Comparison

DocBeam vs Document Scan & Edit

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

Head to head
About

DocBeam

Features
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Scan. Sign. Done. DocBeam is the privacy-first PDF scanner and signature app that turns your iPhone into a pocket document studio, with razor-sharp auto edge detection and searchable OCR. NEW: Passport and ID photos. Pick a photo โ€” DocBeam finds the face, sizes the head to your country's rules, replaces the background, and lays out a full sheet you can print and cut. Turkey, Schengen, US 2ร—2 in, UK, India, China, Japan and Canada. Like everything else here, it runs on your device: your face is never uploaded. Your documents are processed on your device. No accounts, no ads, no tracking โ€” ever. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Scan any paper to a crisp PDF with automatic edge detection - Sign with your finger, or type your name in an elegant script font - Choose your ink: classic black, wet-ink blue, or red - Annotate, highlight and redact โ€” then flatten and share - Revert to the original at any time, even after signing - On-device OCR makes every scan searchable and selectable - Lock private files in a Face ID vault, or lock the whole app - Add watermarks, page numbers and Bates numbering - Merge, split and compress PDFs in seconds - Remove blank pages automatically - ID and business card mode for clean two-sided captures - Share PDFs and photos straight into DocBeam from any app - Set expiry reminders so contracts never lapse - Now on iPad, with layouts that use the bigger screen - Organise with folders, tags and favourites - Colour, greyscale or black & white scan profiles - Select several documents to share, merge or move at once - Browse your documents in the Files app - Scans name themselves using on-device intelligence - Shortcuts actions to find, fetch and summarize documents SYNC THAT STAYS PRIVATE Turn on iCloud and your documents follow you to your other devices โ€” through your own private iCloud account. They never touch our servers, because we don't have any. DOCBEAM PRO Unlock unlimited scans, unlimited on-device AI summaries and questions, and every pro tool โ€” yearly, monthly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. PRIVACY PROMISE Your documents belong to you. DocBeam has no servers and no sign-in: nothing is ever uploaded to us, and we never see your files. Scan. Sign. Done. โ€”โ€”โ€” Privacy Policy: https://usedocbeam.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Document Scan & Edit

Features
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Document & Text Scanner Turn paper documents, receipts, notes, and PDF files into editable digital text instantly. Document Scan reads text quickly and accurately โ€” so you can edit, copy, and share in seconds. HOW IT WORKS 1. Take a photo, pick an image from your gallery, or open a PDF 2. Text is extracted automatically 3. Edit, copy, or share as PDF KEY FEATURES โ€ข Camera scan โ€” Snap a document and get text instantly โ€ข Photo library โ€” Extract text from saved images โ€ข PDF support โ€” Read text from multi-page PDF files โ€ข Edit text โ€” Refine extracted text right in the app โ€ข One-tap copy โ€” Copy text to clipboard instantly โ€ข Share as PDF โ€” Export and share your scans as PDF โ€ข Scan history โ€” Revisit and continue previous scans โ€ข Multi-language โ€” Supports Turkish, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese PERFECT FOR โ€ข Students โ€” Digitize notes and textbook pages โ€ข Professionals โ€” Convert invoices, contracts, and documents to text โ€ข Everyone โ€” Copy text from handwritten notes, receipts, or screenshots Go Premium for unlimited scans and full history access. Start with 3 free scans โ€” try DocScan today! Privacy-first: Your scans are processed on device and history is stored locally. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/documentscanprivacypolicy Terms of Use :https://sites.google.com/view/documentscantermsofuse

Screenshots

DocBeam4 screens
Document Scan & Edit2 screens

Verdict

The call

DocBeam and Document Scan & Edit are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. DocBeam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Document Scan & Edit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.89 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DocBeam versus Document Scan & Edit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocBeamDocument Scan & Edit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArda CelikDurmus Caner Bal

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DocBeam

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
3 purchases

Document Scan & Edit

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$0.897 Days
  • Premium Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Premium Annual$1.991 Year

Questions

Is DocBeam free?
DocBeam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Document Scan & Edit free?
Document Scan & Edit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DocBeam or Document Scan & Edit have ads?
Neither DocBeam nor Document Scan & Edit shows ads.

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