Comparison

Adobe Scan vs PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert

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

PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert

Edit, sign, and organize PDF documents with this comprehensive tool. Features include text and image editing, OCR, real-time collaboration, and unlimited cloud syncing. Convert PDFs to editable Word documents.

Highlights
  • Edit PDF text and images
  • Sign PDF forms
  • OCR image to text conversion
  • Real-time collaborative editing
  • Unlimited iCloud syncing
  • Convert PDFs to Word (.docx)
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Introducing PDF Office Pro, the best PDF editor and reader! Edit text, images, sign, forms, highlight, OCR image to text, collaborate, use widgets, and much more! PDF Office Pro is a productivity app that offers a feature packed way to work with PDF documents. Using PDF Office Pro, you can edit PDF text, edit PDF Images, draw on PDF docs with Apple Pencil (not required to draw), convert images to text, invite people for real-time collaborative editing, fill PDF forms, sign PDF docs, edit hyperlinks and upload unlimited PDFs on iCloud and access the data from any iOS and Mac device. PDF Office Pro offers all the basic functionalities such as reading, highlight, draw, sign and organize PDF files; and more advanced features like rearranging PDF pages, real-time collaborative editing, online syncing, annotation, and so much more... **PDF Office Pro bundles exciting features** EDIT PDFs Original Text & Images • Edit, add, remove existing word/s or text/s or image/s. Change the font, size, and color, alignment, fill static PDF docs/forms. Save, replace, delete and resize PDF images. Powerful Editing Tool • Beautiful UI to edit text in your PDF documents • Freehand drawing with your finger or Apple Pencil • Add your own text/notes in the existing body • Scan & Fill PDF document/forms • Merge large PDF docs for easy sharing • Insert and Resize photo into PDFs UNLIMITED UPLOADS AND DATA SYNCING • Upload and Sync unlimited number of PDF files on iCloud and access the data from any iOS or Mac device. OCR - Convert Images to Text • Simple convert an image(s) or PDF to text • Next-Gen OCR with amazing accuracy • Processing done on device, 100% private World’s first real-time collaborative PDF editor • Share your doc with friends/co-workers/clients • Create a shared folder by inviting iClouds users for real-time collaborative editing. Get everyone’s feedback in one place. • Start collaborating work and save all data in shared PDF folder Annotate • Annotate word and text with highlights, underlines, handwriting • Add your comments or notes within the PDF file • Use doc sign creator and add your own signatures • Draw and insert different shapes and objects DARK MODE • Enable dark mode feature for long - time reading. Easily adjust the buttons and toolbars according to your convenience. Organize PDFs • Create a folder and organize your documents • Sync iCloud Drive with the app • Browse recently deleted PDFs Unlimited PDF uploads and syncing • Upload unlimited documents on iCloud • Access these documents from your iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Sync data online and never worry about any data loss Copy Pages • Take pages from one PDF and add to another UPGRADE AND GET: Convert PDFs to Word .docx Fully-Editable Files Conversion Includes: • Text Formatting & Attributes • Annotations & Highlights • Drawings • Images • Tables & more. • The conversion is done on our AWS secure server. All files are deleted IMMEDIATELY and just incase, we do many things: 1) We completely erase the data server every 24 hours. 2) No data is saved or tracked. 3) We even change the name of the PDF to gibberish before uploading! Create Custom PDF Forms • Easy 'Start' with templates for common PDF form objects • Add Text Input Boxes • Checkboxes • Radio • Choices • Buttons SMART COMPRESS • Control the resolution of images inside the PDF • Adjust the image quality • Flatten PDFs • Remove all images if you’d like Stamps & Stamps Builder: • Emphasize sections of the PDF • Create your own stamps MORE • Watermarks on All Pages or One Page • Add/Edit Table of Contents for nice organized outlines • Auto-Add Page numbers to your PDF and specify the exact format and location of the numbers • Add a password to exported PDFs for added protection/security

Screenshots

Adobe Scan4 screens
PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Adobe Scan at 83% against PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert's 44%. Adobe Scan also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (1.6M vs 52). PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Adobe Scan sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Adobe Scan holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adobe Scan has 1.6M ratings behind it against 52, 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 44% of PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adobe Scan ships an update fortnightly, PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Adobe Scan versus PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdobe ScanPDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.6M ratings) — better4.5 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews — better44.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6M — better52
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#12 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size398 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdobe Inc.Heytopia LLC

Customer experience

Adobe Scan

All ratings1,586,882 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews3,809 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative14.4%

PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert

All ratings52 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive44.1%
Neutral8.8%
Negative47.1%

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

PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
3 purchases

PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert

One-time3
  • Upgrade to MaxFree
  • Upgrade to Pro MaxFree
  • Upgrade from Max to Pro MaxFree

Questions

Is Adobe Scan free?
Adobe Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert free?
PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Adobe Scan or PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert?
Adobe Scan is rated higher. Adobe Scan averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.6M ratings, while PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert averages 4.5 from 52 ratings.
Do Adobe Scan or PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert have ads?
Both Adobe Scan and PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert show ads.
Which is updated more often, Adobe Scan or PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert?
Adobe Scan ships an update fortnightly, and PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert every 3 weeks. Most recently, Adobe Scan was updated on September 24, 2026 and PDF Office Pro, Acrobat Expert on September 19, 2026.

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