Polaris Office vs DocScanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Polaris Office
Create, edit, and share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations across devices. This all-in-one office suite is compatible with popular file formats and offers cloud integration for seamless access. It includes tools for PDF conversion and editing, making it a versatile productivity solution.
- Edit and save Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files
- Sync documents across devices via cloud services
- Convert PDFs to editable office documents
- Quick document sharing via links
- Supports 18 global languages
- Includes 33 free templates and various charts/effects
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Create, edit, save and share your files with the best office app of iOS, used by 100 million users all over the world. Experience New All-in-One Complete Office Suite compatible with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe PDF "Best App" awarded by iTunes App Store. [ Features ] • Edit and save documents in various file formats Under 100 MB size. Just one application enough for all different type of documents. - Open, edit, save and share all kinds of office documents such as Word, Excel, Power Point, and Google Docs with one iOS app. - View PDFs right from your iPhone and iPad. Convert PDF into Office documents and edit them. • Convenient usability Quick and Easy Access for Anytime, Anywhere and Any device. - Across all devices like Desktop, iPhone and iPad, Keep your all documents always up-to-date in sync via Polaris Drive, iCloud and other cloud service. - Edit file easily with Split View. - Powerful search function will save your time to expand your search terms not just filename. - Save frequent template in My Template folder. You can make your own template anytime. - Without extracting zip files on iPhone and iPad, you can easily open and read all type of documents. • Share documents quickly, easily Share documents easily and invite others quickly to edit or view documents. - Just simply sharing the link of documents with our cloud storage via SMS, email, Facebook and other channels. • Other support available - Supported File Formats : DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX, TXT, HWP, HWPX, ODT and PDF. (NEW) Now we support CSV format. - Free Available for 33 templates, 20 various 2D/3D charts, 37 slide transition effects, 173 different shapes and 300 formulas for spreadsheet. - Supporting 18 global languages including English, French, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese (Europe, Brazil), etc. - Polaris Drive is a default cloud but also available other cloud service such as iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, WebDAV, FTP for 24 hours, 365 days. - Polaris Office has earned ISO 27001 certification for International Cloud Privacy Standard. [Payment plan and auto-subscription] • Polaris Office is free all-in-one office suite but some features can be limited by your cloud usage or your subscription option. • Smart Plan : $3.99/month & $39.99/year • Pro Plan : $5.99/month & $59.99/year • AI Plan ($12.99/month & $129.99/year) • AI-Plus Plan ($20.99/month & $209.99/year) • Remove Ads : $10.99 • Recurring payment and plan subscriptions are charged to Apple Store account. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Subscriptions can be managed at App Store account setting. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to user’s Account Settings. [Note] • Support : [Application] -[Settings] - [Customer Support] or [Official Site] – [Support] • Customer Support : support@polarisoffice.com • Terms of Service : https://www.polarisoffice.com/en/terms • Privacy Policy : https://www.polarisoffice.com/en/privacy * How to change sharing option Settings > Privacy > Allow additional permissions Select category > Revoke access to Polaris Office
DocScanner
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DocScanner turns your iPhone into a powerful, private document scanner. SCAN LIKE A PRO • Crisp, clean scans with automatic edge detection and shadow removal • Modes for documents, receipts, whiteboards, and ID cards • Fast batch scanning with automatic page capture FIND ANYTHING • On-device OCR makes every scan searchable • Search inside a document and jump straight to the matching page • Folders, tags, and starred documents keep everything organized EXPORT YOUR WAY • PDF export with selectable, searchable text • Password-protected PDFs • Combine several documents into one PDF • ID card to A4 layout, share as images, save to Photos LOCK WHAT MATTERS • Optionally lock folders and files with AES-256 encryption • Unlock with Face ID or your password PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads. No tracking. No account required. • Every document is processed and stored on your device only. DOCSCANNER PRO Unlock password-protected and searchable PDFs, Find in Document, combined PDF export, the ID card layout, watermark-free exports, plus unlimited locked folders and file locking. Available as a monthly or annual subscription (with a 7-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://doc-scanner-lovat.vercel.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: DocScanner at none against Polaris Office's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Polaris Office sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and DocScanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Polaris Office | DocScanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polaris Office Corp. | ADXStudio Inc. |
Bugs and requests
Polaris Office
Reported bugs
4 issues- Documents not saving properly
- Syncing issues between devices
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Formatting issues when exporting to PDF
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more file formats
- Improve offline document editing capabilities
- Provide better integration with cloud storage services
- Introduce a dark mode option
DocScanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Polaris Office
- Premium Service7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Smart Service$3.991 Month
- Pro Service$5.991 Month
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- AI Service1 Month trial3 variants$12.991 Month
- Premium Service1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Smart Service$39.991 Year
- Pro Service$59.991 Year
- Remove Ads$10.99
DocScanner
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Annual$6.991 Year
- DocScanner Pro Lifetime$14.99









