# Scan Number Place — Convenience app.

> Convenience app. (iPhone/iPad app by Ryoji Deguchi.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scan-number-place/id1546410672 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ryoji Deguchi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1366723584)
- Category: Games, Puzzle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.5 · 3 MB
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Released: 2020-12-29
- Data updated: 2026-05-17
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scan-number-place/id1546410672/reviews.md

## What is Scan Number Place?

==== Convenience app for Number Place =====
- Need no pencil, no eraser.
- Easy and quickly to use, so you can concentrate solving the puzzle.
- Scan the puzzle and automatically recognize it from the camera or
   screenshot you find on your internet browsing.
- Guide for beginners. Super Easy (EZ) guide mode can be used.
- Automatically check and clear candidates.
- Memory function for Branch solving.
- No ads.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0 — 2024-08-26

Added create a puzzle in a random way. (There may be multiple solutions.)
Added longpress to switch on/off of the possibility number in the cell.
Prepared URL scheme to launch the app with a puzzle data.

### 2.2 — 2024-04-23

Added step-by-step redo function.
Prepared Shortcut App Action that paste clipboard image to ScanNumPlc. ( If you create a shortcut for "Take screenshot, Copy to Clipboard, Pass to ScanNumPlc" and make it Accessibility action ex. Back Tap, you can play with the puzzle found on the screen with one action.)

### 2.1 — 2024-03-09

- Fixed bugs.
- Added a little instruction to the screen.

### 2.0 — 2024-03-07

New features
- Added Super Easy (EZ) guide mode to the GUIDE button at the bottom right. Automatically fill in candidate number to 2 cells. Also, cells of sure number are displayed in green, so you can answer just by touching it.
- Added a button to the camera screen to paste image from the clipboard. When you take the screenshot and complete by "Copy and Delete", the image is not saved in Photos.

### 1.9 — 2024-01-10

The function that reads numbers from images has been adjusted to increase the recognition rate.

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