Comparison

ScanWave Pro vs Crisp Scan

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

Head to head
About

ScanWave Pro

Features
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Scanwave Pro is a scanner you buy once and own forever — no subscriptions, no monthly fees, no "unlock pro" pop-ups. Built for the Japanese practice of copying ID cards onto A4 paper. Capture an ID and lay it onto a page in Actual Size or Fill Page layout — the standard formats for Residence Card, Driver's License, and Health Insurance Card copies that landlords, banks, and city halls ask for every day. ONE-TIME PAYMENT • Pay once, use forever • No subscription, no in-app purchases • All updates included for life • No "free trial that auto-renews" tricks DOCUMENT MODE • Multi-page capture with automatic edge detection • Manual corner adjustment with magnifier loupe • Filters: Original, Grayscale, Black & White, Enhance • Drag-to-reorder pages, retake, swipe-to-delete • Multi-page PDF export with 1-up, 2-up, or 4-up layouts ID MODE • Front-only or front + back capture • Composed onto A4 in actual size or fill-page layout EXPORT • Save as JPEG or PNG to Photos • Save as PDF to Files (visible under On My iPhone → ScanWave) • Share to AirDrop, Mail, Messages, or any installed app • Multi-select on the Home screen for bulk share or delete PRIVACY • All processing on device • No cloud, no account, no analytics, no tracking • No third-party SDKs • Photos and documents stay on your iPhone or iPad LANGUAGES English, 日本語, नेपाली. Switch any time from the globe button on the Home screen.

About

Crisp Scan

Features
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Crisp Scan is a document scanner that respects your time and your data. Scan receipts, contracts, IDs, business cards, and any paperwork with the iPhone or iPad you already carry. Crisp finds the page edges automatically, corrects the perspective, cleans up the image, and runs on-device OCR so every word becomes instantly searchable. Everything stays on your device. No account. No cloud upload. No tracking. No ads. No watermark — ever. If your iPhone is offline, Crisp still works, because there's nothing it needs to phone home. One-time purchase. No subscription, no auto-renewing "free trial," no obvious feature held hostage behind a recurring charge. Buy Crisp Pro once and it's yours forever — restorable across your Apple ID anytime. SCAN • Auto edge detection + perspective correction — Apple-quality scans • Multi-page documents, add pages anytime, drag to reorder • Use the camera or import existing photos FIND ANY WORD • On-device OCR turns every scan into searchable text • Search your whole library instantly — by title and by contents ENHANCE EVERY PAGE • Filters: Auto-enhance, Color, Grayscale, Black & White • Rotate and fine-tune — non-destructive, so your original is never lost ORGANIZED LIBRARY • Custom folders, fast search, multi-page documents • Up to three folders free; unlimited with Crisp Pro EXPORT • Searchable PDF — free, no paywall, no watermark • Plain PDF or JPEG images • Page sizes: Auto, A4, US Letter, Business Card, ID TRULY PRIVATE • No account, no cloud, no tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs • Optional iCloud sync uses YOUR private iCloud (off by default) CRISP PRO ($4.99, ONE-TIME) • Unlimited custom folders • Batch export multiple documents at once • Password-protected PDFs • Advanced filter controls — brightness & contrast fine-tuning • Alternate app icons NO NONSENSE • No watermark · No subscription · No ads · No data collected · Works offline • Restore Purchase actually works — sandboxed and tested • Made for the iPhone and iPad you already own Whether you're scanning a single receipt or organizing years of paperwork, Crisp is the scanner that gets out of your way.

Screenshots

ScanWave Pro4 screens
Crisp Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScanWave Pro at none against Crisp Scan's 1. Crisp Scan's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Crisp Scan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ScanWave Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanWave Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Crisp Scan every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ScanWave Pro versus Crisp Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanWave ProCrisp Scan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBhupesh GurungVikram Joshi

In-app purchases

None

ScanWave Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Crisp Scan

One-time1
  • Crisp Pro$4.99

Questions

Is ScanWave Pro free?
ScanWave Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crisp Scan free?
Crisp Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScanWave Pro or Crisp Scan have ads?
Neither ScanWave Pro nor Crisp Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanWave Pro or Crisp Scan?
ScanWave Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Crisp Scan every 9 days. Most recently, ScanWave Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and Crisp Scan on October 9, 2026.

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