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24 alternatives to Papyr

A private document scanner with no ads or subscriptions

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Papyr▲1

   Your paperwork, scanned and sorted — 100% on your iPhone

   Aug 2026 · usepapyr.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone▲264

   Fast, reliable, and free document scanner app for iPhone - pencilresearch/OpenScanner

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Scanlt▲116

   Ads-free PDF & document scanner

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Clearcan▲18

   Free document scanner. No ads, no subscriptions, no cloud.

   Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Scanniq▲11

   Your pocket PDF scanner: OCR, tools & cloud sync

   Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Doc Scanner for Mac▲119

   Scan documents and digitize them flawlessly on your Mac

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Scanner▲6

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

   Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   TurboScan▲61

   Quickly scan multipage docs.

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Scanbot▲111

   Create premium quality document scans with iPhone

   2014 · scanbot.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Doc Scan▲63

    Help you scan and organize hundreds of documents efficiently

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    DocScan▲78

    Scan or import photo to OCR it & make a pdf

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Papyr▲138

    Find, read, save, highlight and share stories you like

    2022 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SnapScan: PDF Scanner & OCR▲2

    Scan, OCR, sign & share PDFs privately. No login required.

    Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    MyPDFScanner▲1

    Simple offline PDF scanner for iPhone — no subscription

    Jul 2026 · mypdfscanner.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Scannie▲103

    Secure and end-to-end encrypted document scanner and storage

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Doc Scanner▲106

    A powerful document scanning app

    2019 · zoho.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tidy▲98

    Spotlight returns nothing for words you know are in a scanned document. It is not a bug: a scan has no text layer, so there is nothing to index. How to check, and three ways to make those documents searchable on a Mac.

    Jul 2026 · tidymacapp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Scanbot 5.0▲153

    Free mobile scanner app for documents and QR codes

    2015 · scanbot.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ScanPro: PDF Scanner & Editor▲6

    Turn your phone into a professional PDF scanner in seconds

    Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Scanlt▲103

    PDF & document scanner, ads-free, smart PDF converter

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    DocScanner: PDF Scan▲2

    Private scans, saved on device

    Aug 2026 · youssef.tn · its alternatives →

22. 22
    docWind▲73

    An easy to use document scanner

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    All Document Reader Pro▲5

    All File Tools and All File Format Viewer

    Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    PDF Scanner App™▲72

    Safe, simple PDF scanner

    2023 · qrcode-ai.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →