Comparison

MaShot vs ZetaScan

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

Head to head
About

MaShot

Transform your device into a powerful, offline document scanner and PDF editor. Easily scan, sign, extract text, and manage documents without needing an account or internet connection. All features are unlocked and free.

Highlights
  • Offline document scanning
  • PDF editing and management
  • Signature and stamp application
  • Text extraction (OCR)
  • ID card scanning
  • Multiple export formats
Features
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100% free, 100% offline, no subscription, no ads, no account. MaShot turns your iPhone and iPad into a powerful document scanner and complete PDF toolkit — completely free, completely offline, and private by design. Scan, sign, extract text, and manage PDFs with no subscription, no ads, and no account. Every feature is unlocked, and your documents never leave your device. SCAN ANYTHING • Auto-detect document edges with one tap • Capture multi-page documents with batch mode • Manual crop with fine rotation control • Four filters: Original, Enhance, B&W, and Invert SIGN AND STAMP • Draw your signature once, reuse it forever • Apply stamps: Approved, Rejected, Confidential, Draft, Copy, Original • Add typed text overlays in any language • Insert today's date with one tap • Move, resize, rotate, and recolor every overlay POWERFUL PDF TOOLS • Merge multiple PDFs into one • Split a PDF by page ranges • Compress PDFs to reduce file size • Rotate selected pages • Reorder pages with drag and drop • Add custom watermarks • Convert PDF to Word and Word to PDF EXTRACT TEXT (OCR) • Recognize text in scanned documents • Copy to clipboard or export ID CARD SCANNER • Capture the front and back of any ID card • Auto-arrange both sides on a single page SHARE EVERYWHERE • Export as PDF, image, long image, Word, or plain text • Save to Files, Photos, or any compatible app PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% offline — scanning, OCR, and editing all happen on your device • Your scans and documents never leave your device • No account or sign-up required 20 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, and Korean. Everything in MaShot is free — no subscription, no ads, no account, no hidden costs. Terms of Use: https://mashot.net/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://mashot.net/privacy.html

About

ZetaScan

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Scan any document to a clean PDF in seconds — free, offline, and completely private. No ads. No subscriptions. No account. Nothing leaves your iPhone. ZetaScan turns your iPhone or iPad into a fast PDF scanner and a locked personal vault. Scan, read, edit, sign and organize — all on device. Text recognition runs locally, so your documents are never uploaded, never analyzed, never sold. SCAN ANYTHING • Multi-page scanning with automatic edge detection • Presets for documents, IDs / passports, and whiteboards • Batch mode — retake, delete and reorder before you save • Import from Photos, Files, or the Share Sheet ON-DEVICE OCR • Text recognition runs automatically after every scan • Full-text search across your whole library • Smart file names suggested from the recognized text • Copy text straight out of a scan PDF TOOLS • Merge, split, extract, rotate and reorder pages • Compress to shrink file size • Markup with highlight, pen, text and crop • Turn photos and JPGs into a single PDF SIGN & FILL • Fill forms and e-sign by drawing or typing • Save reusable signatures • Password-protect a PDF before you share it • Share, print or export whenever you're ready PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything stored locally in your vault • App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or passcode • Individual folder locks for sensitive documents • Fully usable with no network connection WHY PEOPLE SWITCH Most scanner apps put the basics behind a subscription and upload your pages to a server to process them. ZetaScan does neither. The scanner, the OCR, the PDF tools and the vault are free, and they run on your device. Download free. Scan privately. Keep everything in your vault. Support: https://jamshidbek.notion.site/ZetaScan-Contact-3a3a2927150380f492fed522df250700 Privacy Policy: https://jamshidbek.notion.site/ZetaScan-Privacy-Policy-3a3a29271503809eb4a6c23ef00117bd Terms of Use: https://jamshidbek.notion.site/ZetaScan-Terms-of-Use-3a3a292715038066bdfdd71963dce164

Screenshots

MaShot4 screens
ZetaScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MaShot at every 5 days against ZetaScan's monthly. MaShot also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. MaShot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ZetaScan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MaShot ships an update every 5 days, ZetaScan monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MaShot versus ZetaScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaShotZetaScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHAM Technologies, LLCJamshidbek Toshpulatov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MaShot

Subscriptions2
  • DocScan Pro Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • DocScan Pro Yearly1 Month trial$9.991 Year
1 purchases

ZetaScan

One-time1
  • ZetaScan Pro$7.99

Questions

Is MaShot free?
MaShot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ZetaScan free?
ZetaScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MaShot or ZetaScan have ads?
Neither MaShot nor ZetaScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MaShot or ZetaScan?
MaShot ships an update every 5 days, and ZetaScan monthly. Most recently, MaShot was updated on October 13, 2026 and ZetaScan on October 19, 2026.

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