Portbase vs ScanKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Portbase
A native mobile client for MySQL and PostgreSQL, enabling quick production data lookups and database management on the go. It offers features like syntax highlighting, autocomplete, schema browsing, row editing, and data visualization.
- Connect to MySQL and PostgreSQL
- SQL syntax highlighting and autocomplete
- Live database and schema browsing
- Inspect and edit query results
- Build charts from SQL results
- Save chart presets
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Portbase is a database client for MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQLite, Redis, ClickHouse and Elasticsearch on iPhone and iPad. • SQL consoles with autosaved drafts, completion, formatting, Explain and execution at the cursor. • Browse supported schemas, views, indexes, keys and DDL; follow related SQL rows. • Resize, pin, hide and sort result columns. Select and copy cell ranges. • MongoDB Find, Aggregation and Command editors with typed BSON document editing, table views and charts. • Create local SQLite databases or import a consistent snapshot. Files stay on this device. • Browse Redis keys with SCAN; inspect strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets and streams; manage expiration and reviewed writes. • Query ClickHouse over HTTP(S). Inspect Elasticsearch mappings, search documents and aggregations. • Inspect chart points, filter dates, open matching loaded rows and export PNG/PDF. • Save unlimited connections, queries and charts, with Trash and recovery. • TLS and SSH connection options. Connection secrets stay in this device’s Keychain. Operations vary by engine. Manual Commit/Rollback is available for MySQL, MariaDB and PostgreSQL. CSV/JSON import and full query export are available for MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and SQLite; other engines export loaded results. Tables display up to 10,000 rows. Charts inspect loaded results; full exports respect the query’s filters and limits. MongoDB document editing requires MongoDB 4.2 or later and a transaction-capable replica set or sharded cluster. Redis supports standalone endpoints, without Cluster/Sentinel discovery or scripting. SQLite commands commit individually; manual console transactions and temporary objects are unavailable.
ScanKit
This app transforms your device into a powerful document scanner and PDF creator. It automatically detects document edges, enhances image quality, and allows for OCR text extraction. Organize, share, and print your scanned documents with ease.
- Automatic document edge detection
- High-quality PDF creation
- OCR text recognition
- Multi-page scanning
- Organize documents with folders
- Instant sharing and printing
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Scan Documents Smarter ScanKit is a fast, modern document scanner that helps you scan, organize, and share documents in seconds. Whether you're scanning receipts, invoices, notes, contracts, books, business cards, or IDs, ScanKit automatically detects document edges, enhances image quality, and creates professional PDFs. Perfect for students, professionals, freelancers, teachers, and small businesses. Smart Document Scanner • Automatic document edge detection • Smart auto crop • Perspective correction • Manual crop adjustment • Multi-page document scanning • Continuous scanning • Import photos from your library • High-quality image capture • Auto enhancement • Flash support Crystal Clear Scans • Remove shadows • Improve text clarity • Black & White mode • Color mode • Grayscale mode • Original mode • Brightness adjustment • Contrast adjustment • Sharpness enhancement Powerful PDF Creator • Create PDF documents • Multi-page PDFs • Reorder pages • Rotate pages • Delete pages • Compress PDF size • High-quality PDF export • Print documents • Share instantly OCR Text Recognition • Extract text from scanned documents • Copy recognized text • Search scanned files • Share extracted text • Supports multiple languages Organize Everything • Rename documents • Create folders • Search documents • Sort by name or date • Favorite important files • View recent scans • Clean document library Share Anywhere • Export as PDF • Export as JPG • Share with any app • Print documents • Save to Files Ideal For • Receipts • Invoices • Contracts • Homework • Study notes • Books • Whiteboards • Business cards • ID cards • Passports • Certificates • Forms • Office documents Why ScanKit? • Fast and easy to use • Clean, modern interface • Professional-quality scans • Smart document detection • OCR text recognition • High-quality PDF creation • Secure local document management • Optimized for iPhone and iPad Download ScanKit today and transform your device into a powerful document scanner and PDF creator.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScanKit at 100% against Portbase's 33%. ScanKit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Portbase's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Portbase is free to download; ScanKit costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ScanKit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Portbase's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScanKit's.
Portbase ships an update every 2 weeks, ScanKit every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Portbase | ScanKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kitta Co. | Ram Tulugu |
Customer experience
Portbase
ScanKit
In-app purchases
Portbase
No in-app purchases
ScanKit
No in-app purchases









