Document Lens vs Pagelight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Document Lens
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This App turns your iPhone into a powerful document scanner โ fast, simple, and without an annoying subscription model. THREE SCAN MODES - Black & White: High-contrast scans perfect for text documents, contracts, and forms. Crisp, clean results every time. - Color: Full-color document scans for receipts, photos, certificates, and anything that needs to look exactly like the original. - Camera: Quick photo capture for whiteboards, notes, or anything you need to save on the go. SMART TEXT RECOGNITION (OCR) Every scan includes automatic text recognition powered by Apple's on-device AI. That means: โ Select and copy text directly from your scanned PDFs โ Search through your documents โ No internet connection required โ everything stays on your device SMALL FILES, SHARP QUALITY Choose between three quality levels: โ Small: Perfect for email and messaging (150 DPI) โ Standard: Ideal balance of quality and size (300 DPI) โ Original: Maximum detail when you need it The file size is always displayed before you share, so you know exactly what you're sending. SHARE YOUR WAY Use the native iOS share sheet to instantly: โ Save to Files โ Send via AirDrop โ Attach to Mail or Messages โ Upload to any cloud service PRIVACY FIRST This Scanner processes everything on your device. No accounts, no cloud uploads, no tracking. Your documents stay yours. Download and start scanning in seconds.
Pagelight
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Pagelight turns any phone photo into a clean digital document โ and lets you sign it. A precise scanner for printed papers, a faithful OCR for handwritten notes, a straightforward tool to sign and fill the PDFs you have to send back. Photograph a letter, a notarized deed, a school notebook or a family journal. Pagelight straightens the edges, corrects perspective and produces either a clean PDF or editable text you can review, correct and export. Got a contract to sign or a form to fill? Import the PDF, draw your signature once, place it where it belongs, done. Built for documents that matter: family memories to preserve, archives to digitize, contracts and forms to return signed. No bloated interface, no gimmicks, no ads. FEATURES โข Multi-page scanner with automatic edge detection โข Clean black & white or full color PDF output โข Faithful OCR transcription, including cursive handwriting โข Choose your engine: Cloud (fast, high accuracy) or on-device (free, offline, nothing leaves your iPhone) โข Sign and fill any PDF: handwritten signature, initials, text, date, checkmarks and crosses โข Save signature profiles and reuse them in one tap โข Export as PDF, TXT or DOCX โข History of your scans, transcriptions and signed documents, kept in the app (Premium) โข Direct share, clipboard copy, gallery save WHO IT'S FOR โข Anyone preserving handwritten family records โข Anyone who signs and returns contracts, leases or admin forms from their phone โข Privacy-conscious professionals: notaries, archivists, HR โข Anyone who needs a reliable pocket scanner without tracking PRIVACY The on-device engine processes your image entirely on your iPhone โ no data leaves it. In Cloud mode, images are sent encrypted and deleted after processing. No ads, no tracking. Pagelight runs on credits: scans and Cloud transcriptions use credits, signing and filling use none. Buy packs or subscribe to Pro/Premium for unlimited use โ Premium also unlocks History. Terms of Use (EULA): https://bloomwise.studio/en/apps/pagelight/terms Privacy Policy: https://bloomwise.studio/en/apps/pagelight/privacy
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Verdict
Document Lens and Pagelight are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Document Lens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pagelight sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Document Lens ships an update every 10 days, Pagelight every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Document Lens | Pagelight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Moacir Schierscher | Bloomwise SAS |
In-app purchases
Document Lens
- Lifetime Access$0.99
Pagelight
- Pro$5.991 Month
- Premium$11.991 Month
- 50 credits$1.99
- 200 credits$5.99
- 1000 credits$19.99









