Comparison

AI Scanner vs Scanner ㅤ

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

Head to head
About

AI Scanner

This app uses AI to accurately extract text from images, PDFs, and screenshots in over 90 languages. It can also translate extracted text, scan physical documents into PDFs, and even allows you to chat with AI about your scanned content. Save, edit, and share your extracted text in various formats.

Highlights
  • Extract text from images and PDFs
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • Translate extracted text
  • Chat with AI about scanned content
  • Handwriting to text conversion
  • Copy text from any screen
Features
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Text Scanner (OCR) is the most accurate AI-powered image-to-text scanner app for iOS. It can extract and recognize text from images, photos, screenshots, and PDFs with 99%+ accuracy in 92 languages, and translate the extracted text into over 100 languages. PDF Scanner - Scan physical documents and convert them into clean, professional PDFs using smart edge detection and auto-crop. AI OCR - Attach an image or PDF and chat with AI to ask questions, summarize content, or translate text instantly. Features: • Extract text from images in the gallery or captured using the camera • Image to text converter — get editable text to copy, share, or translate • Scan documents and convert them into PDFs • Attach images or PDFs and ask AI directly: • Import PDFs and extract text from PDF files • Handwriting to text conversion • Translate text into over 100 languages • Copy text from any screen, website, or app by sharing a screenshot • Extract text and detect phone numbers, emails, and URLs • Select text in multiple columns from images • Read extracted text aloud with text-to-speech • Edit, copy, share, and translate recognized text • Export extracted text as searchable PDFs (with text layer) • Export extracted text as PDF or TXT files • Convert extracted text to PDF or Word files • Select multiple images and convert them into a single PDF • Crop and rotate images before OCR • Save scan history • Organize scans in folders • Sort scans by date • Search text in saved scans • Share images directly to extract text • Quick access to camera, gallery, or PDF import via long-press on app icon • Automatically copy extracted text or save it as a TXT file for faster workflow Get Text Scanner today and start extracting text from documents and images with ease! Optional Premium plans are available for unlimited scans and extra features. Privacy Policy: https://appzys.com/ios/textscanner/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://appzys.com/ios/textscanner/termsofuse

About

Scanner ㅤ

Easily scan, sign, and share documents with this high-quality PDF scanner. Enhance your scans with filters and keep important files secure in your cloud vault. It offers automatic document detection and supports both single and multi-page documents.

Highlights
  • High-quality PDF scanning
  • Sign scanned documents
  • Automatic document detection
  • Single & multi-page scanning
  • Scan enhancement filters
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Scan, share & sign documents with the best PDF Scanner App on the App Store! With Scanner you can create high-quality scans, sign documents and quickly share them via Email, Airdrop and more. Works great for documents, bills or even photos! Keep your important documents safe and secure in your iCloud vault. - PDF & Document Scanner - Sign scanned documents - Scan in high quality quick and easy - Automatic document detection and scanning - Scan both single & multi-page documents - Enhance scans with filters: black & white, grayscale or color - iCloud sync between all of your devices Introducing Rocket Apps PRO: With Rocket Apps PRO you simply subscribe once and get access to all supported Rocket Apps. The best part: we will keep adding new Apps. SUPPORT Our goal is to build the best apps in the world. You can help us by reporting bugs and requesting features via Email: help@rocketapps.com TERMS & PRIVACY https://rocketapps.com/privacy.html https://rocketapps.com/terms.html SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: The App offers an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription to provide you with unlimited access to all PRO Features while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable.

Screenshots

AI Scanner4 screens
Scanner ㅤ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: AI Scanner at 9.2K against Scanner ㅤ's 98. AI Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. AI Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Scanner ㅤ sells 3 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 — 4.6 for AI Scanner against 4.7 for Scanner ㅤ. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AI Scanner has 9.2K ratings behind it against 98, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of AI Scanner's written reviews are positive against 75% of Scanner ㅤ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AI Scanner ships an update every 8 days, Scanner ㅤ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AI Scanner versus Scanner ㅤ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI ScannerScanner ㅤ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9.2K ratings)4.7 (98 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.2K — better98
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGovarthani RajeshRocket Apps GmbH

Customer experience

AI Scanner

All ratings9,182 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews530 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative23.2%

Scanner ㅤ

All ratings96 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

AI Scanner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes after recent update
  • Unable to export/share scanned text
  • Incorrect text recognition, especially for non-Latin scripts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Batch processing of images
  • Ability to edit/correct recognized text
  • Support for more languages
  • Option to disable ads in free version

Scanner ㅤ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AI Scanner

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly Saver$3.991 Month
  • Unlimited Scans Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Unlimited Scans Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Extra Scans$0.99
3 purchases

Scanner ㅤ

Subscriptions3
  • Rocket Apps PRO - Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Rocket Apps PRO - Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Rocket Apps PRO Offer1 Year trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is AI Scanner free?
AI Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanner ㅤ free?
Scanner ㅤ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AI Scanner or Scanner ㅤ?
Scanner ㅤ is rated higher. AI Scanner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9.2K ratings, while Scanner ㅤ averages 4.7 from 98 ratings.
Do AI Scanner or Scanner ㅤ have ads?
Both AI Scanner and Scanner ㅤ show ads.
Which is updated more often, AI Scanner or Scanner ㅤ?
AI Scanner ships an update every 8 days, and Scanner ㅤ every 6 weeks. Most recently, AI Scanner was updated on November 4, 2026 and Scanner ㅤ on November 3, 2026.

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