Comparison

Scan Now vs PDF Studio

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

Head to head
About

Scan Now

This app transforms your mobile device into a powerful scanner and document manager. Easily convert documents to PDF, extract text using OCR, and share your files in various formats. It offers editing capabilities and cloud integration for seamless document handling.

Highlights
  • Automatic document scanning and border detection
  • Convert documents to PDF, JPG, DOC, or TXT
  • Extract text from images using OCR
  • Advanced image editing tools
  • Share scans via email and cloud services
  • Multi-page document scanning
Features
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Scan Now is mobile scanner and document management tool. ScanNow allow you can to scan documents to PDF, extract text from images, share as PDF or images via email, quick PDF editor, convert PDF to JPG, DOC, PDF, or TXT in seconds. You can scan any document you need, from receipts, multi-page documents, to cards. You can then edit and share or upload your favorite scans. Especially, this application uses OCR which allows you to convert any scanned document into text. Key Feature: • Automatically documents scanning and detect borders, correcting distortion and geometry. • Scan receipts to keep track. • Convert paper notes and sketches into digital copies • Sign and scan a contract to email it back • Save interesting articles and book pages for later • Advanced Image Editor • Text Recognition (OCR) • Share and upload scans to multi cloud of you Upgrade to Premium: • Unlimited all function scan, edit and manager. • Ad-Free experience. • You'll get access to all functions for the following durations: - 1 Month - 3 months - 1 year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • 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 Settings after purchase Download app now and let us know about any bugs, questions, feature requests or any other suggestions. Thank you For more infos, Please visit: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://scannowpro.com/privacy-policy

About

PDF Studio

Features
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PDF Studio turns your iPhone and iPad into a complete PDF office. Convert PDF to Word, sign and fill forms, scan paper, compress big files and edit the text inside a PDF – then see the finished result before you save or share it. USE IT WHEN YOU NEED TO • Sign a contract or permission slip someone just emailed you • Turn a PDF into an editable Word document, or a Word file into a PDF • Shrink a large PDF so it fits as an email attachment • Scan receipts, notes or forms and keep them as one searchable PDF • Fix a typo in a PDF you received without asking for the original file CONVERT • PDF to Word, Excel or PowerPoint • Word, Excel or PowerPoint to PDF • Photos to PDF: up to 50 images, A4 or Letter, portrait or landscape • PDF to JPG or PNG images, by page or as one long image • PDF to plain text you can edit before saving • Text, a web page or a blank page to a new PDF SIGN & FILL • Draw your signature, capture it with the camera or import it from a photo • Clean up the background, change the ink color and keep a signature library • Fill in form fields: text, checkboxes, radio buttons and choice lists • Add text and today's date anywhere on the page EDIT & ANNOTATE • Edit the original text of a PDF: font, size, bold, color and alignment • Highlight, underline or strike through text • Draw with pen and marker, with Apple Pencil support • Add shapes, stickers, comments and images • Undo and redo every change ORGANIZE PAGES & FILES • Combine 2 to 20 PDFs and images into one file • Split a PDF, extract pages, reorder, rotate, delete or insert pages • Compress PDFs with three quality levels and a size estimate before you start • Add or remove a password and add a text or image watermark • Restore an earlier version after a big change SCAN & SEARCH • Scan paper documents with the camera, up to 50 pages at a time • Crop, rotate and filter each page • Make scanned pages searchable with on-device text recognition ASK & SUMMARIZE • Ask questions about a document or get a quick summary • Runs on device with Apple Intelligence on supported devices; otherwise it uses a server only after you agree WORKS WHERE YOU ARE • Share sheet actions: sign, compress or convert a file straight from Mail, Files or Safari • Shortcuts and Siri for your everyday PDF jobs • iCloud Drive sync across your devices • Wi-Fi transfer to your computer, protected by a one-time PIN • iPad: sidebar, Split View, drag and drop and keyboard shortcuts • Light and dark mode, 19 app languages SUPPORTED FILES Open PDF, Word (DOC, DOCX), Excel (XLS, XLSX), PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX), TXT and images (JPG, PNG, HEIC). Save as PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, JPG, PNG or TXT. PRIVACY No account needed, no ads and no tracking. Scanning, compression, text recognition, signing and editing run on your device. Office conversions are processed on our server only after you agree, and the files are deleted after processing. Open a PDF and finish the job in a few taps. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://chuminhson.netlify.app/policy

Screenshots

Scan Now4 screens
PDF Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PDF Studio at none against Scan Now's shown. Scan Now's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Scan Now sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and PDF Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan Now ships an update every 9 days, PDF Studio every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scan Now versus PDF Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan NowPDF Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (267 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings267 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuang TranChu Minh Son

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Scan Now

Subscriptions5
  • Scan Now Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Scanner App Pro for 1 Week7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Scanner App Pro for 1 Month$9.991 Month
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  • Scanner App Pro for 3 Months3 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Scanner App Pro for 1 year$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • ScanNow Pro Lifetime$39.99
2 purchases

PDF Studio

Subscriptions2
  • PDF Studio Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
  • PDF Studio Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Scan Now free?
Scan Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Studio free?
PDF Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scan Now or PDF Studio have ads?
Scan Now shows ads; PDF Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Scan Now or PDF Studio?
Scan Now ships an update every 9 days, and PDF Studio every 5 months. Most recently, Scan Now was updated on November 7, 2026 and PDF Studio on October 31, 2026.

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