Apparently the iX1600 hardware is identical to the iX1500 but for scanning 40ppm instead of 30ppm. They claim some software improvements, but nothing struck me as earthshaking.
There is also an iX1400 which bears an amazing resemblance to the iX500 – no LCD display. Also is USB only (no WiFi). Lower price. Same speed as the iX1600.
Looks like all models work with ScanSnap Home or the original ScanSnap Manager. The iX1400 like the iX500 only has one computer license for use with ScanSnap Home.
@MacSparky Curious to know your opinion of Genius Scan compared to the other scanning apps you reviewed? I find that I eventually return to Genius Scan after giving other apps a test drive.
The only viable way to manage that is what works best for you. I like to get as much as possible into a folder’s name eg so that I’m essentially describing what’s inside until I get the hang of it and it’s practically second nature.
Also you could generate a key list. And you could use tickler’s to remind yourself that the info is elsewhere like “Banks accounts– see under (child’s) name.”
Have a friend that just got the Raven Pro and is very happy with it. I watched a few reviews on it and it looks and sounds like a super scanner with some nice features ScanSnap lacks.
Great! Just bought the ix1500 at the end of last year 
@pilotgt
Looking into Genius Scan. Scanner Pro seems to have gone off the rails.
As to Raven Scanner, I am going to be adding that to the next free update. It’s a solid scanner from a small company. I’m always a sucker for small companies. Working on that now.
How has Scanner Pro fallen off the rails? I’m not debating you; you are no doubt right. I ask only because I just switched to Scanner Pro from SwiftScan because the latter eliminated some options that now require a subscription.
I’d be interested in knowing that too. I’ve been using SP for 9 years and have not noticed any problems. Automatic scans work great and OCR, with clear originals, is normally perfect.
I was looking at those just the other day. I’m debating what scanner to buy and have been drawn to the Epson EW-300. Anyone have experience with it? Is it worth spending more on a Scansnap or Raven?
The plan is to scan stuff into DevonThink
I’m not speaking for David, but I think Genius Scan’ document border detection by far the best.
After Macstories featured Genius Scan, I decided to have a look on scanner apps. I tried Apple Notes, iSolid’s Quickscan, Scanner Pro trial and Genius Scan.
My test was scanning some citizenship documents, some of the papers are already yellow, or the actual color is yellow. Some of them has ornaments near the border. I then share to DTTG3 and Onedrive. My phone is embedded to selfie stick with just enough lighting, for the sake of consistency in the testing angle.
Note that IMHO all of the mentioned scanner app’s OCR (if exist) is bad for Indonesian language that I still need to OCR them on DEVONthink desktop.
Sounds like you’ve done your homework. I hope Genius Scan continues to give you good service.
You know what I don’t like about this forum? It “makes” me spend money! 
Based on your post I purchased Genius Scan+ I’ll post my experience after I’ve used it a while.
And I’m trying out iSolid’s Quickscan as I don’t want a document manager. At least my pick is free (with too far)
Any thoughts or experienced to share?
I just got the Paperless Field Guide and was excited to check out Scanner Pro - it has a subscription fee now 
I’ve been using Scanner Pro for many years and wasn’t aware of this. Apparently I’m grandfathered in to the current version but will have to switch to a subscription if I want any new features in the future.
I expect all but the most basic software will eventually require a subscription, but if I ever need to upgrade SP I’ll definitely check out the competition first
I searched around and saw Genius Scanner recommended. They have a sub option, but I was able to do what I wanted to with just a ten dollar purchase!
I think Genius Scan is a very good app and I prefer it to Scanner Pro (for reasons I can’t remember!).
Genius Scan performs on OCR on the document, which is pretty standard across many apps. What is really cool is that it detects all of the dates in the document and then when you name the document, you tap a detected date and it names the document (YYYY-MM-DD format) with that date. In the same way, it detects keywords and allows you to tap them to add them to the filename. This is a great little quality of life thing if you are scanning many documents and want to name them somewhat meaningfully before moving on.
Another feature I like is automation tied to tags. For instance, if I know I want to export a document somewhere for Hazel to pick it up, I just tag it “Hazel” and then Genius Scan fires the rule I set up in Genius Scan to save it to iCloud Drive, where Hazel can then perform it’s magic.
I have the i1600. It’s a great upgrade to the iX500s that I have been using for years.
Bud