Comparison

Adobe Scan vs OpenDocument Reader Pro

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

Head to head
About

Adobe Scan

Transform your mobile device into a powerful document scanner. Easily convert paper documents, receipts, and IDs into professional-looking PDFs or JPEGs. Enhance scans with automatic straightening, stain removal, and editable text conversion.

Highlights
  • High-speed bulk scanning
  • Convert paper to PDF/JPEG
  • Automatic straightening
  • Magic eraser for cleanup
  • Extract pages
  • Image to text OCR
  • Organize into folders
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Adobe Scan is free to download and turns your mobile device into a powerful PDF and document scanner that helps you create, save, and organize your paper documents as digital files. 6 WAYS TO USE ADOBE SCAN 1) Save time with a fast document scanner: Use High-speed scan to bulk scan documents and turn stacks into PDFs in seconds. 2) Clean up scans with Magic eraser: Auto-detect and remove thumbs, shadows, stains and creases so your document scans look clear and professional. 3) Make a PDF with your phone: Convert paper documents or printed images into PDFs or JPEGs with the mobile PDF and photo scanner. 4) Use the Extract pages tool to choose the pages you need from any multi-page scan and save them as a new PDF. 5) Turn images to text: Use the image-to-text feature to make words in your scans searchable and editable with OCR. 6) Scan anything: Receipts, IDs, notes, recipes, photos, business cards, whiteboards – scan documents into PDF or JPEG files you can work with on your phone, tablet, or computer. CAPTURE WITH PRECISION • The Straighten tool fixes pages that come out curved or tilted while you scan, even if all four corners aren’t visible in the scan. • Advanced scanning technology detects borders, sharpens content, and makes your scans editable and searchable. ENHANCE YOUR SCANS • Edit in text lets you scan words, and handwritten text, to make it editable. • The Modify tool helps you crop, rotate, resize, and adjust colors in your scans. • Reorder pages and preview before saving. • Adjust the brightness and contrast of your scans in just a few taps. ORGANIZE YOUR DOCUMENTS • Scan paperwork and create custom folders for work documents, personal files, school forms, or ID scans. • Contact details are pulled straight from business cards so you can save them to your phone contacts in seconds. • Scans are automatically saved to Adobe Document Cloud for instant access and sharing. • Set a password to keep that important scan secure while you send it. SMART LIBRARY • This powerful doc scanner finds documents and receipts in your photo library and turns them into PDFs. • Touch up scans or photos directly from your camera roll. REUSE & SHARE • Open PDFs directly in Adobe Scan, without leaving the app. Then use tools like Modify, Edit, and Share. • Make high-quality PDFs that unlock text from images – from scanned contracts to study notes – so you can copy, edit, and reuse. • Export your scans to Word, Excel, or PowerPoint for new formats, then share. DO MORE WITH ACROBAT READER • Open your PDF scan in Acrobat Reader to comment, highlight, fill forms, and sign documents. • Access and share securely across Scan, Reader, and Acrobat on web and mobile. IN-APP PURCHASE • Subscribe for even more scanning power. Subscriptions work across Scan and Reader mobile apps and Acrobat on the web. • Combine scans into one file so you can take multiple scans and consolidate into one document. • Increase OCR capacity from 5 to 100 pages so that you can find text in multiple images. Download this free mobile scanner to convert important photos and documents into PDF and JPEG files to help you stay organized. Adobe Scan is the PDF converter trusted by millions worldwide. Terms & Conditions: Your use of this application is governed by the Adobe General Terms of Use http://www.adobe.com/go/terms_linkfree_en and the Adobe Privacy Policy http://www.adobe.com/go/privacy_policy_linkfree_en Do not sell or share my personal information www.adobe.com/go/ca-rights-linkfree

About

OpenDocument Reader Pro

View and edit ODF files like ODT, ODS, and ODP on your mobile device. Access documents from cloud storage or your device's file explorer, and even open password-protected files. Supports a wide range of other file formats for comprehensive document management.

Highlights
  • View and edit ODT, ODS, ODP files
  • Supports LibreOffice and OpenOffice formats
  • Open files from cloud storage and other apps
  • Edit documents with basic text modifications
  • Open password-protected documents
  • Search and highlight keywords
  • Offline capability
Features
Currently charting
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Read documents created using LibreOffice or OpenOffice on the go, wherever you keep them, with the Document Reader! The file reader lets you open files like ODF (Open Document Format) documents created using LibreOffice or OpenOffice wherever you are. In the bus on your way to school wanting to look at your notes before the big exam? No problem! With the Document Reader you can open files wherever you like and read & search through your documents to go in a clean and simple way. There is a text editor in here as well, for the last typo before a document goes out. It is a young one and it does not reach every document yet, so the reader is what this app is for. The Pro version also adds new paragraphs, text formatting such as bold, colours and sizes, and more ways to mark PDFs: underline, strike out and draw. You can open files from ODF (ODT, ODS & many more) that you have created with Libre Office or OpenOffice also from within other apps. Supported apps include GMail, Google Drive, iCloud, OneDrive, Nextcloud, Box.net, Dropbox and lots of others! Or use our integrated file explorer instead to open files on your device. THE ALL IN ONE DOCUMENT READER *open files with ODF: ODT (writer), ODS (calc), ODP and ODG without a hassle *fix typos, edit spreadsheet cells and highlight text in documents and PDFs *securely open password-protected documents *search for keywords in your ODT (writer), ODS (calc) or ODG and highlight them *print documents if your device is connected to a printer *read your documents in fullscreen to avoid distractions *select and copy text out of your documents *enjoy your documents even without internet connectivity - fully offline capable *read out aloud your documents using Text-To-Speech technology DOCUMENTS TO GO - WHEREVER YOU LIKE In addition to that, the document reader aims to support various other file formats as well as possible: - Portable Document Format (PDF) - Archives: ZIP - Images: JPG, JPEG, GIF, PNG, WEBP, TIFF, BMP, SVG, etc - Videos: MP4, WEBM, etc - Audio: MP3, OGG, etc - Text files: CSV, TXT, HTML, MD, RTF - Microsoft Office (OOXML): Word (DOC, DOCX), Excel (XLS, XLSX), PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX) - Apple iWork: Pages, Numbers, Keynote - Libre Office and Open Office ODF (ODT, ODS, ODP, ODG, FODT, FODS, FODP, FODG) This app is open source. We are not affiliated with OpenOffice, LibreOffice or similar. Made in Austria. We highly appreciate all kinds of feedback via email. ODF is the format used by office suites like Open Office and Libre Office. Text documents (Writer, ODT), as well as spreadsheets (Calc, ODS) and also presentations (Impress, ODP) are supported, including complex formatting and embedded images. Graphs are no problem either. If you want to secure your data you can even open password-protected documents. Other applications that are using this format are LibreOffice, OpenOffice, NeoOffice, StarOffice, Go-oo, IBM Workplace, IBM Lotus Symphony, ChinaOffice, AndrOpen Office, Co-Create Office, EuroOffice, KaiOffice, Jambo OpenOffice, MagyarOffice, MultiMedia Office, MYOffice, NextOffice, OfficeOne, OfficeTLE, OOo4Kids, OpenOfficePL, OpenOfficeT7, OxOffice, OxygenOffice, Pladao Office, PlusOffice, RedOffice, RomanianOffice, SunShine Office, ThizOffice, UP Office, White Label Office, WPS Office Storm, Libre Office, Collabora Office and 602Office.

Screenshots

Adobe Scan4 screens
OpenDocument Reader Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Adobe Scan at 83% against OpenDocument Reader Pro's 20%. Adobe Scan also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (4.9 vs 4.2). OpenDocument Reader Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Adobe Scan is free to download; OpenDocument Reader Pro costs $3.99 up front. Adobe Scan sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. OpenDocument Reader Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Adobe Scan holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adobe Scan has 1.6M ratings behind it against 292, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Adobe Scan's written reviews are positive against 20% of OpenDocument Reader Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adobe Scan ships an update fortnightly, OpenDocument Reader Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Adobe Scan versus OpenDocument Reader Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdobe ScanOpenDocument Reader Pro
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.9 (1.6M ratings) — better4.2 (292 ratings)
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews — better19.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6M — better292
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#11 — better#74
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size398 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdobe Inc.Stefl und Taschauer OG

Customer experience

Adobe Scan

All ratings1,586,882 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews3,823 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative14.4%

OpenDocument Reader Pro

All ratings292 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive19.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative74.4%

User reviews

Adobe Scan

From 1.6M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Quick scanning
  • 👍 Convenient for on-the-go
  • 🚀 High-quality scans

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🐛 Issues with auto-cropping and alignment
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns around cloud storage
  • 💰 Expensive premium features

OpenDocument Reader Pro

From 292 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Can open documents
  • 👍 Can view documents
  • 👍 Imports OpenOffice beautifully
  • 👍 Useful for quick edits
  • 👍 Offline functionality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Cannot edit documents
  • 🐛 Formatting issues
  • 🐛 Text illegible/overlapping
  • 🐛 App crashes
  • 🐛 Does not save changes

Bugs and requests

Adobe Scan

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scans not saving properly
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Problems with multi-page document scanning

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to save scans locally without cloud sync
  • Improve edge detection and auto-cropping accuracy
  • Implement multi-language OCR support
  • Allow manual control over scan settings and adjustments

OpenDocument Reader Pro

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • App crashes when saving
  • App crashes when opening files
  • App crashes when typing
  • App crashes when searching
  • Changes not saved
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  • Formatting not retained
  • Text overlapping
  • Files not opening
  • Images not loading
  • Cyrillic characters displayed incorrectly
  • Documents corrupted upon opening
  • Cannot edit PDF files
  • Only first sheet of multi-sheet files visible
  • Incompatible with VoiceOver
  • Documents displayed as plain text
  • Cannot create new documents
  • Cannot extend existing documents
  • Search function not working
  • App crashes when trying to edit blank page
  • File saving issues after iPadOS 14 upgrade
  • ODG draw documents only show first page
  • Cannot edit audio files
  • App crashes when opening .xlsx file
  • No editing functionality for VoiceOver users

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add search function
  • Add ability to create new documents
  • Improve editing functionality
  • Fix formatting issues
  • Improve handling of large files
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  • Support for more file types
  • Improve compatibility with VoiceOver
  • Add dark mode
  • Add advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Adobe Scan

Subscriptions12
  • Adobe Scan Premium$3.991 Month
  • Adobe Scan Plus - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Adobe PDF Pack$9.991 Month
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  • Adobe Scan Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Adobe Scan Premium$9.991 Month
  • Scan premium - monthly$14.991 Month
  • Adobe Scan Plus - Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Adobe Scan Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Adobe Scan Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Adobe Scan Premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Adobe Scan Premium1 Year trial$69.991 Year
  • Adobe PDF Pack$89.991 Year
None

OpenDocument Reader Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Adobe Scan free?
Adobe Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenDocument Reader Pro free?
OpenDocument Reader Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Adobe Scan or OpenDocument Reader Pro?
Adobe Scan is rated higher. Adobe Scan averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.6M ratings, while OpenDocument Reader Pro averages 4.2 from 292 ratings.
Do Adobe Scan or OpenDocument Reader Pro have ads?
Adobe Scan shows ads; OpenDocument Reader Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Adobe Scan or OpenDocument Reader Pro?
Adobe Scan ships an update fortnightly, and OpenDocument Reader Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Adobe Scan was updated on September 29, 2026 and OpenDocument Reader Pro on September 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Adobe Scan or OpenDocument Reader Pro?
Adobe Scan currently peaks at #11 in the App Store charts, and OpenDocument Reader Pro at #74. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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