Comparison

Scan Hero vs Camera Scanner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

Camera Scanner

Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner. Capture, convert, and share scans as PDFs or JPEGs. Extract text with OCR, add e-signatures, and store files in the cloud.

Highlights
  • Scan documents, receipts, and photos
  • Convert scans to PDF or JPEG
  • Extract text with OCR
  • Add e-signatures to PDFs
  • Share and store files in cloud
  • AR Area Measurement
Features
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Camera scanner scan docs into clear image/PDF to email, fax, print or save to cloud. Cam scanner app is a choice of professional users all over the world. Doc scanner app makes easy to scan document and pictures and save them where you'd like. Mobile scanner easy scan & share PDF. Fast Scanner free App is a free cam scanner app that scan office documents screenshots & smart image doc management and uses for a business contract. Pdf scanner is a high-resolution scan, reader & an image editor is available. **** Enjoy scanning anytime **** Use your phone camera to scan documents and receipts, notes, visiting cars, business cards, invoices, certificates, esign, page, etc. Any time and anywhere can scan, save and archive and upload file in the cloud drive. **** Phone Camera Scanner **** Capture document by phone, remove the extra background, generate high-resolution JPEG &PNG and PDF files. **** Optimization Scan Quality **** Use camera for capture pdf document by phone, remove extra space background, auto-detect the edge, generate heigh resolution PDF File and JPEG. Smart cropping and auto-detection enhancing make text and PDF, esign, graphics look clear and sharps. **** E-Signature **** Upload and sign a doc to use the E-signature pad on your phone and sign the contract to your business party. Sign contracts and share with your third party or counter party. **** Optimize Images and Text **** Doc Scanner is a free app that fast scans with automatic color detection & adjustment, background removal&bleed through, text enhance, color drop, image rotation, Multiple scan Destination & Duplexing Scanning. Pdf converter scanning amazing solid text recognization, elegant of an image, and simple sharing options. Pdf scanner crops your scans accurately and crops your busy background while correcting PDF makeup features. Easy to share pdf documents in PDF or JPEG format with other social media, email attachment or sending doc link to you colleagues. Scan document , Id cars, Phone-sized Photo Id, and Qr Code. Automatically scan the document with your camera. Auto-detection edge coping and optimization scan quality. Scan Qr code and share a link and open the link on the browser. Auto-detects and recognization of the business card, name, photo, contact info, OneNote. E-signature to sign a contract or other business documents and share. Security of documents like passcodes and password protection is very important PDF and documents Sharing a document on iCloud, google drive, dropbox, etc. Apple Subscription Terms: – Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. – Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. – Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. – You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions before using the app: • Privacy Policy: https://hashcloudinfotech.com/privacy-policy/ • Terms & Conditions: https://hashcloudinfotech.com/term-and-condition/ Any Issue or Suggestion for an app, Welcome to mail. If you have any other idea for adding any other features to our app then please give your precious feedback to us and please rate us. Thank you for downloading our app.

Screenshots

Scan Hero4 screens
Camera Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Scan Hero and Camera Scanner both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 65% of Scan Hero's written reviews are positive against 0% of Camera Scanner's. Scan Hero also leads on ratings volume (242K vs 1.2K) and chart position (#35 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scan Hero sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Camera Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Scan Hero against 4.7 for Camera Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scan Hero has 242K ratings behind it against 1.2K, 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 0% of Camera Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan Hero ships an update every 10 days, Camera Scanner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Scan Hero versus Camera Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan HeroCamera Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (242K ratings) — better4.7 (1.2K ratings)
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings242K — better1.2K
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#35 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size245 MB17 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Labhuben Kachhadiya

Customer experience

Scan Hero

All ratings241,698 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews695 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative31.1%

Camera Scanner

All ratings1,189 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Camera Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Scan Hero

Subscriptions10
  • 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
One-time1
  • Scanner for Me Full Version$6.99
3 purchases

Camera Scanner

Subscriptions3
  • Pay Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Pay Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Pay Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Scan Hero free?
Scan Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Camera Scanner free?
Camera Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scan Hero or Camera Scanner?
Scan Hero is rated higher. Scan Hero averages 4.7 out of 5 from 242K ratings, while Camera Scanner averages 4.7 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Scan Hero or Camera Scanner have ads?
Both Scan Hero and Camera Scanner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Scan Hero or Camera Scanner?
Scan Hero ships an update every 10 days, and Camera Scanner fortnightly. Most recently, Scan Hero was updated on September 24, 2026 and Camera Scanner on September 17, 2026.

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