ReunionTouch vs Simple Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReunionTouch
Access and manage your family tree data on your mobile device. Add new individuals, upload photos, document details, and make edits on the go. Changes automatically sync with the desktop version.
- View and navigate family trees
- Search family information
- Edit data on the go
- Add new people and pictures
- Automatic syncing with Reunion for Mac
- Supports iPhone and iPad screen sizes
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ReunionTouch is a companion product to Reunion 14, 13, 12 or 11 for Mac. Take your family tree with you! View, navigate, search, and edit your information on the go. You'll always be ready to add people, add pictures, document new information, and make corrections to your data — all while automatically staying in sync with Reunion for Mac. If you have Reunion 13, you can use iCloud Drive or Dropbox to download and sync your family file with ReunionTouch. If you have Reunion 12 or 11, you can use Dropbox to download and sync your family file with ReunionTouch. ReunionTouch takes advantage of all iPhone and iPad screen sizes.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Simple Scan at Free against ReunionTouch's $9.99. Simple Scan also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (87% vs 46%). ReunionTouch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#165 vs unranked). 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
Simple Scan is free to download; ReunionTouch costs $9.99 up front. Simple Scan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. ReunionTouch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Scan holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Scan has 660 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of ReunionTouch's written reviews are positive against 87% of Simple Scan's.
ReunionTouch ships an update every 2 months, Simple Scan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReunionTouch | Simple Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (56 ratings) | 4.9 (660 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 87.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 660 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #165 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leister Productions, Inc | Agile Tortoise |
Customer experience
ReunionTouch
Simple Scan
Bugs and requests
ReunionTouch
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
ReunionTouch
No in-app purchases
Simple Scan
- Pro - Annual$9.991 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$39.99
Questions
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