Comparison

Adobe Scan vs PDF Editor

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 Editor

Transform paper documents into digital PDFs with this mobile scanner. Convert PDFs to audio, merge files, sign documents, and extract text using OCR. Enhance image quality and manage your scanned documents efficiently.

Highlights
  • PDF to Audio conversion
  • Document scanning and OCR
  • Merge and sign PDFs
  • Image processing for quality
  • Multipage scanning
  • Text addition to PDFs
Features
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PDF Editor app will maximise your document management efficiency a mobile scanner for your smartphone, to change paper into PDF, while saving both time and storage. This app supports image processing and can transform, rotate, sharpen your images, for best document quality, combined with Scanner PDF's top edge OCR engine. Not only a printer app, but fast and easy scanner. Advanced scanner features: - PDF to Audio convert - Protected PDF (Lock pdf) - Merge PDF File - Sign documents in a few taps - OCR (convert any scan into text) -Text add - Save your scans in black and white, grayscale or color - Highlight the key points of your scans. - Scan to high-quality PDF - Multipage scanning - scan as many pages as you need - Automatic shutter and border detection for any scannable object - Modify, delete pages - Image processing engine that allows you to change contrast, enhance, sharpen for the perfect document quality! Subscription Subscribe for Premium features Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original “One Month” package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase N:B: We start a campaign “Green World”, Initially we target 1,00,000 tree plant in our country after this campaign we can plant on your country also. We will plant a real tree on behalf of you for your subscription. It's continue every month if subscription on. Please Help Us to make this world Green. Privacy Policy https://sites.google.com/view/ecodoc-privacypolicy/home Terms of Services https://sites.google.com/view/ecodoctermsofservices/home

Screenshots

Adobe Scan4 screens
PDF Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Adobe Scan at 1.6M against PDF Editor's 3. Adobe Scan also leads on chart position (#12 vs unranked). PDF Editor's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Editor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Adobe Scan against 5.0 for PDF Editor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adobe Scan has 1.6M ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Adobe Scan's written reviews are positive against 100% of PDF Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adobe Scan ships an update fortnightly, PDF Editor every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Adobe Scan versus PDF Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdobe ScanPDF Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.6M ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6M — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 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 iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size398 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdobe Inc.MD AZIZUR RAHMAN

Customer experience

Adobe Scan

All ratings1,586,882 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews3,821 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative14.4%

PDF Editor

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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 Editor

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
4 purchases

PDF Editor

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$39.99
  • Lifetime Offer$69.99

Questions

Is Adobe Scan free?
Adobe Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Editor free?
PDF Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Adobe Scan or PDF Editor?
PDF Editor is rated higher. Adobe Scan averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.6M ratings, while PDF Editor averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Adobe Scan or PDF Editor have ads?
Both Adobe Scan and PDF Editor show ads.
Which is updated more often, Adobe Scan or PDF Editor?
Adobe Scan ships an update fortnightly, and PDF Editor every 4 weeks. Most recently, Adobe Scan was updated on September 25, 2026 and PDF Editor on August 4, 2026.

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