Comparison

Scanner vs Cleaner

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

Head to head
About

Scanner

Instantly scan multi-page documents and send them digitally when a physical scanner isn't available. Capture anything from receipts to books, with features for cropping, brightness adjustment, and saving in color or grayscale. Share via email or print directly.

Highlights
  • Scan multi-page documents
  • Capture whiteboards, receipts, business cards
  • Crop and remove unnecessary parts
  • Adjust brightness for low light
  • Save in color or grayscale
  • Share via email
  • Print via AirPrint
Features
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DocScan-Free lets you instantly scan multi-pages document and send out when there is no scanner nearby. By having it, you can scan not only documents in sight, but also whiteboards, receipts, business cards, posters, coupons, books ...etc. -Scanner work with any doc and make fit with screen size -Crop doc and remove unnecessary part -Adjust brightness if taken in low light. -Save copy two way color or grey scale -Easy to use with cam and existing Photo gallery -Share via email also print via air print -Take up to 10 pages in single doc -Create unlimited number of doc

About

Cleaner

This utility app helps you declutter your device by finding and removing duplicate photos, videos, and contacts. It offers a free trial for unlimited access to its cleaning tools.

Highlights
  • Find duplicate photos and videos
  • Remove duplicate selfies and Live Photos
  • Find and remove duplicate contacts
  • Unlimited gallery cleaning
  • 3-day free trial
Features
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It offers you efficient cleaning tools using which you can: 1- Find all the Duplicate Photos and videos on your iPhone. 2- Remove Duplicate Selfies, Live Photos 3- Find and Remove all the similar and duplicate contacts. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS Enjoy unlimited gallery cleaning with one of the following plans: * Weekly Subscription * Monthly Subscription 3 DAY FREE TRIAL Get unlimited access to all features during your free trial. Payment: Payment will be charged to the iTunes account within 24-hours prior to the end of the free trial period. Renewal: Subscription gets automatically renewed unless the auto-renew option is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Renewal will be charged within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://www.kdocs.cn/l/colOiZela3fP End User Licence Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Scanner4 screens
Cleaner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scanner at none against Cleaner's 2. Cleaner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 51 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cleaner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 7 days. Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner ships an update every 51 months, Cleaner every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Scanner versus Cleaner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScannerCleaner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews20.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—21 — better
Update frequencyEvery 51 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAishvarya Sadasivam秀秀 王

Customer experience

Scanner

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Cleaner

All ratings17 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Scanner

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cleaner

Subscriptions2
  • week vip3 Days trial$19.997 Days
  • month vip3 Days trial$29.991 Month

Questions

Is Scanner free?
Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cleaner free?
Cleaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scanner or Cleaner have ads?
Scanner shows ads; Cleaner does not.
Which is updated more often, Scanner or Cleaner?
Scanner ships an update every 51 months, and Cleaner every 6 weeks. Most recently, Scanner was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cleaner on November 4, 2026.

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