Comparison

简单搜索 vs Pudding Scan

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

Head to head
About

简单搜索

Experience a search engine free from advertisements. Utilize voice commands for instant results or capture images to search, making information retrieval quick and efficient.

Highlights
  • Ad-free search results
  • Real-time voice search
  • Instant image recognition search
  • Fast and simple interface
  • Quick result delivery
Features
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简单搜索全面升级 【永无广告】搜索结果永无广告,拒绝干扰 【语音搜索】实时聆听,极速识别 【图像识别】随拍随搜,即搜即得 【简单快速】简单搜索,快速出结果

About

Pudding Scan

Transform paper documents into high-quality PDF files with a single tap. This ad-free scanner offers batch text extraction, translation, and automatic correction for various use cases, from students to teachers and personal learning.

Highlights
  • Scan paper documents to PDF
  • Batch image text extraction
  • Text translation
  • Automatic document correction
  • Accurate edge trimming
  • Multiple filter enhancements
Features
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A professional, green and ad-free scanning software that can scan paper documents into pdf electronic files with one click, allowing for sharing and printing anytime and anywhere. Batch image text extraction and translation, accurate and efficient; The specific common scenarios are as follows: -- Common Scenarios -- "Student, Staff The blackboard writing and PPT in class and meetings can be automatically corrected and saved with one click. The operation is convenient and easy to review, organize and understand in the future. "Teacher High-quality exercises in the workbook can be scanned and extracted, and multiple questions can be combined and exported to word to create test papers, reducing the workload. "Personal Learning Enhancement Read books and posts anytime and anywhere, scan and extract the essence of the text, and simply accumulate wisdom. -- Functional Features -- "Take a photo to generate an electronic copy With just one tap, the document can be automatically corrected to generate an ultra-clear electronic version. "Accurate document trimming It can automatically and accurately identify the edges of any text or image content carrier and crop them in one step. "Multiple filters Enhanced With multiple filters such as soft, enhanced, brightened and grayscale, it automatically removes the messy background of the picture and highlights the clear contrast of the text. --Automatic renewal rules-- 1. Subscription service A) Pudding scanning continuous monthly subscription (1 month) B) Pudding Scanning Continuous monthly subscription (1 month) B) Pudding Scanning Continuous annual Package (1 year) 2. Subscription price A) Continuous monthly subscription (1 month), $0.99 for the first month and $3.99 per month thereafter B) Continuous monthly subscription (1 month), $3.99 per month C) Continuous annual package (1 year), $21.99 per month for the first year and $31.99 per month for subsequent years 3 Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and makes the payment, it will be credited to the iTunes account 4. Automatic renewal: Apple iTunes accounts will be charged within 24 hours before expiration. Once the deduction is successful, the subscription period will be extended by one subscription cycle 5. Disable the service: You can go to "Settings" on your iPhone --> Enter "iTunes Store & App Store"--> click" Apple ID", select" View Apple ID", enter the "Account Settings" page, click "Subscribe", manage the automatic subscription service, and if need the consumption will be closed 24 hours before the end of each billing cycle. No further charges will be made within 24 hours before the expiration. 6.Privacy Policy:https://www.budingscan.com/scanner/wk2504014c133101 Terms of Use:https://www.budingscan.com/scanner/wk2504013d5afc59 Auto-Renewal Service Rules:https://www.budingscan.com/scanner/wk250630a6f167b8 Membership Services:https://www.budingscan.com/scanner/wk25063083060016

Screenshots

简单搜索4 screens
Pudding Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pudding Scan at 91% against 简单搜索's 42%. Pudding Scan also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and ads (none vs shown). 简单搜索's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price and 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

Both are free to download. Pudding Scan sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 简单搜索 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pudding Scan holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pudding Scan has 211 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of 简单搜索's written reviews are positive against 91% of Pudding Scan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

简单搜索 ships an update weekly, Pudding Scan every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
简单搜索 versus Pudding Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter简单搜索Pudding Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (42 ratings)4.9 (211 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42211 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB146 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBeijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co.,Ltd广东天宸网络科技有限公司

Customer experience

简单搜索

All ratings42 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative31.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive41.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative54.8%

Pudding Scan

All ratings211 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.5%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.3%

In-app purchases

None

简单搜索

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Pudding Scan

Subscriptions7
  • Auto-renewal monthly plan1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Auto-renewal monthly plan$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$3.991 Month
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  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription$31.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription1 Year trial$31.991 Year
One-time4
  • 1-month membership$1.99
  • 布丁扫描会员(一年会员优惠)$9.99
  • 布丁扫描会员(一年会员)$14.99
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  • Lifetime membership$29.99

Questions

Is 简单搜索 free?
简单搜索 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pudding Scan free?
Pudding Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 简单搜索 or Pudding Scan?
Pudding Scan is rated higher. 简单搜索 averages 3.7 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Pudding Scan averages 4.9 from 211 ratings.
Do 简单搜索 or Pudding Scan have ads?
简单搜索 shows ads; Pudding Scan does not.
Which is updated more often, 简单搜索 or Pudding Scan?
简单搜索 ships an update weekly, and Pudding Scan every 5 weeks. Most recently, 简单搜索 was updated on September 10, 2026 and Pudding Scan on September 21, 2026.

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