La Pochette vs Skan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
La Pochette
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La Pochette brings all your important papers together in one place: ID card, certificates, prescriptions, payslips, bills, contracts, warrantiesβ¦ You scan them, you file them, and they are backed up securely. SIMPLE AND FAST Scan a document in seconds: the edges are detected automatically, the image is straightened, and you can save several pages in one go. You can also import PDFs and photos you already have, from your phone or from a computer. FIND ANYTHING IN AN INSTANT Search for a word inside the content of your documents and find it right away, even with no connection. YOUR DOCUMENTS, THERE WHEN YOU NEED THEM Export the document you need, send it by email, or print it. Simply, from the app. FILED AUTOMATICALLY The app files your documents directly on your phone, without going through any outside service. You always confirm the suggested category. Every category can be customized. YOUR PAPERS, IMPOSSIBLE TO LOSE Every document is backed up automatically and kept safe. If your phone is lost, stolen or broken, all you have to do is sign in again on a new device to get every one of your documents back. PROTECTED, EVEN FROM US Your documents are encrypted on your phone, before they are backed up. Our servers only ever hold unreadable data: we cannot see the content, the titles or the categories of your papers. You are the only one who can open them, thanks to your unique key. It is generated at random when you create your account - it does not depend on your password. Since it is the only way in, we have you save it when you sign up, so that a lost phone never becomes a lost vault. A stolen phone will not talk either: the app's files stay encrypted on the phone's storage too. Without your biometrics, they are nothing but unreadable data. STORED IN FRANCE Your backups are hosted on servers in France, in compliance with the GDPR. Your data stays in Europe and is never sold. RESPECT FOR YOUR PRIVACY No ads, no trackers, no data resale: these are ruled out by design, not by a mere promise. * No cloud AI, no third-party API ever sees your documents. * No advertising trackers, no invasive third-party analytics. * No back door: we cannot decrypt a vault, so there is no "assisted recovery". Saving your key is the only way in - we own that, and we say it plainly. * No phone number collected (GDPR data minimization). NOTHING KEEPS YOU HERE You can export all of your documents at any time, for free. Your data belongs to you. PLANS Free: up to 15 backed-up documents. Premium: from β¬0.99/month - up to 10 GB of storage, which is more than 5,000 documents. Security and export are included in every plan. Terms of Use: https://la-pochette.fr/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://la-pochette.fr/en/privacy.html
Skan
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Pay once. No ads. Nothing leaves your iPhone. Skan turns paper into sharp, searchable PDFs β with no account and no subscription. POINT, SCAN, DONE β’ Skan finds the edges and takes the photo when the page is steady β’ Scan many pages in a row, reorder them and rotate them into place β’ Filters that make text crisp: Document, Grey, Colour or Original TEXT YOU CAN SEARCH β’ Text recognition in English and Danish, plus Japanese, German, French, Spanish or Korean when that's your iPhone's language β right on your phone β’ Search all your scans for a word, a name or an amount β’ PDFs include a text layer, so you can search and copy text anywhere β’ Skan names your documents for you, e.g. βInvoice β Harbour Power β 2026-09β RECEIPTS AND BOOKKEEPING β’ Skan finds the total, VAT and date on receipts and invoices β’ Export all receipts as CSV for Excel, Numbers or your accounting app β’ Export tables from a scan as CSV SIGN AND SHARE β’ Draw your signature once and place it on any page β’ Share as PDF β or with a password β’ Siri and Shortcuts: βScan with Skanβ YOUR PAPER IS YOURS Everything β images, text recognition and PDFs β happens on your iPhone. There is no server, no account and no tracking. PAY ONCE. THAT'S IT. Skan costs a small one-time price: every feature and every future update, with no ads and no subscription. The extra app icons and a silly little game are included for everyone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: La Pochette at Free against Skan's $1.99. La Pochette also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). Skan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#177 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
La Pochette is free to download; Skan costs $1.99 up front. La Pochette sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Skan asks for nothing beyond the download.
La Pochette ships an update daily, Skan every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | La Pochette | Skan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free β better | $1.99 |
| Update frequency | Daily β better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Best chart rank | β | #177 β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | damien diep | Commanigy |
In-app purchases
La Pochette
- Premium mensuel$0.991 Month
- Premium annuel$8.991 Year
Skan
No in-app purchases









