Comparison

ShaamScanner vs JobNote AI

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

Head to head
About

ShaamScanner

This app allows you to scan documents, receipts, and notes directly from your device. It offers on-device processing for enhanced privacy, with no network requests or cloud syncing. Easily export scans as searchable PDFs or images.

Highlights
  • On-device scanning and processing
  • Automatic edge detection
  • Perspective correction
  • Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
  • Searchable PDF export
  • Import from Photos
  • Page tuning and editing
Features
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ShaamScanner is a private document scanner for iPhone and iPad. Capture receipts, whiteboards, business cards, notes, forms, and multi-page documents with automatic edge detection and perspective correction — then keep every scan on your device. Unlike most scanning apps, ShaamScanner makes zero network requests. Scanning, image processing, text recognition, and PDF export all run on-device using Apple's VisionKit and Vision frameworks. There's no account to create, no cloud to sync to, and no analytics collecting data behind your back. The app literally has no networking code. WHAT IT DOES • Scan with your camera. VisionKit finds document edges in real time, auto-captures when the frame is steady, and handles multi-page stacks without missing a beat. • Import from Photos. Already took the picture? Pick any image and the app runs Apple's document segmentation to find the edges and apply perspective correction, turning a crooked phone photo into a clean page. • Read the text. Apple Vision extracts text from every page. Copy it, search your library by its content, or export a PDF where every word is selectable and indexable. • Export anywhere. Send a searchable PDF via Mail, Messages, Files, AirDrop — anywhere iOS's share sheet goes. Pages can also be shared as individual images. • Tune each page. Switch between Original, Color, Grayscale, and a high-contrast Black & White filter tuned for crisp text. Rotate, re-crop, and delete pages freely. • Search the whole library. The home screen search looks through document titles and every character of recognized text, so an old receipt is one tap away. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most scanning apps upload your documents "for processing." ShaamScanner doesn't upload anything. Every capability runs on your iPhone or iPad using Apple's built-in ML. That means: • No account. No login screen. Just open the app and scan. • No cloud. Your documents never leave your device. • No analytics. No third-party SDKs. No tracking. • No subscription. One purchase, all features. REQUIREMENTS iPhone or iPad running iOS / iPadOS 17.0 or later. Document scanning requires a rear-facing camera; photo import works on any device. PRIVACY ShaamScanner does not collect personal data. The camera and photo library are accessed only when you invoke them, and the content you capture stays on your device. Full privacy policy at shaamapps.com/shaamscanner/privacy.

About

JobNote AI

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JobNote AI helps contractors turn messy job notes into clean reports fast. Use your voice or type the work completed, then generate: - service summaries - work performed - materials used - invoice-ready cost breakdowns - shareable PDF reports Built for contractors and field workers who want to save time and close out jobs faster. How it works: 1. Record or type the work done 2. Review time, costs, and client details 3. Save, export, or share the report Great for: - HVAC - plumbing - electrical - handyman work - maintenance and field service work Features: - Voice or typed job notes - AI-generated service summaries - Editable invoice-ready fields - Saved job history - Client name tagging and filtering - PDF export and sharing - Optional email updates

Screenshots

ShaamScanner4 screens
JobNote AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

ShaamScanner and JobNote AI are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShaamScanner ships an update every 10 days, JobNote AI fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ShaamScanner versus JobNote AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShaamScannerJobNote AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrescent Mission LLCYahya Haider

In-app purchases

None

ShaamScanner

No in-app purchases

None

JobNote AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShaamScanner free?
ShaamScanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JobNote AI free?
JobNote AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShaamScanner or JobNote AI have ads?
Neither ShaamScanner nor JobNote AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShaamScanner or JobNote AI?
ShaamScanner ships an update every 10 days, and JobNote AI fortnightly. Most recently, ShaamScanner was updated on October 31, 2026 and JobNote AI on November 9, 2026.

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