AlignScan vs OffShelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AlignScan
Easily transform document photos into clear, professional files. Features auto-detection, perspective correction, and image enhancement for polished JPG or PDF exports. Ideal for students, professionals, and everyday users needing quick document scanning.
- Auto document detection and crop
- Perspective correction
- Image enhancement
- A4-style page layout
- JPG and PDF export
- Privacy-friendly local processing
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AlignScan is a lightweight mobile app for document scanning, OCR text extraction, and complete PDF editing — scan, sign, merge, split, compress, protect, and convert PDFs in one place. Whether you're submitting homework, organizing contracts and reports, extracting text from images, signing documents, or saving receipts and paper records, AlignScan turns ordinary document photos into clear, polished files. Why choose AlignScan • Auto document detection and crop Detects the useful document area and removes distracting background • Perspective correction Fixes tilted, angled, or distorted page shots for a cleaner result • Image enhancement Reduces shadows, improves brightness, and makes text easier to read • OCR text extraction Extract text from document photos or imported images, then copy it or save it as a TXT file • Sign PDFs Draw, type, or stamp a signature and place it anywhere on the page • Merge, split & compress PDFs Combine multiple files, split a PDF into separate pages, or shrink file size for easier sharing • Protect & convert PDFs Encrypt PDFs with a password, or convert to Word, Excel, image, or text • A4-style page layout Centers and formats pages neatly for a more professional look • JPG and PDF export Export single images or combine pages into PDF files • Privacy-friendly local processing Core scan, OCR, and formatting steps are handled on device Great for • Students scanning homework, notes, and test papers • Professionals capturing contracts, reports, invoices, and meeting notes • Users extracting text from printed documents, forms, receipts, and images • Anyone needing to sign, merge, split, compress, protect, or convert PDFs • Everyday users saving receipts, forms, certificates, and printed records • Mobile work scenarios where documents need to be scanned quickly • Multi-page files that need to be combined and archived How it works Scan a document Point your camera at any document — AlignScan auto-crops, corrects perspective, enhances, and formats the page for you. Extract text with OCR Take a photo or import an image, then copy the recognized text or save it as a TXT file. Edit PDFs Sign, merge, split, compress, protect with a password, or convert PDFs to Word, Excel, image, or text. Export Preview and export your pages as JPG or PDF files. With AlignScan, your document photos look straighter, cleaner, and more professional. Extract useful text from images, and handle all your PDF editing needs in one app. Try AlignScan free with 20 complimentary saves. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or unlock everything with a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew; cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Your scans stay private with on-device processing. AlignScan only accesses the camera, photos, and local storage when needed for scanning, importing, OCR recognition, and exporting files. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.aitoolsoft.com/privacy-policy.html Support: support@aitoolsoft.com
OffShelf
This app helps you focus by blocking distracting applications during timed study sessions. Track your progress, set goals, and study with friends to improve your productivity.
- Pomodoro and deep-work timer modes
- App blocking during focus sessions
- Study progress tracking by topic
- Daily streaks and weekly planner
- Co-study sessions with friends
- Live activity and home screen widgets
- Offline functionality
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OffShelf is a study timer and study tracker for anyone whose phone keeps winning. Start a focus session, block the apps that pull you away, and watch your study hours add up, alone or with friends. Pick a topic. Press start. That is the whole ritual. — A FOCUS TIMER THAT KEEPS COUNTING — • Pomodoro (25/5), long deep-work blocks, or open-ended sessions • Face-down mode: the timer only runs while your phone lies face down. Pick it up and it pauses. • Runs on wall-clock time, so locking your phone or taking a call can't pause it or inflate it • Live on your Lock Screen, in a Live Activity and on your Home Screen widget • Timer styles you'll want to look at: a candle under the night sky, a train, a gravity timer that tilts with your phone, an hourglass and more • Study to rain, white noise, a fireplace or the forest — BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS (PREMIUM) — Pick the apps that steal your time, like TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat or Netflix, and OffShelf blocks them with Screen Time for as long as your session runs. — A STUDY TRACKER THAT KEEPS THE RECEIPTS — Every finished session is filed under a topic, so your progress stacks up into a record you can actually look at: • Study hours per topic, with levels that climb as they add up • A daily streak, with a weekly Streak Freeze so one bad day doesn't erase a month • An activity heatmap and a daily study chart • Milestones, achievements, coins and Focus XP • Tap "Distracted" to log what pulled you away — STUDY WITH FRIENDS — • Pair with a study buddy: see when they're studying and what they finished today, and nudge them when they go quiet • Start a live co-study session and share one clock • Take on your friends in weekly focus competitions • Climb Today's Focus League, a daily leaderboard of real focus minutes — PLAN YOUR WEEK — • One weekly planner for every topic: tap to add a study block, drag to move or resize, repeat it weekly or keep it to one day • Daily focus goals for the things that can't wait • Don't know where to start? "Pick for me" chooses your next topic based on what you've been neglecting — A STUDY FRIEND THAT CHEERS YOU ON — Your study mascot keeps you company while you focus and talks to you about your day. — WORKS OFFLINE — OffShelf starts fast and works without a connection. A weak signal never stands between you and a focus session. OFFSHELF PREMIUM • Block distracting apps during focus sessions • Distraction patterns: see what actually pulls you away • Planning and focus insights • A monthly report with PDF export • Two streak rest days every week • More timer styles • The Royal Magic mascot collection • No ads Your topics, sessions, notes and schedules stay private to your account. Notification controls, account reset and full account deletion are in Settings. Start your next session in two taps. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://brjoub.com/offshelf-privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OffShelf at 100% against AlignScan's 0%. OffShelf also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and monetization model (freemium vs paid). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. AlignScan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and OffShelf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
OffShelf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of AlignScan's written reviews are positive against 100% of OffShelf's.
AlignScan ships an update fortnightly, OffShelf weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | AlignScan | OffShelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 智慧 吴 | Basheer Rjoub |
Customer experience
AlignScan
OffShelf
In-app purchases
AlignScan
- AlignScan Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- AlignScan Pro Yearly$5.991 Year
- AlignScan Pro Lifetime$9.99
OffShelf
- OffShelf Premium — Weekly$2.997 Days
- OffShelf Premium$6.991 Month
- OffShelf Premium — Annual$19.991 Year
- OffShelf Premium Lifetime$39.99









