Comparison

OnlyScans vs Vesper

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

Head to head
About

OnlyScans

Features
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Meet OnlyScans — the document scanner that keeps your documents where they belong: on your iPhone. OnlyScans scans, enhances, runs OCR, and generates PDFs entirely on your device. Your documents and the images within them are never uploaded to our servers. No account. No cloud requirement. No surprises. Point your camera at a page and OnlyScans automatically detects the edges, corrects the perspective, and turns it into a crisp, share-ready PDF in seconds. Receipts, contracts, notes, IDs, passports, whiteboards — if you can see it, you can scan it. WHY ONLYSCANS • 100% on-device — scanning, enhancement, OCR, and PDF export never leave your iPhone • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Studio-quality filters: Original, Enhanced, Grayscale, Monochrome, and Whiteboard cleanup • A genuinely useful free tier — no watermarks • 26 languages, built for everywhere SCAN ANYTHING • Fast single-page scanning — free, forever • Batch multi-page scanning for contracts and paperwork (Pro) • Dedicated ID card & passport mode that reads the details automatically (Pro) • Import existing photos and PDFs and turn them into clean documents (PDF import: Pro) POLISH EVERY PAGE • Crop, rotate, and fine-tune brightness and contrast per page • Non-destructive editing — every edit re-renders from the pristine original, so you can always change your mind • Real-time filter preview before you save EXTRACT & SIGN (Pro) • OCR text recognition with searchable-PDF output • Capture a signature on paper — we remove the background so you can drop it onto any document • Add typed text anywhere on a page STAY ORGANIZED • Folders, pinning, search, and grid or list views • Merge, split, reorder, and combine documents • Filter by drafts and exported files EXPORT YOUR WAY • Export as PDF, JPEG, or PNG • Adjustable PDF quality, fit-or-fill layout, and size optimization • Password-protected PDFs to keep sensitive files locked down (Pro) • Auto-save to Files or iCloud Drive (Pro), and share anywhere BUILT FOR iOS • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for one-tap scanning and recent documents • Quick Actions and Shortcuts support to start a scan instantly • App Lock with Face ID / Touch ID (Pro) FREE VS PRO Start free with single-page scanning, every filter, folders, search, and PDF / JPEG / PNG export. Upgrade to Pro to unlock batch scanning, OCR, signatures, typed text, cloud auto-save, ID card scanning, PDF import, password-protected export, and App Lock. Go Pro monthly, yearly, or once with Lifetime — your call, no lock-in. Download OnlyScans and turn your iPhone into a private, pocket-sized scanner today. — OnlyScans Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://onlyscans.app/en/privacy-policy

About

Vesper

Features
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How did today feel? That's the only question Vesper ever asks. No streaks to protect. No scores to chase. No guilt for the days you miss. Vesper doesn’t gamify your feelings or compete for your attention, it asks once each evening, then gets out of your way. What’s left, over time, is an honest, quiet record of your life worth actually looking back on. WHAT VESPER DOES Every evening, Vesper asks how today felt: Good, Meh or Hard. Add a line if you want to remember why. Your answer becomes one colored dot on a simple monthly grid. Miss a day and nothing happens, no penalty, no broken chain to mourn. Vesper never judges your day. It just holds it. Tap any past day to see what you wrote. Once you’ve kept it up for six months, your memory trail unlocks: every note you’ve ever written, in one place, in your own words. VESPER PLUS For anyone who wants to see the bigger picture, Vesper Plus reveals patterns that only show up over time: - Side by Side, comparing recent months at a glance - Shape of Your Weeks, seeing which days tend to feel harder - Quietest & Fullest, the months that stood apart - Yearly Portrait, one full year, at a glance - On This Day, a quiet echo of what today looked like a month or a year ago Plus also includes: - iCloud sync, so your record follows you across every device - An Apple Watch app, for checking in from your wrist - A home screen widget, a glance at your month without opening the app - Curated themes: Chalk, Marigold, and Ink - Anytime check-in, if evenings aren't when your day actually ends Vesper Plus is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Vesper syncs privately through your own iCloud account. Nothing is shared, sold, or used to train anything. Some days are good. Some are hard. Most are somewhere in between. Vesper is a quiet place to keep track of all of them. For details on subscriptions and purchases, see Apple's Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OnlyScans4 screens
Vesper4 screens

Verdict

The call

OnlyScans and Vesper are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. OnlyScans sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Vesper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
OnlyScans versus Vesper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnlyScansVesper
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGretchen AlarasCalvin Ng

In-app purchases

3 purchases

OnlyScans

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99
3 purchases

Vesper

Subscriptions2
  • Vesper Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Vesper Plus Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vesper Plus Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is OnlyScans free?
OnlyScans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vesper free?
Vesper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OnlyScans or Vesper have ads?
Neither OnlyScans nor Vesper shows ads.

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