TimerLightlite vs Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimerLightlite
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-Timer for light -Siri -Notification
Scanner
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Scanner is a simple and practical smart scanning tool that supports document scanning, OCR text recognition, PDF export, QR code scanning and generation, table recognition, photo counting, AR measurement, and image enhancement. You can quickly scan contracts, notes, receipts, study materials, and paper documents. Scanner automatically enhances image quality, extracts text from images, and creates clear PDF files that are easy to save and share. Whether you are organizing study materials, archiving office documents, or saving everyday paper information, Scanner helps you complete tasks more efficiently. Scanner also supports table structure recognition and CSV export, making it easier to organize paper tables and screenshot data. It supports QR code scanning and recognition, and allows you to generate QR codes from text or links. The photo counting feature can detect similar objects in images, mark them with numbers, and count them. You can also use the AR camera for simple distance measurements. Core scanning, recognition, measurement, and image processing features are performed locally on your device by default. Scanned files, recognition results, and history records are stored on your device, allowing you to preview, search, export, share, or delete them anytime. Scanner is suitable for studying, office work, document organization, file archiving, object counting, simple measurement, and daily record keeping, turning your iPhone into a portable scanner. Privacy Policy: https://jingyan365.cn/scanner/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://jingyan365.cn/scanner/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scanner at none against TimerLightlite's 1. Scanner also leads on ads (none vs shown). TimerLightlite's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. TimerLightlite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
TimerLightlite ships an update every 2 months, Scanner every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimerLightlite | Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 其楠 吴 | 国青 闫 |
In-app purchases
TimerLightlite
- Remove your AD$0.99
Scanner
No in-app purchases







