ScanGuru vs FlowPDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Scan to PDF or JPEG
- Sign and edit documents
- OCR text recognition
- Annotate PDFs
- Export to Word
- Multipage scanning
- Local storage
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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
FlowPDF
Transform photos and physical documents into professional PDFs. Easily merge, edit, and annotate your documents with text, drawings, and precise cropping. Save refined images or wallpapers directly to your device.
- PDF conversion from photos
- Merge multiple images into one PDF
- Edit PDFs with text, drawings, and annotations
- Rotate, crop, and refine images
- Save edited wallpapers
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Convert physical documents or digital images into professional PDFs with just a photo. FlowPDF simplifies workflows by letting you merge PDFs, edit pages with annotations, rotations, cropping, or freehand drawings, and refine images. Core Features: • PDF Conversion: Turn photos, handwritten notes, or printed pages into editable PDFs via camera. • Merge: Combine multiple images into a single PDF document for easy organization. • Full PDF Editing: Add text notes, draw, rotate pages, or crop sections for precision. • Wallpaper: Save high-resolution wallpapers directly to your photo library or edit them first with rotation, cropping, doodling, and adjustments to brightness, contrast, and saturation before saving. All edits are preserved and stored locally. User Agreement: https://app.deeppdffile.com/termsOfService.html Your subscription will automatically renew at the then-current price of your plan unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the renewal. Your App Store account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription by visiting the App Store app or Subscriptions under Settings on your Apple device after purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: ScanGuru at 93K against FlowPDF's 2.2K. ScanGuru also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 35%) and chart position (#26 vs unranked). FlowPDF's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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. ScanGuru sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and FlowPDF sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScanGuru holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScanGuru has 93K ratings behind it against 2.2K, 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 35% of FlowPDF's.
ScanGuru ships an update every 10 days, FlowPDF every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScanGuru | FlowPDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (93K ratings) — better | 4.4 (2.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews — better | 34.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 93K — better | 2.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #26 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GM UniverseApps Limited | JINZUAN INTELLIGENCE GARAGE TECHNOLOGY (HK) LIMITED |
Customer experience
ScanGuru
FlowPDF
User reviews
ScanGuru
From 93K App Store ratingsWhat 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
FlowPDF
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excelente
- 👍 Divertido
Room to improve
- 🚫 Scam
- 🚫 terrible app
- 🚫 Can't even get to app for all the advertisements
- 🚫 Ridiculous
- 🚫 فاشل وكاذب
Bugs and requests
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
FlowPDF
No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.
In-app purchases
ScanGuru
- 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-time$2.99
- Lifetime Access$59.99
FlowPDF
- weekly$3.997 Days
- Monthly$12.991 Month
- Yearly$39.991 Year






