Comparison

ScanLyte vs ScanMate

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

Head to head
About

ScanLyte

This app transforms your phone into a powerful document scanner with AI capabilities. It offers features like instant summaries, explanations, and secure storage for your IDs, all while prioritizing user privacy with on-device processing.

Highlights
  • Automatic document scanning and edge detection
  • AI-powered document summarization and explanation
  • Secure, encrypted ID vault with redaction
  • PDF signing and annotation
  • Table extraction to CSV
  • On-device processing for privacy
Features
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ScanLyte turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner - with AI when you want it, never in the way when you don't. A real free tier. No watermarks. No "upgrade to export" surprises. ◆ SCAN, AUTO-FILED Automatic edge detection, perspective correction, crisp output. ScanLyte recognizes receipts, invoices, IDs, contracts, letters, forms, and notes - and files them in the right place. ◆ RED FLAGS, BEFORE YOU SIGN Contracts, leases, and agreements get read for you. Risky clauses are marked right on the page, each with a plain-English reason and the question to ask back. (Pro & Business) ◆ BILL RADAR Due dates and amounts are spotted the moment a bill is scanned. One tap sets a reminder. (Starter, Pro, Business) ◆ INSTANT SUMMARIES One tap for a clear, plain-English summary of any document. Long contracts, dense letters, multi-page forms - the point in seconds. (Pro & Business) ◆ INSTANT EXPLANATIONS Plain-English decoding of jargon, obligations, and fine print on contracts, invoices, IDs, letters, and forms. (2 free per month; more on Starter, Pro, Business) ◆ ASK YOUR ARCHIVE Chat with every document you've scanned. "What did I spend on groceries last month?" "When does the lease end?" Answers from your own documents. (Pro & Business) ◆ PRIVACY PASSPORT - ENCRYPTED ID VAULT Your driver's license, passport, and insurance card, encrypted on this phone behind Face ID. Generate a redacted copy in two taps for hotels, age checks, and rentals - sharing only the fields each context needs. (Pro & Business) ◆ HIDE AREAS Black out any part of a page, or erase it so the page closes the gap and reads as if the text was never there. (Pro & Business) ◆ SIGN, FILL & ANNOTATE Sign with your finger or a typed signature. Fill forms and add text. Reorder pages (Pro). Custom watermarks (Business). ◆ EXPENSES Receipt amounts are pulled automatically. Track spending and export an accountant-ready report by date range. (Pro & Business) ◆ SHRINK & SHARE Compress a PDF on your device so it fits in an email. (Starter, Pro, Business) ◆ EXTRACT TABLES TO CSV Tap a table in any scan and export a clean CSV. (Business) ◆ PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Scanning, OCR, filing, signatures, and redaction run on your device. AI features route through an encrypted proxy that never logs, trains on, or sells your data - and only run when you ask. ALSO ∙ Multi-page scanning, OCR text extraction, smart filtering, recent searches ∙ Smart Enhance - one-tap cleanup of a crooked, shadowed photo (Pro & Business) ∙ Auto-Sort by Category (Pro & Business) ∙ Light and dark appearance ∙ Six languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Bulgarian PLANS ScanLyte is free with 3 scans per month. Upgrade for more: ∙ Starter ($4.99/mo or $39.99/yr) - 3 scans/week, unlimited folders, all filters, PDF signing, fill & sign, Shrink & share, Bill radar, Instant Explanations · 5/wk ∙ Pro ($9.99/mo or $79.99/yr) - 30 scans/week, everything in Starter, Instant Summaries · 10/day, Instant Explanations · 25/wk, Ask your archive, Smart Enhance · 10/wk, Red flags · 10/wk, Hide areas, Expenses, Auto-Sort, page reorder, Privacy Passport ∙ Business ($19.99/mo or $159.99/yr) - Unlimited scans, everything in Pro, the highest AI allowances, custom watermark, Table → CSV export, client tagging Annual plans save 33% versus paying monthly. Subscriptions auto-renew monthly or yearly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Cancel anytime in Settings. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ilkovgroup.com/privacy

About

ScanMate

Transform your device into a powerful document scanner. Capture, enhance, and organize your papers with advanced features like OCR and AI classification. Keep your documents private and accessible.

Highlights
  • Unlimited scans
  • No watermark
  • Automatic edge detection
  • Multi-page scanning
  • Offline OCR
  • AI document classification
  • Face ID app lock
Features
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ScanMate turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner — without the ads, watermarks, and subscription traps you're tired of. FREE, AND STAYING FREE • Unlimited scans — no daily limits • No watermark on any export • No ads, anywhere • Automatic edge detection, manual crop with a magnifier • Multi-page and batch scanning • Enhancement filters: Auto, Grayscale, B&W, Color • Sign pages, reuse saved signatures, drop in a date stamp • Expiry reminders for passports, IDs, insurance, and contracts • Export to PDF, JPG, or PNG; share or save to Files • Folders, tags, search, favorites, and Trash • Face ID app lock • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Control Center button, Siri and Shortcuts • Find any scan straight from Spotlight SCANMATE PRO • Offline OCR in more than 15 languages • Search inside your documents • AI naming and document classification • Receipt, invoice, and business-card extraction — save cards to Contacts • Receipt ledger with monthly totals and CSV export • Smart cleanup and background removal • PDF tools: merge, split, reorder, compress • Export to Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive • Unlimited private folders PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your iPhone. Scans and text recognition never touch our servers. Documents sync through your own iCloud account — we never see them. Locked documents and private folders never appear in widgets or Spotlight. HONEST PRICING A genuinely useful free tier that stays free. One fair yearly plan, or buy Pro once with Lifetime. No fake countdowns, no surprise trial charges, no dark patterns. Cancel anytime in Settings. Built for students, small businesses, freelancers, accountants, lawyers, real estate agents, teachers, and parents. Scan a receipt, a contract, a whiteboard, or a stack of notes — and get a clean, professional PDF in seconds. — Questions? support@scanmate.app — a real person answers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jigsawlab.com/scanmate/privacy.html

Screenshots

ScanLyte4 screens
ScanMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

ScanLyte and ScanMate both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ScanLyte's written reviews are positive against 0% of ScanMate's. ScanLyte also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. ScanLyte sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ScanMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ScanLyte against 5.0 for ScanMate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScanLyte has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of ScanLyte's written reviews are positive against 0% of ScanMate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanLyte ships an update every 11 days, ScanMate every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ScanLyte versus ScanMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanLyteScanMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIlkov Group LLCiComet

Customer experience

ScanLyte

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ScanMate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ScanLyte

Subscriptions3
  • Starter$4.991 Month
  • Pro$9.991 Month
  • Business$19.991 Month
3 purchases

ScanMate

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Scan Mate Membership$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Scan Mate Membership$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership Scan Mate$59.99

Questions

Is ScanLyte free?
ScanLyte is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanMate free?
ScanMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScanLyte or ScanMate?
ScanLyte and ScanMate are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ScanLyte or ScanMate have ads?
Neither ScanLyte nor ScanMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanLyte or ScanMate?
ScanLyte ships an update every 11 days, and ScanMate every 3 weeks. Most recently, ScanLyte was updated on October 31, 2026 and ScanMate on October 31, 2026.

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