Smart PDF Document Scanner vs NotaryCentral
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart PDF Document Scanner
Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner. Capture, enhance, and organize your important papers with tack-sharp scans and a color-coded tagging system. Easily share PDFs for business or personal use.
- Tack-sharp document scanning
- Automatic edge detection and perspective correction
- Color, grayscale, and black-and-white scan options
- FlashAssist for low-light scanning
- Color-coded tagging system for organization
- Quickly scan and share PDFs
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Ditch the office scanner! Just snap a photo of your document, and get a PDF file you can instantly send to your colleagues, all from your phone or iPad. TACK SHARP SCANS That processor in your phone is quite a little monster. Smart Scanner uses it fully to make the best possible scans. Even full-page articles come out tack-sharp and easy to read. It automatically detects the page edges and corrects for perspective. Pick full-color scans, grayscale, or black-and-white for maximum legibility. FlashAssist can take perfect scans even in poor lighting conditions. You can even change the correction and enhancement settings after the fact. POWERFUL COLOR-CODED ORGANIZATION Scanning is just half the problem. You need a good way to keep all your documents organized, and easy to find later. Smart Scanner uses a simple tagging system that is much easier and more powerful than the regular folder system. File documents under custom color-coded categories with just a couple taps. Browse and sort files by category with a couple more. It's the way filing should work. FOR ALL YOUR SCANNING NEEDS + Quickly scan and send contracts and forms + Keep scans of important documents in your pocket, separate form the Photo Library + Scan all your travel receipts for easy expense reports + Keep digital copies of your notes and sketches + Scan articles to read later + And more! TIPS AND TRICKS Here are a few tips to get the best scans: + Place your document on a darker surface to improve the edge auto-detection. + You can drag the corners of the blue rectangle to fine tune it after taking a photo. + Make sure there is adequate lighting. Use the flash in low-light conditions. + You can tap on a page to edit its scan settings (including edges) after the fact.
NotaryCentral
Streamline your notary business operations with this comprehensive mobile solution. Manage appointments, client information, and ensure compliance with industry standards. This tool is designed to help you work more efficiently and grow your notary practice.
- Business management for notaries
- Compliance tools
- Appointment scheduling
- Client information management
- Business growth features
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The all-in-one app for notaries Stay Compliant. Work Smarter. Grow with Confidence. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NotaryCentral at 5.0 against Smart PDF Document Scanner's 4.4. NotaryCentral also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Smart PDF Document Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NotaryCentral holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Smart PDF Document Scanner ships an update every 5 months, NotaryCentral every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart PDF Document Scanner | NotaryCentral |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Qrayon, LLC | Alexander Leon |
Customer experience
Smart PDF Document Scanner
NotaryCentral
In-app purchases
Smart PDF Document Scanner
No in-app purchases
NotaryCentral
No in-app purchases
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