No. 6 of 26 ·Document Scanning Software

DocScan

iPhone

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Two barsScore 6.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

DocScan is ranked #6 of 26 in document scanning software on Freedom251. It runs on iOS. There is a free plan.

DocScan plans and pricing

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Free Free Free to download · PRO features require a subscription apps.apple.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Camera capture: Yes
Batch scanning: Yes
Export formats: PDF, JPG

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The record

Purpose: DocScan turns an iPhone into a document scanner and QR code reader for digitizing, organizing, and sharing documents.
Scanning: The app can scan single or multiple pages and append pages to an ongoing project.
QR codes: It scans QR codes and can save them in a dedicated QR code library.
Export and sharing: Scans can be exported as high-resolution JPG or PDF files and shared by email, messaging apps, iCloud, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
Grayscale: The app converts color documents to grayscale with one tap.
Editing and signatures: The App Store listing describes signing documents and editing scans with markup, highlighting, blur, formatted text, rotation, cropping, grayscale, and page removal.
OCR and importing: The App Store listing says DocScan can extract text with OCR and automatically import document photos, handwritten notes, and receipts from the photo library into folders.
PRO limits: The App Store listing says PRO includes unlimited PDF scanning and sharing, multi-page document scanning, OCR text extraction, signing, and an ad-free interface.
Security and privacy: The maker's privacy policy says it may collect IP address, GUID, browser and operating-system details, and anonymous diagnostic data; it says it does not explicitly sell personal information.
Service providers: The privacy policy lists Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare, Google, IBM Cloud, and Verizon Media as possible third-party service providers.
Support: The maker invites questions and feedback by email or postal mail at its San Francisco contact address.
Platform: The App Store listing says DocScan is for iPhone and requires iOS 16.0 or later.
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Price from: Free

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Sources

docscan.live· checked 4 Oct 2026
apps.apple.com/us/app/docscan-pdf-document-scanner/id6· checked 4 Oct 2026
docscan.live/privacy-policy/· checked 4 Oct 2026
docscan.live/contact-us/· checked 4 Oct 2026