Comparison

Startup Aiden vs e

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

Head to head
About

Startup Aiden

Features
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Aiden Startup brings together the tools you need to manage the day-to-day running of your business from your phone. HOME View results for the month, quarter or year and check how much you have collected, spent and are still owed. Quickly access common actions, deadlines, alerts and recent transactions. BOOKS Create and send invoices, record expenses from a receipt photo, organise customers and follow your business performance. The setup assistant guides you step by step and completes available company details automatically. DOCUMENTS Store and view your business documents in one place. Important alerts and deadlines are clearly organised so you know what needs your attention. LUNNAR Ask questions about your documents and get help completing tasks in the app. Aiden Startup includes biometric protection, a clear interface, dark mode and a layout adapted to large and foldable screens.

About

e

Easily scan, convert, and protect your documents with advanced OCR and PDF tools. This app offers on-device processing for privacy and offline functionality, with an optional premium upgrade for enhanced features.

Highlights
  • Smart auto-capture and edge detection
  • On-device OCR for text extraction
  • Comprehensive PDF editing tools
  • Document encryption and app locking
  • Offline functionality for all core features
  • Convert documents to Word and JPG
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Scan, convert and protect your documents, right on your iPhone or iPad. No ads. No watermarks. No sign-in. No scan limit. EASY - SMART SCAN - Auto-capture: hold your phone over a page; the app finds the edges and takes the shot. Prefer to tap the shutter yourself? Switch to manual capture anytime. - Auto-align: perspective is corrected and the page is cropped for you, then your default filter is applied (Magic Color unless you choose another in Settings). - Precise cropping: drag a corner or a whole edge, with a magnifier. - Six filters: Original, Magic Color, Black & White, Grayscale, Sharpen and Denoise, for one page or every page at once. - Rotate pages, import from Photos or Files, send photos, PDFs or Word files from other apps into e-Scanner, and share through the iOS share sheet: Mail, messaging apps or Save to Files. EFFICIENT - ADVANCED OCR - On-device text recognition with Apple Vision, in English, Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese. - Extract text on your device from the camera or any document in your library, free and offline. - PDF to Word keeps tables and math formulas as editable content. - Content search: find words inside your documents, Word files included, not just in file names. Search runs on your device. EFFICIENT - PDF TOOLKIT - 14 tools: merge, split, reorder & delete pages, rotate, compress, watermark, lock, unlock, images to PDF, convert to JPG, Word to PDF, PDF to Word, extract text and ID card (front and back on one A4 page). - Sign: draw your signature or pick it from a photo, then place it on any page of a PDF. - Blur: hide account numbers, addresses or faces on a page and save the result as a new document. - Open Word files inside the app, and print wirelessly. ENCRYPTED - YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY YOURS - Contracts, bank statements, ID cards: scans, PDFs and document names are encrypted with AES-256 where they are stored, on your device. - Files use iOS data protection and are excluded from iCloud and device backups. - Lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID or a PIN, and put a password on important PDFs. - Scanning, editing, search and export all work offline. CLEAR ABOUT THE CLOUD Server processing is off by default. Only two tools use it: PDF to Word and Word to PDF. They stay off until you turn on Advanced OCR in Settings and accept the data notice. Everything else runs on your device. PREMIUM The free version is complete: no ads, no watermarks, unlimited scanning and every tool. Premium adds: - Advanced OCR: 150 pages a month (up to 30 a day) instead of 10 a month - Merge PDF: unlimited files instead of 3 at a time - Images to PDF: unlimited images instead of 5 per PDF - Word to PDF: unlimited instead of 20 a day - Blur: unlimited instead of 10 free uses - Content search: free users see which documents and pages match; Premium opens a result at the matching page, shows snippets, and searches inside scanned documents - Lock and unlock PDFs with a password SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION e-Scanner Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. The price in your currency is shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within 24 hours before that. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://escanner.pbsolutions.io/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://escanner.pbsolutions.io/en/privacy/

Screenshots

Startup Aiden4 screens
e4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Startup Aiden at none against e's 2. e's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. e sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Startup Aiden asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Startup Aiden versus e: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStartup Aidene
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—21 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAiden Technologies LtdCHI CONG NGUYEN

In-app purchases

None

Startup Aiden

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

e

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium (Annual)1 Year trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Startup Aiden free?
Startup Aiden is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is e free?
e is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Startup Aiden or e have ads?
Neither Startup Aiden nor e shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Startup Aiden or e?
Startup Aiden ships an update weekly, and e weekly. Most recently, Startup Aiden was updated on October 31, 2026 and e on November 1, 2026.

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