Point, scan, done
Aim the camera at any paper. DafScan finds the edges, then crops and straightens the page for you.
Free document scanner. Nothing leaves your phone.
DafScan is a free alternative to CamScanner for iPhone and Android. It turns paper into clean, shareable PDFs right on your phone.
- Free
- No ads
- No account
Private by design
Your documents are none of our business.
Passports, leases, medical bills. DafScan saves every scan in your phone’s own storage and nowhere else.
How DafScan keeps scans privateNo ads
No banners, no pop-ups and no ad networks inside the app.
No account
Open the app and scan. No email, no password, no profile.
No cloud
Scans are saved on your phone. There is no server for them to go to.
Works offline
Scanning, text recognition and PDF export all run on the device.
From paper to PDF, right on your phone.
A PDF you can search
Turn on searchable text to find and copy any word inside the PDF. The text is read on your phone.
Clean, readable pages
Auto, Original, Gray and Black & White filters, plus crop and rotate.
Many pages, one PDF
Keep adding pages to a document, then export them all together.
Start from a photo
Already took a picture? Import it from Photos and turn it into a scan.
A free alternative to CamScanner.
The part you actually use, scanning a page and getting a clean PDF, without the ads, the account or the subscription.
See the full comparison| Feature | DafScan | CamScanner (free) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Subscription for Premium |
| Ads | None | Yes |
| Watermark on PDFs | None | Yes |
| Account | Not needed | Sign-up to sync |
| Your scans | Stay on your phone | Can sync to its cloud |
CamScanner details from its App Store listing, November 2026.
Scanning guides
Short answers to the things people ask most.
Questions, answered.
Is DafScan really free?
Yes. Scanning, filters and PDF export are free. There are no ads, no subscription and no watermark on your PDFs.
Is DafScan an alternative to CamScanner?
Yes. It does the same core job, scanning pages and exporting a clean PDF, with no ads, no account and no cloud upload.
Where are my scans stored?
In the app’s own storage on your phone. DafScan has no cloud and no server, so nothing is uploaded.
Do I need an account?
No. There is nothing to sign up for. Open the app and scan.
Does it work without internet?
Yes. Scanning, text recognition and PDF export all run on your phone.
Can I search the text inside my PDFs?
Yes. Turn on searchable text when you share a PDF. The text is read on your phone.
What happens if I delete the app?
Your scans live only on your phone, so deleting the app deletes them. Save the PDFs you want to keep to Files first.
Scan your first document.
Free on iPhone and Android. No ads, nothing to sign up for.