Comparison

PDF Scanner vs iDocScanner

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

Head to head

About

PDF Scanner

Turn your iPhone into a portable scanner to capture documents, receipts, and IDs. Extract text with OCR and organize your scans with folders. Export files as PDFs or JPEGs and share them easily.

Highlights

Smart document edge detection
OCR text extraction
Multi-page PDF creation
Organize scans with folders
Export as PDF or JPEG
Share via cloud services

Read full description

Transform your iPhone into a powerful portable PDF scanner and OCR document manager. Scan receipts, contracts, notes, invoices, business cards, whiteboards, IDs, passports, and documents in seconds. Convert scans into high-quality PDFs or JPEGs with smart edge detection and advanced text recognition. KEY FEATURES 1. Smart Document Scanner • Auto-detects document edges • Corrects perspective distortion • Enhances scans in color, grayscale, or black & white • Create multi-page PDF documents 2. OCR Text Recognition • Extract text instantly from scanned documents • Extract and copy text from any document • On-device processing for privacy 3. Smart File Management • Organize scans with folders and subfolders • Rename and manage documents easily 4. Flexible Export & Sharing • Export as PDF or JPEG • Share via Mail, WhatsApp, Google Drive, Dropbox, and more 5. Premium Experience • Beautiful dark mode interface • Fast, clean, distraction-free workflow Go paperless with PDF Scanner — your pocket document assistant.

About

iDocScanner

Features

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iDocScanner is an easy and fast app that lets you scan a document. Features: - Scan and save Document as Image and PDF file. - Easily manage saved documents.

Screenshots

PDF Scanner4 screens

iDocScanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PDF Scanner at every 10 days against iDocScanner's every 8 months. iDocScanner's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Scanner ships an update every 10 days, iDocScanner every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level

PDF Scanner versus iDocScanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	PDF Scanner	iDocScanner
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 10 days — better	Every 8 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	15.6	11.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	95 MB	57 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	iDroid App	ELSNER TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

PDF Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

iDocScanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Scanner free?

PDF Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is iDocScanner free?

iDocScanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do PDF Scanner or iDocScanner have ads?

Neither PDF Scanner nor iDocScanner shows ads.

Which is updated more often, PDF Scanner or iDocScanner?

PDF Scanner ships an update every 10 days, and iDocScanner every 8 months. Most recently, PDF Scanner was updated on October 4, 2026 and iDocScanner on September 28, 2026.