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CLUSTER DOCUMENTS-IOS-OCR · 23 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2016-04-21

iOS document scanner apps

The cluster is composed of iOS- and macOS-focused document scanner apps that capture, OCR, edit, organize, and export documents as PDFs or images, with many emphasizing on-device privacy. Dated entries are sparse from 2009 through 2025, with a concentration of new entries in late 2025 and mid-2026. Archive-Suite leads on traction with 3 stars, while two other members have no stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAR 2009: 1JUL 2015: 1APR 2016: 1JUL 2016: 1AUG 2019: 1OCT 2020: 1NOV 2020: 1JUN 2023: 1AUG 2025: 2NOV 2025: 1FEB 2026: 2MAR 2026: 1APR 2026: 1MAY 2026: 3JUN 2026: 1JUL 2026: 2SEP 2026: 2
MAR 2009SEP 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 2 hand-coded · 17 unlabelled

Operator · 5 commercial · 1 open source · 14 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01Flatbed – Document Scanner0★18 daysliveiPhone app that scans documents into PDFs with on-device OCR, organization, and optional private iCloud sync.
  2. 02lumo-macos0★22 days—macOS app that enhances scanned PDFs with cleanup, OCR text layers, and compression, producing searchable smaller documents locally.
  3. 03cloud-scan-magic0★1 moliveai-builtDocument scanning and storage app that extracts text with OCR.
  4. 04Flatscan: Document Scanner0★2 molivePrivate document scanner with encrypted folders and on-device OCR for iPhone and iPad.
  5. 05PDF Documents Scanner: Scan0★2 moliveiPhone document scanner that uses on-device processing to capture, filter, rotate, OCR, and share documents as PDFs with optional subscription features.
  6. 06MaShot: PDF Document Scanner0★13 daysliveFree offline document scanner and PDF toolkit for iPhone with OCR, signing, and editing features.
  7. 07Prizmo › Document Scanner, OCR0★2 molivecommercialProfessional iOS scanner app with on-device OCR, precise editing, multi-page PDF export, and automation for efficient document capture.
  8. 08Genius Scan - PDF Scan0★1 moliveA PDF scanner app for iPhone that captures, edits, organizes, and protects documents with OCR and cloud integration.
  9. 09MakeACopy0★21 dayslivehand-codedopen sourcePrivacy-focused document scanner app that digitizes paper documents with offline OCR and PDF export.
  10. 10PDF Editor‐Converter & Viewer0★4 moliveiPhone app that scans documents with a camera, extracts text with OCR, converts images to PDFs, and signs files.
  11. 11Docly - Document Scanner0★5 moliveiPhone document scanner that captures, filters, crops, and exports documents as PDFs or images with on-device privacy and no account required.
  12. 12SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner0★5 molivecommercialPro document scanner app that captures high-quality PDFs with OCR, cloud integration, and AI-powered summarization.
  13. 13MyScanDoc0★12 daysliveiOS app that scans documents, extracts text via OCR, redacts sensitive data, and exports to PDF.
  14. 14Convert Image to PDF ScannerMe0★1 yrabandonedlivecommercialDocument scanner app that captures pages, auto-detects margins, and offers editing tools like crop, rotate, and annotate to create searchable PDF folders.
  15. 15PDF Scanner Pro for Document0★5 yrabandonedlivehand-codedcommercialFast document scanner app that creates high-quality PDF and JPG scans with OCR and sharing features.
  16. 16PDFiles: Document Scanner0★3 molivePrivate iPhone scanner that converts documents to PDF and saves them directly to the Files app with batch and page splitting.
  17. 17Document Scanner & Cam Scan0★4 moliveiOS app that turns iPhone into a document scanner with auto-detection, editing, multi-page organization, and flexible export.
  18. 18Crisp Document Scanner0★7 mostalelivePrivacy-focused document scanner app that captures, OCRs, and saves scans to iCloud, accessible from the Files app.
  19. 19AI Document Scanner0★9 mostalelivecommercialDocument scanner app that captures pages, extracts text with OCR, and provides annotation and editing tools for scanned files.
  20. 20Original Document Scanner0★3 yrabandonedliveDocument scanner app that captures documents, QR codes, ID cards, and measures areas using the iPhone camera.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.