Comparison

Knut Book Scanner vs DualTextScanner

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

Head to head
About

Knut Book Scanner

Features
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Knut: Book Scanner & PDF turns your iPhone into a fast, privacy-first book scanner. Place your book on a scanning stand, and the app captures two pages at once, splits them automatically, and generates a ready-to-share PDF β€” all without touching the cloud. BUILT FOR READERS WHO VALUE PRIVACY Every image you capture, every PDF you create, and every setting you choose stays on your device. No accounts. No cloud uploads. No analytics. No ads. We do not collect a single byte of your data. HOW IT WORKS 1. Place your book on a scanning stand and position your iPhone above it. 2. Tap capture β€” or enable smart auto-capture to scan hands-free. The app detects when a page is ready and captures automatically. 3. When you stop scanning, your pages are assembled into a PDF automatically. Share it anywhere with one tap. KEY FEATURES - Two Pages Per Capture β€” Photograph an open book and the app splits the image into individual pages automatically. One shot, two pages, every time. - Smart Auto-Capture β€” Powered by Vision-based document detection. The app recognizes when a page is settled and captures automatically β€” no fixed timers. A live confidence overlay shows green when the page is ready, amber while settling, and hides during page turns β€” so you always know when the next capture will fire. A configurable capture pause lets you turn pages at your own speed, and a fallback timer ensures no page is missed. - Adjustable Crop with Mirror Symmetry β€” Set your crop rectangle once and fine-tune it to frame your pages. Mirror symmetry applies the same adjustment to both pages β€” one setting, two perfect crops. - Zoom & Torch Control β€” Adjust camera zoom to frame your scanning stand perfectly. Toggle the torch for consistent lighting in any environment. - Instant PDF Generation β€” Your scanned pages become a shareable PDF the moment you stop scanning. No extra steps, no conversion waiting. - PDF Library β€” Browse, rename, sort, and preview all your scanned books in one place. Multi-select to share or export multiple PDFs at once. - Three Quality Presets β€” Choose High (maximum detail), Normal (balanced), or Compact (smallest file size) depending on your needs. - 66+ Languages β€” Use the app in your language. From Arabic to Vietnamese, Knut supports over 66 languages out of the box. - 100% Offline β€” Works without an internet connection. Your library is always accessible, wherever you are. SIMPLE PRICING Try the full app with 500 free pages. If you like it, unlock unlimited scanning for $2.99 β€” one-time, no subscription. All future updates included. PERFECT FOR - Students digitizing textbook chapters and lecture handouts - Researchers archiving journal articles and reference material - Book lovers preserving personal libraries - Professionals scanning manuals, contracts, and reference documents - Anyone who needs book pages in PDF without a flatbed scanner Download Knut: Book Scanner & PDF and start building your digital library today.

About

DualTextScanner

Features
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DualText Scanner is a book scanner app for iPhone and iPad that lets you capture, enhance, read, search, and organize paper books and PDFs. Photograph book pages one by one and save them as easy-to-read digital data. Captured pages can be enhanced with distortion correction, shadow removal, whitening, contrast adjustment, and text enhancement. β–  Free Version and Pro Version This app is free to download. The free version lets you save up to two books and try scanning, image correction, OCR, and the built-in viewer. By upgrading to the Pro version through an in-app purchase, the book limit is removed. As long as your device has enough storage space, you can manage paper books and PDFs as your own searchable digital bookshelf. The Pro version is a one-time purchase upgrade, not a subscription. β–  Manage Scans by Book Scanned pages are managed by book. If you stop scanning partway through, you can check the next page number and resume later. You can gradually add pages and build your digital bookshelf over time. β–  Easy Capture and Page Correction When taking photos, the app displays a document detection overlay to help you check the page area. After capturing a page, you can manually adjust the four corners to correct open books or slightly curved pages. Perspective correction, shadow removal, whitening, and text enhancement help turn paper pages into clean, readable images. β–  Vertical and Horizontal OCR DualText Scanner supports OCR for both vertical and horizontal Japanese text. You can extract text from novels, practical books, reference materials, textbooks, and other book pages. You can also exclude top, bottom, left, and right areas from OCR. This helps avoid page numbers, chapter titles, margins, or repeated text, making it easier to focus on the main text. Extracted text can be edited while viewing the page image. On iPad or in landscape orientation, the image and text editor can be displayed side by side. β–  Export Searchable PDFs Captured pages can be exported as PDF files. By embedding OCR text into the PDF, you can create searchable PDFs for computers. β–  Export Text as CSV or Plain Text OCR text can be reviewed by book and exported as CSV or plain text. This is useful for study, research, note organization, checking text before quoting, and working with other apps. β–  E-Book Style Viewer Saved pages can be read in the built-in viewer. You can choose horizontal or vertical page turning, depending on the book and your preferred reading style. The viewer includes keyword search and search history, allowing you to quickly move to pages that contain the words you are looking for. β–  Clip Feature You can save favorite passages or sections as clips. Each clip can include the book title, author, page number, and text. Clips can be viewed across books and are useful for reading notes, study notes, and organizing references. Saved clips can also be copied or exported as CSV. β–  PDF Import You can import existing PDFs, convert each page into an image, and register them as book data. Imported PDFs can also be used with image correction, OCR, text editing, and viewer reading. β–  Backup and Restore You can back up book images, extracted text, clips, settings, and other data together. The backup destination can be selected by the user, such as iCloud Drive or the Files app. By restoring a backup file on another device, you can recreate the same book environment. β–  Privacy DualText Scanner does not send book images or extracted text to our company servers. Main processing such as image correction and OCR is performed on the device. When sharing PDFs, CSV files, extracted text, or other data with external apps or cloud services, please check the terms and privacy policy of the destination service and manage the data at your own discretion. DualText Scanner helps you create book data that you can read, search, and use later. Organize your important books as your own searchable digital bookshelf.

Screenshots

Knut Book Scanner4 screens
DualTextScanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Knut Book Scanner and DualTextScanner are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Knut Book Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DualTextScanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Knut Book Scanner versus DualTextScanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnut Book ScannerDualTextScanner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJussi RajaniemiAIγƒ“γ‚Έγƒ§γƒ³γƒ†γ‚―γƒŽγƒ­γ‚ΈγƒΌζ ͺ式会瀾

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Knut Book Scanner

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
1 purchases

DualTextScanner

One-time1
  • DualText Scanner Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Knut Book Scanner free?
Knut Book Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DualTextScanner free?
DualTextScanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Knut Book Scanner or DualTextScanner have ads?
Neither Knut Book Scanner nor DualTextScanner shows ads.

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