Scan Hero vs ScannerLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scan Hero
Scan documents, photos, and text on the go and manage your paperwork digitally. Edit, sign, and share your scans as PDFs or images. Offers OCR, HD quality, and secure file protection.
- Scan documents to PDF or image
- Multiple camera modes for specific documents
- Edit scans: re-crop, perspective, filters
- Organize and reorder pages
- OCR text extraction
- Digital signatures
- Secure files with Face ID/passcode
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Looking for a mobile assistant? Try the Scan Hero app to corral your paperwork and scan documents on the go! Scan Hero helps you run your business in the ever-changing digital world. Scan documents to PDF, then sign, edit, and share them – no heavy equipment needed! Manage paperwork hassle-free from anywhere – the office, remotely, or from home. Stay one step ahead when it comes to document management. Loved by more than 29 million users. SCAN DOCUMENTS - Scan any document automatically or manually and save it as a PDF file or image. - Try various Camera Modes to scan specific types of documents. - Adjust the quality and file size of your scans: choose low, medium, or high quality. - Import documents right from Photos for further editing and sharing. TRY CAMERA MODES - Single Mode captures a single page. - Multi Mode scans two pages at once. - Passport & ID Card Modes digitize your ID-documents. - Book Mode scans a two-page spread of a book. - QR Mode reads QR codes with your device’s Camera. MAKE EDITS - Re-crop scans, change page perspective and borders, apply filters, adjust contrast, and correct or change the orientation. - Organize and reorder pages in multipage documents. MANAGE SCANS - Print scanned documents and clipboard text wirelessly. - Share scans separately or send a number of files in one PDF file via Mail or iMessage. - Save all your scans to Photos or iCloud and synchronize them between all of your iOS devices. - Protect your files with Face ID or passcode. LEVEL UP WITH PREMIUM FEATURES - Recognize and extract text from your scans with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology. Available for texts in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Turkish, Russian, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Norwegian, Japanese, and Portuguese. - Fine-tune scans by selecting HD quality while scanning. - Sign scans right on the screen of your device. Create and save one or more signatures, and add them to scans whenever you need. - Highlight the key points of your scans. - Secure private information in scanned documents using the Hide tool. - Scan and share without limits. *For advanced editing and file management, you can also try our PDF Hero app! Subscription payments will be charged to your App Store account at confirmation of your purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew and you will be charged unless auto-renew is turned off or unless you cancel at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription or trial period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. The cost of renewal depends on the Subscription Plan you choose. Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by going to Account Settings after purchase or by contacting Customer Support. Privacy Policy: https://support.bendingspoons.com/privacy.html?app=1017261655 Terms of Service: https://support.bendingspoons.com/tos.html?app=1017261655 Got questions or suggestions? Please don’t hesitate to email us at support@scanhero.app
ScannerLab
Easily scan all types of QR codes and barcodes with detailed data cards and a comprehensive scan history. Generate unlimited QR codes, export them, and protect your scanning security by hiding your IP address.
- Scan all QR codes and barcodes
- QR code detailed data cards
- Scan history
- Create unlimited QR codes
- Export and share codes
- Hide IP address for security
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ScannerLab for your daily use. Scan QR code anytime and anywhere. Create codes with QR generator. QR Scan features: - Scan all types of QR codes - QR Code detailed data cards - Scan history QR code generator: - Create unlimited number of QR codes - Export and share QR codes Barcode scanner features: - Scan all types of barcodes such as Code 39, Code 128 or UPC - Save, export and share all barcodes Scan security - Hide the real IP address and protect the security of scanning. Terms of service: https://scanner-lab.com/Service Privacy policy: https://scanner-lab.com/Privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Scan Hero at 242K against ScannerLab's 328. Scan Hero also leads on chart position (#36 vs unranked). ScannerLab's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Scan Hero sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and ScannerLab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Scan Hero against 4.6 for ScannerLab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scan Hero has 242K ratings behind it against 328, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Scan Hero's written reviews are positive against 87% of ScannerLab's.
Scan Hero ships an update every 10 days, ScannerLab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scan Hero | ScannerLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (242K ratings) — better | 4.6 (328 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 242K — better | 328 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #36 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 245 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mosaic S.r.l. | WETIME PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
Scan Hero
ScannerLab
User reviews
Scan Hero
From 242K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Convenient scanning
- 🚀 Fast scanning
- 👍 Helpful for business/school
- 👍 Great for on-the-go scanning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent scanning quality
- 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🔒 Automatic subscription charges
- 🐛 Buggy/glitchy app
ScannerLab
From 328 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent app
- 👍 Brilliant app
- 👍 Helpful app
- 👍 Good product
- 👍 Great app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Difficult to understand
- 🐛 No instructions
- 🐛 Techniques not as shown on Instagram
Bugs and requests
Scan Hero
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scans not properly cropped
- Inability to rearrange scanned pages
- Crashes when editing/cropping documents
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to rotate scanned documents
- Option to save scans to cloud storage
- Improved OCR text recognition
ScannerLab
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incompatible with older devices
- Login screen freezes
- Crashes
Requested features
2 requests- How to use this app
- Instructions needed
In-app purchases
Scan Hero
- Get Premium!3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Premium Scanner App + OCR3 Days trial$4.993 Months
- Weekly Subscription2 variants$9.997 Days
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- Weekly Sub with Free Trial7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Scanner for Me - Plus1 Month trial$10.991 Month
- Monthly Premium Subscription$14.991 Month
- Document & Text Scanner + OCR3 Days trial$16.001 Month
- Upgrade to Pro!$16.001 Month
- Monthly Premium Subscription3 Days trial$22.001 Month
- Upgrade to Pro!3 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Scanner for Me Full Version$6.99
ScannerLab
- ScannerLab for week3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- ScannerLab Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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