Comparison

DocuScan vs PaperGuard

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

Head to head
About

DocuScan

Features
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AI Cam Scanner turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner. Snap a page, get a clean PDF โ€” no cloud, no accounts, no ads. โ€” Built for students and everyday life โ€” โ€ข Scan homework, class notes, and worksheets โ€ข Capture receipts, IDs, and warranty cards โ€ข Save handwritten notebook pages with auto-cropping โ€ข Share PDFs to email, AirDrop, or messaging in one tap โ€” What's inside โ€” SMART CAPTURE Apple's VisionKit scanner auto-detects page edges, corrects perspective, and lets you capture multiple pages in one session. ENHANCEMENTS Twelve filter modes โ€” Original, Lighten, Enhance, Magic Pro, No Watermark, No Shadow, No Handwriting, B&W, Eco, Grayscale, Color, and Art โ€” all rendered on-device with Core Image. EXTRACT TEXT Powered by Apple's Vision framework, OCR reads printed and handwritten text directly on your iPhone. Copy to clipboard or export as a .txt file. SIGN Draw your signature with a finger or Apple Pencil, then drag and resize it onto the page. The signature is composited into the JPEG and re-saved in place. PDF EXPORT A4-sized PDFs with proper centering, one tap from the share menu. Every page gets a subtle MKHG Lab signature in the bottom-right corner. ZOOM & REVIEW Pinch-to-zoom and pan on any fullscreen page; double-tap to reset. Reorder, rotate, or delete pages from the viewer. โ€” Privacy by design โ€” Everything happens on your device. There is no account, no upload, no analytics, no tracking SDK. The app only asks for camera and photo-library access when you scan or save. โ€” Customizable โ€” โ€ข Pick the default filter (Auto / Magic Pro / B&W / โ€ฆ) โ€ข Set a capture timer (3 s / 5 s / 10 s) โ€ข Toggle auto-enhance, HD capture, and auto-capture โ€ข Choose VisionKit or a manual AVFoundation camera โ€ข Light / Dark / Auto appearance โ€” Made by MKHG Lab โ€” Designed and built in Bangladesh. Feedback, bug reports, and feature requests are always welcome.

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PaperGuard

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Most scanner apps upload your ID, your lease and your payslips to someone else's server. PaperGuard has no server to upload them to โ€” scanning, OCR and document intelligence all run on your iPhone. Free forever for unlimited scans, with no watermark and no ads. TURN PAPER INTO CLEAN PDFs Point the camera and PaperGuard finds the page edges, straightens the perspective and cleans up the result. Scan a single page, a whole contract, or use Batch Scan to shoot page after page without stopping. Reorder, crop and retake before you save, then export a sharp multi-page PDF. IT READS WHAT IT SCANS On-device text recognition turns every scan into searchable text. PaperGuard also recognizes what kind of document it is looking at โ€” invoice, receipt, contract, ID โ€” and pulls out the amounts and dates that matter. Ask a plain question about a document and get the answer straight from the page. No cloud AI is involved at any point. SIGN WITHOUT PRINTING Draw your signature once, then place it on any document with a tap. Annotate, highlight and fill in what you need, then send a finished PDF. The printer stays in the closet. LOCKED BEHIND FACE ID Turn on the Vault and PaperGuard asks for Face ID before showing anything โ€” after a restart, after switching apps, every time. Content blurs the moment you leave the app. Face ID is handled by iOS itself; if it fails, your device passcode gets you in. FINDS THINGS AGAIN Folders, tags and full-text search across everything you have scanned, right inside the app. Documents show up in iPhone search by their title as well, and you can optionally have their text appear as a preview in the result. Identity cards and passports never leave the title, whatever you choose. PRIVACY THAT IS ARCHITECTURE, NOT A PROMISE There is no account, no login and no server. Your documents, images, recognized text and settings never leave your device, because there is nowhere for them to go. No analytics, no advertising, no tracking SDKs. Put your iPhone in airplane mode and every feature above still works โ€” that is the test we would like you to run. FREE Unlimited scanning, no watermark, no ads. PDF export, one folder, one saved signature, three tags and a preview of recognized text. PAPERGUARD PRO Full recognized text and search inside your scans, Document Intelligence, Quick Answers, unlimited folders, signatures and tags, and batch export. Yearly at USD 14.99 with a 7-day free trial, or monthly at USD 2.99. Prices in your local currency are shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel it in iOS Settings, Apple Account, Subscriptions. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Privacy Policy: https://bytechimera.com/apps/paperguard/privacy Support: https://bytechimera.com/apps/paperguard/support

Screenshots

DocuScan4 screens
PaperGuard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DocuScan at none against PaperGuard's 2. DocuScan also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. PaperGuard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DocuScan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DocuScan ships an update every 3 months, PaperGuard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
DocuScan versus PaperGuard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocuScanPaperGuard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size24 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMd Kamrul HasanPrzemyslaw Bocer

In-app purchases

None

DocuScan

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PaperGuard

Subscriptions2
  • PaperGuard Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PaperGuard Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is DocuScan free?
DocuScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaperGuard free?
PaperGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DocuScan or PaperGuard have ads?
Neither DocuScan nor PaperGuard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DocuScan or PaperGuard?
DocuScan ships an update every 3 months, and PaperGuard every 2 months. Most recently, DocuScan was updated on October 25, 2026 and PaperGuard on October 29, 2026.

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