# U Scanner - Photo to PDF

> Mobile scanner app to digitize photos and documents into PDFs. (iPhone/iPad app by CyberLink.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/u-scanner-photo-to-pdf/id814841155 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [CyberLink](https://appshunter.io/developer/371275353)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.60/5 from 116 App Store ratings · 138 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2014-05-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-14
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/u-scanner-photo-to-pdf/id814841155/reviews.md

## What is U Scanner?

Scan and Digitize Your Photos, Notes, Presentation and More!! 

- Automatically de-skew, straighten and enhance images
- Output to PDF for FREE!
- For Work – capture presentations, meeting notes on whiteboards
- For School – capture notes, whiteboards in your class
- For Family – digitize your old photos and albums
- For Travel – capture a metro map, hiking trail, train timetable on your trip
- For Fun – capture whatever fun posters and signs you see, share instantly
- Easily Organize - View and organize images in U Scanner albums 
- Output multiple images as one PDF and share with your friends, family or colleagues

CyberLink’s U Scanner is a quick and easy app to capture the important information you want to keep. It automatically de-skews and enhances image quality for clean and crisp results.  Ideal for capturing meeting presentations, notes on whiteboards, business cards, maps or information posters from the places you visit and want to remember. You can save the images in PDF or JPEG, share them via email or post to Facebook.

The powerful camera app for your phone and tablet intelligently isolates, and precisely selects, the important areas in your photos, then instantly corrects the perspective and enhances image quality for clear, legible results.

  ** Capture live presentation slides and turn them into PDFs 
Turning live presentation screens or keynotes into clear PDF documents is easy with U Scanner’s intelligent edge correction and image enhancement technology. Photos of presentation screens are isolated, selected, and then straightened and enhanced for a clean high-quality result. Multiple photos can be saved in a single PDF document.

  ** Snap and save meeting, classes and whiteboard notes 
U Scanner is the perfect way to save whiteboard notes from meetings, classes and brainstorming sessions. Just snap a photo of the notes you want to archive and U Scanner will correct perspective and lighting problems leaving you with a clear set of meeting notes to refer to, or share with colleagues or classmates via email, directly from the app.

  ** Digitize your old photos and albums 
Make sure your precious memories are with you forever. With U Scanner you can digitize your old family photos you find lying around the house, or even digitally backup entire photo albums, all without a scanner! You can keep these memories with you on your phone or tablet, share them with relatives via email with family, or even post them on Facebook directly from the app.

  ** Digitally archive documents 
Digitizing product brochures, pages of books or handouts, or even contracts, is a lot easier than carrying them all around in hardcopy form for students and professionals. U Scanner helps you store all your important info in digital form on your phone or tablet to make learning and working easier.

  ** Capture and digitize 
A great way to capture information boards at different locations you have visited, directional maps, hotel cards, travel articles, or other important while you’re on the move. Digitize handwritten notes, receipts, invoices, business cards … etc.

---  In-app Purchase ---
In-app purchase available for:
- Removing advertisement
- Removing watermark on output PDF files

## Key features

- Scan and digitize photos and documents
- Automatically de-skew, straighten, and enhance images
- Output to PDF and JPEG
- Organize images in albums
- Share scans via email or social media
- Batch output multiple images as one PDF

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| YouCam Snap Premium | $1.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of U Scanner?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Great for capturing presentations/slides
- 👍 Automatically corrects for angled shots
- 👍 Sharpens images effectively
- 👍 Easy to use and simple interface
- 👍 Good at detecting page boundaries
- 👍 Useful for scanning documents
- 👍 Delivers quality results
- 👍 Efficiently turns papers into files

**Cons**

- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 App closes after taking/saving photos
- 🐛 Won't open or disappears immediately
- 🐛 Email sharing feature not working
- 🐛 No option to set email address
- 🐛 Cannot group pictures
- 🐛 Slow processing for SMS/emailing
- 🐛 Poor color fidelity
- 🐛 Poor capture in low contrast
- 🐛 File size disproportionately huge
- 🐛 Getting pictures off the phone is sloppy
- 🐛 Doesn't support iPad
- 🐛 Freezes on iPhone 6
- 🐛 Too many notifications

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes after taking/saving photos
- App won't open or disappears
- Email share feature broken
- No option to set email address
- Cannot group pictures
- Camera button stops working
- App closes after each shot/save
- Crashing after processing slides
- Auto-cropping issues
- Inability to create an account for sharing
- Not working on iOS 10
- Freezes on iPhone 6
- Cannot access files on iOS 9
- Strange color effect on preset

**Most requested features**

- Add Dropbox sync
- iPad version needed
- More sharing options (WhatsApp, iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox)
- OCR functionality
- Option to revert to original image after cropping

## Recent user reviews (10 of 138)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/u-scanner-photo-to-pdf/id814841155/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Nicht mit iphone

*2026-07-13*

Leider kann ich die app seit dem letzten ios update nicht mehr öffnen. Schade, früher ein Gewinn bei Vorträgen und Kongressen, jetzt leider nicht mehr nutzbar

### 1/5 — Parou de funcionar

*2026-05-14*

Parou de funcionar

### 1/5 — Stop to work

*2026-05-01*

I used a lot but now it just doesn’t open the app

### 1/5 — Incompatível

*2026-03-23*

Nao abre mais depois da atualização do iOS

### 1/5 — Nem abre mais

*2026-03-07*

Era maravilhoso, agora nem abre mais o app

### 1/5 — Parou de funcionar

*2026-03-05*

Era ótimo, mas agora não funciona mais.

### 2/5 — Crash

*2026-03-03, version 1.4.2*

Try opening app and now it just won’t.

### 1/5 — Nao funcionao mais

*2026-02-26*

App fecha e nao funciona

### 2/5 — Not working anymore

*2026-02-24*

Not working

### 5/5 — Holger, Germany

*2026-02-04*

Leider funktioniert die App nach dem letzten Apple Update nicht mehr. Auch nach erneuter Installation der App funktioniert diese nicht mehr, jedenfalls bei mir. Bitte um Support 
Ansonsten war es ein echter Gewinn bei Kongressen.

## Frequently asked questions about U Scanner

### What does U Scanner do?

U Scanner is a mobile application designed to digitize physical items like photos, notes, presentations, and documents. It uses your device's camera to capture these items and then processes them to create clean, high-quality digital files.

### What are the key features of U Scanner?

Key features include automatic image enhancement, de-skewing, and straightening. Users can output scans as PDF or JPEG files, organize them into albums, and share them directly from the app. It also supports combining multiple images into a single PDF document.

### Is U Scanner free to use?

The app is free to download and use, with options for in-app purchases. This allows users to access core scanning functionalities without an initial cost, with additional features or capabilities potentially available through purchases.

### What devices is U Scanner compatible with?

The application is designed for use on both phones and tablets. Specific operating system compatibility (e.g., iOS or Android) would typically be detailed in the app store listing.

### How can I use U Scanner for work or school?

For work, you can use it to capture presentations, meeting notes from whiteboards, or business cards. For school, it's ideal for digitizing lecture notes, whiteboard summaries, or handouts, allowing you to easily archive and refer back to important information.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.2 — 2018-05-22

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Bug fixes and optimized user experience.

### 1.4.1 — 2018-04-26

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 1.4.0 — 2018-04-10

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 1.3.0 — 2017-12-19

YouCam Snap is now called U Scanner.

### 1.2.10 — 2016-09-30

Adds support for iOS 10.

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