Scan Boss for Dropbox vs Scanbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scan Boss for Dropbox
Effortlessly scan documents and save them as PDFs directly to your Dropbox. This app automates cropping, skew correction, and naming, with multi-page support and the option to choose between standard or searchable PDFs. Save time for both business and personal use.
- Single tap scanning
- Automatic PDF naming with timestamp
- Automatic document detection and cropping
- Multi-page scanning
- Choice of standard or searchable PDF
- Multiple Dropbox folder support
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Scan any document and save PDF in your chosen Dropbox folder automatically. • Single tap operation • Link to Dropbox and specify folder just once • Ultrafast PDF conversion and upload • Multi-page scanning. • Automatically names the PDF with time-stamp • Automatically detects document and keeps tracking it as the camera moves. • Automatically crops the document to edges. • Automatically fixes skewed documents in the scan. • Choice to turn off automatic mode. • Choose multiple dropbox folders and switch between them on the fly as you scan. • Option to save standard or searchable PDF. Scan Boss is the only app of its kind and saves tonnes of time for your business or personal use. See our terms of use at http://techpositive.co/terms
Scanbox
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Scanbox turns your phone into a fast, private document scanner — and everything happens on your device. Scan any document with automatic edge detection, run OCR on-device, and export a searchable, watermark-free PDF. Your documents never leave your phone: no cloud uploads, no account. WHY SCANBOX • 100% on-device — capture, OCR and PDF all happen locally. Nothing is uploaded to a server. • No watermark, ever — free exports are clean and professional. • OCR is free — extract and search the text inside your scans, no paywall. • One-time purchase — no subscriptions, ever. FEATURES • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Crop, rotate, reorder and enhance pages • On-device OCR in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese • Full-text search across your library — even text inside scans • Export a searchable PDF, JPEG or PNG • Share anywhere with the system share sheet • Clean, modern, distraction-free design PRO — one-time lifetime unlock (no subscription) • Remove ads • Batch-scan pages fast • Organize with folders • Password-lock your PDFs • Advanced export (quality, page size, compression) OCR, searchable PDF and watermark-free exports are FREE forever. Pro just adds more power and convenience with a single purchase. Great for receipts, contracts, IDs, whiteboards, notes, and any document you'd rather not upload to a cloud scanner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Scan Boss for Dropbox at none against Scanbox's shown. Scanbox's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Scan Boss for Dropbox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Scanbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scan Boss for Dropbox ships an update every 6 months, Scanbox weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scan Boss for Dropbox | Scanbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (54 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tech Positive | SEONYONG LEE |
In-app purchases
Scan Boss for Dropbox
- All Access$2.991 Month
- All Access$29.991 Year
- Unlock Full Version$9.99
Scanbox
- Scanbox Pro$5.99
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