Comparison

PDFCamera vs ScannerCam Light

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

Head to head
About

PDFCamera

Features
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PDFCamera is a simple scanner app for taking pictures with camera and exporting to PDF. The export procedure is very easy. 1. Shoot the document with the camera (Automatically recognize the shape of the document). 2. Adjust the area to be cropped from the taken picture. 3. If necessary rotate also. 4. Repeat 1 to 3 for the number of pages, finally specify the image quality and export it as PDF. - Exported PDF can be confirmed from the standard File.app. - It is also possible to open it with another apps after exporting. - There is no limit on the number of pages. - Marks such as watermark are not inserted in the exported PDF.

About

ScannerCam Light

Features
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ScannerCam Light turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner. Point, capture, and get a clean, cropped PDF in seconds — with everything processed entirely on your device. No account. No cloud. No ads. No tracking. Your documents never leave your phone. SCAN ANYTHING • Automatic edge detection finds the page and crops it for you • Manual corner adjustment when you want precise control • Multi-page documents — add, reorder, or delete pages • Rotate and re-crop any page after the fact CLEAN, READABLE PAGES • Auto enhance removes shadows and evens out lighting • Grayscale and color modes • Sharp, flattened output even from an angled photo SEARCHABLE TEXT (OCR) • On-device text recognition makes your scans searchable • Find any document by the words inside it, not just its name • Copy recognized text out to use elsewhere EXPORT & SHARE • Export as PDF or JPG • Password-protect PDFs with AES encryption • Select multiple documents and export them together as a .zip • Combine several documents into a single PDF • Share or print through the standard iOS sheet • Metadata (EXIF) is scrubbed from exported images PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% offline for your documents — no network calls, no servers • No sign-up, no account, no analytics • Camera access is used only to scan; images stay on your device FREE, WITH OPTIONAL SUPPORT ScannerCam Light is free and has no ads or subscriptions. If it saves you time and you'd like to support development, there's an optional donation screen (Bitcoin or Apple Payment) — entirely voluntary and never required to use any feature. Scan receipts, invoices, contracts, notes, IDs, and paperwork — and keep it all on your phone, where it belongs.

Screenshots

PDFCamera4 screens
ScannerCam Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ScannerCam Light at none against PDFCamera's shown. ScannerCam Light also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDFCamera ships an update every 7 months, ScannerCam Light every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
PDFCamera versus ScannerCam Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDFCameraScannerCam Light
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.515.5
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersorakaze Inc.Pablo Henrique Penha Silva

In-app purchases

None

PDFCamera

No in-app purchases

None

ScannerCam Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDFCamera free?
PDFCamera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScannerCam Light free?
ScannerCam Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDFCamera or ScannerCam Light have ads?
PDFCamera shows ads; ScannerCam Light does not.
Which is updated more often, PDFCamera or ScannerCam Light?
PDFCamera ships an update every 7 months, and ScannerCam Light every 2 days. Most recently, PDFCamera was updated on October 19, 2026 and ScannerCam Light on October 16, 2026.

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