# SharpScan Pro: OCR PDF scanner — Scan documents to clean PDF

> Fast, high-quality mobile scanner for creating compact PDFs with OCR. (iPhone/iPad app by Pixelnetica.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sharpscan-pro-ocr-pdf-scanner/id590359941 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Pixelnetica](https://appshunter.io/developer/590359944)
- Category: Business, Productivity
- Price: $0.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.60/5 from 84 App Store ratings · 255 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 40 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, European Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China) and 2 more
- Released: 2013-06-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sharpscan-pro-ocr-pdf-scanner/id590359941/reviews.md

## What is SharpScan Pro?

Turn your iPhone into a jet Fast multi-page document scanner with SharpScan!   
Recognize and Share text in Images on 50+ languages (OCR)*.

*For text layer sharing an additional in-app purchase required.

***** I have an iPhone 6 and works great. Not much else to say (KidsITManager)

***** It's easy, intuitive, & rarely fails. Good editing capabilities. Excellent free version. Saved me many times. Thank you for making such a terrific & useful app!! (Maricopa Maggie)

Perfect companion for busy users, SharpScan automatically produces small, clear, and legible standard PDF documents from any photos at a very high speed. 
Share documents as a tiny Black & White PDF. Convert them to Color, Grey or Original anytime with no pixel loss.

Are you on the go and urgently need to send an expenses receipt, business card, presentation slide, or any other document to colleagues?  
SharpScan offers a perfect solution to your problem. Check it out!

WHAT MAKES SHARPSCAN UNIQUE

◆ MADE WITH SPEED AND QUALITY IN MIND
Perfect combination of image processing Speed and Quality - takes less than 3 seconds from the image shot to a ready-to-use document without any annoying manual adjustments.

◆ SMART CROP
Fully automatic document boundary detection, cropping, and perspective correction without manual interaction. Of course manual adjustments are also possible.

◆ SIZE DOES MATTER
True Black & White image processing to produce tiny documents with lossless compression.  Compare to ordinary JPEG: ~20x smaller with no pixel lost for compression. Can scarcely be overestimated in case of a slow or expensive network connection.

◆ PRO CAMERA
Enable Camera Stabilization to get sharpest documents you can. Use Touch Focus and Exposure to shoot crystal clear photos.    

◆ MAGIC COLOR
Content oriented adaptive Color processing profile automatically generates perfect documents. 

◆ SAFETY ASSURANCE
Feel free to experiment with your documents - with Non-Destructive image editing you can always revert to the original image. 
You can share a document as a tiny Black & White PDF and then convert it to Color, Grey or Original with no pixel loss.

◆ EVERY PIXEL COUNTS
Highest image enhancement quality - get rid of noise, shadows, distortions, and other shooting artifacts at full resolution. 
Special mode for strong shadows processing - every detail will be revealed.

◆ PDF POWER
Create industry standard PDF documents. 
- Manage document and pages: Move, Copy, and Merge.
- Protect documents with passwords.
- Automatic page size and orientation detection.
- Custom page sizes including flexible (like long receipts). 

◆ NO MORE MANUAL WORK
Image processing and enhancement in full auto - no tedious manual adjustments necessary. 

◆ WORKING WITH LARGE VOLUMES
Harness the speed and convenience of Batch processing to scan and manage multi-page documents on the go. 

◆ SHARING WITH EASE
Share documents as PDF, image or text files on the go.

Free version has advertisement, scanned documents generated with watermark.

Don’t hesitate to contact us at any time and send your suggestions or questions to our support team www.pixelnetica.com/support.html
We’ll do our best to answer to your questions as soon as possible.

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## Key features

- Fast multi-page scanning
- OCR text recognition (50+ languages)
- Smart auto-cropping and perspective correction
- Tiny Black & White PDF creation
- Non-destructive image editing
- Password protection for PDFs
- Batch processing for large volumes

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $0.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recognize (OCR) & share text in 50+ languages | $2.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #181 in Top Paid · Business (US App Store)

## What do users think of SharpScan Pro?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🚀 Fast and efficient scanning process
- 📄 High-quality document scans with clear images
- 🎨 Multiple output formats (PDF, JPEG)
- ☁️ Easy cloud integration (Dropbox, OneDrive, Evernote)
- ✂️ Excellent edge detection and auto-crop functionality
- 📧 Simple document sharing via email
- 💰 Affordable pricing for core features
- 🖼️ Effective image optimization and contrast adjustment
- 📱 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🔤 OCR text recognition available (when working well)

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 📱 Poor compatibility with newer iOS versions
- ⚠️ Lack of app updates for extended periods
- 🔤 Unreliable OCR text recognition quality
- 😤 Aggressive and persistent rating request pop-ups
- 📐 Inconsistent border detection and edge recognition
- 💸 Paywall for OCR feature on paid app
- 🖨️ Wireless printing functionality broken
- 📸 Blurry image quality in recent versions
- 🔄 Auto-crop function inconsistent across updates
- 📱 Not optimized for newer iPhone screen resolutions
- ⚙️ Unintuitive UI in some areas
- 🐛 App crashes when saving documents

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes frequently, especially after iOS updates
- Blurry and distorted scan images in recent versions
- Wireless printing not working
- Inconsistent auto-crop and edge detection
- App crashes when saving documents
- Camera focus issues and image distortion
- Dropbox file naming conflict (overwrites files with same timestamp)
- Images not appearing in correct order
- App rotation issues and unusual viewing angles
- Incompatibility with iOS 15 and newer versions
- OCR text recognition produces random characters
- Free version functionality severely limited despite paid app status
- UI becomes unresponsive after processing multiple documents
- Images not uploading correctly to cloud services

**Most requested features**

- Folder organization within the app
- Google Drive integration
- MEGA cloud storage support
- Evernote auto-upload functionality
- Microsoft OneDrive for Business/Office 365 support
- SharePoint integration
- Improved OCR accuracy
- Document sharpening options
- Customizable camera button position
- Revert to previous app version functionality
- Better document border detection
- Support for older iOS devices
- Improved word processing for text extraction

## Recent user reviews (10 of 255)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sharpscan-pro-ocr-pdf-scanner/id590359941/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Dommage …

*2026-01-22*

J’aimais, mais l’appli buggy depuis quelques temps. L’appli s’ouvre puis se ferme toute seule après quelques secondes. Sur IPhone 16Pro, donc ça devrait passer, mais non …
Dommage.

### 2/5 — Pro but not pro

*2025-11-28, version 3.8*

Why you give name pro if you limited to use OCR?

### 5/5 — Great!

*2024-12-16*

The best one! I’ve been used for many years and it always works very, very good! I recommend!

### 3/5 — Simple et efficace mais plus à jour

*2024-06-15*

Dommage qu’il n’y ait plus de mise à jour depuis plusieurs années! 
Quelques bugs inhérents au vieillissement…
Manque toujours un outil de recherche dans les enregistrements de scans.

### 5/5 — Все ок

*2024-05-22*

Всё работает, ios 17, iphone 12 mini

### 1/5 — Difficult to use

*2023-12-05, version 3.8*

Poor quality app. Won’t print using wireless connection. App constantly crashes.

### 1/5 — No updates

*2023-03-03, version 3.8*

This app hasn't been updated since I bought it a few years ago. Even the resolution doesn't match newer iPhones.

### 2/5 — Fehlerhaft

*2022-06-21*

Ich finde die App sehr durchdacht und gerade durch die Cloud-Anbindung sehr nützlich. Allerdings wird man ständig an eine Bewertung erinnert- das nervt. Noch mehr bin ich allerdings von Abstürzen genervt. Egal was ich mache, die App stürzt früher oder später ab.

### 1/5 — Не работает

*2021-12-09*

Не работает обычная и платная Pro версии

### 1/5 — Не работает iOS 15

*2021-11-23*

Прекрасно пользовался на iPhone 7, купил себе 13, теперь вылетает сразу, думаю ладно, купил полную версию, в итоге все равно ничего не сканирует и вылетает, чините!

## Frequently asked questions about SharpScan Pro

### What does SharpScan Pro do?

SharpScan Pro turns your iPhone into a high-speed document scanner. It allows you to capture documents, automatically crop and enhance them, and save them as compact PDF files. It also features Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to extract text from images.

### What are the key features of SharpScan Pro?

Key features include fast multi-page scanning, smart automatic cropping and perspective correction, creation of very small PDF files with lossless compression, advanced image enhancement, OCR for text recognition in over 50 languages, and the ability to manage, protect, and share documents easily.

### Is SharpScan Pro free to use?

The app offers a free version with advertisements. Advanced features like text layer sharing require an additional in-app purchase. The core scanning and PDF creation functionalities are available in the free version.

### What devices is SharpScan Pro compatible with?

The app is designed for iPhone and has been reported to work well on older models like the iPhone 6. It leverages the device's camera for scanning and image processing.

### What are common use cases for SharpScan Pro?

Common use cases include scanning receipts for expenses, digitizing business cards, capturing presentation slides, and sending any urgent document to colleagues while on the go. Its ability to create small PDFs is ideal for slow or expensive network connections.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.8 — 2018-02-02

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

- Fixed: Now documents could be imported from all available Albums.
- Fixed: Problem with document color editing dialogue.
- Fixed: iPad and iPad Pro User interface.
- Several minor updates and fixes

### 3.7 — 2017-10-23

- Fixed problem with Arm processor equipped device models. 

In previous release:

- Fixed problems with Dropbox and Google Drive logins.
- iOS 11 compatibility.

### 3.6 — 2017-10-22

- Fixed problems with Dropbox and Google Drive logins.
- iOS 11 compatibility.

### 3.5 — 2016-12-21

- "Smart Camera" scanning speed significantly increased.
- Fixed problem with camera focusing and image orientation.
- Fixed problem with batch scanning (more than 20 pages).

### 3.4 — 2016-10-14

Fixed problem with camera on iOS 8.

Previously:
- SMART CAMERA: Just point camera toward the document, hold steady for a couple of seconds - SharpScan will take a shot, and then it will crop and process the document automatically.
- Now it's possible to share (and auto-upload) documents to iCloud and WebDav servers.
- User Interface optimized for iPad Pro.
- Multitasking and Split View support. 
- iOS 10 compatibility.
- Default address could be set for sharing by e-mail.
- Minor updates and fixes...

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