Befoor vs Skan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Befoor
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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. - Pause for a vacation, get a morning summary, ask Siri or use the widget to join or skip a meeting, and get a warning if a meeting's video link changes. - Works on iPhone and iPad, in English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Requires iOS 26.
Skan
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Pay once. No ads. Nothing leaves your iPhone. Skan turns paper into sharp, searchable PDFs β with no account and no subscription. POINT, SCAN, DONE β’ Skan finds the edges and takes the photo when the page is steady β’ Scan many pages in a row, reorder them and rotate them into place β’ Filters that make text crisp: Document, Grey, Colour or Original TEXT YOU CAN SEARCH β’ Text recognition in English and Danish, plus Japanese, German, French, Spanish or Korean when that's your iPhone's language β right on your phone β’ Search all your scans for a word, a name or an amount β’ PDFs include a text layer, so you can search and copy text anywhere β’ Skan names your documents for you, e.g. βInvoice β Harbour Power β 2026-09β RECEIPTS AND BOOKKEEPING β’ Skan finds the total, VAT and date on receipts and invoices β’ Export all receipts as CSV for Excel, Numbers or your accounting app β’ Export tables from a scan as CSV SIGN AND SHARE β’ Draw your signature once and place it on any page β’ Share as PDF β or with a password β’ Siri and Shortcuts: βScan with Skanβ YOUR PAPER IS YOURS Everything β images, text recognition and PDFs β happens on your iPhone. There is no server, no account and no tracking. PAY ONCE. THAT'S IT. Skan costs a small one-time price: every feature and every future update, with no ads and no subscription. The extra app icons and a silly little game are included for everyone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Befoor at Free against Skan's $1.99. Skan's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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
Befoor is free to download; Skan costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Befoor ships an update every 5 days, Skan every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Befoor | Skan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free β better | $1.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jiro Feingold | Commanigy |
In-app purchases
Befoor
No in-app purchases
Skan
No in-app purchases









