# PDFLightScan — Scan, compress, share PDFs

> Scan, compress, share PDFs (iPhone/iPad app by Nicolas Maillard.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdflightscan/id6754881218 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nicolas Maillard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1850719869)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 12 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Greek, Hebrew, Hindi and 12 more
- Released: 2025-11-14
- Data updated: 2026-02-07
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdflightscan/id6754881218/reviews.md

## What is PDFLightScan?

PDFLightScan - AI is a complete application for managing your PDF documents. Scan, import, organize and compress your files, then use artificial intelligence to summarize, translate and clean the text extracted through OCR.

Main features

Document management
- Simple and efficient library
- Import PDFs, photos or scanned documents
- Fast renaming, organization and sharing

PDF scanning and compression
- High-quality automatic scanning
- Perspective correction and improved readability
- Smart compression (Normal, Strong, Max)

OCR text extraction
- Fast text extraction from a PDF or image
- Ideal for reusing content or searching through documents

AI tools for documents
- Clear and structured AI summaries
- AI translation in multiple languages
- Intelligent cleaning of OCR text for better results

Privacy
- Local processing for scanning and compression
- No required account or registration
- Full control over your documents

Pro mode and AI features
Pro Mode (one-time purchase):
- Maximum compression
- No ads

AI features (depending on the in-app offer):
- AI summary
- AI translation
- OCR with advanced cleaning

PDFLightScan - AI turns your iPhone into a powerful and intelligent document management tool.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| IA Premium Yearly | $34.99 | per year |
| IA Premium Monthly | $4.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PRO Version | $3.99 | one-time |
| AI Actions Pack 25 | $1.99 | one-time |
| AI Actions Pack 60 | $3.99 | one-time |
| AI 10-Action Pack | $0.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.5 — 2026-02-05

• Maintenance update
• Minor fixes and improvements

### 2.3 — 2026-01-02

Technical improvements and internal fixes.

This update improves overall app stability and prepares the infrastructure for future optimizations.
No changes to the user interface or visible features.

### 2.0 — 2025-12-22

- Added AI features for document management (Summary, Translation, OCR+Cleaning)
- Improved document library and import workflow
- Optimized PDF compression
- Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.25 — 2025-11-16

Improved compression, minor fixes and optimizations.

### 1.0 — 2025-11-14

No release notes.

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