Comparison

ScanMate vs Calemon

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

Head to head
About

ScanMate

Transform your device into a powerful document scanner. Capture, enhance, and organize your papers with advanced features like OCR and AI classification. Keep your documents private and accessible.

Highlights
  • Unlimited scans
  • No watermark
  • Automatic edge detection
  • Multi-page scanning
  • Offline OCR
  • AI document classification
  • Face ID app lock
Features
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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

About

Calemon

Transform your weekly schedule into a visually appealing wallpaper for your iPhone or iPad. Easily add classes, work shifts, or appointments and have them automatically arranged into a clear timetable. Customize backgrounds, colors, and typography to create a personalized schedule view.

Highlights
  • Create weekly schedules
  • Add events to multiple days
  • Customize colors and typography
  • Use personal photos as backgrounds
  • Export as PNG or JPEG
  • iCloud support
Features
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Your week, right on your wallpaper. Calemon turns your weekly schedule into a clean, beautiful wallpaper for your iPhone or iPad. Add classes, work shifts, routines, appointments, or anything that repeats throughout your week. Calemon automatically arranges everything into an easy-to-read timetable that you can save as a Lock Screen, Home Screen, or schedule card. BUILD YOUR WEEK • Create weekly schedules in seconds • Add events to multiple days at once • Choose times, colors, locations, and notes • Automatically adjust the timetable to your schedule • Keep overlapping events visible • Include weekends when you need them MAKE IT YOURS • Choose from beautiful backgrounds • Use your own photos • Customize colors and typography • Create wallpapers for iPhone and iPad • Export as PNG or JPEG MADE FOR REAL SCHEDULES Use Calemon for: • College and school timetables • Class schedules • Work schedules and shifts • Weekly routines • Family schedules • Activities and appointments STAY ON TOP OF REPEATING EVENTS • Add optional start and end dates • Set reminders only where you need them • Keep semester, lesson, and seasonal schedules active only when needed SEE WHAT’S NEXT Use the Calemon widget to quickly see what’s happening now and what’s coming up next — even when schedules overlap. CALEMON PLUS Upgrade once to unlock unlimited schedules, schedule combining, premium styles, additional device export options, and more customization. One-time purchase. No subscription. Your schedules stay yours. Calemon is designed to work locally on your device, with iCloud support for keeping your schedules available across your Apple devices. Make your week easier to see — with Calemon.

Screenshots

ScanMate4 screens
Calemon4 screens

Verdict

The call

ScanMate and Calemon both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Calemon's written reviews are positive against 0% of ScanMate's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. ScanMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Calemon 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 ScanMate against 5.0 for Calemon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of ScanMate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Calemon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanMate ships an update every 3 weeks, Calemon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ScanMate versus Calemon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanMateCalemon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiCometIMPLEMON LLC

Customer experience

ScanMate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Calemon

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ScanMate

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Scan Mate Membership$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Scan Mate Membership$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership Scan Mate$59.99
1 purchases

Calemon

One-time1
  • Calemon Plus$3.99

Questions

Is ScanMate free?
ScanMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calemon free?
Calemon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScanMate or Calemon?
ScanMate and Calemon are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ScanMate or Calemon have ads?
Neither ScanMate nor Calemon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanMate or Calemon?
ScanMate ships an update every 3 weeks, and Calemon fortnightly. Most recently, ScanMate was updated on October 25, 2026 and Calemon on October 29, 2026.

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