Comparison

Document Lens vs Pagelight

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

Head to head
About

Document Lens

Features
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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.

About

Pagelight

Features
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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 โ€ข Multi-page scanner with automatic edge detection โ€ข Clean black & white or full color PDF output โ€ข Faithful OCR transcription, including cursive handwriting โ€ข Choose your engine: Cloud (fast, high accuracy) or on-device (free, offline, nothing leaves your iPhone) โ€ข Sign and fill any PDF: handwritten signature, initials, text, date, checkmarks and crosses โ€ข Save signature profiles and reuse them in one tap โ€ข Export as PDF, TXT or DOCX โ€ข History of your scans, transcriptions and signed documents, kept in the app (Premium) โ€ข Direct share, clipboard copy, gallery save WHO IT'S FOR โ€ข Anyone preserving handwritten family records โ€ข Anyone who signs and returns contracts, leases or admin forms from their phone โ€ข Privacy-conscious professionals: notaries, archivists, HR โ€ข 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

Screenshots

Document Lens3 screens
Pagelight4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Document Lens versus Pagelight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocument LensPagelight
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoacir SchierscherBloomwise SAS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Document Lens

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$0.99
5 purchases

Pagelight

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$5.991 Month
  • Premium$11.991 Month
One-time3
  • 50 credits$1.99
  • 200 credits$5.99
  • 1000 credits$19.99

Questions

Is Document Lens free?
Document Lens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pagelight free?
Pagelight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Document Lens or Pagelight have ads?
Neither Document Lens nor Pagelight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Document Lens or Pagelight?
Document Lens ships an update every 10 days, and Pagelight every 5 days. Most recently, Document Lens was updated on October 13, 2026 and Pagelight on October 7, 2026.

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