Comparison

Google One vs Scanqy

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

Head to head
About

Google One

Safely back up your phone's photos, contacts, and messages to the cloud. Manage your Google account storage across Drive, Gmail, and Photos, and easily free up space. Upgrade for more storage and benefits.

Highlights
  • Phone backup (photos, contacts, messages)
  • Cloud storage management
  • Free up space tool
  • Storage upgrade options
  • Cross-service storage view
Features
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The Google One app lets you back up your phone and manage your Google account storage. • Back up the important things on your phone, like photos, contacts and messages using the 15 GB of storage that comes with a Google account. If you break, lose or upgrade your phone, you can have the peace of mind of knowing the stuff you care about is safe on the cloud. • See your storage across Google Drive, Gmail, Google Photos, and easily free up space within the app with the storage manager. Upgrade to a Google One membership to get even more: • Get as much storage as you need for your memories, projects and digital files. Choose the plan that works best for you.

About

Scanqy

Features
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Scan anything. Keep everything private. Scanqy turns your iPhone into a pocket-sized document scanner. Smarter, faster, and built to respect your privacy. Every scan stays on your device. No account required, nothing uploaded. SCAN AND CAPTURE • Auto-crop that actually works • ID card mode: front & back in one file • Import photos and PDFs, keep everything in one place • A3, A4, A5, B5, Letter, Legal & more READ AND EDIT • On-device OCR: extract text in seconds • Markup & Sign: draw or sign directly on a page • Adjust brightness, contrast and sharpness • Title suggestions from the scanned text, entirely on your device ORGANIZE AND FIND • Folders and favorites keep your library tidy • Search inside your scans, not just titles • Find your scans from the iPhone home screen search • Recently Deleted: recover anything for 30 days SHARE AND PROTECT • Searchable PDFs, created entirely on your iPhone • Merge documents into one PDF, or convert a PDF to images • Password-protected PDFs • Multi-page PDFs, one tap to share or print • Face ID locking for sensitive documents Perfect for receipts, contracts, notes, IDs, and anything you'd rather not leave on paper. SCANQY PRO Unlock unlimited scans, unlimited exports, every page size, Face ID locking, password-protected PDFs, and an ad-free experience. Available as monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscriptions, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscription payments are charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase and auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. The Lifetime option is a single charge and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://scanqy.gimsoft.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://scanqy.gimsoft.io/privacy Questions? gimsa.sri@gmail.com

Screenshots

Google One4 screens
Scanqy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Google One at none against Scanqy's shown. Google One also leads on chart position (#46 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Google One sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Scanqy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google One ships an update fortnightly, Scanqy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Google One versus Scanqy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle OneScanqy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings23K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#46 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB14 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGoogleGihan De Silva

Bugs and requests

Google One

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • VPN disconnects internet connectivity
  • Inability to disable VPN within app
  • Incompatibility issues with iOS updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow changing VPN location
  • Improve offline functionality
  • Add duplicate file management

Scanqy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Google One

Subscriptions10
  • 100 GB$1.991 Month
  • 100 GB1 Month trial2 variants$1.991 Month
  • 200 GB$2.991 Month
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  • 200 GB1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (2 TB)$9.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (2 TB)1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • 100 GB$19.991 Year
  • 100 GB1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • 200 GB$29.991 Year
  • 2 TB$99.991 Year
4 purchases

Scanqy

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is Google One free?
Google One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanqy free?
Scanqy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Google One or Scanqy have ads?
Scanqy shows ads; Google One does not.
Which is updated more often, Google One or Scanqy?
Google One ships an update fortnightly, and Scanqy weekly. Most recently, Google One was updated on October 15, 2026 and Scanqy on October 14, 2026.

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