Scanner vs CamScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Scanner
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Scanner-Documents PDF transforms your device into a powerful portable scanner. Capture multi-page documents, whiteboards, business cards, and receipts instantly. Our app automatically adjusts scans to fit the screen, crops unnecessary parts, and optimizes brightness so every document is perfectly clear and ready to share. Don't let a lack of a scanner slow you down. With Scanner-Documents PDF, you can create and manage professional-looking digital copies of any document, anywhere you are. Key Features: Scan Anything: Digitize documents, books, posters, and more using your camera. Smart Enhancements: Automatically crop and adjust brightness for high-quality scans. Multi-Page Scanning: Capture many pages in a single document. Flexible Saving: Save your scans in full color or grayscale. Easy Sharing n Printing: Share documents via email or print them. Photo Gallery Import: Scan from your existing photo gallery for added convenience. Scanner-Documents PDF is your go-to solution for a paperless and organized life.
CamScan
Easily digitize paper documents using your phone's camera. Convert receipts, notes, and invoices into clear, sharp PDF files without watermarks. Share your scanned documents via email or social media.
- Digitize documents with phone camera
- Scan receipts, notes, invoices, and more
- Smart cropping and auto-enhancing
- Share documents as PDF files
- No watermark on scans
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Turn paper into clean, shareable PDFs in seconds. CamScan finds the edges of your page, straightens it and saves it as a sharp PDF, with no watermark and no limit. SCAN ANYTHING ⢠Receipts, invoices, contracts, forms, notes, letters and ID copies ⢠Automatic edge detection and perspective correction ⢠Several pages in one document ORGANIZE AND FIND ⢠All your documents in one clear grid ⢠Search by name, or simply say it with voice search ⢠Rename, lock or delete in a tap SHARE AND PRINT ⢠Export as PDF and share by Mail, Messages, AirDrop or any app ⢠Print directly from your iPhone or iPad ⢠Import PDFs from Files or from a web link KEEP IT PRIVATE ⢠Lock sensitive documents with Face ID or Touch ID ⢠Your documents stay on your device MAKE IT YOURS ⢠Home Screen widgets to scan in one tap and see your latest files ⢠Light and dark mode CamScan is free and supported by ads. You can remove ads for one hour by watching a short video. Questions or ideas? Write to contact@devbox.tn
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CamScan at every 10 months against Scanner's every 116 months. Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scanner ships an update every 116 months, CamScan every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scanner | CamScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | ā | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 116 months | Every 10 months ā better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | ā | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Aishvarya Sadasivam | Devbox |
In-app purchases
Scanner
No in-app purchases
CamScan
No in-app purchases









