Safe Scanner vs Simply Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Offline text recognition
- Image to text conversion
- Text correction
- Translation
- Privacy-focused
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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.
Simply Scanner
Transform your device into a professional document scanner. Effortlessly capture, edit, and share documents in PDF or JPG format with advanced features like automatic cropping and batch scanning. Securely manage and encrypt your files with local processing and biometric protection.
- Automatic page detection and cropping
- Single and batch scanning
- Document editing and annotation
- PDF and JPG sharing
- Folder and document encryption
- Biometric security support
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Unleash the Power of Document Scanning with Simply Scanner! Say goodbye to manual scanning and hello to effortless document conversion with Simply Scanner's advanced features. Transform your iPhone or iPad into a professional-grade document scanner with Simply Scanner - the ultimate, free scanning solution! Our app makes scanning and sharing documents as easy as taking a photo. With advanced automatic boundary detection, you'll get clean and clear scans every time. And with batch scanning, you can quickly scan multiple pages, saving you time and effort. Available for iPhone and iPad! Scanning Features - Precision Automatic Page Detection & Auto-Cropping - Flexible Scanning: Single or batch scanning - Easy Document Editing: Add, Delete, Reshoot & Edit Pages - High-Resolution Scanning: Preserve All Document Details - Enhance Your Scans: Modify Contrast, Brightness & Sharpness - Advanced Document Editing: Highlight, Annotate & Draw on Scans Seamless Sharing - Share Documents in PDF or JPG: Via Email, Social Media & IM - Customizable PDF Page Sizes: Letter, Legal, A4, A3, A5 & More - Efficient Document Sharing: Optimized File Size & App Performance Powerful Document Manager - Streamlined Folder Management: Effortless Creation & Organization - Complete Control: Lock, Unlock, Copy, Move & Rename Documents - Search & Retrieve: Quickly Locate Files in Your Library - Data Recovery: Effortlessly Restore Deleted Files Maximized Security & Privacy - Safe & Secure: All Processing is Done Locally on Your Device - Folder & Document Encryption: PIN & Password Protection - Advanced Biometric Security: Face ID & Touch ID Support With Simply Scanner, you'll enjoy a seamless and powerful document scanning experience that's unrivaled by any other app. Download it today and take control of your document scanning needs! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Safe Scanner at none against Simply Scanner's shown. Safe Scanner also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (52 vs 15). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Safe Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simply Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Safe Scanner against 4.9 for Simply Scanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Safe Scanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simply Scanner's.
Safe Scanner ships an update fortnightly, Simply Scanner every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Safe Scanner | Simply Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (52 ratings) — better | 4.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 280 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 洪霞 刘 | Shih-Kung Chen |
Customer experience
Safe Scanner
Simply Scanner
Bugs and requests
Safe Scanner
Reported bugs
2 issues- Images become blurry after loading
- App not working
Requested features
1 request- Permanent free usage
Simply Scanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Safe Scanner
- 永久解锁$2.99
Simply Scanner
- Premium Unlock (One-Time)$4.99
