Comparison

SMART vs Image Scan

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

Head to head
About

SMART

Easily scan, create, edit, and sign PDF documents directly from your device. Organize your files with folders, merge multiple documents, and export them to various destinations. Offers both a free version with coin-based function unlocks and a comprehensive Pro subscription for maximum productivity.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with camera
  • Import from photo albums and cloud storage
  • Add digital signatures
  • Edit PDFs with text and notes
  • Merge multiple PDF files
  • Organize files in folders
  • Export to various destinations
Features
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Scan it, let it name itself, find it instantly — SMART-PDF is the document scanner that thinks along with you. All documents stay local on your device: no cloud, no account, full privacy. Premium comes with a 7-day free trial. COMPLETELY NEW IN VERSION 4 - Smart naming: SMART-PDF reads your scan and automatically suggests a fitting document name — no more “Document 17” - Full-text search: search the content of all your PDFs, right from iOS search (Spotlight) too - Document dates: keep track of cancellation deadlines and due dates directly on the document — with reminders and calendar export - AI summary: summarize documents and folders on-device (Apple Intelligence, iOS 26 or later) - Live Text: select, copy and translate text right inside your documents - Quick Scan: start scanning instantly — via Siri, Action Button, widget or Control Center - Share extension: send PDFs from any app straight into your library SCAN & IMPORT - Scan documents with your camera, with automatic edge detection - Import pictures from your photo library - Import existing PDFs from iCloud Drive, Dropbox & co. EDIT & SIGN - Sign PDFs — multiple signatures per file, freely scalable - Add comments, text, symbols and highlights - Page editor: reorder and delete pages, set bookmarks - Merge documents into collections — with automatic bookmark creation ORGANIZE & PROTECT - Clear folders and collections, sort them your way - Password-protected folders with Face ID / Touch ID - Biometric app lock SHARE & EXPORT - Share via e-mail, AirDrop or messenger — optionally protected with a PDF password - Convenient AirPrint printing - Export your whole library as a ZIP archive PRIVACY All scanned and imported documents are stored exclusively on your device. No forced cloud, no account, your content is never shared. SUBSCRIPTION (PREMIUM) - Ad-free - Unlimited folders, documents, signatures, merges and exports - Terms: 1, 3, 6 or 12 months, each with automatic renewal FREE VERSION - No monthly fixed costs - Displays advertising - Collect coins and redeem them for features; optional coin purchases Coin values: - Create a folder (1 coin) - Sign a PDF (1 coin) - Share/export a PDF (1 coin per file) - Scan with more than 10 pages (1 coin) - 3 more documents in a full folder (1 coin) - Merge documents (2 coins) SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS - Payment will be charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period; the cost depends on the selected plan. - Subscriptions can be managed and cancelled at any time in your account settings. - When switching from the free version to the subscription, collected coins are saved and become available again after the subscription ends. Terms of use: https://deine-dokumente.de/agb-nutzungsbedigungen Privacy policy: https://deine-dokumente.de/datenschutz

About

Image Scan

This tool uses OCR technology to extract text from various documents like books, business cards, and tables. It offers high-speed scanning, batch processing, and the ability to generate PDF or TXT files with watermarks.

Highlights
  • OCR text recognition
  • Extract text from books, bills, and scans
  • High-resolution scanning in seconds
  • Batch scanning and processing
  • ID card scanning
  • Generate PDF and TXT files
  • Add watermarks
Features
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OCR text recognition is a tool that can extract books, photos, business cards, and tables. A professional OCR scanning recognition tool for the text of Now identify the ID photo and identify the file content and add watermark to generate pdf txt The all-round scanner of the format is an intelligent auxiliary tool for student parties and office workers. Text Recognition (OCR): - Extract text from books, bills, scans, etc. - Printed and handwritten text are automatically recognized Ultra-high-speed scanning: - Generate high-resolution scans in seconds -Batch scan - scan as many pages as you want - Batch processing - export multiple documents at once - ID scanning, 1:1 restore to A4 paper. 【Automatic subscription member instructions】 1. Service name: continuous weekly membership (7 days), continuous monthly membership (30 days), continuous annual membership (365 days), permanent membership; 2. Price: $3.99/month for continuous weekly products, $8.99/month for continuous monthly products, $25.99/month for continuous annual products, and $49.99 for permanent membership products; 3. If you have purchased an account of an automatic subscription member, the fee will be deducted from your iTunes account 24 hours after the end of the monthly subscription period, and the subscription period will be extended after the deduction is successful; 4. To cancel the subscription, please manually open the "Settings" of your iPhone --> enter "iTunes Store and App Store" --> click "Apple ID", select "View App ID", enter the "Account Settings" page, Turn off auto-renewal. If you do not close the subscription at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, you agree to continue the authorization and the subscription will automatically renew; (Renewing membership) http://bbzxc.xyz/doc/BBSMxfhy.html (User Agreement) http://bbzxc.xyz/doc/BBSMyhxy.html (Automatic renewal membership) http://bbzxc.xyz/doc/BBSMvip.html (Privacy Policy) http://bbzxc.xyz/doc/BBSMyszc.html

Screenshots

SMART4 screens
Image Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Image Scan at none against SMART's shown. Image Scan also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. SMART sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Image Scan sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMART ships an update every 3 weeks, Image Scan every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SMART versus Image Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMARTImage Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBartnitzky, Böttcher und Springer GbR天金 吴

Customer experience

SMART

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%

Image Scan

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SMART

Subscriptions4
  • SMART-PDF Premium – 1 month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • SMART-PDF Premium – 3 months7 Days trial$6.993 Months
  • SMART-PDF Premium – 6 months7 Days trial$11.996 Months
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  • SMART-PDF Premium – 12 months7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time6
  • 10 SMART-PDF Coins$0.99
  • 100 SMART-PDF Coins$5.99
  • 150 SMART-PDF Coins$8.99
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  • 250 SMART-PDF Coins$13.99
  • 500 SMART-PDF Coins$17.99
  • 750 SMART-PDF Coins$22.99
4 purchases

Image Scan

Subscriptions3
  • Subscription Week3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Subscription Month$6.991 Month
  • 1 Year$25.991 Year
One-time1
  • Permanent Member Vip$48.99

Questions

Is SMART free?
SMART is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Image Scan free?
Image Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SMART or Image Scan have ads?
SMART shows ads; Image Scan does not.
Which is updated more often, SMART or Image Scan?
SMART ships an update every 3 weeks, and Image Scan every 6 days. Most recently, SMART was updated on September 18, 2026 and Image Scan on August 17, 2026.

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