The developer states that no data is collected from this app.
On the label, yes. Document Scanner Max's developer reports that it collects no data, which puts it among the 20% of document scanners we checked with a "Data Not Collected" label. That is a self-declared statement, not an audit, and it does not cover data processed only on your device.
Document Scanner Max privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
Document Scanner Max's developer states that the app does not collect any data from this app.
Did Document Scanner Max ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Document Scanner Max's developer declared.
Location is not on Document Scanner Max's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
User Content is not on Document Scanner Max's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Contacts is not on Document Scanner Max's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Document Scanner Max declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.
Health & Fitness is not on Document Scanner Max's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What Document Scanner Max's label means for you
“Data Not Collected” is the cleanest result a label can show. It means the developer states that no data leaves your iPhone in a way the developer or its partners can access for longer than needed to handle a request. Data processed only on your device does not count as collected, so Document Scanner Max can still read files or photos you open in it.
The statement is the developer's own. Apple reviews apps but does not audit every label, and analytics or crash-reporting libraries added later can make a label out of date. If Document Scanner Max asks you to create an account, upload files or allow tracking, that would not match a no-collection label — and is worth noticing.
Scanners handle IDs, contracts, receipts and medical letters. Many offer cloud OCR, which means your document images leave the phone. Prefer on-device text recognition where offered, and check whether scans sync to the developer's cloud by default.
Among the 173 document scanners in our snapshot with a label, 64% declare tracking, 68% collect data linked to you and 20% say they collect nothing. Document Scanner Max lists 0 data types, fewer than the average of 2.8 for this group.
Productivity apps tend to collect the work you do in them — documents, notes and files — so User Content is common. The question is whether it syncs to the developer's servers and how it is protected there.
Settings to check for Document Scanner Max
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Photos
Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.
- 2
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
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Notifications
Settings › Notifications › Document Scanner Max › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Document Scanner Max track you?
There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on Document Scanner Max's label.
Does Document Scanner Max track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Document Scanner Max behind Face ID
- Find Document Scanner Max on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Document Scanner Max now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Document Scanner Max has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
About Document Scanner Max
| Developer | Carlos Quarterman |
| App Store category | Productivity |
| Latest version | 5.0, released October 2024 |
| First released | June 2024 |
| Requires | iOS 16.0 or later |
| Size | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 15 (AR, NL, EN, FR, DE, HI, IT, JA…) |
| Bundle ID | com.carlosquarterman.documentscannermax |
The current version shipped in October 2024, 2 years before our snapshot. Apps that are not updated may not support newer iOS privacy controls, and an abandoned app will not get security fixes.
What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Document Scanner Max sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask Document Scanner Max's developer: Are my scans processed on the phone or uploaded for OCR?
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Your Document Scanner Max privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on Document Scanner Max's label.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
It can read photos you give it access to. Processing on your device is not collection; only data sent off the phone counts.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.