Comparison

CamScanner HD vs Caesium

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

Head to head
About

CamScanner HD

Digitize, store, and share documents from your mobile device. Optimize scan quality, extract text with OCR, and collaborate with others. Secure your important files with passwords and sync them across multiple platforms.

Highlights
  • Digitize documents with iPad camera
  • Optimize scan quality with smart cropping
  • Extract text from images using OCR
  • Share documents as PDF/JPEG
  • Print via AirPrint and fax internationally
  • Collaborate on documents with others
  • Secure documents with passcodes
Features
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The world’s No. 1 mobile document scanning and sharing today! * Installed on over 60 million devices in over 200 countries around the world * Over 50,000 new registrations per day * CamScanner, 50 Best iPhone Apps, 2013 Edition – TIME * App Store 2011/2012 Rewind Top Productivity App * “The application employs its own image cropping and enhancing algorithm that leads to clearer images.” – Makeuseof.com * “CamScanner may just be the best deal for scanning documents on your iPhone.” – CNET.com CamScanner helps you scan, store, sync and collaborate on various contents across smartphones, iPads, tablets and computers. Features: *Quickly Digitize Document Just use your iPad camera to scan and digitize all kinds of paper documents: receipts, notes, invoices, whiteboard discussions, business cards, certificates, etc. *Optimize Scan Quality Smart cropping and auto enhancing ensures the texts and graphics in scanned documents are clear and sharp with premium colors and resolutions. *Extract Texts from Image OCR (optical character recognition) feature recognizes texts in document images and extract them from images for later searching, editing or sharing. (Paid app only) *Share PDF/JPEG Files Easily share documents in PDF or JPEG format with friends via various ways: post on social media, send attachment or document download link through email. *AirPrint & Fax Documents Instantly print out any documents in CamScanner with nearby printer via AirPrint; directly select document and fax to over 30 countries from the app. *Collaborate on Documents Want to get feedback on your documents? Invite friends or colleagues to collaborate on documents. They can view, comment and exchange ideas on documents in groups. (Registrants only) *Advanced Document Editing Make annotations on documents with a full set of editing tools. Also adding customized watermarks are made available to mark your own documents. *Quick Search When you have plenty of documents, you can use Tags to categorize and easily find them. In addition, OCR for Search helps you find texts inside image and notes. Just enter one keyword, you can quickly find the document you want. *Secure Important Documents If you want to protect confidential contents, you can set passcode for viewing important documents; also, while sending document download link, you can set password to protect others from seeing it. *Sync across Platforms Sign up to sync documents on the go. Just sign in to any smartphone, tablet or computer (visit CamScanner website) you own and you can view, edit and share any document. (Registrants only) Premium Subscription Service: 1. Edit OCR results and notes of the entire doc, exporting as .txt file 2. Add 10G cloud space 3. Add 40 extra collaborators 4. Send doc link with password protection and expiration date 5. Batch download PDF files in web app 6. Everything benefit registrants enjoys 7. Everything paid app offers Payment models for Premium subscription: -$ 4.99/month -$49.99/year Please note the subscription is automatically renewed within 24-hours prior to the end of the period unless you choose to cancel the subscription. Subscriptions may be managed by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase.  For Privacy Policy, please visit http://s.intsig.net/r/terms/PP_CamScanner_en-us.html CamScanner users scan and manage * Bill, Invoice, Contract, Tax Roll, Business Card… * Whiteboard, Memo, Script, Letter… * Blackboard, Note, PPT, Book, Article… * Credential, Certificate, Identity Documents… 3rd Party Cloud Storage Services Supported: -Box.com, Google Drive, Evernote, Dropbox, Check out other INTSIG’s products: CamCard - Business Card Reader CamDictionary - Snap Translator We’d love to hear your feedback: isupport@intsig.com Follow us on Twitter: @CamScanner Like us on Facebook: CamScanner Follow us on Google+: CamScanner

About

Caesium

This app offers simple and effortless time-tracking for professionals and freelancers. It provides real-time or retrospective tracking, detailed statistics, and reminders. Data can be synchronized via iCloud and exported to CSV files.

Highlights
  • Real-time or retrospective time-tracking
  • Statistics and history
  • Task reminders
  • iCloud synchronization
  • CSV import/export
  • FaceID/TouchID authentication
Features
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Caesium is simple and effortless time-tracking for workers, clerks and freelancers. Features: • Real-time or retrospective time-tracking • Statistics and history • Reminders to finish active tasks • iCloud synchronization • Import from and export to CSV files • Optional authentication with FaceID / TouchID • Full features without in-app purchases or subscriptions

Screenshots

Caesium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CamScanner HD at Free against Caesium's $2.99. CamScanner HD also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Caesium's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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

CamScanner HD is free to download; Caesium costs $2.99 up front. CamScanner HD sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Caesium asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for CamScanner HD against 3.0 for Caesium. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CamScanner HD has 68 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of CamScanner HD's written reviews are positive against 0% of Caesium's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CamScanner HD ships an update every 3 weeks, Caesium every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
CamScanner HD versus Caesium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamScanner HDCaesium
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.0 (68 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLinguan DataSebastian Staudt

Customer experience

CamScanner HD

All ratings65 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral9.2%
Negative61.7%

Caesium

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CamScanner HD

Subscriptions2
  • CamScanner Premium$4.991 Month
  • CamScanner Premium$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • One-page Fax$0.99
  • Ten-page Fax$8.99
None

Caesium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CamScanner HD free?
CamScanner HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caesium free?
Caesium costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CamScanner HD or Caesium?
CamScanner HD is rated higher. CamScanner HD averages 3.0 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Caesium averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CamScanner HD or Caesium have ads?
CamScanner HD shows ads; Caesium does not.
Which is updated more often, CamScanner HD or Caesium?
CamScanner HD ships an update every 3 weeks, and Caesium every 4 months. Most recently, CamScanner HD was updated on November 2, 2026 and Caesium on November 3, 2026.

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