Comparison

Crisp Scan vs Clapiscan

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

Head to head
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.

About

Clapiscan

This app transforms paper documents into searchable PDFs, offering features like merging, compression, and password protection. It includes advanced text recognition and integrates with iCloud Drive for seamless syncing across devices. Enjoy unlimited scans and a secure, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited PDF scanning
  • Automatic edge detection
  • Text recognition (OCR)
  • PDF compression and password protection
  • Digital signing
  • iCloud Drive integration
  • QR and barcode scanning
Features
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Clapiscan turns paper into clean, searchable PDFs and takes care of everyday PDF chores like merging, compressing, password protection and signing. Everything runs on your iPhone or iPad. There is no account, no watermark and no ads. FREE, WITH NO SCAN LIMIT • Unlimited scans, pages and documents • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Filters: Auto, Grayscale, Black & White (evens out shadows), Whiteboard and Photo • Crop, rotate, reorder, add and delete pages, with undo • Text recognition (OCR) on every page, so your PDFs are searchable and the text can be selected in any PDF viewer • Full-text search across all your scans, with filters for type, date, folder and tag • Folders, tags, favorites and Spotlight search • Your library in iCloud Drive, in sync between your iPhone and iPad • Import from Photos and Files, or open PDFs from other apps in Clapiscan • Export as PDF with size presets, as JPEG, PNG or text; share, print or save to Photos • Fill in PDF forms • QR and barcode scanner that shows the full link before anything opens • Optional App Lock with Face ID • Shortcuts actions: Scan Document, Find Documents, Get Text from Document CLAPISCAN PRO • Merge documents, split them, or extract pages • Compress PDFs, or fit them under a size limit for email and uploads • Add or remove a PDF password • Sign with your finger or Apple Pencil, and add date stamps • Smart titles and short summaries with Apple Intelligence, on devices that support it • Export several documents as one ZIP file • Shortcuts actions to merge, compress and protect PDFs Every Pro tool works 3 times for free, so you can try it on your own documents. Clapiscan Pro is available as a one-time purchase or as a yearly subscription. There is no free trial that turns into a charge. YOUR FILES STAY YOURS Your documents are ordinary PDF files in iCloud Drive › Clapiscan (or only on your device, if you prefer), so you can open, move and back them up in the Files app like any other file. Scanning, text recognition and smart titles run on your device. Clapiscan has no account and no ads, and it never uploads your documents to us. Basic usage data, never your content, helps us improve the app; you can turn it off in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://clapilot.com/clapiscan/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Crisp Scan4 screens
Clapiscan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clapiscan at daily against Crisp Scan's every 9 days. Crisp Scan's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crisp Scan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Clapiscan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crisp Scan ships an update every 9 days, Clapiscan daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Crisp Scan versus Clapiscan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrisp ScanClapiscan
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVikram JoshiClapilot

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crisp Scan

One-time1
  • Crisp Pro$4.99
2 purchases

Clapiscan

Subscriptions1
  • Clapiscan Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Clapiscan Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Crisp Scan free?
Crisp Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clapiscan free?
Clapiscan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crisp Scan or Clapiscan have ads?
Neither Crisp Scan nor Clapiscan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crisp Scan or Clapiscan?
Crisp Scan ships an update every 9 days, and Clapiscan daily. Most recently, Crisp Scan was updated on October 31, 2026 and Clapiscan on November 10, 2026.

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