Whiteboard Lens vs Crisp Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whiteboard Lens
Transform your iPhone into a professional whiteboard scanner. This app automatically detects, corrects perspective, and enhances your whiteboard content for clear, shareable documents. It offers offline functionality and multiple export options.
- Automatic whiteboard detection
- Perspective correction
- Shadow removal
- Contrast enhancement
- Black & white or color modes
- Export as PNG
- 100% offline functionality
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Whiteboard Lens turns your iPhone into a professional whiteboard scanner. Point the camera at any whiteboard, glass board, or flip chart — the app automatically detects it, corrects the perspective, and delivers a sharp, readable document ready to share. How it works Open the app and point at a whiteboard. Whiteboard Lens finds the board automatically and highlights its corners. Tap the shutter, fine-tune the crop if needed, then choose black & white or colour output. Export as PNG and share directly to any app. Why Whiteboard Lens - Automatic whiteboard detection and perspective correction - Shadow removal and contrast enhancement for crisp, readable output - Black & white or colour modes - Saves every scan to your library - Export as PNG - 100% offline — no account, no subscription, no cloud upload - Free, with no paywalls or trial limits
Crisp Scan
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Crisp Scan is a document scanner that respects your time and your data. Scan receipts, contracts, IDs, business cards, and any paperwork with the iPhone or iPad you already carry. Crisp finds the page edges automatically, corrects the perspective, cleans up the image, and runs on-device OCR so every word becomes instantly searchable. Everything stays on your device. No account. No cloud upload. No tracking. No ads. No watermark — ever. If your iPhone is offline, Crisp still works, because there's nothing it needs to phone home. One-time purchase. No subscription, no auto-renewing "free trial," no obvious feature held hostage behind a recurring charge. Buy Crisp Pro once and it's yours forever — restorable across your Apple ID anytime. SCAN • Auto edge detection + perspective correction — Apple-quality scans • Multi-page documents, add pages anytime, drag to reorder • Use the camera or import existing photos FIND ANY WORD • On-device OCR turns every scan into searchable text • Search your whole library instantly — by title and by contents ENHANCE EVERY PAGE • Filters: Auto-enhance, Color, Grayscale, Black & White • Rotate and fine-tune — non-destructive, so your original is never lost ORGANIZED LIBRARY • Custom folders, fast search, multi-page documents • Up to three folders free; unlimited with Crisp Pro EXPORT • Searchable PDF — free, no paywall, no watermark • Plain PDF or JPEG images • Page sizes: Auto, A4, US Letter, Business Card, ID TRULY PRIVATE • No account, no cloud, no tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs • Optional iCloud sync uses YOUR private iCloud (off by default) CRISP PRO ($4.99, ONE-TIME) • Unlimited custom folders • Batch export multiple documents at once • Password-protected PDFs • Advanced filter controls — brightness & contrast fine-tuning • Alternate app icons NO NONSENSE • No watermark · No subscription · No ads · No data collected · Works offline • Restore Purchase actually works — sandboxed and tested • Made for the iPhone and iPad you already own Whether you're scanning a single receipt or organizing years of paperwork, Crisp is the scanner that gets out of your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whiteboard Lens at none against Crisp Scan's 1. Whiteboard Lens also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Crisp Scan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whiteboard Lens asks for nothing beyond the download.
Whiteboard Lens ships an update every 2 days, Crisp Scan every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Whiteboard Lens | Crisp Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Henrik Lexow | Vikram Joshi |
In-app purchases
Whiteboard Lens
No in-app purchases
Crisp Scan
- Crisp Pro$4.99









