Comparison

Skanner vs Document Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Skanner

Transform your iPhone into a versatile document scanner. Easily capture, edit, and organize multi-page documents. Enhance clarity with filters, annotate with text and drawings, and share in various formats.

Highlights
  • Multi-page scanning
  • Automatic border detection
  • Annotation tools (text, drawing)
  • Document organization
  • Multiple export formats (PDF, JPEG)
  • Searchable documents
Features
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Download Skanner and turn your iPhone into a powerful document scanner. Scan one, two or four pages at a time or scan from multiple document photos from the camera roll. Create a collage of two side by side document pages. Skanner automatically detects document borders and straightens the document out. Borders can be adjusted if necessary. Store scanned documents, annotate them with a title and a comment and share them in a multi-page PDF file or in JPEG format. Share scanned documents through your favorite messaging app, document sharing app, email or Airdrop. Highlight lines of text in your documents, blackout or whiteout sensitive text. Draw on top of a scanned document with the Pen tool. Use one of several available filters to achieve best document quality. View all scanned documents in form or a feed. Search documents by their title, comment or hashtags. Adjust settings to either use high, medium or low compression rate when storing documents. Copy already scanned documents and store them separately from the originals, add new highlights to them and share them in PDF of JPEG formats. Scan documents from Camera Roll or from any other photo album. Share a photo with Skanner via iOS Share Sheet extension for further processing in the Skanner.

About

Document Scanner

This app transforms your mobile device into a powerful scanner. It can digitize documents, extract text using OCR, convert files to various formats, and even restore old photos. Manage and share your scanned files with ease.

Highlights
  • Scan documents, receipts, and books
  • Extract text from images and PDFs (OCR)
  • Convert documents to PDF, JPG, TXT, DOCX
  • Restore and colorize old photos
  • Convert images directly to Excel spreadsheets
  • Recognize handwriting to text
  • File management with folders and sharing
Features
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Document Scanner is a mobile phone scanner that integrates document scan, recognizes text automatically (OCR), PDF converter, handwriting to text, old photo restoration and ID Card & passport Scan. Download this scanner app for free to instantly scan, save, and share any document in PDF, JPG or TXT formats. ------Feature Highlights------ Document Scanner •scan anything you need, receipts, contracts, paper notes, fax papers, books •store your scans as multipage PDF or JPG files Image to text(OCR) •Extract text from pictures or pdf documents, convert pictures to text, and convert image to excel •Support docx, txt, word, pdf, xlsx and other document formats to export. PDF converter •convert document files (doc, docx, ppt, pptx) to/from PDF. •Supported file formats: pdf, jpg, doc, docx, txt, xls, xlsm, xlsx, csv, ppt, pptm, pptx Photo Restoration •Using the artificial intelligence technology, you can restore old photos, blur photos, restore old photos, color black and white photos, and color black and white photos. Image to excel •Directly convert pictures to Excel , you can make and edit spreadsheet easily •Save or export to xls/xlsx format Handwriting to text •Accurately recognize handwriting to text •Support docx, txt, word, pdf, xlsx and other document formats to export. Files manager •Share files for commenting or viewing in WhatsApp, iMessage, Microsoft Teams. •Manage files with folders, drag & drop to reorder, and enjoy other document editing features. Subscription Instructions: Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Privacy Policy: http://www.palmmob.cn/yinsi/saomiaoyinsiiosen.html User Agreement: http://www.palmmob.cn/yinsi/saomiaoyonghuxieyiiosen.html

Screenshots

Skanner3 screens
Document Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Skanner at none against Document Scanner's 6. Skanner also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Document Scanner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Skanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Skanner against 5.0 for Document Scanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Skanner's written reviews are positive against 95% of Document Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skanner ships an update fortnightly, Document Scanner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Skanner versus Document Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkannerDocument Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (19 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better95.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better7
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladimir Fridmanpalmmob

Customer experience

Skanner

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Document Scanner

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

In-app purchases

None

Skanner

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Document Scanner

Subscriptions6
  • scanner Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • scanner Premium quarterly$9.993 Months
  • Scanner Premium quarterly$9.996 Months
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  • scanner Premium Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • scanner Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
  • Scanner Premium Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Skanner free?
Skanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Document Scanner free?
Document Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skanner or Document Scanner?
Skanner and Document Scanner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 19 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Skanner or Document Scanner have ads?
Neither Skanner nor Document Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skanner or Document Scanner?
Skanner ships an update fortnightly, and Document Scanner every 2 months. Most recently, Skanner was updated on October 15, 2026 and Document Scanner on October 14, 2026.

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