Comparison

PDF Scanner vs Doc Scan

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

Head to head
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

About

Doc Scan

Easily scan documents, receipts, and more into high-quality PDFs or JPEGs. Features include automatic document recognition, editing tools, OCR text extraction, and secure iCloud syncing for access across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic document recognition
  • Crop and edit scans
  • Apply color schemes
  • Add custom signatures
  • OCR text recognition
  • Share as PDF or JPEG
  • iCloud sync for all devices
Features
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Turn any paper into a clean, searchable PDF or JPG in seconds — no bulky scanner needed, just your phone's camera. Point your camera at a document and Doc Scan automatically detects it and captures the shot. Crop your scan and choose from color, grayscale, black & white, or photo mode to get the cleanest result every time. Once your scan is ready, use built-in OCR to extract accurate text from receipts, bills, passports, contracts, and any other document. Add your own signature to sign documents on the spot — no printing required. Export and share your finished scans as PDFs or JPGs, completely free. Every document is automatically backed up to iCloud, so nothing is lost even if you delete the app, and everything syncs across all your Apple devices. Why people choose Doc Scan: • Scan receipts, bills, passports, contracts, and any paper document • Auto document detection with one-tap cropping • Color, grayscale, black & white, and photo filters • Accurate text recognition (OCR) • Add a signature to sign documents digitally • Export and share as PDF or JPG, free • Automatic iCloud backup and sync across all your devices • App lock to keep your documents private Stop carrying paper. Download Doc Scan and start scanning in seconds.

Screenshots

PDF Scanner4 screens
Doc Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PDF Scanner at 4.5 against Doc Scan's 4.2. Doc Scan's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 36%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. PDF Scanner sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Doc Scan sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of PDF Scanner's written reviews are positive against 50% of Doc Scan's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PDF Scanner versus Doc Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ScannerDoc Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (21 ratings) — better4.2 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews36.1% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2121
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHangzhou boniu technology co. LTD培 李

Customer experience

PDF Scanner

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

Doc Scan

All ratings21 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

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
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  • 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
5 purchases

Doc Scan

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Subscription$1.497 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Half-yearly Subscription$11.996 Months
Show 1 more
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is PDF Scanner free?
PDF Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doc Scan free?
Doc Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Scanner or Doc Scan?
PDF Scanner is rated higher. PDF Scanner averages 4.5 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Doc Scan averages 4.2 from 21 ratings.
Do PDF Scanner or Doc Scan have ads?
Neither PDF Scanner nor Doc Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Scanner or Doc Scan?
PDF Scanner ships an update monthly, and Doc Scan monthly. Most recently, PDF Scanner was updated on October 29, 2026 and Doc Scan on October 29, 2026.

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