Your documents stay local
Scans, imported pages, thumbnails, OCR text, folders, and search data live in the app container on your device.
Private document scanner for iPhone and iPad
Flatscan
Scan or import locally. Find it later. No document uploads.
Turn receipts, invoices, contracts, forms, Photos, Files, and PDFs into a searchable archive that stays on your iPhone or iPad. Clean PDF export is free; OCR and search run on-device.
- Import from Photos, Files, and PDFs
- Export clean PDFs without a watermark
- Search OCR text on your device
- Export recognized text as TXT
Free download. A 14-day Flatscan Pro trial is available in the app.
No accountStart scanning or importing without a sign-up.
Scan or importAdd pages from the camera, Photos, Files, or a PDF.
On-device OCRRecognize text locally, then search for it later.
Clean PDFClean PDF export stays useful without an upgrade.
Local-first by design
No accounts. No document uploads. No analytics SDK.
OCR runs on device
Flatscan uses Apple's Vision framework for text recognition. There is no server-side OCR pipeline.
Exports are your choice
When you share a PDF or TXT file, Apple's share sheet lets you choose the destination.
Built for everyday paper
A scanner that becomes an archive.
Capture a page, import a file, and find it again later. Flatscan is for the receipts, invoices, forms, contracts, notes, and PDFs that matter after the scan.
Clean PDFs without a watermark
Scan or import pages, review them, then export a normal PDF without ads or watermark tricks.
Review before saving
Reorder, remove, add, and rotate captured or imported pages before saving them to a local folder.
Search inside old scans
Use local OCR to find words inside saved receipts, invoices, contracts, forms, and notes.
Export recognized text
Save the recognized text from an OCR-ready document as a UTF-8 TXT file whenever you need it.
Folders, Trash, and batch actions
Organize documents, restore accidental deletes, and work with several PDFs when the archive grows.
Searchable PDF export
Flatscan Pro exports PDFs with selectable text when you need to search them outside the app.
Useful for real documents
A private scanner for paperwork you need to find again.
Use Flatscan as a receipt scanner, invoice scanner, contract scanner, PDF importer, and local OCR archive. The point is simple: turn paper and files into clean, searchable documents without sending them to a Flatscan cloud.
Receipts and bills
Scan receipts, bills, and tax paperwork, then search merchant names, totals, or notes later.
Invoices and contracts
Keep invoices, agreements, IDs, and forms in one local archive with clear document names.
Photos and PDFs
Import existing pages from Photos, Files, or PDFs into the same local workflow as camera scans.
Private document archive
Keep scans, OCR text, folders, and search data local by default with no Flatscan document uploads.
Product proof
Real app screens for the jobs people do every day.
Browse an archive, not a pile of filenames.
Visual thumbnails, folders, OCR status, and document details help you recognize what you saved.
Find the word you remember
Search local OCR text and return to the matching document page.
Start with a clean PDF
Scan or import, then share a normal PDF without a watermark before you decide to upgrade.
Handle the archive in batches
Move, delete, restore, and export multiple documents as the stack grows.
Available now
Download Flatscan from the App Store.
Start with local scans, imports, folders, and clean PDF export. When your archive grows, on-device OCR makes it easier to find what you saved.
View on the App Store- Works on
- iPhone and iPad
- Free OCR
- 10 pages each month
- Pro trial
- 14 days of full access
- Pro
- $4.99/month or $29.99/year
Quick answers
Private document scanner FAQ.
Is Flatscan an OCR document scanner?
Yes. Flatscan uses Apple's on-device Vision OCR to recognize text in saved documents and make it searchable inside the app.
Can I export PDFs without a watermark?
Yes. Clean PDF export is available without a watermark. Pro is for unlimited OCR and search plus searchable PDF export.
Can Flatscan create searchable PDFs?
Yes. During the 14-day Pro trial or with Flatscan Pro, documents with recognized text can export as searchable PDFs with selectable text.
Does Flatscan upload my documents?
No. Flatscan does not upload document images, OCR text, document titles, search queries, or archive contents to Flatscan servers.
Can I import existing PDFs or photos?
Yes. Flatscan can scan with the camera or import pages from Photos, Files, and PDFs into the same local archive.