Comparison

ScanWave Pro vs Boreal Markdown Editor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€’ Pay once, use forever β€’ No subscription, no in-app purchases β€’ All updates included for life β€’ No "free trial that auto-renews" tricks DOCUMENT MODE β€’ Multi-page capture with automatic edge detection β€’ Manual corner adjustment with magnifier loupe β€’ Filters: Original, Grayscale, Black & White, Enhance β€’ Drag-to-reorder pages, retake, swipe-to-delete β€’ Multi-page PDF export with 1-up, 2-up, or 4-up layouts ID MODE β€’ Front-only or front + back capture β€’ Composed onto A4 in actual size or fill-page layout EXPORT β€’ Save as JPEG or PNG to Photos β€’ Save as PDF to Files (visible under On My iPhone β†’ ScanWave) β€’ Share to AirDrop, Mail, Messages, or any installed app β€’ Multi-select on the Home screen for bulk share or delete PRIVACY β€’ All processing on device β€’ No cloud, no account, no analytics, no tracking β€’ No third-party SDKs β€’ Photos and documents stay on your iPhone or iPad LANGUAGES English, ζ—₯本θͺž, ΰ€¨ΰ₯‡ΰ€ͺΰ€Ύΰ€²ΰ₯€. Switch any time from the globe button on the Home screen.

About

Boreal Markdown Editor

Features
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Boreal Markdown is a focused iOS document tool for people who already keep notes, drafts, specs, and reports in plain Markdown files. Open a .md or .markdown file from Files, read the rendered preview, edit the source, then save intentionally or export a clean PDF. Boreal Markdown is built around the small document loop, not a new notes database or cloud workspace. Included for everyone: - Open Markdown and plain text files through iOS file access - Read a rendered Markdown preview with clear document typography - Switch between preview and source editing - Apply headings, bold, italic, links, lists, and code to the cursor or selected text - See saved and unsaved states near the document title - Choose Save, Discard, or Cancel before leaving a document with unsaved edits - Save changes back to the opened file when iOS file access allows it - Export the rendered document as a PDF with paper, theme, text size, and title options - Share the PDF or save it back to Files - Persist appearance, accent, editor text, and PDF defaults between launches Boreal Pro is an optional one-time purchase. It unlocks: - Document outline navigation - Find and replace - Markdown cleanup - Split editing and preview on supported layouts - Advanced PDF themes, margins, table of contents, page numbers, headers, footers, and reusable presets Boreal Markdown is local-first. There is no account, subscription, hosted sync service, AI processing, backend document storage, or collaboration system. Use Boreal Markdown when you want a quiet iPhone and iPad workbench for opening, editing, saving, and sharing Markdown files as PDFs.

Screenshots

ScanWave Pro4 screens
Boreal Markdown Editor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScanWave Pro at none against Boreal Markdown Editor's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Boreal Markdown Editor 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, Boreal Markdown Editor fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
ScanWave Pro versus Boreal Markdown Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanWave ProBoreal Markdown Editor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size41 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBhupesh GurungBorealbit Technology Limited

In-app purchases

None

ScanWave Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Boreal Markdown Editor

One-time1
  • Boreal Markdown Editor Pro$6.99

Questions

Is ScanWave Pro free?
ScanWave Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boreal Markdown Editor free?
Boreal Markdown Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScanWave Pro or Boreal Markdown Editor have ads?
Neither ScanWave Pro nor Boreal Markdown Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanWave Pro or Boreal Markdown Editor?
ScanWave Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Boreal Markdown Editor fortnightly. Most recently, ScanWave Pro was updated on October 10, 2026 and Boreal Markdown Editor on October 13, 2026.

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