Comparison

OpenZen Doc vs DocZen

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

Head to head
About

OpenZen Doc

Features
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A letter in German, and plenty of questions? OpenZen Doc helps you capture German-language documents, translate them and review their key information. SCAN OR IMPORT A PDF Photograph pages with your camera or choose a German-language PDF from Files. Check the captured pages and change their order if needed. Each request supports up to twelve pages and a total of 14,000 recognized text characters. TRANSLATION AND EXPLANATION Compare the recognized original text with the translation. The explanation organizes key points, possible next steps, warnings, and detected deadlines and amounts. Copy results or send them through the iOS share menu. TEN OUTPUT LANGUAGES German, English, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Spanish, French, Arabic, Hebrew and Turkish. Source documents should be in German. Ten output languages do not mean that every source language is supported. LOCAL TEXT RECOGNITION, ONLINE PROCESSING Text recognition with Apple Vision runs on your device. For translation and explanation, recognized text is sent over HTTPS to OpenZen's own infrastructure. Document photos and PDF files are not sent to the AI server. Translation and explanation need an internet connection. Prepared explanations are held temporarily on the server; see the privacy information for storage details. EASY TO START No user account and no ads. Choose a language, add your pages and start processing. Temporary scan working copies are removed when a session ends or is reset. You manage separately shared files at their chosen destination. Automatic text recognition, translation and explanation may contain errors. Always check names, numbers, deadlines and important wording against the original. OpenZen Doc is an information tool and does not replace legal, medical, financial, tax or official advice.

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DocZen

Features
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DocZen files your household paperwork for you: mail, bills, taxes, health, banking, home, car, ID documents… and reminds you before every deadline. SNAP IT, FORWARD IT, IT’S FILED Take a photo of a paper (one photo per page) or forward an email to your DocZen address. DocZen recognizes the document type, the sender, amounts and dates, then files it in the right category. No more sorting. NEVER MISS A DEADLINE AGAIN Expiring passport, bill to pay, contract to cancel, car inspection due: the important dates in your documents become reminders. You get a notification in time, tap “Done” and it’s sorted. You can add your own deadlines too. FIND ANYTHING WITH ONE QUESTION “When does my passport expire?”, “How much did I pay for electricity this year?”: ask in everyday words and DoczenAI answers from your papers. SHARED WITH YOUR HOUSEHOLD, PRIVATE WHEN YOU WANT Invite your partner, adult children or parents. Each document is shared with the household or kept private: you choose. EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE The “My household” home screen shows your papers by category, upcoming deadlines and documents to check. Search by keyword, category, member or year. YOUR DATA, SAFE Hosted in Europe, encrypted documents, never sold and never used to train AI. Export everything at any time. MADE FOR EVERYDAY LIFE Offline access to your latest documents and deadlines, light and dark themes, respects your text size. Available in French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Greek and Arabic. FREE, OR PLUS AND FAMILY SUBSCRIPTIONS Free up to 5 documents. Plus and Family plans add members, storage and questions, as monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscriptions with a 14-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://doczen-app.com/cgu Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://doczen-app.com/confidentialite

Screenshots

OpenZen Doc4 screens
DocZen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenZen Doc at none against DocZen's 4. DocZen's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. DocZen sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. OpenZen Doc asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenZen Doc ships an update every 2 weeks, DocZen every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
OpenZen Doc versus DocZen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenZen DocDocZen
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtem StukaloStephane Nimer

In-app purchases

None

OpenZen Doc

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

DocZen

Subscriptions4
  • DocZen Plus14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • DocZen Family14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • DocZen Plus14 Days trial$35.001 Year
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  • DocZen Family14 Days trial$59.001 Year

Questions

Is OpenZen Doc free?
OpenZen Doc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DocZen free?
DocZen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OpenZen Doc or DocZen have ads?
Neither OpenZen Doc nor DocZen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenZen Doc or DocZen?
OpenZen Doc ships an update every 2 weeks, and DocZen every 4 days. Most recently, OpenZen Doc was updated on October 31, 2026 and DocZen on October 31, 2026.

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