Comparison

Scanner' vs PDF Scanner Pro ⊟

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

Head to head
About

Scanner'

Transform your device into a portable scanner to digitize documents, receipts, photos, and more. Automatically detect and crop borders, adjust image settings, and share your scans easily via email or social media. Organize your important items with this versatile scanning tool.

Highlights
  • Scan documents, receipts, photos
  • Automated border detection and cropping
  • Manual border adjustment
  • Edit contrast, brightness, and rotation
  • Save as PDF
  • Share scans via email and social media
  • Print scans directly
Features
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Organize your paperwork, photos, recipes and everything important to you. Scan & Save, it's your portable scanner....Anytime, Anywhere! • Scan documents, receipts, photos, or everything important to you • Share your scans with whomever you want The scanner is able to correct perspective and automatically detect and crop the borders of your document. Don’t agree with the detected borders? Move them easily any direction you want and you will see that your document will be rotated to a perfectly straight image. In the preview you can edit the file name, contrast & brightness, rotate the page and choose any A paper size you would like to save it as. Share your scan by email, social media or any other way you desire. Print your scan directly from the preview mode, or save it in the gallery as a PDF. Smart Scan brings you all the features you need: • Automated scanning for borders • Scans as soon as it finds the document borders • You can manually adjust the borders right after scanning • Edit the document in the preview: change file name, adjust contrast & brightness, rotate, and choose from different page sizes • Saves your scan in a convenient gallery, in which you can select, share, delete and edit older files • Share your scan with just one tap! As always, we appreciate your feedback. Please email us at feedback@impalastudios.com with any suggestions or questions. If you are happy with this update, please let us know by rating and reviewing us in the App Store! Smart Scanner is the future of organizing your paperwork!

About

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟

Easily digitize documents, IDs, and papers with a powerful yet simple scanner. Convert scans to editable text, sign documents electronically, and print or compress PDFs for convenient sharing. Enjoy offline scanning and a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Offline scanning
  • Multi-page scanning
  • E-signature
  • OCR text conversion
  • Highlighting tools
  • Direct printing
  • PDF compression
Features
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Simple and powerful PDF-Scanner: --> Get the real feel of scanning offline. --> Navigate easily with our user-friendly interface. --> Scan multiple pages smoothly. --> Sign documents with ease using the e-signature feature. --> Convert scanned documents into editable text formats using OCR. --> Highlight crucial sections with our new tools. --> Print PDFs directly from the app for extra convenience. --> Compress PDF files for easy emailing. Full access: Upgrade to the Premium version and get unlimited access to an amazing app features without ads! — Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. — Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. — Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.levelclashapps.com/TermsOfUse.html — Privacy Policy: https://www.levelclashapps.com/PrivacyPolicy.html Enjoy!

Screenshots

Scanner'4 screens
PDF Scanner Pro ⊟4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ at 4.7 against Scanner''s 4.2. PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 19%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Scanner''s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Scanner' asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 6.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Scanner''s written reviews are positive against 40% of PDF Scanner Pro ⊟'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner' ships an update every 2 months, PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Scanner' versus PDF Scanner Pro ⊟: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner'PDF Scanner Pro ⊟
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.4K ratings)4.7 (6.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.4% of reviews40.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K6.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImpala StudiosLevel Clash Apps S.L.

Customer experience

Scanner'

All ratings1,425 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative17.5%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive19.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative74.2%

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟

All ratings6,147 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative53.0%

User reviews

Scanner'

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and free
  • 👍 Scans and auto-finds page edges
  • 👍 Works well with good contrast

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with sending multiple scanned images
  • 🔍 Unable to scan in color
  • 🔍 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🐛 Unreliable scanning and document saving
  • 🐛 Difficulty transferring scanned documents

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟

From 6.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast scanning
  • 💡 Allows multi-page PDF creation
  • 🔒 Secure document handling

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Poor image quality after updates
  • 📢 Excessive ads and pop-ups
  • 💰 Subscription model limits free usage
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs

Bugs and requests

Scanner'

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Fails to recognize document borders
  • Randomly emails only a subset of scanned pages
  • Scanned files become unavailable after sending

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to scan and save multi-page documents as a single file
  • Color scanning option
  • More user-friendly interface and instructions

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scanning area detection issues
  • Exported PDFs not opening properly
  • App crashes on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add option to rename PDF files
  • Improve color/contrast adjustment tools
  • Allow batch upload of images

In-app purchases

None

Scanner'

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟

Subscriptions15
  • Weekly Plan$4.997 Days
  • premium$4.997 Days
  • Enjoy Unlimited for 1 Week3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • All features you need$5.991 Month
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • All features you need7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • UNLIMITED SCANNING$19.991 Year
  • All features you need$24.991 Year
  • Premium Subscription$29.991 Year
  • All features you need7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • yearly subscription$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Scanner' free?
Scanner' is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ free?
PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scanner' or PDF Scanner Pro ⊟?
PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ is rated higher. Scanner' averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ averages 4.7 from 6.1K ratings.
Do Scanner' or PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ have ads?
Both Scanner' and PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ show ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanner' or PDF Scanner Pro ⊟?
Scanner' ships an update every 2 months, and PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ fortnightly. Most recently, Scanner' was updated on September 25, 2026 and PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ on October 2, 2026.

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