Skanner vs PDF Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Multi-page scanning
- Automatic border detection
- Annotation tools (text, drawing)
- Document organization
- Multiple export formats (PDF, JPEG)
- Searchable documents
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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.
PDF Editor
Effortlessly annotate, highlight, draw, and organize PDF documents on your iOS device. This app offers a user-friendly interface with tools for students and professionals to enhance their document workflow and security.
- Annotation tools (draw, shapes, freehand)
- Highlighting important sections
- Eraser for corrections
- Undo/Redo functionality
- File management system
- Multi-file support
- Password encryption
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Welcome to your all-in-one solution for managing and editing PDF documents on your iOS device! With this app, you can effortlessly annotate, highlight, draw, erase, and organize your PDF files with ease. Whether you're a student, professional, or just someone who loves working with PDFs, this app has everything you need to take your document editing to the next level. Key Features: 1. Annotation Tools: Mark up your PDFs with a variety of annotation tools including drawing lines, shapes, and freehand sketches. 2. Highlighting: Easily highlight important sections of your documents to emphasize key points or to make studying more efficient. 3. Eraser: Correct mistakes or remove annotations with the intuitive eraser tool. 4. Undo & Redo: Never worry about making mistakes - use the undo and redo buttons to easily correct any errors. 5. File Management: Keep your PDFs organized with a convenient file management system. Access, rename, delete, and rearrange your files effortlessly. 6. Multi-File Support: Open multiple PDF files simultaneously and switch between them seamlessly for efficient multitasking. 7. User-Friendly Interface: This app features an intuitive and user-friendly interface designed to streamline your workflow and maximize productivity. 8. Secure: Protect your sensitive documents with password encryption to ensure your privacy and confidentiality. PRO Version: Unlock the full potential of our app with premium version. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off 24-hours before the end of the current period. Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, and a renewal fee will be provided. The unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that product. Please note that a subscription is required for the complete functionality of the app. Privacy: https://sites.google.com/view/kttechapps-privacy/home Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/kttechapps-terms/home Whether you're annotating lecture notes, reviewing business contracts, or simply reading for pleasure, this app is the ultimate PDF editing and viewing app for iOS. Download now and unlock the full potential of your PDF documents!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skanner at 100% against PDF Editor's 0%. Skanner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. PDF Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Skanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Skanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skanner has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Skanner's written reviews are positive against 0% of PDF Editor's.
Skanner ships an update fortnightly, PDF Editor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skanner | PDF Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Fridman | Kamalkumar Trapasiya |
Customer experience
Skanner
PDF Editor
In-app purchases
Skanner
No in-app purchases
PDF Editor
- PRO Access$6.99









