Comparison

Scan Master vs 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

Scanner+

Transform your device into a powerful document scanner. Easily capture, edit, and share documents as PDFs or images. Extract text with OCR technology for further editing or conversion.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF/image
  • Advanced document editing
  • OCR text extraction
  • Share files via email/social media
  • Sync across devices
Features
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* Scan docs into clear & sharp image/PDF, to email, fax, print Blue scanner is a free scanner app that helps users scan, edit, store, and sync contents across phone, iPads, tablets and computers. Extract texts with OCR and convert PDF to Word, Excel, etc. Features: *Free Mobile Scanner Use your phone camera to scan receipts, notes, invoices, whiteboard discussions, business cards, certificates, etc. *Advanced Editing Making annotations or adding customized watermark on docs are made available for you. *Extract Texts from Image OCR (optical character recognition) feature extracts texts from single page for further editing or sharing. *Share PDF/JPEG Files Easily share documents in PDF or JPEG format with others via social media, email attachment or sending the doc link. Payment models for Premium subscription: • Monthly Subscription: free for 3 days and $2.99 per month, • Three Monthly Subscription: free for 3 days and $7.99 per 3 month • Yearly Subscription: free for 3 days and $29.99 per year, • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription 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. For Terms of Use, please visit https://bluescanner.wordpress.com/terms-of-service/ For Privacy Policy, please visit https://bluescanner.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/ We’d love to hear your feedback: luanyou@foxmail.com

Screenshots

Scan Master4 screens
Scanner+4 screens

Verdict

The call

Scan Master and Scanner+ both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Scanner+'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Scan Master's. Scanner+ also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Scanner+ sells 3 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 Scanner+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Scan Master's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scanner+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scan Master versus Scanner+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan MasterScanner+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGURUPRITSINGH SAINI青兆 李

Customer experience

Scan Master

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

Scanner+

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scan Master

One-time1
  • Remove Advertisements$1.99
3 purchases

Scanner+

Subscriptions3
  • 1 month VIP3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 3 month VIP3 Days trial$7.993 Months
  • 1 year VIP3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Scan Master free?
Scan Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanner+ free?
Scanner+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scan Master or Scanner+?
Scan Master and Scanner+ are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Scan Master or Scanner+ have ads?
Both Scan Master and Scanner+ show ads.
Which is updated more often, Scan Master or Scanner+?
Scan Master ships an update every 2 months, and Scanner+ every 2 months. Most recently, Scan Master was updated on October 9, 2026 and Scanner+ on October 29, 2026.

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