Docscan vs OV Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Docscan
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Docscan is a conversion app that organizes scanned pages and PDFs into readable digital documents. You can import image bundles or PDFs, set titles and filenames, and then export them as EPUB or PDF. Key Features - Import images and PDFs - Organize text and document structure using OCR and automatic layout analysis - Select your preferred output format between EPUB and PDF - Open the resulting EPUB directly in the app - Download or share the converted document - Review conversion results in the library It is useful in these situations: - When you want to take photos of books or printed materials and organize them into readable e-books - When you want to reorganize scanned PDFs for storage or sharing - When you want to convert multiple pages at once to match titles and filenames EPUB is suitable for reading as text is rearranged to fit the screen size, while PDF is ideal when you need an output that maintains the original document format. Choose the format that best suits your document and start converting.
OV Notes
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A calm, minimal place to write in plain Markdown, plan your days, and let a private AI Copilot do the busywork on the notes you already wrote. OV Notes keeps everything simple and yours. No account, no sign-up, no ads. Just open it and write, on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Write in Markdown ⢠Plain Markdown that stays simple, readable files you actually own ⢠A clean, focused editor that stays out of your way ⢠Light and Dark themes that follow your system automatically Calendar and to-dos ⢠A monthly calendar greets you on the home screen ⢠Add to-dos to any date and check them off ⢠See today's tasks at a glance AI Copilot for your own notes ⢠Summarize a long note in seconds ⢠Draft a meeting-note outline to start from ⢠Organize today's to-dos so nothing slips ⢠Ask "what's on my schedule this week?" and get a clear answer ⢠It only ever works on your own notes, never anyone else's Stay organized ⢠Folders and a nested file-tree vault keep everything in its place ⢠An "All notes" list puts every note one tap away, even as it grows Widgets that keep up ⢠Home-screen and Lock-screen widgets show your to-dos without opening the app Sync across your devices ⢠iCloud sync keeps notes current on iPhone, iPad, and the OV Mac app ⢠It uses your own iCloud, so your notes stay private to you Private by design ⢠Local-first: your notes live on your device and in your own iCloud ⢠No account or sign-up needed ⢠No ads, no tracking, and nothing collected by us Free to use, and fully bilingual in Korean and English. Write a little, plan a little, and keep it all in one quiet place that's truly yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OV Notes at 13.0 against Docscan's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Docscan | OV Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sanghwa park | HAKYUNG CHOI |
In-app purchases
Docscan
No in-app purchases
OV Notes
No in-app purchases









