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Products that do what OneScribe does

Turn any paper into a smart notebook

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   2016

2. 2
   Paper 3.0▲781

   The new sticky note

   2015

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   Our Hackable E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android▲342

   2012 · kickstarter.com

4. 4
   CTRL-F▲283

   Search printed documents, with your camera!

   2016

5. 5
   Scanner▲6

   Privacy-first document scanner. No cloud. No tracking.

   Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com

6. 6JP
   JournalBook – Privacy centric, offline first, personal journal app▲268

   2019 · journalbook.co.uk

7. 7
   OwlOCR 4.0▲261

   Near instant text recognition for Mac!

   2020

8. 8
   Smart Copy Everywhere▲166

   Wherever you type, Smart Copy by Unbounce writes

   2022

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   Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone▲264

   2024 · github.com

10. 10
    Inksightful▲9

    Search your handwritten diaries and notebooks

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11. 11
    Day One▲133

    A simple journal for iPhone, iPad and OSX.

    2013

12. 12
    Scanbot▲111

    Create premium quality document scans with iPhone

    2014

13. 13
    Paper▲94

    Distraction-free writing app for your iPhone, iPad and Mac

    2017

14. 14
    ArTok▲124

    Discover research papers at light speed

    2025

15. 15
    Supernote▲97

    An elegant productivity gadget to replace your notebooks

    2022

16. 16
    Comma Reader▲12

    Book reader with Apple Intelligence powers

    Oct 2025

17. 17
    Photo Scanner – Scan, Edit & Manage PDFs▲6

    Turn any paper into a editable document — instantly with AI.

    Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com

18. 18
    Magic Notebook▲82

    A calm writing app with no complexity and no AI

    May 2026 · magic-notebook.com

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    CopyNote▲92

    Smart snippets and message templates for your phone

    2025

20. 20
    Nota: AI Notes & Voice▲80

    Turn voice, scans, sketches, and text into notes with AI

    May 2026 · nota.talk

21. 21
    Scanniq▲11

    Your pocket PDF scanner: OCR, tools & cloud sync

    Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com

22. 22
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    Scan paper into searchable PDFs, all on your iPhone

    Jul 2026 · ashvara.io

23. 23
    ScanPro: PDF Scanner & Editor▲6

    Turn your phone into a professional PDF scanner in seconds

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24. 24
    XYLO▲2

    Private Document Intelligence for iPhones & iPads

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