Comparison

DocWeave vs iHide Photo

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

Head to head
About

DocWeave

This app transforms PDFs, images, and scanned documents into editable text and structured content. It utilizes an on-device AI model for offline processing, preserving your privacy by keeping all data local. Export your recognized content in various formats for easy reuse.

Highlights
  • Scan paper documents
  • Capture scrolling webpages
  • Recognize tables and formulas
  • Export to PDF, Markdown, EPUB
  • On-device AI processing
  • Offline recognition
  • Resume interrupted tasks
Features
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Turn PDFs, images, and paper documents into structured content you can actually edit and reuse. DocWeave runs an AI document recognition model locally on your device. Import PDFs or images, scan paper documents, book pages, and lecture notes with your iPhone or iPad, or capture scrolling webpages and long articles through screen recording. Once the local model is installed, recognition works without an internet connection, and your documents never need to be uploaded to a server. What It Can Do • Scan Paper Documents Automatically detect and continuously capture pages on iPhone and iPad, then add them to the processing queue. Ideal for book pages, lecture notes, receipts, and temporary documents. • Capture Scrolling Content Record scrolling webpages or long articles and automatically stitch them into a long screenshot. Before recognition, you can remove ads, duplicate sections, and irrelevant content. • Understand Complex Layouts Go beyond plain text. DocWeave can recognize paragraph structures, tables, LaTeX formulas, code blocks, and algorithm blocks. • Export in Four Formats Generate reconstructed PDF, Markdown, EPUB, and MinerU packages in one pass—ready for reading, editing, archiving, or further processing. • Preview as Recognition Progresses View structured results as soon as each page is completed, so you can follow the progress and check the reconstructed layout. • Resume After Interruptions If a model download, page capture session, or large document recognition task is interrupted, continue from the saved progress instead of starting over. • Keep Documents on Your Device Model inference, page images, and recognition results are stored locally. Unless you choose to export, share, or send them to another app, your recognized content stays on your device. From capturing paper and importing files to understanding complex layouts and exporting reusable content, DocWeave keeps the entire document workflow on your device. First Use An internet connection is required to download the local recognition model, which is approximately 2.5 GB. The download begins only after you confirm it and can resume if interrupted. Once installed, the model can perform recognition offline. Device Requirements On-device AI recognition requires an A14 / M1 chip or newer and at least 6 GB of RAM. Requirements differ by recognition engine: • OvisOCR2 (faster, lower memory usage): a device with at least 6 GB RAM; keep at least 3 GB of free RAM before loading the model; model files are about 0.6–1 GB (varies by device). • MinerU (full-featured, supports reconstructed PDF export): a device with at least 8 GB RAM; keep at least 5 GB of free RAM before loading the model; the model file is about 2.5 GB. Note: free RAM is not storage; you also need enough storage for the model files and recognition results. Recommended devices: • iPhone 12 Pro / 13 Pro, iPhone 14 or newer (MinerU requires iPhone 15 Pro or newer) • iPad mini (A17 Pro) • iPad Air (M1) or newer • iPad Pro (M1) or newer • Mac with Apple silicon and at least 8 GB of unified memory Devices before A14 are not supported, e.g. iPad Pro (2018/2020, A12X/A12Z chip). Camera scanning and rolling-screen recording capture are only available on iOS/iPadOS. The macOS version supports importing PDFs and images via file picker, drag and drop, or paste.

About

iHide Photo

Quickly obscure sensitive details in your images before sharing. This tool automatically finds text and offers various redaction options like blur, mosaic, or color blocks. Process images locally for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Automatic text detection
  • Manual redaction areas
  • Color block, mosaic, and blur tools
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Local image processing
  • Watermark removal (iHide Plus)
Features
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iHide is a simple and efficient photo privacy protection tool, designed to help you quickly cover sensitive information before sharing screenshots, bills, chat records, order details, or other images. You can select photos from your photo library or import images from files. iHide detects text in images directly on your device and provides multiple editing tools, including color blocks, mosaic, blur, and annotation, helping you quickly hide names, phone numbers, account numbers, order IDs, transaction times, and other private information. Key Features: - Select photos from your photo library or import images from files - Automatically detect text in images - Tap detected areas to quickly redact sensitive information - Drag to manually create redaction areas - Supports color block, mosaic, blur, and annotation tools - Supports undo, redo, and reset editing - Save edited images to your photo library - Supports Chinese and English interface - iHide Plus unlocks the ability to save images without the watermark iHide is designed with privacy in mind. Photo processing and text recognition are completed locally on your device. No account is required, and your images or private data are never uploaded.

Screenshots

DocWeave4 screens
iHide Photo4 screens

Verdict

The call

DocWeave and iHide Photo both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of iHide Photo's written reviews are positive against 50% of DocWeave's. DocWeave's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. DocWeave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and iHide Photo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DocWeave against 5.0 for iHide Photo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of DocWeave's written reviews are positive against 100% of iHide Photo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DocWeave ships an update fortnightly, iHide Photo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DocWeave versus iHide Photo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocWeaveiHide Photo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer巍 赵琦臻 王

Customer experience

DocWeave

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

iHide Photo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DocWeave

One-time1
  • Integration Pass$1.99
1 purchases

iHide Photo

One-time1
  • iHide Plus Lifetime$0.99

Questions

Is DocWeave free?
DocWeave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iHide Photo free?
iHide Photo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DocWeave or iHide Photo?
DocWeave and iHide Photo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do DocWeave or iHide Photo have ads?
Neither DocWeave nor iHide Photo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DocWeave or iHide Photo?
DocWeave ships an update fortnightly, and iHide Photo monthly. Most recently, DocWeave was updated on October 11, 2026 and iHide Photo on October 12, 2026.

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