Comparison

NeoFinder vs Simple Scan

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

Head to head
About

NeoFinder

Access and search your digital media library catalogs on your iPhone or iPad. Quickly find photos, movies, and songs with powerful search and detailed file information, including geotags displayed on a map.

Highlights
  • Access NeoFinder catalogs on iOS
  • Search photos, movies, songs
  • Powerful Find Editor
  • Detailed file Inspector
  • Preview cataloged files
  • Display geotags on map
Features
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Introducing NeoFinder iOS The leading disk cataloger for Macintosh is also available for iOS! Keep the NeoFinder catalogs of your entire digital library always with you! Use Dropbox, iCloud Drive, or the Finder to transfer your NeoFinder catalog files to your iPhone or iPad Find your photos, movies, songs, and any cataloged data quickly on your iPhone or iPad, wherever you go Use the powerful Find Editor to find exactly what you need The Inspector shows you all the details of your cataloged files, including Previews, EXIF, IPTC, ID3, XMP, song lyrics, cover art, if they are included in your catalogs Geotags of photos or movies are displayed on the map GeoFinder for all photos or movies within the visible range of the map

About

Simple Scan

Easily convert paper documents into searchable PDFs or images in seconds. This app offers a streamlined scanning experience without cluttering your existing notes, with options to share directly via email, messages, or other applications. Enjoy private, on-device processing with no ads.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF or JPEG
  • Searchable PDFs with OCR
  • Share scans via email, messages, or system share sheet
  • Custom file destinations
  • File naming suggestions (Apple Intelligence required)
  • On-device processing
  • No ads
Features
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Simple Scan is the quick, easy way to scan paper documents to optimized, searchable PDF documents (or images) and send them almost anywhere. ## FEATURES ## * Same great scanning functionality as Notes, but no need to clutter your notes data with one-off scans * Create high-resolution multi-page PDFs from your paper documents * PDFs are searchable thanks to automatic Optical Character Recognition (OCR) * Built for simplicity. Just scan and send – no document library * Send scans via email or messages. Save to a file, or "Share" use to send to other apps via the system share sheet * Set up message destinations with pre-filled recipients for easy "Email to Myself" and other common uses * Custom file destinations save scans directly to a pre-selected folder without extra taps * File naming suggestions, such as names, dates, pulled from the scanned document (requires Apple Intelligence) * Save scans directly to Photos * Option to output as images (JPEG) instead of PDF * Quality option to control file size * Never any ads. Ever. * Private and on-device. All scan processing is done locally on your device. ## SIMPLE SCAN PRO ## Simple Scan is free to download and try! To continue using Simple Scan, unlock Simple Scan Pro--available as a low-cost, annual subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock purchase. ## SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ## * Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase * Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period * Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were initially charged for the subscription * Subscriptions can be managed or canceled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Have questions? Email support@agiletortoise.com. Terms: https://agiletortoise.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://agiletortoise.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

NeoFinder4 screens
Simple Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Scan at 87% against NeoFinder's 35%. Simple Scan also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and rating (4.9 vs 3.3). NeoFinder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (14 vs 17.4). On 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

Simple Scan is free to download; NeoFinder costs $5.99 up front. Simple Scan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. NeoFinder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Scan holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Scan has 660 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of NeoFinder's written reviews are positive against 87% of Simple Scan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NeoFinder ships an update every 5 months, Simple Scan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
NeoFinder versus Simple Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeoFinderSimple Scan
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.9 (660 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews87.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3660 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorbert DoernerAgile Tortoise

Customer experience

NeoFinder

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive34.8%
Neutral13.0%
Negative52.2%

Simple Scan

All ratings660 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.9%

Bugs and requests

NeoFinder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Simple Scan

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on multi-page scans for some users
  • Issues with importing files from other apps

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to tag scans
  • Favorite file/app destination options
  • More image adjustment tools

In-app purchases

None

NeoFinder

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Scan

Subscriptions1
  • Pro - Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro - Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is NeoFinder free?
NeoFinder costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Scan free?
Simple Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NeoFinder or Simple Scan?
Simple Scan is rated higher. NeoFinder averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Simple Scan averages 4.9 from 660 ratings.
Do NeoFinder or Simple Scan have ads?
Neither NeoFinder nor Simple Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NeoFinder or Simple Scan?
NeoFinder ships an update every 5 months, and Simple Scan every 3 weeks. Most recently, NeoFinder was updated on September 22, 2026 and Simple Scan on September 21, 2026.

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