# PDFWay: PDF Scanner & OCR — PDF Converter & Compressor

> PDF Converter & Compressor (iPhone/iPad app by 松平 洪.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdfway-pdf-scanner-and-ocr/id6808985715 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [松平 洪](https://appshunter.io/developer/633269546)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 1.2 GB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and 4 more
- Released: 2026-09-20
- Data updated: 2026-10-19

## What is PDFWay?

PDFWay is an easy-to-use PDF scanner, converter, and document toolkit for iPhone. Scan documents, convert photos to PDF, extract text with OCR, and compress PDF files—all in one app.

SCAN DOCUMENTS TO PDF
Turn paper documents, receipts, notes, and forms into PDF files using your iPhone camera.

Choose from three scan quality options:
• Small — smaller files for easy sharing
• Balanced — everyday scanning
• High Quality — more detail when you need it

PHOTO & IMAGE TO PDF
Convert photos and images into PDF documents. Combine multiple images into a single PDF for sharing or archiving.

OCR TEXT RECOGNITION
Recognize and extract text from documents and images using on-device OCR.

SEARCHABLE PDF
Create searchable PDF documents from scanned pages, making it easier to find important information.

COMPRESS PDF
Reduce PDF file sizes with multiple compression options to make documents easier to store and share.

ESSENTIAL PDF TOOLS
• Merge multiple PDF documents
• Split PDF files
• Rotate PDF pages
• Delete unwanted pages
• Reverse page order
• Encrypt PDF documents
• Access recently created PDF files

PRIVACY & CONVENIENCE
Core PDF processing takes place locally on your device. Work with documents without uploading them to a PDF processing server.

PDFWAY PRO
Unlock advanced features with a one-time Lifetime Pro purchase. Some OCR, searchable PDF, and compression features require Pro.

Whether you're scanning paperwork, converting photos, or organizing documents, PDFWay brings your everyday PDF tools together in one convenient app.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PDFWay Pro Lifetime | $2.99 | one-time |


## Is PDFWay safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess PDFWay.

## Is PDFWay legit?

PDFWay: PDF Scanner & OCR has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for PDFWay is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-09-30

What's New in PDFWay 1.2

• New Scan to PDF feature with direct camera scanning.
• Three scan quality options: Small, Balanced, and High Quality.
• OCR text recognition and searchable PDF tools.
• Improved PDF export and automatic unique file naming.
• Improved interface and multilingual support.
• Bug fixes and stability improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-20

No release notes.

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