Comparison

Befoor vs Skan

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

Head to head
About

Befoor

Features
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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.

About

Skan

Features
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Pay once. No ads. Nothing leaves your iPhone. Skan turns paper into sharp, searchable PDFs – 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 – 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. β€œInvoice – Harbour Power – 2026-09” 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 – or with a password β€’ Siri and Shortcuts: β€œScan with Skan” YOUR PAPER IS YOURS Everything – images, text recognition and PDFs – 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.

Screenshots

Befoor4 screens
Skan4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

Befoor is free to download; Skan costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Befoor ships an update every 5 days, Skan every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Befoor versus Skan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBefoorSkan
PriceFree β€” better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiro FeingoldCommanigy

In-app purchases

None

Befoor

No in-app purchases

None

Skan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Befoor free?
Befoor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skan free?
Skan costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Befoor or Skan have ads?
Neither Befoor nor Skan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Befoor or Skan?
Befoor ships an update every 5 days, and Skan every 3 days. Most recently, Befoor was updated on October 24, 2026 and Skan on October 24, 2026.

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