Comparison

Portable OCR Scanner vs Scannote

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

Head to head
About

Portable OCR Scanner

Features
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Portable OCR Scanner-PDF Scan turns your iPhone or iPad into a smart, mobile document scanner. From single receipts to multi-page contracts, capture and digitize any paper document with professional quality. Our advanced technology automatically detects borders, corrects distortion, and enhances image quality, so your scans are always sharp and clear. Stop relying on bulky hardwareβ€”now you can scan, store, and share documents from anywhere. Powerful Features: Effortless Scanning: Use your device’s camera to quickly scan receipts, notes, invoices, and more. Intelligent Optimization: Smart cropping and auto-enhancement ensure texts and graphics are crisp and legible. Advanced OCR: Use Optical Character Recognition to extract text from your scans for easy editing and sharing. Flexible Sharing: Save and share your documents in PDF or JPEG formats. Portable OCR Scanner-PDF Scan is your essential tool for a paperless and organized life.

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Scannote

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Scan HIGH-QUALITY Scannote uses the most advanced scanning technology in its scanner app. Scans start at 200 dpi, premium quality comparable to desktop scanners. Auto-optimization and blur-reduction help you to get the most out of your scans. Scan QUICKLY Scannote is blazingly fast and incredibly easy. Hold your iPhone over any document, receipt, whiteboard to scan and save it as a JPG quickly. The edges of the document are automatically identified so that only the document itself is scanned. It captures the best possible image in the perfect moment. Scan ANYTHING Scannote works with any type of document, from paper documents to business cards, QR codes, notes- even whiteboards or post-its. It saves the documents that are important for you and gets rid of paper clutter. Wherever you are, your Scannote iOS scanner app is with you.

Screenshots

Portable OCR Scanner4 screens
Scannote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scannote at none against Portable OCR Scanner's shown. Scannote also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Portable OCR Scanner versus Scannote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortable OCR ScannerScannote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 111 monthsβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size193 MB26 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperRamalingam SivaramakrishnanHUU HUY NGUYEN

In-app purchases

None

Portable OCR Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

Scannote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Portable OCR Scanner free?
Portable OCR Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scannote free?
Scannote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Portable OCR Scanner or Scannote have ads?
Portable OCR Scanner shows ads; Scannote does not.

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