Comparison

Scan Master vs PDF Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Scan Master

This app allows you to scan documents into high-quality PDFs or images. It offers features for file transfer, conversion of various file types to PDF, and a robust PDF reader. You can easily share, print, or save your scanned documents for future use.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF/image
  • Optimize scan quality
  • File transfer via USB/WIFI
  • Convert various file types to PDF
  • Advanced PDF reader
  • Document viewer for multiple formats
  • Email and print documents
Features
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Scan Master is the advanced scanner app that scan document into clean PDF/image and send as email, print or save for future use. PDF Scanner: - Optimise scan quality by cropping and make the texts and graphics look sharp and clear. - Scan Master is useful to scan bill, invoice, contract, bill, business card, certificate, letter, identity documents. File Transfer: - Use iTunes file sharing to transfer files directly to your device via USB cable and WIFI - Open in File feature to open the document in different app like Numbers, Pages, iBooks, Kindle - Import PDF from other apps. - Import Image files from other apps. - Sorting files based on date, size and name PDF Converter: - Convert image, documents (MS Office, iWorks and the most common file types) to PDF - Build in web browser and convert web pages to PDFs for offline reading on the iPhone or iPad PDF Reader: - Advances PDF reader to read in all orientations - Supports Encrypted (password protected) PDFs - PDF links to open URL in browser directly - Supports PDFs with rotated pages Document Viewer: - Document Viewer supports PDF, HTML, TXT, RTF, JPG, PNG, GIF, MS Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) and Apple iWork (Pages, Numbers and Keynote) files, etc - Print documents from Doc Scanner easily - Email files to Your Friends or Colleagues directly from My PDF Doc - Zoom PDFs and other documents

About

PDF Scanner

Easily scan, sign, and edit documents with high-quality PDF or JPEG output. Features include multipage scanning, OCR to convert scans to text, and secure password-protected folders. Share your documents via email or save them to iCloud.

Highlights
  • High-quality PDF/JPEG scanning
  • Document signing and editing
  • Smart image editor with color correction
  • Multipage scanning
  • Password-protected folders
  • OCR text conversion
  • Email sharing and iCloud saving
Features
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Quickly scan & sign documents, print or email them as multiple pages PDF or JPEG files. Scan anything you need including receipts, documents, paper notes, fax papers and pictures fast, easy & free! Features include: • Scan high quality PDF or JPEG files. • Sign & edit documents. • Smart image editor with colour correction. • Multipage scanning. • Password protected folders. • Share your scans via email. • AirPrint & save to iCloud. • Sort documents by date or name. • OCR (convert any scan into text). Scanner Premium Subscription • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the period. • Length of subscriptions: Weekly & Yearly. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Price of subscriptions: one month 3.99 USD & one year 14.99 USD • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. For further information: Privacy Policy: https://www.personalsecurityapps.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service : https://www.personalsecurityapps.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Scan Master4 screens
PDF Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PDF Scanner at every 3 weeks against Scan Master's every 2 months. PDF Scanner also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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 Master sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PDF Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 — 5.0 for Scan Master against 5.0 for PDF Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Scanner has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan Master ships an update every 2 months, PDF Scanner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scan Master versus PDF Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan MasterPDF Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings127 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGURUPRITSINGH SAINITALENT ACQUISITIONS PTY LTD

Customer experience

Scan Master

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

PDF Scanner

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scan Master

One-time1
  • Remove Advertisements$1.99
4 purchases

PDF Scanner

Subscriptions4
  • PDF Scanner app Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PDF Scanner app Monthly$3.991 Month
  • PDF Scanner app Yearly3 Days trial$17.991 Year
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  • PDF Scanner app Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Scan Master free?
Scan Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Scanner free?
PDF Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scan Master or PDF Scanner?
Scan Master and PDF Scanner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 27 ratings respectively.
Do Scan Master or PDF Scanner have ads?
Both Scan Master and PDF Scanner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Scan Master or PDF Scanner?
Scan Master ships an update every 2 months, and PDF Scanner every 3 weeks. Most recently, Scan Master was updated on August 25, 2026 and PDF Scanner on September 9, 2026.

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