# Scanella — Document Scanner & PDF Tools > Document Scanner & PDF Tools (iPhone/iPad app by Rakesh Patil.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scanella/id6790097441 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Rakesh Patil](https://appshunter.io/developer/6787910884) - Category: Productivity - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 27 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-11-06 - Data updated: 2026-11-10 ## What is Scanella? Scanella turns your iPhone into a fast, clean document scanner. Point the camera at a page and Scanella finds the edges, straightens the page and cleans it up, ready to save as a sharp PDF in seconds. No account, no sign-up and no ads. Your scans stay on your iPhone. SCAN ANYTHING • Scan receipts, invoices, contracts, letters, notes, ID cards, books and whiteboards • Automatic edge detection finds the page for you • Scan up to 24 pages in one go and keep them together as one document • Turn photos you already took into clean scans, with the edges found automatically • Import a PDF from Files and keep working on it CLEAN, SHARP PAGES • Crop and rotate any page, or let Auto edges do it for you • Filters: Auto, Original, Grayscale, Black & White and Sharpness • Fine-tune brightness and contrast • Auto turns grey, shadowy paper white so text stands out EXPORT AND SHARE • Save PDFs to Files, iCloud Drive or any folder you choose • Save pages to Photos, or share as PDF, JPEG or PNG • Choose the page size: Fit, A4 or Letter • Pick Good quality or a smaller file • Protect a PDF with a password • Create searchable PDFs with hidden text you can find and copy • Export only the pages you need EXTRACT TEXT (OCR) • Pull the text out of any scan and copy it anywhere • Text recognition runs on your iPhone PDF TOOLS IN ONE PLACE • PDF to Word and Word to PDF • Image to PDF and PDF to JPG • Compress PDF to make files smaller • Merge PDF: combine up to 20 files in the order you choose • Split PDF: keep the pages you need or cut a file into parts • Rotate PDF, add page numbers or stamp a watermark • Unlock PDF: remove a password you know • Sign PDF: draw your signature once, place it on any page, and add the date and your name All PDF tools are free, with no limit. STAY ORGANIZED • Folders for work, home, taxes, travel and more • Favorites for the documents you open most • Private folder, hidden from the main list and opened with Face ID • IDs folder for identity cards, with passports kept in Private automatically • Search by name, sort your library, and switch between list and grid • Rename, merge scans, split pages and reorder pages • Trash keeps deleted scans for 30 days, so nothing is lost by mistake PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no analytics • Scans, PDFs and folders are stored on your iPhone • App lock with a PIN and Face ID • Converting, compressing, merging and splitting upload the file only to process it. The file is deleted from the server as soon as the result is ready. LIGHT AND DARK MODE Scanella follows your iPhone's appearance, or you can choose Light or Dark. FREE TO USE • 10 free scans to start, then 10 free scans every 30 days • Every PDF tool, text extraction, export option and folder is free SCANELLA PRO Scanella Pro adds one thing: unlimited scans, so you never wait for your next free scans. Everything else stays free for everyone. • Choose a monthly or yearly plan • New subscribers can try Pro free for 1 month Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription any time in your Apple ID settings. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://scanella.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://scanella.com/privacy Support: support@scanella.com ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Scanella Pro Monthly | $2.99 | per month | | Scanella Pro Yearly | $9.99 | per year | ## Is Scanella safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Scanella. ## Is Scanella legit? Scanella has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Scanella is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 2 releases) ### 1.0.1 — 2026-11-07 - Bigger, easier-to-read layout on iPad - Larger text, buttons and tools on iPad screens - Small fixes and improvements ### 1.0 — 2026-11-06 No release notes. ## Related topics [harison](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/harison) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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