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CLUSTER DOCUMENTS-MOBILE-OCR · 37 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2020-07-29

Document scanning and OCR apps

This cluster comprises mobile and desktop apps that scan paper documents via camera, convert them to PDF, and extract text using OCR, with common features such as editing, signing, sharing, and cloud integration. Entries stretch from 2009-10 to 2026-06, with a notable concentration in 2020-2021 and again in 2025-2026, though the earliest entries are sparse. Traction leaders include PDF Editor: Sign OCR, Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents, and invoice-archive-desktop, all currently showing zero stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

OCT 2009: 1AUG 2011: 1OCT 2012: 1JAN 2013: 1JUN 2015: 1JUN 2017: 1NOV 2018: 1NOV 2019: 1APR 2020: 1MAY 2020: 1JUL 2020: 1AUG 2020: 1JAN 2021: 1AUG 2021: 1OCT 2021: 1NOV 2021: 1JAN 2022: 1MAY 2022: 1NOV 2022: 1JAN 2023: 1FEB 2023: 1SEP 2023: 1OCT 2023: 1NOV 2023: 2MAY 2024: 1JAN 2025: 1APR 2025: 1MAY 2025: 1JUN 2025: 1SEP 2025: 1NOV 2025: 1JAN 2026: 1MAR 2026: 1APR 2026: 1JUN 2026: 1AUG 2026: 1
OCT 2009AUG 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 hand-coded · 19 unlabelled

Operator · 13 commercial · 1 enterprise · 6 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. 01diScanner: Document Scanner0★8 dayslivecommercialMobile app that scans paper documents into editable PDFs, detects edges, corrects perspective, supports OCR text extraction, and adds signatures.
  2. 02Scanner Pro - Scan to PDF0★14 daysliveenterpriseMobile app for scanning documents, converting to PDF, with OCR, QR code scanning, and cloud sharing.
  3. 03PDF Reader: Edit & OCR Scan0★1 molivePDF reader mobile app that scans paper documents, recognizes text with OCR, annotates, signs, merges, splits, and password-protects PDFs.
  4. 04PDF Scanner Pro ⊟0★1 molivecommercialMobile app that scans documents offline, converts them to PDF, performs optical character recognition, and supports e-signing and printing.
  5. 05DocScan: Document Scanner+OCR0★1 moliveMobile scanning app with OCR text recognition, document editing, signature support, and PDF conversion for organizing paperwork.
  6. 06DocScan – PDF Document Scanner0★1 molivecommercialMobile app that digitizes documents via camera, adds OCR text search, and includes a QR code reader for quick access.
  7. 07Scan to PDF－Document Scanner0★6 dayslivecommercialA mobile app that scans documents, converts them to PDF, and offers OCR, signing, and file management.
  8. 08Doc Scan - PDF Scanner0★10 dayslivecommercialMobile app that scans documents and business cards into PDFs with OCR, text editing, contact extraction, and cloud sharing.
  9. 09invoice-archive-desktop0★1 mo—Desktop app that reads invoices via OCR, supports manual verification, securely archives copies, and maintains a local ledger.
  10. 10PDF Scanner , Document Scanner0★2 moliveMobile app that scans documents and uses OCR to create editable, searchable PDFs from images, with color and grayscale modes.
  11. 11Scanner App - Scan & Edit PDF0★11 dayslivecommercialMobile scanner app with OCR, editing, faxing, and cloud sharing for documents.
  12. 12xScan : Document Scanner App0★2 molivecommercialSmartphone app that scans documents, extracts text with OCR, converts to PDF or editable text, and supports signing.
  13. 13Document Scanner - PDF Editor0★2 molivecommercialMobile app that scans paper documents and IDs into PDFs with OCR, editing, signing, and password protection.
  14. 14Document Scanner – ScanDocNow0★3 moliveMobile app that scans documents into PDFs or images, with OCR text extraction, signatures, blurring sensitive info, and secure locking.
  15. 15SCAN ACE · PDF Scanner App0★5 molivecommercialMobile scanner app that captures documents and ID cards, performs OCR in many languages, edits PDFs, adds signatures, and shares via cloud services.
  16. 16ScanSnap -Document Scanner PDF0★5 molivecommercialMobile app that scans documents, enhances images, exports clean PDFs, and offers OCR and e-signature features.
  17. 17PDFly - PDF Editor & Scanner0★5 moliveMobile app that scans documents and images into PDFs, extracts text with OCR, and provides editing and password protection.
  18. 18Document PDF Scanner.0★6 mostalelivecommercialMobile app that scans documents into PDFs with OCR, e-signatures, and encrypted storage for business and personal paper management.
  19. 19PDF Master: Editor & Scanner0★6 mostalelivecommercialPDF app for editing, converting, scanning, reading, and signing documents with OCR text recognition and image-to-PDF creation.
  20. 20Esign Cam X Scanner PDF Editor0★7 mostalelivehand-codedcommercialA mobile app that scans documents, edits PDFs, creates signatures, and offers OCR, locking, and compressing with a freemium subscription model.

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.