Comparison

Scanner Air vs PDF Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Scanner Air

Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner. Easily digitize, edit, sign, and share PDFs, IDs, and receipts from anywhere. Organize and convert files with advanced OCR and smart file management.

Highlights
  • Fast document scanning
  • Scan to PDF & convert
  • Edit and sign documents
  • Smart file management
  • On-the-go sharing & printing
  • OCR text extraction
Features
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Transform your smartphone into a document scanner and a mobile office. Easily scan, sign, edit, and convert documents from anywhere—whether you're at home, in the office, or on the move. Enjoy the convenience of digitizing and sharing files with just a few taps. Say goodbye to bulky scanners and embrace simplicity. Key Features: Fast Document Scanner Use the document scanner to scan anything—contracts, receipts, notes, or IDs. Works as an ID scanner, receipt scanner, and even a business card scanner to keep your paperwork digital and organized. Scan to PDF & Convert to PDF Instantly convert or scan in high resolution. Whether it’s photos to PDF, JPG to PDF, or an image to text conversion, get professional-quality scans in seconds. Edit Documents with Ease Use the built-in document editor to edit documents, crop, rotate, and enhance scans before sharing. Perfect for contracts, notes, or any other paperwork. Sign & Send with eSign Digitally sign with the document signer and send them instantly. Use the eSign feature for contracts, agreements, or any important document. Smart File Management Easily organize scanned files with the built-in file manager and file organizer. Quickly access your documents, rename, categorize, and store them efficiently. On-the-Go Sharing & Printing Use the scan and go functionality to scan multiple pages instantly. Perfect for digitizing paperwork efficiently. Send documents via email, social media, or cloud storage. Use the fax app feature to send faxes directly from your phone. Need a hard copy? The app works as a PDF printer for iPhone, making it easy to print your files instantly. Advanced OCR & Image to Text Extract text from scanned documents using OCR text scanner technology. Convert image to text, edit content, and copy important details with ease. Multiple File Formats & Conversions Seamlessly convert scanned documents with the built-in file converter. Turn JPG to PDF, use the jpeg converter, or convert to PDF for easy sharing. Perfect for Business & Personal Use This app is more than just a camera scanner—it’s a complete productivity tool. Whether you need an ID scanner or card scanner, this app has you covered. Upgrade with Air Apps One Subscribe to Air Apps One and unlock 30+ premium apps for productivity, fitness, learning, and more—all in one seamless subscription. Subscription Options: 1-week Subscription – $4.99 1-month Subscription – $9.99 1-year Subscription – $69.99 Manage & Cancel Anytime Payments will be charged to your iTunes account at purchase confirmation and at the start of each renewal. Free trials automatically convert to paid plans unless canceled at least 24 hours before renewal in iTunes settings. Cancellation takes effect after the current period ends, and you’ll be downgraded to the free version. Unused trial time is forfeited upon upgrading to a paid plan. EU users can cancel within 14 days via the Apple App Store. Refunds are not available once the app has been downloaded and used. Stay Connected: Web: https://airapps.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airapps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airappsco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airappsco Privacy Policy: https://airapps.co/privacy Terms of Use: https://airapps.co/terms Support: Contact us at support@airapps.co

About

PDF Scanner

This app transforms your mobile device into a powerful scanner, capturing documents, photos, and forms with high-definition clarity. It offers robust PDF editing tools, including conversion, watermarking, and merging, alongside advanced text and table recognition for seamless data extraction and translation.

Highlights
  • High-definition document scanning
  • OCR text and table recognition
  • PDF to Word and other format conversion
  • Add watermarks and merge PDFs
  • Multi-language photo translation
  • Automatic text capture
Features
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Scanner is a professional OCR scanning recognition tool that can extract text in books, photos, business cards, and forms. 【File Scanning】 The mobile phone takes paper documents, intelligent boundary detection, and generates high-definition JPEG and PDF files. Supports multiple image optimization modes to quickly turn paper documents into clear scans. 【PDF Toolkit】 Powerful PDF file processing tools, including PDF to word and other format conversions, PDF signatures, adding watermarks, PDF merging and other document processing tools; 【Text Recognition】 Scan various documents, pictures, books, business cards, etc. to extract the desired text, and edit and copy the identified content; Support multiple recognition, automatically select recognized content to convert to PDF or scanned copy; 【Form Recognition】 Support table and form recognition, accurately locate table data, intelligently parse table text, and quickly generate Excel documents that can be edited and saved; 【Certificate Identification】 Built-in camera function, through OCR text recognition technology to automatically identify, extract image text, and parse information; High-precision automatic capture of text information, eliminating the trouble of manual input; 【Photo Translation】 Scanning and translation, supporting full-text translation in multiple languages, without opening the translation APP, directly calling the scanning recognition; Support multi-language recognition: Chinese, English, Japanese, French, German, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian; ======================================= 【Automatic renewal terms】 There are three subscription options for premium accounts: Weekly VIP: only $9.99/month Yearly VIP:$39.99/year Quarterly VIP: Only $29.99/season, 3-day free trial Permanent VIP: Only $69.99 ● Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and at the beginning of each renewal period ● Renewal: Apple iTunes account will be deducted within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription cycle will be extended by one subscription cycle after the deduction is successful. ● Cancel Renewal: You can cancel your subscription or trial at any time by going to your iTunes account settings and canceling the subscription, otherwise it will automatically renew. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the trial period or any subscription period to avoid being charged. Subscriptions that include a trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. ● Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase ● When you purchase a premium subscription during the trial period, any unused portion of the trial period (if offered) will be forfeited. ●Privacy Policy: https://static.rhinox.cn/html/privacy/quannengsaomiaowang_boniu_en.html?appName=PDF Scanner ●Membership payment agreement: https://static.rhinox.cn/html/paymentagreement/general_en.html

Screenshots

Scanner Air4 screens
PDF Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scanner Air at 75% against PDF Scanner's 36%. Scanner Air also leads on ratings volume (5.2K vs 21) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Scanner Air sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and PDF Scanner sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scanner Air holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scanner Air has 5.2K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Scanner Air's written reviews are positive against 36% of PDF Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner Air ships an update every 8 days, PDF Scanner monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scanner Air versus PDF Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner AirPDF Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better4.5 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews — better36.1% of reviews
Number of ratings5.2K — better21
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB179 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAir Apps SystemsHangzhou boniu technology co. LTD

Customer experience

Scanner Air

All ratings5,225 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative20.4%

PDF Scanner

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative61.1%

Bugs and requests

Scanner Air

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Difficulty unsubscribing
  • Occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to adjust color/lighting settings
  • One-time purchase option
  • More transparency on subscription details

PDF Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Scanner Air

Subscriptions11
  • Air Apps One - 1 Week$4.997 Days
  • Air Apps One - 1 Week$6.997 Days
  • Air Apps One Starter - 1 Week7 Days trial$9.997 Days
Show 8 more
  • Air Apps Pro - 1 Week3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Air Apps One - 1 Week$9.997 Days
  • Air Apps One Welcome - 1 Week3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Air Apps One - 1 Month2 variants$19.991 Month
  • Air Apps Pro - 1 Month3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Air Apps Pro - 1 Year3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Air Apps One - 1 Year1 Year trial$69.991 Year
  • Air Apps One - 1 Month$199.991 Month
14 purchases

PDF Scanner

Subscriptions4
  • PDF Scanner Weekly VIP3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • PDF Scanner 3 months VIP3 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • PDF Scanner Month VIP$19.991 Month
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  • PDF Scanner Annual Member$39.991 Year
One-time10
  • 30 T-card$2.99
  • 5 T-card$3.99
  • 50 T-card$3.99
Show 7 more
  • 100 conversion cards$4.99
  • 全能扫描王高级会员$6.99
  • PDF Scanner-500 Point Card$19.99
  • Permanent VIP$39.99
  • PDF Scanner-1000 point card$49.99
  • Permanent Member$59.99
  • 全能扫描王-5000积分卡$199.99

Questions

Is Scanner Air free?
Scanner Air is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Scanner free?
PDF Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scanner Air or PDF Scanner?
Scanner Air is rated higher. Scanner Air averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while PDF Scanner averages 4.5 from 21 ratings.
Do Scanner Air or PDF Scanner have ads?
Neither Scanner Air nor PDF Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanner Air or PDF Scanner?
Scanner Air ships an update every 8 days, and PDF Scanner monthly. Most recently, Scanner Air was updated on October 16, 2026 and PDF Scanner on October 14, 2026.

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