Comparison

Pagefold vs Harfy

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

Head to head
About

Pagefold

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Pagefold turns paper into clean, shareable PDFs—fast and private on your iPhone. Scan with the camera or import from Photos. Adjust edges, enhance readability, build multi-page documents, and share a PDF in seconds. Your scans stay on your device—no account required. SCAN DOCUMENTS TO PDF • Document camera scan • Photo import • Edge detect & crop adjust • Color, black & white, and enhance filters • Multi-page PDFs with reorder • Folders to keep scans organized • Share via Mail, Files, Messages, and more BUILT FOR REAL PAPERWORK Receipts, invoices, homework, notes, and contracts—digitize what you need without uploading your documents to a cloud service. OCR (PAGEFOLD PRO) Make PDFs searchable with on-device text recognition. Processing runs on your iPhone—document images are not uploaded to Kick-Start.ai servers. FREE TO START • Limited free document scans • Full scan, adjust, enhance, and share • PDF exports include a small “Scanned with Pagefold” footer we add on export PAGEFOLD PRO • Unlimited document scans • PDF exports without the Pagefold footer • On-device OCR for searchable PDFs Pagefold is a document scanner—not a tool to remove or alter watermarks on files from other apps or publishers. Pro simply skips the footer Pagefold adds to free exports. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple ID and renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://kick-start.ai/pagefold-scanner/pagefold-scanner-privacy-policy/ Support: https://kick-start.ai/pagefold-scanner/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Harfy

Features
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Scan Arabic and English documents into clean, searchable PDFs — privately, on your iPhone. Harfy reads Arabic and English with Apple's on-device text recognition. Your scans, text and folders never leave your phone. No account, no ads, no tracking. SCAN • Live page detection with auto-capture, plus manual shutter and torch • Multi-page scans in one go • Crop with a magnifying loupe, rotate, retake and reorder pages • Filters: Original, Enhanced, Grayscale, Black & White TEXT (OCR) • Arabic and English text recognition that works offline • Searchable PDFs: find any word in any scan later • Copy text with original, 1 2 3 or ١ ٢ ٣ digits RECEIPTS & VAT — Premium • Reads the total, date, VAT and VAT rate (Saudi 15%, UAE 5%) • Works on Arabic and English receipts ID REDACTION — Premium • Blacks out ID numbers such as Iqama and Emirates ID on the image and in the text before you share QR CODES & BARCODES • Websites, Wi-Fi, phone, email, location, contacts and product barcodes, with a history ORGANIZE & SHARE • Folders, search by title or text, Today / This week / Archive • Share as PDF, JPG, PNG or text, named after your scan • Lock Harfy with Face ID • Arabic or English, light or dark HARFY PREMIUM Unlimited scans and folders, Receipt mode, ID redaction and PDFs without the Harfy footer. Choose monthly, yearly or a one-time lifetime purchase. The free version includes 5 scans a month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscripunless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://theskyapps.com/privacy.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://theskyapps.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Pagefold4 screens
Harfy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pagefold and Harfy are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Pagefold sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Harfy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pagefold ships an update weekly, Harfy every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pagefold versus Harfy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPagefoldHarfy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKickstart Ai LLCImad Ali Mohammad

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pagefold

Subscriptions2
  • Pagefold Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Pagefold Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Harfy

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Pagefold free?
Pagefold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Harfy free?
Harfy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pagefold or Harfy have ads?
Neither Pagefold nor Harfy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pagefold or Harfy?
Pagefold ships an update weekly, and Harfy every 4 days. Most recently, Pagefold was updated on November 6, 2026 and Harfy on November 6, 2026.

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