Comparison

Scan Hero vs Pro 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

Pro Scanner

Transform your device into a portable scanner with intelligent text recognition. Easily scan documents, receipts, and photos, converting them into reusable text and saving them in PDF or JPEG formats.

Highlights
  • Portable document scanner
  • Automatic text recognition (OCR)
  • Save as PDF and JPEG
  • Scan receipts, notes, and photos
  • Reusable text extraction
Features
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The Pro Scanner scanner app turns your device into a powerful portable scanner that recognizes text automatically (OCR) and allows you to save to multiple files formats including PDF and JPEG. The most intelligent scanner app. Scan anything — receipts, notes, documents, photos, business cards, whiteboards — with text you can reuse from each PDF and photo scan. Terms of Use https://pages.flycricket.io/pro-scanner-2/terms.html Privacy Policy https://pages.flycricket.io/pro-scanner-2/privacy.html

Screenshots

Scan Hero4 screens
Pro Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pro Scanner at none against Scan Hero's shown. Scan Hero's advantage is ratings volume (242K vs 28) and chart position (#39 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Pro Scanner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 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 4.8 for Pro Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scan Hero has 242K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan Hero ships an update every 10 days, Pro Scanner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Scan Hero versus Pro Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan HeroPro Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (242K ratings)4.8 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings242K — better28
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#39 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size245 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.New Case DOO

Customer experience

Scan Hero

All ratings241,698 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews722 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative30.1%

Pro Scanner

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%

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

Pro Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Scan Hero

Subscriptions8
  • 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
  • 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
1 purchases

Pro Scanner

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Scanner - Premium Access3 Days trial$4.997 Days

Questions

Is Scan Hero free?
Scan Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pro Scanner free?
Pro Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scan Hero or Pro Scanner?
Pro Scanner is rated higher. Scan Hero averages 4.7 out of 5 from 242K ratings, while Pro Scanner averages 4.8 from 28 ratings.
Do Scan Hero or Pro Scanner have ads?
Scan Hero shows ads; Pro Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, Scan Hero or Pro Scanner?
Scan Hero ships an update every 10 days, and Pro Scanner every 3 weeks. Most recently, Scan Hero was updated on November 13, 2026 and Pro Scanner on November 3, 2026.

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