Comparison

MyScanner vs Intentions

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

Head to head
About

MyScanner

This utility tool digitizes documents, scans QR codes and barcodes, and extracts text from images. It offers smart features like auto-edge detection and OCR for efficient on-the-go productivity.

Highlights
  • Advanced PDF & document scanner
  • Instant QR code & barcode reader
  • Powerful OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
  • Smart file management & sharing
  • Privacy-first processing on device
  • Zero lag performance
Features
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Turn paper clutter and everyday QR codes into useful digital information in seconds. MyScanner combines document scanning, QR and barcode reading, and OCR in one fast, privacy-first app. • Create clear PDFs from receipts, contracts, notes, forms, IDs, and whiteboards • Read QR codes and barcodes to open links, connect to Wi-Fi, and save useful details • Extract editable text from documents and photos with OCR • Organize scans in folders and share them through email, messaging, AirDrop, or cloud apps • Keep your scan history available when you need it Capture a document and MyScanner automatically detects its edges and corrects the perspective. Enhance readability with color, grayscale, or black-and-white filters, then arrange pages and combine them into a polished PDF. Point your camera at a QR code or barcode for a fast result, even in low light with flashlight support. Scan results can be opened, copied, shared, or saved locally for later. Use OCR to turn printed or photographed words into editable text. Copy the result to your clipboard or send it to notes, messages, email, and other apps. MyScanner is made for students, professionals, small businesses, travelers, shoppers, and anyone who needs a reliable document scanner or QR code reader on the go. Scanning and OCR processing happen directly on your device, helping keep your documents private. Replace multiple single-purpose apps with one lightweight scanner for PDFs, documents, QR codes, barcodes, and text. Download MyScanner and clear the paper clutter today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Intentions

Features
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A day is a finite amount of time. Not an infinite list. Most to-do apps let you keep on adding. With no restrictions. Intentions asks how much of the day is actually yours to allocate to tasks — three hours, five, eight ‚ then shows that time filling up as you add to it. When the bar turns red, it is not a warning. It is arithmetic. HOW IT WORKS Add an intention and give it a rough length: 15 minutes, 30, an hour, or two. No sliders, no minute-by-minute entry — false precision is one of the key things that Intentions argues against. The availability bar keeps the running total so you don't have to. Swipe right when something is finished. Swipe left into the Incubator, where it waits - sorted by how long it has been waiting - until you're reading to bring it back into the day. SOMEONE TO KEEP YOU HONEST Pick a coach. Bea is warm and firm and wants you to finish. Nigel keeps score and raises an eyebrow. Ivy does not do pep talks and what simply tell you when something doesn't fit. They watch how your day is stacking up and say something about it: in the morning check-in, in the evening round-up, and when an intention has been carried for five days and needs a genuine decision rather than another chance to carry over. Rename them, swap them when you need a different personality to guide you, or hide them and go at it without guidance. WHAT ELSE DOES INTENTIONS OFFER 1. A dedicated home screen widget: what is next and how full the day is 2. Siri capture — say "Add to my Intentions" and it lands in your Incubator with the app shut 3. A morning check-in and an evening round-up, at times you choose 4. Midnight rollover — anything unfinished incubates or rolls over. Your choice 5. An options that simply refuses anything taking today past your hours 6. Backup to a single file, kept somewhere of your choosing to restore at a time that suits you NO ACCOUNT. NO CLOUD. NO WATCHING There is nothing to sign up for. Your intentions live on your device in a database only this app can read. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is analysed, and there is no server to lose it from. A backup goes where you send it and nowhere else. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MyScanner4 screens
Intentions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Intentions at none against MyScanner's shown. Intentions also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. MyScanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Intentions sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyScanner ships an update every 5 days, Intentions every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MyScanner versus Intentions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyScannerIntentions
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPuzzle Mania StudioPaul Morris

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MyScanner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$24.99
1 purchases

Intentions

Subscriptions1
  • Intentions Pro (Annual)$2.991 Year

Questions

Is MyScanner free?
MyScanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Intentions free?
Intentions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyScanner or Intentions have ads?
MyScanner shows ads; Intentions does not.
Which is updated more often, MyScanner or Intentions?
MyScanner ships an update every 5 days, and Intentions every 2 days. Most recently, MyScanner was updated on October 15, 2026 and Intentions on October 21, 2026.

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