Stop Doomscrolling vs PDF Document Scanner · DocSave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stop Doomscrolling
This app helps you break the habit of excessive morning scrolling. It locks chosen apps until you physically move to a designated spot and take a photo, ensuring you're out of bed before you start your day.
- Locks selected apps each night
- Requires photo of a chosen spot to unlock
- Alternative: short walk to unlock
- Apps unlock automatically at a set time
- App and schedule changes possible while locked
- Privacy-focused, no account needed
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Mornings shouldn't start with an hour you can't remember. Alba locks the apps you scroll in bed, every night. In the morning they stay locked until you get up, walk to a spot you chose, and take a photo of it. By then you're up, and the scroll never started. No willpower needed. No guilt either. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps that eat your mornings. 2. Choose a spot away from your bed: the coffee machine, the kitchen counter, the bathroom mirror. 3. Set your lock time. Your apps lock on schedule, every night. 4. In the morning, walk to your spot and scan it. Everything opens until tonight. WHY A PHOTO Your phone is easy to reach from bed. Your kitchen isn't. Once you're standing at your spot, the half-asleep scroll is already over, and the rest of the morning is yours. NEVER STUCK • Can't scan? Take a short walk instead, and your apps open just the same. • Your apps open on their own at a time you set, 9 AM by default, even if you never scan. • Change your apps or your schedule any time, even while they're locked. ONE JOB, DONE WELL Alba isn't a screen time tracker or a focus timer. It doesn't count your hours or keep score. It gets you out of bed, then gets out of your way. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Alba uses Apple's Screen Time API. Your spot photos and your app choices stay on your iPhone. No account needed. TRY IT FREE Your first 3 days are free, with no payment needed. After that, choose a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase to keep your mornings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them any time in your App Store account settings. The lifetime purchase is a one-time payment and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://davuthdv.notion.site/Alba-app-privacy-policy-3da9321ec2a080b6a166d74c9157a202 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PDF Document Scanner · DocSave
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I made DocSave for myself. I used to hunt for my passport among thousands of photos in my gallery, contracts kept getting lost in chats and email, and to compress or sign a PDF I had to upload personal documents to sketchy websites. I wanted one app where everything is close at hand, turns up in a second and never leaks anywhere. That's how DocSave came about. No subscription: Pro is a one-time purchase, and it's yours forever. DocSave is a document scanner, a PDF editor and a safe place for your passport, driver's license and important paperwork. Everything is stored only on your iPhone: no sign-up, no servers, no cloud. FIND ANY DOCUMENT IN A SECOND Search looks through the text inside PDFs, scans, photos and notes. Type "deposit" and DocSave finds the lease, the receipt and the note where that word appears. SIGN AND STAMP Sign with your finger once, then add your signature, a stamp, the date or text to any PDF. DOCUMENT SCANNER • Scanning with automatic cropping and page straightening • On-device text recognition (OCR) • Import from Photos, Files, Mail and other apps PASSPORT, DRIVER'S LICENSE AND OTHER IDS ALWAYS AT HAND • Document cards: passport, ID card, driver's license, insurance card and much more • Take a photo of your passport and the neural network on your iPhone fills in the fields for you. Your data never leaves the device • Copy any number with one tap • Get a reminder before a document expires SMART NOTES DocSave spots phone numbers, card numbers, email addresses and street addresses in your notes. One tap and you're calling, writing an email or copying a number. ALL YOUR PDF TOOLS IN ONE PLACE • PDF compression: files up to 10x smaller • Merge files into a single PDF • Pages: rotate, reorder, delete • Remove hidden data (metadata) • PDF to JPG and PNG • Text recognition No converter websites, no uploads: your files never leave your iPhone. INVOICES AND ESTIMATES IN A MINUTE Create an invoice with a QR code for payment, send it to your client as a PDF and get a reminder when payment is due. YOUR DOCUMENTS BELONG TO YOU ALONE • Protected with Face ID and your passcode • No account, no servers, no cloud • We don't collect any data • You make and keep your own backups DocSave Pro unlocks every feature with no limits. It's a one-time purchase that's yours forever, with no subscription and no recurring charges. You can restore your purchase on another iPhone signed in with the same Apple ID. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PDF Document Scanner · DocSave at every 4 days against Stop Doomscrolling's every 9 days. PDF Document Scanner · DocSave also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Stop Doomscrolling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PDF Document Scanner · DocSave sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stop Doomscrolling ships an update every 9 days, PDF Document Scanner · DocSave every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Stop Doomscrolling | PDF Document Scanner · DocSave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Davuth Sina | Dmitriy Biserov |
In-app purchases
Stop Doomscrolling
- Premium$2.991 Month
- Premium Lifetime$9.99
PDF Document Scanner · DocSave
- DocSave Pro$9.99
- DocSave Pro Special Offer$9.99





