Brilong Home vs PDF Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brilong Home
Control and link various smart home devices from a single app. Features include device management and automation for enhanced performance. Note that location data collection may impact battery life.
- Supports Brilong XenLock, XenLock Pro, XenBell, XenCam
- Links products for optimal performance
- Auto-unlock feature
- Device management
- Automation capabilities
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This APP supports all Brilong family products include XenLock, XenLock Pro, XenBell, and XenCam. In addition, it can also link product among each other for best performance. * If a user would like to turn on auto-unlock feature, it may potentially consume your cell phone power more, since the application needs to collect your location data to perform this feature.
PDF Scanner
Transform paper documents, notes, and photos into digital PDFs or PNGs. Extract editable text from images using OCR technology. Share your scanned files and extracted text easily via various cloud services and messaging apps.
- Smart PDF scanning
- Edge detection and auto crop
- Batch scanning
- Image to text OCR
- Handwritten note recognition
- Document organization and security
- Cloud synchronization
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With Scanner App, you can easily scan any paper documents, handwritten notes, photos, business cards and receipts into clear PDF or PNG. Convert scanned Image to editable Text with OCR technology. Share Text, PNG or PDF via email, WhatsApp, Dropbox, Box and Google Drive. √Smart pdf scanner: - Edge detection - Auto crop & scan - Batch scanning - Share or save scans - Filters (B&W, Grayscale, Threshold, Scans) - PDF converter - E-signature √Texts extracting: - Support 14 languages OCR - Recognize handwritten notes - Copy, edit and share in txt, png, pdf √Document organization & security: - Manage documents - Lock documents with password √Sync synchronization: - Cloud Space - Sync to iCloud, Box, Dropbox... Premium subscription: Weekly Subscription:$2.99 per week; Monthly Subscription:$6.99 per month; Yearly Subscription:$39.99 per year. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. For Terms of Use, please visit https://scanner24.app/terms.html For Privacy Policy, please visit https://scanner24.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Scanner at 82% against Brilong Home's 0%. PDF Scanner also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (28 vs 1). Brilong Home's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. PDF Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Brilong Home asks for nothing beyond the download.
PDF Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Scanner has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Brilong Home's written reviews are positive against 82% of PDF Scanner's.
Brilong Home ships an update every 8 months, PDF Scanner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brilong Home | PDF Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 82.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brainchild Electronic Co., Ltd. | AOS INTERNET CO., LIMITED |
Customer experience
Brilong Home
PDF Scanner
Bugs and requests
Brilong Home
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PDF Scanner
Reported bugs
4 issues- 🐛 App keeps crashing
- 🐛 Crashes when scanning many pages
- 🐛 Errors when sending files
- 🐛 App closes unexpectedly
Requested features
2 requests- Automatic document framing
- Lower subscription cost
In-app purchases
Brilong Home
No in-app purchases
PDF Scanner
- Scanner24_weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- PDF Scanner App Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Scanner24_yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
Questions
Is Brilong Home free?
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