Comparison

Scan Master vs Photo Scanner to Document

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

Photo Scanner to Document

Transform your device's camera into a powerful document scanner. Easily create PDFs, add signatures, highlight, and annotate your scans. Share documents instantly via various platforms with searchable text.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with camera
  • Create searchable PDFs
  • Add signatures
  • Edit and annotate documents
  • Share via multiple platforms
  • Selectable text
Features
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Use your camera as a scanner to create PDF documents. After scanning your document you can easily add your signature, edit, hi-light or annotate your document. Share your document by Mail, Messenger, AirDrop, iCloud, etc. Your PDF will have selectable and searchable Text. We offer a very competitive price model. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Scan Master4 screens
Photo Scanner to Document4 screens

Verdict

The call

Scan Master and Photo Scanner to Document both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Photo Scanner to Document's written reviews are positive against 67% of Scan Master's. Photo Scanner to Document also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 1). Scan Master's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scan Master sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Photo Scanner to Document sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 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 4.9 for Photo Scanner to Document. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Scanner to Document has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Scan Master's written reviews are positive against 100% of Photo Scanner to Document's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan Master ships an update every 2 months, Photo Scanner to Document every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scan Master versus Photo Scanner to Document: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan MasterPhoto Scanner to Document
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings129 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGURUPRITSINGH SAINISpicy Apps

Customer experience

Scan Master

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

Photo Scanner to Document

All ratings28 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scan Master

One-time1
  • Remove Advertisements$1.99
3 purchases

Photo Scanner to Document

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly3 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • 6 month3 Days trial$7.496 Months
  • Yearly3 Days trial$13.991 Year

Questions

Is Scan Master free?
Scan Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Scanner to Document free?
Photo Scanner to Document is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scan Master or Photo Scanner to Document?
Scan Master is rated higher. Scan Master averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Photo Scanner to Document averages 4.9 from 29 ratings.
Do Scan Master or Photo Scanner to Document have ads?
Both Scan Master and Photo Scanner to Document show ads.
Which is updated more often, Scan Master or Photo Scanner to Document?
Scan Master ships an update every 2 months, and Photo Scanner to Document every 5 weeks. Most recently, Scan Master was updated on October 9, 2026 and Photo Scanner to Document on October 24, 2026.

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