# ScanGuru vs Scan Now

The clearest difference is ads: Scan Now at none against ScanGuru's shown. Scan Now also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 48%). ScanGuru's advantage is ratings volume (93K vs 2K). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. ScanGuru sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Scan Now sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.95 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scan Now holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScanGuru has 93K ratings behind it against 2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of ScanGuru's written reviews are positive against 60% of Scan Now's.

ScanGuru ships an update every 2 weeks, Scan Now every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | ScanGuru | Scan Now |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (93K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scanguru-pdf-scanner-app/id1040149161/reviews) | **[4.8 (2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scan-now-pdf-document-scanner/id1666079896/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **93K** | 2K |
| Positive reviews | 47.9% of reviews | **60.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 weeks** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#31** | #46 |
| Size | 48 MB | 111 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [GM UniverseApps Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1473276099) | [East End Technologies Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1627256488) |

## What reviewers say

### ScanGuru

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scanguru-pdf-scanner-app/id1040149161)

**Currently charting:** #31 Top Grossing · Business (US App Store)

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:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Premium | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Unlimited Access | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Full access | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Unlimited Access | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Premium | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Premium access | $9.99 | per month |
| Premium access | $49.99 | per year |
| One-time | $2.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Access | $59.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- Subscription charges even after cancellation
- Inability to use app without subscribing

**Requested features**

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


### Scan Now

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scan-now-pdf-document-scanner/id1666079896)

**Currently charting:** #46 Top Grossing · Business (US App Store)

Easily digitize any document using your iPhone camera or import existing files. Edit, sign, and organize your PDFs into groups. Convert files to PDF and share them seamlessly to streamline your workflow.

**Highlights:** Digitize documents with camera, Import existing documents, Edit PDFs, Add signatures, Organize into groups, Convert to PDF, Share scanned documents

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock all features | $7.95 | per 7 days |
| Unlock all features | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Unlock all features | $10.95 | per 7 days |
| Unlock all features | $11.95 | per 7 days |
| Unlock all features | $14.95 | per 7 days |
| Unlock all features | $39.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🙌 Useful scanning features
- 💡 Innovative journal/text book functionality
- 👍 Great image quality

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🚫 Impossible to cancel subscription
- 💰 Expensive subscription fees
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔒 Security and privacy concerns
- 📞 Poor customer support

**Reported bugs**

- Subscription charges without authorization
- App freezes on startup
- Incompatible with older devices

**Requested features**

- Add free version without subscription
- Improve subscription cancellation process
- Fix app stability issues


## Frequently asked questions

### Is ScanGuru free?

ScanGuru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Scan Now free?

Scan Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, ScanGuru or Scan Now?

Scan Now is rated higher. ScanGuru averages 4.6 out of 5 from 93K ratings, while Scan Now averages 4.8 from 2K ratings.

### Do ScanGuru or Scan Now have ads?

ScanGuru shows ads; Scan Now does not.

### Which is updated more often, ScanGuru or Scan Now?

ScanGuru ships an update every 2 weeks, and Scan Now every 3 weeks. Most recently, ScanGuru was updated on November 9, 2026 and Scan Now on November 7, 2026.

### Which is more popular, ScanGuru or Scan Now?

ScanGuru currently peaks at #31 in the App Store charts, and Scan Now at #46. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*