Comparison

ScanKit vs LifeDue

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

Head to head
About

ScanKit

This app transforms your device into a powerful document scanner and PDF creator. It automatically detects document edges, enhances image quality, and allows for OCR text extraction. Organize, share, and print your scanned documents with ease.

Highlights
  • Automatic document edge detection
  • High-quality PDF creation
  • OCR text recognition
  • Multi-page scanning
  • Organize documents with folders
  • Instant sharing and printing
Features
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Scan Documents Smarter ScanKit is a fast, modern document scanner that helps you scan, organize, and share documents in seconds. Whether you're scanning receipts, invoices, notes, contracts, books, business cards, or IDs, ScanKit automatically detects document edges, enhances image quality, and creates professional PDFs. Perfect for students, professionals, freelancers, teachers, and small businesses. Smart Document Scanner • Automatic document edge detection • Smart auto crop • Perspective correction • Manual crop adjustment • Multi-page document scanning • Continuous scanning • Import photos from your library • High-quality image capture • Auto enhancement • Flash support Crystal Clear Scans • Remove shadows • Improve text clarity • Black & White mode • Color mode • Grayscale mode • Original mode • Brightness adjustment • Contrast adjustment • Sharpness enhancement Powerful PDF Creator • Create PDF documents • Multi-page PDFs • Reorder pages • Rotate pages • Delete pages • Compress PDF size • High-quality PDF export • Print documents • Share instantly OCR Text Recognition • Extract text from scanned documents • Copy recognized text • Search scanned files • Share extracted text • Supports multiple languages Organize Everything • Rename documents • Create folders • Search documents • Sort by name or date • Favorite important files • View recent scans • Clean document library Share Anywhere • Export as PDF • Export as JPG • Share with any app • Print documents • Save to Files Ideal For • Receipts • Invoices • Contracts • Homework • Study notes • Books • Whiteboards • Business cards • ID cards • Passports • Certificates • Forms • Office documents Why ScanKit? • Fast and easy to use • Clean, modern interface • Professional-quality scans • Smart document detection • OCR text recognition • High-quality PDF creation • Secure local document management • Optimized for iPhone and iPad Download ScanKit today and transform your device into a powerful document scanner and PDF creator.

About

LifeDue

Features
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LifeDue keeps every expiry date in your life in one place: subscriptions, insurance, warranties, contracts, reservations, and important documents like passports and visas. Why LifeDue Renewal dates are scattered across emails, apps, and paper files. LifeDue brings them together and always shows you what's coming up next. Stop paying for subscriptions you forgot to cancel, missing warranty deadlines, and letting renewals slip by. Home Screen Widget • See your next 3 upcoming expiry dates right on your home screen, no need to open the app • D-day countdowns update automatically every day at midnight • Add a new item with the widget's + button, or tap an item to open its details Reminders That Keep You on Track • Daily reminders at the time you choose, from a few days before until D-day • Weekly briefing every Monday morning with everything expiring that week • After an item expires, a "Did you take care of it?" check-in the next day and 3 days later • Tap a notification to jump straight to that item • All reminders are local notifications scheduled on your device Everything at a Glance • A dashboard that shows your most urgent item front and center, like a ticket • Overview by category and this month's upcoming payment total • Calendar, list, search, and filters Quick and Easy to Add • Ready-made templates for streaming subscriptions, car insurance, passports and visas, appliance warranties, and more • Create your own categories and templates • Monthly and yearly recurrence calculated automatically from the start date • Track amount, currency (44 supported), and payment method • Attach one photo of a receipt or warranty card Start Right Away, No Sign-Up • Try it without logging in, then link your Google, Apple, or email account whenever you like and keep all your data 20 Languages 한국어, English, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Español, Português, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Русский, Українська, Polski, Türkçe, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Tiếng Việt, ภาษาไทย, हिन्दी, বাংলা Designed for Personal Use Subscription, insurance, and contract details are personal, so there's no family sharing. Your data is protected per account, and you can delete your account and data anytime right in the app. Free to Use LifeDue is free and supported by ads. A banner ad appears at the top of the screen. When you save an item, you can watch a short ad to keep adding and editing without ads for 30 minutes.

Screenshots

ScanKit4 screens
LifeDue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LifeDue at Free against ScanKit's $1.99. ScanKit's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

LifeDue is free to download; ScanKit costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanKit ships an update every 8 days, LifeDue weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ScanKit versus LifeDue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanKitLifeDue
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRam TuluguSeung Hwan Ryu

In-app purchases

None

ScanKit

No in-app purchases

None

LifeDue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScanKit free?
ScanKit costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LifeDue free?
LifeDue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ScanKit or LifeDue have ads?
LifeDue shows ads; ScanKit does not.
Which is updated more often, ScanKit or LifeDue?
ScanKit ships an update every 8 days, and LifeDue weekly. Most recently, ScanKit was updated on October 31, 2026 and LifeDue on October 31, 2026.

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