Comparison

TurboScan™ vs ScanGuru

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

Head to head
About

TurboScan™

Transform your iPhone into a powerful scanner for documents, receipts, and more. Quickly capture high-quality PDFs or JPEGs, organize them, and share them easily. Advanced algorithms ensure accurate edge detection, perspective correction, and optimal contrast for clear scans.

Highlights
  • Automatic document detection and capture
  • Perspective correction
  • SureScan for sharpest scans
  • Document naming and organization
  • Quick email sending
  • Save to Photos and cloud storage
  • Face/Touch ID security
Features
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TurboScan turns your iPhone into a full-featured and powerful scanner for documents, receipts, books, photos, whiteboards, and more. You can quickly and accurately scan your multipage documents in high quality PDFs or JPEGs, name, organize and send them anywhere. • Featured in The NY Times, CNN Money and The Telegraph. • “Absolutely the best... I've tried other scanner apps and this one is the only way to go. Never going back to the other apps… TurboScan sets the standard for scanning apps.” - User review. • “…Would recommend this flawless and incredibly useful and perfectly executed app” - User review. TurboScan uses advanced and fast algorithms to accurately detect document edges, straighten them (correct perspective), eliminate shadows and set a perfect contrast for black on white text. Color and photo modes are also available. TurboScan boasts a powerful yet easy to use interface. Our handy "Email to myself" feature lets you quickly send documents with one tap. TurboScan also offers SureScan, our proprietary scanning mode for sharper scans (especially useful in low-light conditions.) SureScan automatically takes three pictures of the same document, giving you a guaranteed perfect result every time. We do not collect any data from TurboScan and all scanning happens on your iPhone. The confidentiality of your data is never compromised. TURBOSCAN FEATURES: • Automatic document detection and capture with perspective correction • Features SureScan for the sharpest scans • Document naming, folder organization and smart search • “Email to myself” feature for quick, regular emails • Add and reorder pages at any time • Arrange multiple receipts or cards on a single PDF page for printing, easy viewing, etc. • Send faxes using our Turbo Fax app • Easily email & message documents or separate pages as PDF & JPEG • Save documents or pages to Photos • Face/Touch ID & passcode lock for increased security • Upload, auto-upload or backup documents to iCloud Drive • Open PDFs or JPEGs in Google Drive and other PDF cloud apps • Combine scans via Merge or copy & paste separate pages • Conveniently AirDrop documents to your Mac and other devices • Print documents via AirPrint • Ultra-fast scanning (under 3 seconds per page) • Features VoiceOver for visually impaired users • We do not collect any user data in TurboScan TIPS ON SCANNING • Make sure your document is flat. • Use flash in low light conditions, but avoid glare with glossy documents. We support Ukraine. We're constantly improving TurboScan, and we value our customers' opinions and feedback. Please email us at support@turboscanapp.com with any questions or suggestions. Thank you!

About

ScanGuru

Transform your phone into a portable scanner to digitize any document. Easily scan, edit, sign, and share PDFs or JPEGs. Features include OCR for text conversion, annotation, and secure local storage.

Highlights
  • Scan to PDF or JPEG
  • Sign and edit documents
  • OCR text recognition
  • Annotate PDFs
  • Export to Word
  • Multipage scanning
  • Local storage
Features
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ScanGuru is a scanner app that will turn your phone into the powerful tiny scanner that fits in your pocket! Scan, edit, sign and share any document in PDF or JPEG. With our scanner you don’t need an Internet connection as all scans are stored locally on your device. Become even more productive with e-sign and OCR. Add your signature to scanned documents with just a few taps in scanner pro. Use text recognition to convert any scan into text. Advanced scanner features: - Sign documents in a few taps - OCR (convert any scan into text) - Annotate PDFs by highlighting text - Translate scanned documents - Export to Word in one tap - Save your scans in black and white, grayscale or color - Highlight the key points of your scans. - Scan to high-quality PDF or JPEG - Multipage scanning - scan as many pages as you need - Automatic shutter and border detection for any scannable object - Protect your scans with Touch/Face ID or pin code Use our free scanner app to scan anything you need: - IDs, business documents, agreements, letters, invoices, order sheets, receipts - Paper notes and sketches - Any articles and book pages - Business cards - Rentals, credit notes, bills or any other printed documents Share your scanned documents via: - Email or messengers as PDF, JPEG - Print your scans with any Wi-Fi printer - Save scans to Camera Roll Premium features: - Unlimited number of scans and folders. - Text Recognition (OCR) - Signature, Watermark, Stamp, Annotation Information about the auto-renewal of subscription: - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - An account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost depends on the selected plan. Terms of Services: https://scanguru.guruapps.tech/hub/legal/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://scanguru.guruapps.tech/hub/legal/privacy-policy Billing terms: https://scanguru.guruapps.tech/hub/legal/subscription-terms Contact us via Customer Support: support@universeapps.limited

Screenshots

TurboScan™4 screens
ScanGuru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TurboScan™ at 89% against ScanGuru's 48%. TurboScan™ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). ScanGuru's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and chart position (#22 vs #185). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. TurboScan™ sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and ScanGuru sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TurboScan™ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 103K and 93K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of TurboScan™'s written reviews are positive against 48% of ScanGuru's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TurboScan™ ships an update every 3 months, ScanGuru every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
TurboScan™ versus ScanGuru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurboScan™ScanGuru
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (103K ratings) — better4.6 (93K ratings)
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews — better47.8% of reviews
Number of ratings103K — better93K
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#185#22 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiksoft Inc.GM UniverseApps Limited

Customer experience

TurboScan™

All ratings101,306 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews753 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.4%

ScanGuru

All ratings93,347 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews1,779 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative48.2%

User reviews

TurboScan™

From 103K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient scanning
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 💾 Convenient for storing and organizing documents
  • ✉️ Seamless emailing of scanned documents
  • 🔍 Accurate cropping and edge detection

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent email delivery
  • 🔒 Concerns about unauthorized charges
  • 🔍 Issues with auto-focus and framing
  • 🔄 Problems with app updates and data loss

ScanGuru

From 93K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient for on-the-go scanning
  • 🚀 Good quality scans
  • 👍 Helpful for professional work

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable conversion of handwritten text to digital text
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 🐛 Crashes and errors when scanning large documents

Bugs and requests

TurboScan™

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scanned documents not saving properly
  • Emailing function not working reliably
  • Crashes and freezes after recent updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to lock folders with passwords
  • Integration with more cloud storage services
  • Improved OCR and text recognition
  • Voice-activated scanning feature

ScanGuru

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Subscription charges even after cancellation
  • Inability to use app without subscribing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline scanning capability
  • Ability to create subfolders for organizing scanned documents
  • Automatic document edge detection and cropping
  • Improved handwriting to text conversion accuracy

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TurboScan™

One-time4
  • Tip developer, level 1$1.99
  • Tip developer, level 2$4.99
  • Tip developer, level 3$9.99
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  • TurboScan Premium$14.99
13 purchases

ScanGuru

Subscriptions11
  • Premium7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Premium$6.997 Days
  • Unlimited Access7 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Full access14 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Premium + PDF editor$7.997 Days
  • Unlimited Access7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Premium7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Premium access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access$24.991 Year
  • Premium access$49.991 Year
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • One-time$2.99
  • Lifetime Access$59.99

Questions

Is TurboScan™ free?
TurboScan™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanGuru free?
ScanGuru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TurboScan™ or ScanGuru?
TurboScan™ is rated higher. TurboScan™ averages 4.9 out of 5 from 103K ratings, while ScanGuru averages 4.6 from 93K ratings.
Do TurboScan™ or ScanGuru have ads?
ScanGuru shows ads; TurboScan™ does not.
Which is updated more often, TurboScan™ or ScanGuru?
TurboScan™ ships an update every 3 months, and ScanGuru every 2 weeks. Most recently, TurboScan™ was updated on October 28, 2026 and ScanGuru on October 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, TurboScan™ or ScanGuru?
TurboScan™ currently peaks at #185 in the App Store charts, and ScanGuru at #22. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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