Comparison

PDF Scanner App vs Scan OCR

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

Scan OCR

Easily convert documents and photos to PDF format in just three steps. This app allows you to scan physical documents or use images from your gallery to create clear PDF files. Share your converted documents via email or other platforms.

Highlights
  • Convert documents and photos to PDF
  • Scan physical documents
  • Convert images from gallery to PDF
  • Send PDFs via email
  • Share PDFs
  • Save copies to device
Features
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Convert your documents from and to PDF in 3 steps! 1. Select your input file 2. Choose output format from available ones 3. Convert! It will take only a few seconds. Let's take a tour of that attractive features: * Turn scans into clear and sharp PDF • taking photo of your document • converting image to PDF right from gallery •sending your PDF via email • sharing PDF in any other way • saving a copy on your device For additional quality upgrade to OCR Pro. • Subscription periods are 1 Week and yearly your subscription renews. •$2.49 billed weekly • $12.99 billed annualy • 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. • You can cancel your subscription via this URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Terms of Use: http://cumalihan.com/term.html Privacy Policy: http://cumalihan.com/pri.html Contact: http://cumalihan.com/

Screenshots

PDF Scanner App4 screens
Scan OCR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PDF Scanner App at 4.6 against Scan OCR's 3.0. PDF Scanner App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 19 months). 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 Scan OCR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Scanner App has 4.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Scanner App ships an update every 6 weeks, Scan OCR every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PDF Scanner App versus Scan OCR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Scanner AppScan OCR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.9K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews49.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.9K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodeway Dijital Hizmetler Anonim SirketiDavin App LTD

Customer experience

PDF Scanner App

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

Scan OCR

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Scan OCR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
2 purchases

Scan OCR

Subscriptions2
  • OCR Converter Pro3 Days trial$2.497 Days
  • OCR PDF Annualy Subscription$12.991 Year

Questions

Is PDF Scanner App free?
PDF Scanner App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scan OCR free?
Scan OCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Scanner App or Scan OCR?
PDF Scanner App is rated higher. PDF Scanner App averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while Scan OCR averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PDF Scanner App or Scan OCR have ads?
Scan OCR shows ads; PDF Scanner App does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Scanner App or Scan OCR?
PDF Scanner App ships an update every 6 weeks, and Scan OCR every 19 months. Most recently, PDF Scanner App was updated on September 28, 2026 and Scan OCR on September 15, 2026.

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