Scanner vs ScanPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scanner
This app automatically scans images from your camera or gallery and converts the text within them into editable text. You can specify the area to be scanned, significantly improving your text input efficiency.
- Image scanning
- Text recognition (OCR)
- Camera input
- Gallery input
- Area selection
- Text conversion
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Text recognition is an app that automatically scans images and transforms the text. It can read images from the camera or gallery, and you specify the area and then automatically convert it to text. It can greatly improve your input efficiency. Use it quickly
ScanPro
Effortlessly scan documents, receipts, and IDs using your phone's camera. Convert them into searchable PDFs with OCR, add signatures, and share securely. Keep your scans private and organized on your device.
- Automatic edge detection and capture
- Multi-page batch scanning
- Magic filter for shadow removal
- On-device OCR in 12 languages
- Digital signature and annotation
- Export to PDF, JPG, or TXT
- Password-protected PDFs
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Point your iPhone at any page and ScanPro does the rest: finds the edges, fixes the perspective, cleans the shadows and turns the result into a crisp, searchable PDF. Receipts, contracts, ID cards, whiteboards, book chapters — scanned, read and shared in seconds, all on your phone. SCAN LIKE A PRO • Automatic edge detection and capture — hold steady and the page is taken for you • Multi-page batch scanning for long documents • Magic filter removes shadows and lifts text; also B&W, grayscale and vivid • Rotate, reorder, add or delete pages at any time READ WHAT YOU SCAN • On-device OCR in 12 languages, with no internet needed • Search the text inside every scan from the library and from iPhone Spotlight • Dates become calendar events, emails open Mail, phone numbers dial — straight from the page • Summarize long documents on supported iPhones SIGN AND SHARE • Draw or type your signature once, place it on any page • Export as searchable PDF, JPG or plain text • Password-protect and compress PDFs before sending • Share to Mail, WhatsApp, Files, Drive, AirDrop or print ID CARDS AND PASSPORTS • Front and back on one A4 page, with an optional COPY watermark PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Scans stay on your iPhone — nothing is uploaded, no account required • Lock sensitive documents with Face ID • Optional iCloud Drive sync keeps your library on all your devices WORKS WITH YOUR IPHONE • Home-screen widget to scan in one tap • "Scan a document in ScanPro" with Siri and Shortcuts • Your scans appear in Spotlight search SCANPRO PRO Unlimited scans, no ads, no watermark, iCloud sync and premium export options. Yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial; monthly and lifetime options available. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://instaberry.net/#/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Scanner at fortnightly against ScanPro's every 14 months. Scanner also leads on ratings volume (300 vs 8) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.0). ScanPro's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ScanPro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScanPro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scanner has 300 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Scanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScanPro's.
Scanner ships an update fortnightly, ScanPro every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scanner | ScanPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (300 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 300 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 烈素 向 | Instaberry Technologies Private Limited |
Customer experience
Scanner
ScanPro
In-app purchases
Scanner
- Permanent VIP$6.99
ScanPro
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$24.99









