Comparison

Befoor vs ScanOnce

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

Head to head
About

Befoor

Features
Read full description

Befoor reads the calendars you choose and rings a real alarm before each meeting, so you're never caught off guard. - Real alarms: Befoor uses the same system alarms as the Clock app, so they ring even when your iPhone is on silent or in a Focus, and even if Befoor isn't open. - Two alerts per meeting: 15 minutes and 1 minute before by default. Change either one. - Meetings that start at the same time share one alarm. - Snooze or stop right from the alarm. - Skip a single meeting with a swipe; it won't ring on any of your devices. - Join Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or Webex calls right from the list or the countdown. - A countdown to your next meeting in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen, in your calendar's color. It appears with the first alarm, keeps counting down to the last one, and goes away when you stop it. Only ever one per meeting. - Choose from a set of pleasant alarm sounds. - Ignore meetings by keyword (like "lunch"), skip weekends, and pick which calendars to watch. - See your meetings for the days ahead, and keep up with your calendar automatically. A Shortcuts action can sync it any time. - Works on iPhone and iPad, in English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Requires iOS 26.

About

ScanOnce

This app scans documents directly on your device without using the cloud or requiring an account. It offers automatic edge detection, page straightening, and text recognition for easy searching. Export scans as PDFs or JPEGs, and secure your documents with Face ID.

Highlights
  • Automatic edge detection and page straightening
  • On-device text recognition for search
  • Export as PDF or JPEG
  • Multi-page document capture
  • Document organization with folders
  • Face ID security
Features
Read full description

Scan a page, sign it and send a clean PDF. Your documents stay on your device, never on a server. No account. No ads. Point the camera and ScanOnce does the rest. Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Ukrainian, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian. WHAT IT DOES Sharp, automatic captures Point the camera at a page. Edges are detected, the page is straightened, and multi-page documents are captured in one go. Search inside every scan Text is recognized directly on your device, so you can search for a word you remember and land on the right page. Read, titled and filed for you ScanOnce reads each document on the device, gives it a clear title and files it with others of the same kind. Export the way you need Share as PDF, export pages as JPEG, or send straight to a printer. Tidy it up Switch between colour, greyscale, black and white and photo filters. Reorder pages, rename documents and keep them in folders. Business cards to Contacts Scan a card and save the details straight to Contacts. Locked if you want it locked Turn on Face ID and your documents stay sealed behind it. PRO The free library holds 3 documents. Pro adds: Sign and fill Draw your signature with your finger, place it on any page and write in dates and details by hand. It all goes into the PDF. Unlimited documents Keep every scan, however many there are. Receipts to a spreadsheet Turn your receipts and invoices into a CSV spreadsheet for expenses. Clean exports Free exports from 4.2 carry a small “Scanned with ScanOnce” line at the foot of each page. Pro removes it. If you had ScanOnce before 4.2, your exports stay clean and nothing changes for you. PRIVACY, PLAINLY Your documents, their text and your PDFs never leave this device unless you share them yourself. There is no account, no advertising and no tracking. ScanOnce goes online for two things only: purchases, which Apple handles, and, on installs from 4.2, sending anonymous usage counts such as “a scan was saved”. Those counts carry no identifier and nothing from your pages. If you delete the app, your documents go with it. PLANS AND TERMS Pro comes as an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription, each with a 7-day free trial, or as a one-time payment. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://legal.unreel.ae/privacy/scanonce.html

Screenshots

Befoor4 screens
ScanOnce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Befoor at none against ScanOnce's 3. ScanOnce's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Befoor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Befoor ships an update every 6 days, ScanOnce every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Befoor versus ScanOnce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBefoorScanOnce
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiro FeingoldAndrii Zakharov

In-app purchases

None

Befoor

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ScanOnce

Subscriptions2
  • ScanOnce Pro Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • ScanOnce Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • ScanOnce Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Befoor free?
Befoor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScanOnce free?
ScanOnce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Befoor or ScanOnce have ads?
Neither Befoor nor ScanOnce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Befoor or ScanOnce?
Befoor ships an update every 6 days, and ScanOnce every 4 days. Most recently, Befoor was updated on October 19, 2026 and ScanOnce on October 11, 2026.

Other comparisons