Comparison

AlignScan vs MarkLift

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Auto document detection and crop
  • Perspective correction
  • Image enhancement
  • A4-style page layout
  • JPG and PDF export
  • Privacy-friendly local processing
Features
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AlignScan is a lightweight mobile app built for document scanning, OCR text extraction, and clean page formatting. Whether you’re submitting homework, organizing contracts and reports, extracting text from images, or saving receipts and paper records, AlignScan helps turn 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 • 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 • 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 Take a photo or import an image Let AlignScan auto crop, correct, enhance, recognize text, and format it Preview and export as JPG or PDF, or copy extracted text when needed With AlignScan, your document photos look straighter, cleaner, and more professional. You can also extract useful text from images for easier copying, saving, and sharing. No subscription required. One-time purchase, lifetime access. 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.

About

MarkLift

Features
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MarkLift turns any document on your iPhone into clean markdown. PDFs, images, Word documents, web pages, CSV and JSON — converted in two taps and ready to paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Obsidian, Bear, Drafts, or your notes. Your documents are converted entirely on your device. The files you convert never leave your phone. WHAT IT CONVERTS - PDF, including scanned pages read with on-device text recognition - Photos and screenshots, with text pulled out automatically - Word documents (.docx), with headings, bold, italics, lists and tables - Web pages — paste a link or share from Safari - CSV to markdown tables, JSON and XML, plain text and markdown AI ENHANCED CLEANUP Apple Intelligence restructures messy text into clean markdown: it fixes broken line wraps, rebuilds tables, removes page numbers and headers, and infers heading levels. Cleanup is optional and reversible — the raw conversion is always kept, so you can switch back with one tap. SHARE SHEET ANYWHERE MarkLift lives in the share sheet. Convert from Safari, Files, or Mail without opening the app. Copy the result, save it as a .md file, or open it straight in your markdown editor. SIMPLE PRICING Three conversions a day are free, in every format. Need more? Watch a short ad for one extra conversion, or unlock unlimited conversions and your full history with a single $4.99 purchase. No subscription. Apple Intelligence cleanup requires a supported device. Conversions work without it. Privacy Policy: https://embay.dev/marklift/privacy Terms of Use: https://embay.dev/marklift/terms

Screenshots

AlignScan4 screens
MarkLift3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AlignScan at none against MarkLift's shown. AlignScan also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. AlignScan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MarkLift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AlignScan ships an update fortnightly, MarkLift every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AlignScan versus MarkLift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlignScanMarkLift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer智慧 吴Embay, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AlignScan

One-time1
  • AlignScan Full Version$0.99
1 purchases

MarkLift

One-time1
  • MarkLift Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is AlignScan free?
AlignScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MarkLift free?
MarkLift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AlignScan or MarkLift have ads?
MarkLift shows ads; AlignScan does not.
Which is updated more often, AlignScan or MarkLift?
AlignScan ships an update fortnightly, and MarkLift every 2 months. Most recently, AlignScan was updated on September 15, 2026 and MarkLift on September 13, 2026.

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