DocIt vs ScanMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DocIt
Transform your device into a powerful document scanner and organizer. Capture, sign, measure, and secure your paperwork with smart features and private iCloud sync. All on-device, with no ads or subscriptions.
- Smart document capture with auto-detection
- AR measurement tool for real-world objects
- On-device OCR for text search and copy
- Markup and signature tools
- Secure document locking with Face ID/Touch ID
- Nested folder organization with custom colors
- Private iCloud sync across devices
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Scan, sign, measure, and organize - every kind of paperwork, all on-device. Free, ad-free, with private iCloud sync. No subscriptions, ever. DocIt turns your iPhone camera into a full document workflow. Capture documents, IDs, receipts, books, photos, business cards, and passports with smart edge detection and the right filter for the type you picked. Sign them with your saved signature. Measure real-world objects in AR. Lock the private ones behind Face ID. Sync everything across your iPhone and iPad through your personal iCloud, the same encrypted storage as Apple Notes and Photos. No ads. No subscriptions. No data collection. Built by one person who actually uses it. FEATURES SMART CAPTURE Pick what you are scanning: Document, ID Card, Book, Receipt, Business Card, Photo, or Passport. DocIt auto-tunes edge detection, perspective correction, and color filter for the type you picked. AR MEASURE Tap two points on any real-world surface to get exact distances. Desks, doorways, picture frames, room dimensions. Results save alongside your scans with measurements baked into the photo. Choose imperial or metric in Settings. ON-DEVICE OCR Every scan is run through Apple text recognition automatically. Search your library by content, copy text from any page, or share recognized text as plain .txt. Tap Edit to correct misreads or add notes. MARKUP AND SIGN Pinch to zoom and draw with Apple Pencil or finger. Save signatures once and drop them onto any document. Drag to position, pinch or drag handles to resize, tap once for the remove button. Add editable text annotations alongside. MANAGE PAGES Reorder pages by drag, multi-select to delete or share specific pages, or duplicate a whole document into another folder. Page changes are non-destructive until you save. PRIVATE FILES Lock individual documents or whole folders with a 4-digit PIN. Optional Face ID, Touch ID, or Optic ID for one-glance unlock. The PIN lives in your device secure Keychain. Never synced to iCloud, never recoverable. One PIN, all your locked items. ORGANIZE Nested folders with custom colors, emojis, and categories. Drag scans between folders, multi-select for bulk actions, merge several PDFs into one, share whole folders as ZIPs. Anything you delete waits in the Trash for 30 days. SHARE EVERYWHERE Share any scan as PDF, individual JPG, JPG ZIP for multi-page, or the plain recognized text. Or use any other app share sheet to send PDFs and images straight into DocIt. ONE TAP FROM ANYWHERE Pin DocIt to your Lock Screen, Control Center, or the Action Button. Or ask Siri: Scan with DocIt. A fresh scan is one tap away. AUTO-UPLOAD TO YOUR CLOUD Send every new scan straight to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Box. Wherever you already keep your files. No third-party logins to manage. SYNCED PRIVATELY Folders, scans, and recognized text sync across iPhone and iPad through your private iCloud. No third-party servers. Ever. SIX APP ICONS Pick from Classic, themed colors, or the Liberty (USA) edition. Switch from Settings then App Icon. BUILT BY ONE PERSON DocIt is built and maintained by a single indie developer. No VC, no growth team, no ad partners. The optional Tip Jar in Settings keeps the lights on, only if you want to. We do not sell your data because we do not have your data. Everything happens on-device, syncs through your personal iCloud, and stays yours. Questions or feedback? contact@castleground.co
ScanMate
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ScanMate turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner — without the ads, watermarks, and subscription traps you're tired of. FREE, AND STAYING FREE • Unlimited scans — no daily limits • No watermark on any export • No ads, anywhere • Automatic edge detection, manual crop with a magnifier • Multi-page and batch scanning • Enhancement filters: Auto, Grayscale, B&W, Color • Sign pages, reuse saved signatures, drop in a date stamp • Expiry reminders for passports, IDs, insurance, and contracts • Export to PDF, JPG, or PNG; share or save to Files • Folders, tags, search, favorites, and Trash • Face ID app lock • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Control Center button, Siri and Shortcuts • Find any scan straight from Spotlight SCANMATE PRO • Offline OCR in more than 15 languages • Search inside your documents • AI naming and document classification • Receipt, invoice, and business-card extraction — save cards to Contacts • Receipt ledger with monthly totals and CSV export • Smart cleanup and background removal • PDF tools: merge, split, reorder, compress • Export to Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive • Unlimited private folders PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your iPhone. Scans and text recognition never touch our servers. Documents sync through your own iCloud account — we never see them. Locked documents and private folders never appear in widgets or Spotlight. HONEST PRICING A genuinely useful free tier that stays free. One fair yearly plan, or buy Pro once with Lifetime. No fake countdowns, no surprise trial charges, no dark patterns. Cancel anytime in Settings. Built for students, small businesses, freelancers, accountants, lawyers, real estate agents, teachers, and parents. Scan a receipt, a contract, a whiteboard, or a stack of notes — and get a clean, professional PDF in seconds. — Questions? support@scanmate.app — a real person answers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jigsawlab.com/scanmate/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DocIt at every 4 days against ScanMate's every 2 weeks. ScanMate's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. DocIt sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and ScanMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DocIt ships an update every 4 days, ScanMate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DocIt | ScanMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Castleground LLC | iComet |
In-app purchases
DocIt
- Optional Small Tip$0.99
- Optional Medium Tip$4.99
- Optional Large Tip$9.99
ScanMate
- Monthly Scan Mate Membership$4.991 Month
- Yearly Scan Mate Membership$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Membership Scan Mate$59.99







