Comparison

InstaScan vs Doc.Scanner

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

Head to head
About

InstaScan

Transform your iPhone into a powerful scanner. Easily capture, sign, and export documents as PDFs or JPEGs. Features AI-powered text extraction, summarization, and smart title suggestions for scanned content.

Highlights
  • Scan documents quickly
  • Add signatures
  • Export as PDF/JPEG
  • AI text extraction
  • AI content summarization
  • Automatic edge detection and cropping
  • Multipage document creation
Features
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Turn your iPhone into fast and easy to use scanner. It’s never been so easy to Scan, put Signature and Email multipage documents into PDF or JPEG. You can scan any document in seconds include business cards, receipts, notes, passports, whiteboards and even multiple page documents. InstaScan's built in AI engine extracts text from scanned pages for you to copy. Moreover, it will suggest smart titles and generate summarised content from the whole scanned page. Just take picture, crop, choose preferred scanner effect and you’re done. Here are the features that awaits you: - Put your signature on any document easily - Anti shake technology while taking picture to get more detailed image - Automatic image edge detection - Smart image cropping - Image perspective auto correction - Several image effects - Save documents inside app or export in Camera Roll - Create multipage documents and email into PDF or JPEG - Automatic upload of documents to iCloud - Email optimized image size for instant attachment delivery You can get Pro features through auto-renewing subscription and if you want to continue getting premium features, your subscription should be continued. 3 Monthly subscription costs $7.99 (or equivalent) and renews automatically every three month, unless you cancel it through your iTunes  account 1 year subscription costs $17.99 (or equivalent), free trial - 3 days and renews automatically every year, unless you cancel it through your iTunes  account Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. and are subject to change with notice. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. Any unused part or time-span of a free trial period will be forfeited, as soon as you purchase a subscription. more information can be found on the following links: Terms & Conditions: https://lmddata.blob.core.windows.net/lmdmore/InstaScanTerms.html?sig=W%2FIv5q3%2F5xqKaf7IdYuPyJPenpCy%2FuWal%2FBtUjKGLmY%3D&se=2024-04-24T07%3A59%3A54Z&sv=2019-02-02&sp=r&sr=b Privacy policy: http://lemondo.com/privacy We want to hear your suggestions, likes, complains.. Please leave your feedback, rate us on the AppStore or use the contact link to stay in touch. Download Scanner for iPhone right now and get all those features for free. We are working constantly to improve app performance and user experience. To get your feedbacks easily & make the process convenient, you can send us your questions & suggestions directly from the app "Settings”. Your suggestions are valuable for us! If you like Scanner for iPhone, don’t forget to rate us on AppStore! ;) Happy scanning!

About

Doc.Scanner

Easily scan, edit, and manage your documents. Share them in various formats like image, PDF, or text. Store your files securely on your device.

Highlights
  • Scan documents
  • Edit scanned documents
  • Share as image, PDF, or TXT
  • Store documents on device
  • Personal document manager
Features
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Your personal document manager. Scan your documents, edit them. Share with your friends and colleagues. Store your documents on device. Share them as image, pdf or txt format.

Screenshots

InstaScan4 screens
Doc.Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Doc.Scanner at every 2 weeks against InstaScan's every 2 months. Doc.Scanner also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). InstaScan's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. InstaScan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 3 months and Doc.Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doc.Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: InstaScan has 1.9K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InstaScan ships an update every 2 months, Doc.Scanner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
InstaScan versus Doc.Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstaScanDoc.Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings)4.9 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB5 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLemondo Apps LLcViktoriia Rohozhyna

Customer experience

InstaScan

All ratings1,862 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Doc.Scanner

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

InstaScan

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Subscription 3 month$7.993 Months
  • Pack VIP3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Version$39.99
1 purchases

Doc.Scanner

One-time1
  • Lifetime remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is InstaScan free?
InstaScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doc.Scanner free?
Doc.Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, InstaScan or Doc.Scanner?
Doc.Scanner is rated higher. InstaScan averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Doc.Scanner averages 4.9 from 17 ratings.
Do InstaScan or Doc.Scanner have ads?
Both InstaScan and Doc.Scanner show ads.
Which is updated more often, InstaScan or Doc.Scanner?
InstaScan ships an update every 2 months, and Doc.Scanner every 2 weeks. Most recently, InstaScan was updated on September 25, 2026 and Doc.Scanner on June 4, 2026.

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