Comparison

Scanner HD vs eSign PDF Documents

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

Head to head
About

Scanner HD

Transform your smartphone into a powerful document scanner. Easily capture, edit, sign, and share PDFs and images. Features advanced OCR for text recognition in 14 languages and seamless cloud integration.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with smartphone camera
  • Auto crop and multi-page PDF creation
  • Text recognition (OCR) in 14 languages
  • Edit, sign, and share PDFs/images
  • Convert scans to TXT, PNG, JPG, PDF
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Password protection for scans
Features
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Scanner HD is portable and handy for people who want to replace a traditional physical scanner with a scanning app on iPhone. With smartphone camera, Scanner HD App can automatically or manually capture documents, auto crop edges, and scan multiple pages documents to one clean PDF or PNG file for editing, signing and sharing online. Scanner HD app is great at scanning varieties of paper or digital document types, including rebate forms, tax documents, business cards, photos, and even books. Anyone who wants free scanning with excellent text-recognition (OCR) results, Scanner HD, which can recognize 14 languages, is your best option. In addition to PDF, you are allowed to save, export, convert and share in PNG, TXT and word. Scanner HD App also offers features like custom folders for better organization, file renaming, iCloud syncing, and uploading to your cloud storage services. Do more with Scanner HD: - Digitize important documents: ID card, photos, receipts, pictures, books, passport, handwritten notes, legal documents, or the occasional form - Turn scanned image or pdf into text, so you can read, select, copy and export - Create, add and save digital signature - Enhance scan quality: Change scan type settings (Black & White, Original, Scans, Magic, Grayscale, Threshold); adjust Contrast and Brightness - Convert any scan into editable TXT, PNG, JPG, PDF for free - Protect scans with password and share securely - Recognizes the text in 14 languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Turkish - Quickly sharing and saving unlimited pages to Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, OneDrive, WhatsApp, Facebook, LinkedIn for free This app contains subscription: - You can subscribe for premium account to remove ads - Subscription is from $9.99 USD monthly, $4.99 weekly, $39.99 yearly - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original "one month"/"one week"/"one year" package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy Policy: https://scannerhd.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://scannerhd.com/terms.html

About

eSign PDF Documents

Easily sign, fill, and edit PDF documents directly from your iPhone. This app allows you to scan paper documents, merge or split files, and organize pages without needing an internet connection or an account.

Highlights
  • Sign PDFs with custom signatures
  • Fill out any form fields
  • Scan paper documents to PDF
  • Merge and split PDF files
  • Organize, rotate, and compress pages
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Sign a PDF and send it back in under a minute — straight from your iPhone. No printer, no scanner, no desktop, no account. Your documents are processed on your device and never uploaded to a server. What's on your phone stays on your phone. Signate does the whole document job in one place: - Sign — make a signature that actually looks like yours: snap a photo of your real one, or draw it by hand. Save it once and reuse it on any document — drag, resize, and place it exactly where it goes. - Fill — type into any form, tick boxes, add dates — even on flat scans that aren't interactive. - Scan — turn paper into a clean PDF with your camera. - Merge & Split — join files into one PDF, or pull out just the pages you need. - Organize — reorder, rotate, and compress pages so a file finally fits in an email. Built for people who just need it done: - Sign, fill, and edit fully offline — no internet required. - No sign-up, no learning curve. Open a file, handle it, send it. - Export and share anywhere — Mail, Messages, Files, or any app. Signate Pro Unlock unlimited exports, your reusable signature library, and the full PDF toolkit. Subscription plans and prices are shown before purchase and may vary by country or region. A free trial may be available for selected plans. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://signate.nekitech.dev/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://signate.nekitech.dev/privacy.html

Screenshots

Scanner HD4 screens
eSign PDF Documents4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: eSign PDF Documents at none against Scanner HD's shown. eSign PDF Documents also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Scanner HD's advantage is ratings volume (317 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Scanner HD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and eSign PDF Documents sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eSign PDF Documents holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scanner HD has 317 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner HD ships an update fortnightly, eSign PDF Documents weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Scanner HD versus eSign PDF Documents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner HDeSign PDF Documents
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (317 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings317 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYINGLIANG INTERNET MARKETING LIMITEDNikita Mishin

Customer experience

Scanner HD

All ratings312 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative44.1%

eSign PDF Documents

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Scanner HD

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scans not saving properly
  • Compatibility issues on tablets
  • Unreliable performance

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved PDF handling
  • Ability to save scans to gallery
  • Better language support

eSign PDF Documents

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Scanner HD

Subscriptions3
  • ScannerHd_weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • PDF Scanner App Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • ScannerHd_yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

eSign PDF Documents

Subscriptions2
  • Signate Pro Weekly3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Signate Pro Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Scanner HD free?
Scanner HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eSign PDF Documents free?
eSign PDF Documents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scanner HD or eSign PDF Documents?
eSign PDF Documents is rated higher. Scanner HD averages 4.8 out of 5 from 317 ratings, while eSign PDF Documents averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Scanner HD or eSign PDF Documents have ads?
Scanner HD shows ads; eSign PDF Documents does not.
Which is updated more often, Scanner HD or eSign PDF Documents?
Scanner HD ships an update fortnightly, and eSign PDF Documents weekly. Most recently, Scanner HD was updated on November 11, 2026 and eSign PDF Documents on October 31, 2026.

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