WriteScan – Save Your Notes
OCR handwritten pages
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad
WriteScan is an app that lets you scan handwritten notes and paper memos to digitize, search, and organize them.
Enjoy the freedom of writing on paper while easily bringing your notes into the digital world.
Main Features
Capture notebooks and journals with your camera → instantly convert them to text (OCR)
Organize, search, and share in Markdown format
iCloud support: all data is stored only on your device and iCloud
Export multiple notebooks together for backup or archiving
Perfect for:
Managing your notebooks and journals digitally
Quickly capturing shopping lists or ideas
Searching study notes by keyword
Archiving past notebooks for reference
Privacy & Security
All data is stored only on your device and iCloud.
Text recognition uses an external AI service, but no data is ever used for training purposes.
Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
Terms of Use: https://writescan.app/en/terms/
Privacy Policy: https://writescan.app/en/privacy/
Ratings & Reviews
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New Features
- Customizable font size and line spacing
- Editing and background removal features for posted images and note images
- Added functionality without OCR
- Image replacement functionality added
Fixes and Improvements
- Changed the bottom bar tab from "Scan" to "Add"
- Size adjustments for the bottom button group
- Improved cases where device orientation cannot be changed during camera capture
- Added a brief explanation of Markdown syntax
- Simplified the explanation of custom prompts
The developer, Kodai Hiradate, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Kodai Hiradate
- Size
- 53.8 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- 20-Scan Add-on Pack USD 0.49
- Pro plan(monthly) USD 3.99
- Copyright
- © 2025 WriteScan