Scanote vs Zero Scanner

Scanote is an OCR app that turns paper into text you can actually use. Snap a photo of any document, handwritten note, or printed page — Scanote recognizes the text and saves it in a form you can read, copy, and organize later. ◆ Who It's For - You need to scan multi-page documents and keep the text organized for later - You want to snap a handout or meeting note and copy the text right away - You want to paste recognized text directly into other apps or LLMs - You want OCR that works entirely on-device — no data sent to any server ◆ Key Features ■ Scan Multiple Pages at Once Capture multiple pages in a single session (up to 30 pages) and read them all together. Reorder pages freely after scanning, and copy the full text across all pages at once. ■ Copy and Share with Ease Copy the full recognized text, or copy page by page. Paste directly into any app, or share via the system share sheet. ■ History and Albums to Stay Organized Every scan is saved to your history automatically. Use albums to group scans by project, class, or topic — so what you need is always easy to find. ■ Fully On-Device. No Internet. No Account. OCR processing and storage happen entirely on your device. Works in airplane mode. No Wi-Fi, no cloud uploads, no sign-in required. ■ High-Accuracy OCR in 30 Languages Supports Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Cantonese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, and 20 more — all processed on your device. No internet connection required, and your text never leaves your phone. Your notes. Your documents. As text, right where you need it.

Scan your documents and keep them entirely on your device. Zero Scanner is a document scanner built around one priority: your files never leave your phone. Receipts, tax paperwork, medical statements, contracts—the documents you'd never want anyone else to see are the ones that stay safest here. PRIVACY FIRST - Scanning, OCR, search, and PDF export all happen on-device - Zero network transmission. No analytics SDKs. No account required - No ads. No watermark FREE, WITH NO LIMITS - Scan documents (automatic edge detection, multi-page capture) - Import from the camera, your photos, or PDFs in Files - Export and share as PDF, JPEG, or PNG (image) - Organize with folders; reorder, add, and delete pages - Try OCR & full-text search free on your first 20 pages OCR & FULL-TEXT SEARCH PACK (one-time purchase, not a subscription) - OCR (text recognition) for Japanese and English - Full-text search across all your documents (no page limit) - Export searchable PDFs (with an invisible text layer) - Select and copy recognized text - Turn a folder of receipts into a yearly CSV—date, store, and amount extracted on device Doing your taxes or a medical-expense deduction? Pull the date, store, and amount from a folder of receipts and export a full year as one CSV (Pro). Unreadable fields are left blank so you can check them yourself—use it as a first draft for the tallying you'd otherwise type by hand. Receipts, tax documents, medical bills, insurance policies, contracts—snap them, keep them, and find them later by words instead of scrolling. "That receipt from last year," "the contract with the cancellation clause"—search finds them on-device in seconds. Because nothing goes to the cloud, you can safely store the money, health, and legal papers you'd never upload. You can also lock the app itself with Face ID, and back everything up to a single file when you switch phones. Export to PDF or image is always available. The pack is a single one-time purchase. No recurring fees, no hidden charges. And even on the free tier, scanning and image export stay unlimited and watermark-free.