xScan vs Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xScan
Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner. Capture, edit, and convert images into editable text or high-quality PDFs. Securely store and easily share your scanned documents.
- Mobile document scanning
- OCR text extraction and editing
- Save as PDF, JPEG, or DOC
- Electronic signature tool
- Cloud and email sharing
- Print via Wi-Fi
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xScan is a mobile pdf scanner app that will turn your iPhone into a powerful mobile document scanner. Simple use, accurate and fast scans, easy editing and sharing. You can scan like a pro anything you need: contracts, books, to-do lists, paper notes, fax papers, receipts, ID cards and store your scans as high-quality PDF or JPEG files. All scanned documents are stored locally on your mobile device and inaccessible to us and to any third-party. APP SCANNER ! Using only your iPhone camera and xScan app scanner you can easily scan, save and print any document including: - Contracts, Invoices, Bills, Tax Rolls, Business Cards, Letters - To-do lists, Paper Notes, Whiteboards, Mindmaps, Receipts - Book Pages, Articles - ID cards, Credentials, Certificates - Texts and documents that don't offer a digital copy; TEXT EDITOR & CONVERTER. Easily turn an image to editable text format with the OCR function. Extract text from a scanned document and then edit it as you wish. You can also save those converted scanned documents from word to pdf and visa versa. Languages supported for text recognition: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Korean, Hebrew. SAVE. You can save scanned documents in high quality as PDF, JPEG or DOC. SIGN. E-sign any docs by simply adding your signature to electronic documents with just a few taps. SHARE. Easily share documents with others via social media, messengers or email attachment. Upload scans to cloud services like Dropbox or Google Drive or simply print it via any WI-FI printer. Information about the auto-renewal of unlimited access subscription: – You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features within the app - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - An account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost depends on the selected plan. Terms of Services: https://mobapps.limited/scanner/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://mobapps.limited/scanner/privacy.html Terms of Subscription: https://mobapps.limited/scanner/terms-of-subscription.html Got questions or suggestions? We’d love to hear your feedback: info@mobapps.limited
Scanner
Transform your device into a powerful document scanner. Easily scan, save, and share documents in various formats, with advanced features like text recognition and electronic signatures. Go paperless and keep all your important files securely on your device.
- Document scanning
- Electronic signature
- Text recognition (OCR)
- PDF and JPEG export
- Handy document editor
- Easy document sharing
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This scanner app will convert your iOS device into a fast and reliable document scanner that recognizes text. You can download this scanner for free and scan, save or share documents in JPG,PDF or TXT. With this you will be able to go paperless, you can have all your documents in your phone! Our scanner is a must-have for students,lawyers,accountants... scan anything you need from your pocket instantly. You can scan any kind of work documents, from ID cards, books...to invoices or contracts. With this secure free scanner app, any scanned or exported documents are stored locally on your device, and neither we nor any third-party can access them. FEATURES: -DOCUMENT SCANNER Scan documents and share them from your pocket. -ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE E-sign documents and email them to save time. -TEXT RECOGNITION (OCR) You can turn an image to text with our highly accurate OCR scanner. -PDF SCANNER Scan documents into PDF or JPEG. -HANDY DOCUMENT EDITOR Sign contracts,bills, edit documents and fill all your needs from your pocket. -EASY DOCUMENT SHARING Share documents with just a few clicks from your phone. This app contains subscription : - You can subscribe for premium account with unlimited scans, premium features and no ads - Subscription is from $9.99 USD monthly* - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original "one week"/"one month"/"one year" package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy Policy: https://www.altrigit.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.altrigit.com/tos.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Scanner at 12.0 against xScan's 15.0. 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
Both are free to download. xScan sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for xScan against 4.7 for Scanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31K and 11K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of xScan's written reviews are positive against 49% of Scanner's.
| Parameter | xScan | Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (31K ratings) | 4.7 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.4% of reviews | 48.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31K — better | 11K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #78 — better | #183 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VPN MobApps Limited | Vip Academy Cambridge |
Customer experience
xScan
Scanner
User reviews
xScan
From 31K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Convenient for scanning documents
- 🚀 Efficient document conversion
- 🚀 Quick scanning process
- 👍 Helpful for home-bound users
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription fees
- 🐛 Poor text recognition accuracy
- 🔒 Difficult to unsubscribe or cancel
- 🐛 Unreliable document scanning
- 💰 Misleading free trial offers
Scanner
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick and efficient scanning
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Precise and clear scans
Room to improve
- 🐛 Difficult to cancel trial/subscription
- 🔒 Concerns about unauthorized charges
- 👎 Limited functionality, unable to export scans
Bugs and requests
xScan
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent document scanning quality
- App forgetting previously scanned pages
- Subscription charges without user consent
Requested features
4 requests- PDF editing and markup tools
- Integration with cloud storage services
- Improved OCR capabilities
- More transparent subscription model
Scanner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scans not received via email
- Unable to scan after initial use
- App crashes or freezes during use
Requested features
3 requests- Option to save/export scanned documents
- Ability to cancel subscription easily
- Color scanning option
In-app purchases
xScan
- Education special full access$2.997 Days
- Full access7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- xScan : PDF Document Scanner +7 Days trial$6.997 Days
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- Full access3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Unlimited access + PDF editor$6.997 Days
- Full Access14 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Unlimited access + PDF editor$7.997 Days
- Full access7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Unlimited access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Full access$59.99
Scanner
- Month3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- 3 Month$19.993 Months
- Year$39.991 Year









