DocScan vs NAPS2
DocScan
docscan.live
NAPS2
naps2.comSide by side
| Figure | DocScan | NAPS2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Document Scanning Software | 7.7 (#13) | 8.6 (#3) |
| Purpose | DocScan turns an iPhone into a document scanner and QR code reader for digitizing, organizing, and sharing documents. | NAPS2 is free, open source scanning software for scanning documents and saving them as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, or PNG. |
| 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. | Gmail and Outlook addresses and tokens remain on the user’s computer and are sent only to the selected provider; NAPS2 says its developer cannot access them. |
| Support | The maker invites questions and feedback by email or postal mail at its San Francisco contact address. | Users can file a support ticket and attach NAPS2 error logs to help diagnose a problem or report a bug. |
Plans
In their own words
DocScan
DocScan turns an iPhone into a document scanner and QR code reader for digitizing, organizing, and sharing documents. It scans one or multiple pages and lets users add pages to an ongoing project. Scanned QR codes can be saved in a dedicated library. Documents can be exported as high-resolution JPG or PDF files and shared by email, messaging apps, iCloud, Dropbox, or Google Drive. The app converts color documents to grayscale with one tap. Editing tools include markup, highlighting, blur, formatted text, rotation, cropping, grayscale conversion, and page removal; users can also sign documents. OCR extracts text, and document photos, handwritten notes, and receipts can be imported from the photo library into folders. The free download includes a Free plan at free, while PRO features require a subscription. PRO includes unlimited PDF scanning and sharing, multi-page scanning, OCR, signing, and an ad-free interface. DocScan is for iPhone and requires iOS 16.0 or later.
NAPS2
NAPS2 is free, open-source software for scanning documents and saving them as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, or PNG. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and supports WIA and TWAIN drivers with flatbed or automatic document feeder scanners, including duplex scanning. Users can reorder, interleave, rotate, crop, deskew, and adjust scanned pages’ brightness and contrast. OCR makes scans searchable, supports more than 100 languages, and can add text recognition to imported PDFs. NAPS2 can share scanners across a local network using ESCL, including with compatible Android and iPhone apps, but it must remain running on the server for sharing to work. It can send email through Gmail and Outlook, with the email address and secure sending token kept on the user’s computer and sent only to the relevant provider. Optional developer tools include a command-line interface for automation and a .NET scanning library. The free plan has no ads or restrictions, though OCR results cannot be saved directly to a text file.