Comparison

Safe Scanner vs Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Safe Scanner

This app uses advanced local technology to efficiently recognize text from images. It offers a simple workflow: capture, recognize, correct, and translate, all offline for enhanced privacy. The focus is on providing a straightforward, free tool for users.

Highlights
  • Offline text recognition
  • Image to text conversion
  • Text correction
  • Translation
  • Privacy-focused
Features
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Private OCR Scanner turns photos, receipts, invoices, contracts, lecture notes, and documents into editable text with an offline-first workflow. OCR is designed to run on your iPhone or iPad with no cloud OCR fallback. Recognize, edit, copy, share, export, and save local history while keeping sensitive work on device. Made for finance teams, office work, students, researchers, and anyone who handles private text. Use it for invoices, receipts, contracts, notes, forms, study materials, and long documents. Download language packs for offline recognition across major scripts and languages. One-time purchase. No subscription, no recurring fees, and no in-app purchases.

About

Scanner

This app offers powerful document scanning with advanced image recognition for text extraction and translation. Easily create PDFs, scan IDs, and manage files efficiently for work or study.

Highlights
  • Fast document scanning
  • Automatic edge detection and cropping
  • Perspective correction
  • High-precision OCR text recognition
  • PDF file generation
  • Photo translation
  • ID scanning
Features
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Scanner is a powerful scanning software, provides document scanning, text recognition, document scanning, create PDF, photo translation and other practical functions. Software use of advanced image recognition technology, combined with automatic edge search, automatic cutting, perspective correction, can batch, fast, efficient processing of all kinds of documents, is your work, learning super good helper. Main function - Fast document scanning, automatic trimming, perspective correction, PDF editing kit available. - High precision character recognition technology, super recognition engine, fast recognition. - PDF file generation, automatic image batch conversion to PDF. - ID scanning, 1:1 reduction to A4 paper. - Batch export, copy and move - Photo translation, multi-language support. - Powerful file management. - Free to capture text content or individual areas on the picture. - Automatic segmentation, maximizing the restoration of original typesetting. Document scan Fast scan documents, automatic edge recognition, automatic clipping, perspective correction, provide a variety of filters for you to choose, one button generation of PDF format, support to add/remove watermark, adjust page number, size, set PDF open password, etc. OCR Recognition Using advanced image recognition technology (OCR), the text in the image is turned into editable content, which you can modify, copy, export, and translate into many languages at will. PDF generation To convert pictures taken or photos in albums to PDF format, you only need to set the conversion area, you can complete the automatic conversion. You can also export the converted PDF documents to your email, mobile phone, or major sharing platforms. ID scan Automatic scanning of various documents, 1:1 reduction to A4 paper, out to handle affairs, work and study necessary. Photo Translation Direct translation of photos or photo albums in the text content, support multiple languages, you can edit, save, share. Subscription specification If you confirm the purchase of the subscription product, iTunes will directly deduct the relevant subscription fee. If the subscription is not cancelled within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period, the premium account will be automatically renewed for the next period. During the current subscription period, you cannot cancel the use of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel the purchase through the Settings of your iTunes account. User Agreement: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Buffalo-tech/Buffalo-tech.github.io/refs/heads/main/UserAgreement_en Privacy Policy: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Buffalo-tech/Buffalo-tech.github.io/refs/heads/main/PrivacyPolicy_en Contact us Email address: qnscanner2021@163.com

Screenshots

Safe Scanner4 screens
Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Safe Scanner at none against Scanner's shown. Safe Scanner also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (2.3K vs 52) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Safe Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Scanner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Safe Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scanner has 2.3K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Safe Scanner's written reviews are positive against 90% of Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safe Scanner ships an update fortnightly, Scanner every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Safe Scanner versus Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafe ScannerScanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (52 ratings) — better4.8 (2.3K ratings)
Positive reviews97.2% of reviews — better90.3% of reviews
Number of ratings522.3K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613 — better
Further details — not scored
Size280 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer洪霞 刘阳杰 刘

Customer experience

Safe Scanner

All ratings50 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.1%

Scanner

All ratings2,256 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive90.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.7%

Bugs and requests

Safe Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Scanner

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to scan documents properly
  • Charged for premium features without consent

Requested features

3 requests
  • Automatic image cropping
  • Integration with more cloud storage/email services
  • Improved OCR accuracy for different languages

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Safe Scanner

One-time1
  • 永久解锁$2.99
10 purchases

Scanner

Subscriptions7
  • Consecutive weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Consecutive monthly$2.991 Month
  • Consecutive monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Consecutive quarter$7.993 Months
  • Continuous package year$14.991 Year
  • Consecutive year$25.491 Year
  • QNScanner+Consecutive year pro7 Days trial$30.991 Year
One-time3
  • 月度VIP$4.99
  • 2 years VIP$19.99
  • 终身VIP$29.99

Questions

Is Safe Scanner free?
Safe Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanner free?
Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Safe Scanner or Scanner?
Safe Scanner is rated higher. Safe Scanner averages 5.0 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Scanner averages 4.8 from 2.3K ratings.
Do Safe Scanner or Scanner have ads?
Scanner shows ads; Safe Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, Safe Scanner or Scanner?
Safe Scanner ships an update fortnightly, and Scanner every 5 weeks. Most recently, Safe Scanner was updated on June 21, 2026 and Scanner on September 23, 2026.

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