOnce free?
ScanOnce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JunkDrawer free?
JunkDrawer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScanOnce or JunkDrawer have ads?
Neither ScanOnce nor JunkDrawer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanOnce or JunkDrawer?
ScanOnce ships an update every 2 months, and JunkDrawer every 3 days. Most recently, ScanOnce was updated on October 12, 2026 and JunkDrawer on October 25, 2026.

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