Comparison

PDF Scanner App vs ScanMaster

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

Head to head
About

PDF Scanner App

Transform your phone into a powerful scanner. Capture documents, photos, and even old memories, then enhance, edit, and share them in various formats. Organize your digital life with ease.

Highlights
  • Scan documents and photos
  • Convert to PDF, JPG, TXT
  • Sign and edit documents
  • Enhance and colorize photos
  • OCR text recognition
  • Export and share scans
  • Organize documents into albums
Features
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Want to keep both your money & your scanner in your pocket? Get Scanner+ for free NOW & instantly start to SCAN, SIGN, and SHARE any document in PDF, JPG, or TXT formats. Scan any paper with your iPhone's camera: the Scanner+ app will automatically recognize the edges of your document, enhance it, and give you a perfectly scanned copy that's ready to share on your favorite platform! Scanner+ offers you 12 AMAZING FEATURES that other scanners won't: SCAN DOCUMENTS Scan multiple pages into one PDF document. Enjoy the Turbo Scan mode! Why waste hours on your computer when you can quickly do it with a tiny scanner in your pocket? SCAN & RESTORE PHOTOS Photo scan is the latest feature of Scanner+ that lets you scan and save your favorite printed photos using your phone’s camera. Don’t just take a picture of a picture. Create enhanced digital scans; the photo scanner auto-detects picture boundaries, crops, restores colors and saves them into a digital album. ENHANCE & COLORIZE PHOTOS Bring your scans to life with colorize & enhance features. Enhance old photos & fix blurs and turn them into high resolution digital versions. Colorize black & white old photos to bring back memories and share them with your loved ones. CREATE ALBUMS Scan an entire photo album in minutes. Back up your scans to keep them safe, searchable, and organized. CONVERT TO PDF Scanner+ is also a PDF Converter that turns photos & images into searchable digital documents! This way you can also ""CTRL+F"" across your documents! EXPORT & SHARE Export your scans as .PDF .DOCX or .TXT and share with iMessage, Adobe PDF, Email - Gmail - Outlook - Spark, Wi-Fi Printer, Box, Whatsapp, iCloud Drive, Facebook Messenger, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, OneDrive, OneNote and any other app/platform! SIGN DOCUMENTS Sign PDF documents in less than a second. Transfer your signature across documents! SMART CROP (YOU'LL LOVE THIS!) Your docs will be automatically cropped from its edges right after you scan it. Don't waste your valuable time trying to crop every single document! RECOVER RUINED DOCUMENTS Spilled coffee to your doc? Your dog took a bite from your homework? Recover it with our scanner app using the Genius Scan mode and become a scan guru! HIGHLIGHT TEXTS Highlight important parts of your documents with Scanner+ doc scanner! Very useful while studying from your scanned textbook! EDIT DOCUMENTS HIDE and BLUR unwanted parts with Scanner+ document editor! This is a great feature for hiding confidential parts of your documents. Time to become a scanmaster! ADJUST THE BRIGHTNESS Need to scan documents in a dark room? No problem at all! TRANSLATE TEXTS TO 100+ LANGUAGES Not that you'll need to translate texts to Latin or Cambodian every other day, but in case you need it, Scanner+ got you covered! RECOGNIZE TEXTS WITH OCR Recognize texts from any scannable object with the OCR text scanner mode. And yes, you can even edit handwritten texts with Scanner+! KEEP YOUR DOCS ORGANIZED Scanner+ offers more than a powerful cam scanner, it also has a drag & drop file manager with smart tags. Never lose an important document again! == PRIVACY & SECURITY == All documents are stored locally on your iPhone, so ONLY YOU will be able to access your documents! Neither we nor any third parties will have access. == PRICING & LEGAL == Scanner+ is free to use, and it will always stay free. Should you choose to, you can subscribe to Scanner+ Premium to access more features. You can start a yearly subscription with a 3-day free trial. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off no later than 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions, disable auto-renewal in the iTunes account settings. Privacy Policy: http://scannerplus.com/privacy-policy Terms & Condition - EULA : http://scannerplus.com/terms-conditions For any questions or inquiries about our mobile pdf scanner, reach out to us at scanner@codeway.co

About

ScanMaster

This app transforms your phone into a portable scanner. Easily capture documents, receipts, or sketches and share them as PDF or JPG files. Keep important information accessible and manage your workflow on the go.

Highlights
  • Scan multipage documents
  • Share as PDF or JPG
  • Scan bills and receipts
  • Store IDs and important documents
  • Save business cards
  • Print via WiFi
Features
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ScanMaster is efficient pocket scanner app. With this app you can: - Scan multipage documents - Share them in PDF or JPG - Scan bills, receipts or sketches - Keep your IDs or important documents with you all the time - Save business cards - Print docs with local WiFi printer Scanner app is portable, easy-to-use but powerful mobile scanner. Forget cumbersome and big office scanners, scan docs at home or on the go. It will help you to manage all your workflow wherever you are. It will become your everyday tool to work, manage all your documents and keep them in hand. How to use: all you need to do is place camera in front of a page and it will detect it borders and make a scan. ScanMaster is small but powerfull scanner app with a lot of handy tools and features to use in modern on-the-go life. Enjoy! -- Privacy Policy: http://p.homefitapps.com/com.future.fitness.p Terms of Use: http://p.homefitapps.com/com.future.scanner

Screenshots

PDF Scanner App4 screens
ScanMaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PDF Scanner App at 4.6 against ScanMaster's 2.7. PDF Scanner App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (50% vs 23%). ScanMaster's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PDF Scanner App sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and ScanMaster sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Scanner App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Scanner App has 4.9K ratings behind it against 148, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of PDF Scanner App's written reviews are positive against 23% of ScanMaster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Scanner App ships an update every 6 weeks, ScanMaster every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PDF Scanner App versus ScanMaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Scanner AppScanMaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.9K ratings) — better2.7 (148 ratings)
Positive reviews49.7% of reviews — better22.8% of reviews
Number of ratings4.9K — better148
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodeway Dijital Hizmetler Anonim SirketiFUTURE MEDIA

Customer experience

PDF Scanner App

All ratings4,911 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive49.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative46.3%

ScanMaster

All ratings148 ratings
Positive41.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative53.4%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive22.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative74.8%

User reviews

PDF Scanner App

From 4.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app
  • 🚀 Efficient scanning
  • 💡 Useful features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🔒 No cloud backup
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🤖 Poor customer support
  • 📤 Unable to send scans

ScanMaster

From 148 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Great scanner quality
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 💻 Convenient for remote work
  • 🤳 Easy to use
  • 📤 Seamless document sharing

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
  • 📸 Poor scan quality
  • 💳 Unauthorized charges

Bugs and requests

PDF Scanner App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Blurry and grainy scans
  • Unexpected watermarks

Requested features

3 requests
  • Cloud backup integration
  • Free trial extension
  • Compatibility with more devices

ScanMaster

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Unable to save scanned documents
  • Camera not working properly
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Incorrect file format conversions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improve free trial experience
  • Add more language support
  • Simplify subscription management
  • Enhance document editing tools
  • Integrate with more cloud storage services

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PDF Scanner App

Subscriptions10
  • Scanner+ 1 Week Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Scanner+ 1 Week Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Scanner+ 1 Week Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Scanner+ 1 Month Premium$7.991 Month
  • Scanner+ 1 Month Premium2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Scanner+ 1 Month Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Scanner+ 1 Year Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Scanner+ 1 Year Premium3 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Scanner+ 1 Year Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Scanner+ 1 Year Premium$49.991 Year
6 purchases

ScanMaster

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Week3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Week Premium3 Days trial$14.997 Days
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  • Yearly Premium$69.991 Year
  • ScanMaster: Year Premium3 Days trial$149.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$59.99

Questions

Is PDF Scanner App free?
PDF Scanner App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanMaster free?
ScanMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Scanner App or ScanMaster?
PDF Scanner App is rated higher. PDF Scanner App averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while ScanMaster averages 2.7 from 148 ratings.
Do PDF Scanner App or ScanMaster have ads?
ScanMaster shows ads; PDF Scanner App does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Scanner App or ScanMaster?
PDF Scanner App ships an update every 6 weeks, and ScanMaster every 9 days. Most recently, PDF Scanner App was updated on October 15, 2026 and ScanMaster on October 13, 2026.

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