Comparison

DocLens vs SP Neuron Mobile

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

Head to head
About

DocLens

Features
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DocLens is a fully offline frame-select OCR tool: draw a box, extract exactly the text you circled, and translate it on your device. The liability clause in a contract, the date on a court ruling, one verbatim line from an interview: you choose the block, it reads only that. Headers, footers, ads and noise are never touched. Key features: 1. Frame-select OCR: shoot or pick a photo, drag a box, and only the text inside is recognized. Low-confidence lines are dashed-underlined for line-by-line proofreading before translation. 2. Accurate recognition: selectable recognition languages with automatic per-line detection for mixed Chinese and English; handwriting and rotated text supported; Enhance and Retry rescues poor scans. 3. On-device translation: results are translated paragraph by paragraph for fluent output. Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German and Spanish are supported, and language packs can be downloaded in advance. 4. QR and barcode scanning: frame a code to open URLs in an in-app browser, dial numbers, compose emails, open locations, or copy Wi-Fi passwords and contact fields. 5. Fully offline: recognition, translation and barcode scanning all run on your device. No account, no analytics, no cloud upload, and no network access from shutter to text. 6. Minimal permissions: DocLens never asks for full photo library access, only permission to save your exports. Data stays in the local sandbox and database. 7. Torch and Enhance Retry: turn on the light for close-up documents, and re-run recognition with boosted contrast when a scan comes out poorly. Membership: New users get a free 7-day trial, extendable once by another 7 days from the membership page. After the trial, you can still scan free once per day. VIP is a one-time purchase: no subscription, no ads, no tracking. Great for contract review, hearing and meeting notes, interview transcription, research excerpts, receipt and form data extraction, and translating foreign signs. Your files go nowhere. That is what makes DocLens different: it does not make decisions for you. It hands judgment back to you, and keeps privacy structural with on-device computing.

About

SP Neuron Mobile

Features
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SP Neuron is a clean, fast mind-mapping and outliner built for the way you actually think. Drop ideas onto an endless canvas, connect them, and let your thoughts organize themselves. Key features: - Infinite canvas โ€” pan and zoom freely, with no limit on how large your map grows. - Node cards โ€” each one holds your thoughts; drag to rearrange, pinch to zoom. - Smart connections โ€” link nodes to make relationships clear at a glance. - Built-in outline sidebar โ€” jump to any node and fly to it smoothly with a single tap. - iCloud sync โ€” your maps stay in sync across iPhone and iPad, with full offline editing that resumes the moment you're back online. - 7-language built-in manual โ€” English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, ready the first time you open the app. - Liquid Glass design โ€” crafted for iOS 26 with a fluid, native feel. - Dark mode โ€” easy on the eyes, day or night. - Command palette โ€” reach power actions with a keystroke. Whether you're planning a project, studying, or capturing a sudden burst of ideas, SP Neuron keeps it all in one calm, beautiful space. Privacy: SP Neuron does not collect any personal data. Your maps are stored only on your device and in your own iCloud container. There are no third-party trackers or ads, and you can delete your data or stop syncing at any time.

Screenshots

DocLens4 screens
SP Neuron Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DocLens at 17.0 against SP Neuron Mobile's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DocLens ships an update every 10 days, SP Neuron Mobile every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
DocLens versus SP Neuron Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocLensSP Neuron Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size45 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerๆถ› ๅˆ˜ไฝ™ ๆจ

In-app purchases

None

DocLens

No in-app purchases

None

SP Neuron Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DocLens free?
DocLens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SP Neuron Mobile free?
SP Neuron Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DocLens or SP Neuron Mobile have ads?
Neither DocLens nor SP Neuron Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DocLens or SP Neuron Mobile?
DocLens ships an update every 10 days, and SP Neuron Mobile every 2 weeks. Most recently, DocLens was updated on September 18, 2026 and SP Neuron Mobile on October 4, 2026.

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