Comparison

PDFelement vs Scanner

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

Head to head
About

PDFelement

This application offers comprehensive PDF management, including advanced editing, AI-powered summarization and translation, and efficient scanning with OCR. It helps organize, convert, and secure documents for work, study, and personal use.

Highlights
  • AI Chat with PDF
  • Scan and OCR
  • PDF to Office Conversion
  • Edit PDF like Word
  • Password Protection
  • Compress PDF
Features
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PDFelement is optimized for the latest Liquid Glass experience, with a more refined interface, clearer navigation, and smoother interactions for your PDF workflow. AI PDF Editor, PDF Reader, PDF Scanner, PDF Converter, PDF Signer. One app for work, study, and everyday life. Customize Your Toolbar Arrange your PDF tools the way you work. Reorder, show, or hide toolbar items to keep your favorite actions within easy reach and create a cleaner, faster, and more efficient workspace. AI PDF • Chat with PDF: Ask questions and get instant, accurate answers from your PDFs. • AI Summarize PDF: Turn lengthy contracts, reports, and documents into concise key points. • AI Translate: Translate selected text instantly across 60+ languages. • Generate Mind Map: Transform PDF content into clear visual mind maps. • AI Record: Record, transcribe, and convert voice notes into editable text for efficient note-taking. Edit PDF Like Word • Edit PDF: Edit PDF text, images, links, and watermarks with ease. • Font Editing: Keep the original font, erase content, and adjust font size, spacing, and formatting effortlessly. Professional PDF Reader • Liquid Mode: Optimize PDFs for comfortable reading on any screen. • Bookmarks: Save and jump to important pages instantly. • Read Aloud: Listen to PDFs with your preferred voice and playback speed. Scan & OCR • PDF Scanner: Scan receipts, invoices, contracts, IDs, and certificates into high-quality PDFs. • OCR: Extract editable text from scanned documents and images. • Multi-Page Scan: Combine multiple scans into a single PDF. PDF Converter • PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Images: Convert PDFs into editable Office files or JPG, PNG, and more. • Create PDF: Convert Microsoft Office documents and images into PDFs. Annotate PDF • Markup & Notes: Highlight, underline, draw, and add sticky notes. • Comments: Review documents with professional commenting tools. • Measure: Measure distance, perimeter, and area directly inside PDFs. Create PDF • Blank PDF: Start with customizable paper templates. • Image to PDF: Create PDFs from photos or camera scans. Manage PDF • Compress PDF: Reduce file size while maintaining quality. • Merge PDF: Combine multiple PDFs into one document. • Organize Pages: Add, delete, rotate, extract, split, and rearrange PDF pages. Fill & Sign • Fill PDF Forms: Complete interactive PDF forms quickly and accurately. • E-Sign PDF: Add typed or handwritten signatures. • Custom Stamps: Create reusable stamps with text, drawings, or images. Store & Share PDF • PDFelement Cloud: Access your PDFs anytime, anywhere across your devices. • Protect PDF: Secure sensitive files with passwords and encryption. • Share PDF: Share documents via links, email, AirDrop, or social apps. PDF Templates • Professional Templates: Browse resumes, invoices, planners, contracts, invitations, and more. • Easy Customization: Personalize colors, fonts, and layouts in seconds. • Business & Education Ready: Create polished documents for work, school, and everyday use. MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.wondershare.com/company/terms_conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://www.wondershare.com/privacy.html

About

Scanner

Easily scan single or multiple documents, receipts, photos, and ID cards in high quality. Features include edge detection, background removal, and various filters. Convert scans to PDF or JPEG, add e-signatures, create QR codes, and manage/share your documents efficiently.

Highlights
  • High-quality document scanning
  • Automatic edge detection and background removal
  • Convert to PDF or JPEG
  • Add e-signatures
  • QR code creator and scanner
  • Document search and compression
  • Share and manage scanned files
Features
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Scanner - DOC/PDF Document Just in one tap scan the single or multiple documents using Scanner - PDF Document Scan in high-quality on your device.This App helps to scan documents, receipts, photos, reports, ID card or anything. Scanner - PDF Document Scan provides best edge detection to set the frames of your documents easily.Doc Scanner app will help in mobile phone to scan the document and automatically removes the clutter background. Scanner - PDF Document Scan has different filters like Scan Colour, Grayscale, or Black and White for scanned documents of photos.It can also export your scanned documents to PDF or JPEG files. Main Features: SCAN *Scan any document or photos and convert into PDF files on your mobile phones. *Scan any books with the two-page shooting mode from left and right pages at once, and store them in a split. *ID card scanner manages all ID cards, passports, driver's licence, visas, work permits, and other identity documents in just seconds. CROP & ADJUST * Automatically documents will be cropped and sorted in the way you need them. * Easy to use anytime, anywhere, and you get clean scan results from any angle. E-SIGN *Add initials, names, signing date, email address, and more to your scanned document. *Draw the signature in the pad. QR CREATOR & SCANNER *Create a text, email id or link from qr code creator. *Simply access the Qr code reader in the cam scanner. SEARCH *Enter keywords and quickly find relevant documents. MANAGE & COMPRESS *Merge Pdf files together to make editing easier. *Making your PDF document smaller will help you save space. SHARE & SEND *Send the document quickly and easily. *Share the important files via social media. CamScanner - PDF Document Scan will have the documents in your scanned library easily by name, tag or folder.Important document can be bookmarked and it will be listed separately.This app has import of multiple images from the gallery and convert them into a single PDF file as a document. Please visit https://newsmaddie.com/docscanner/privacy-policy.html for our Privacy Policy. We value your feedback and welcome any comments you may have to help improve our services. Please write to us at axeraan@gmail.net and we'll be happy to hear from you.

Screenshots

PDFelement4 screens
Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scanner at none against PDFelement's 20. Scanner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). PDFelement's advantage is ratings volume (7.6K vs 3). On price, ads 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. PDFelement sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDFelement has 7.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PDFelement versus Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDFelementScanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.6K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB7 MB
Age rating9++4
DeveloperWondershare Technology Group Co.,LTDAxeraan Technologies

Customer experience

PDFelement

All ratings7,572 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews832 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative20.3%

Scanner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PDFelement

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and inability to restore purchases
  • Corrupted scanned files or loss of progress
  • Inconsistent behavior when editing PDF text
  • Compatibility problems with older devices or OS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve cloud integration and file management
  • Enhance OCR accuracy and capabilities
  • Introduce multi-tab support for better workflow
  • Add more customization options for toolbars and UI

Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

PDFelement

Subscriptions16
  • Monthly Subscription (AI)$3.991 Month
  • PDF Editor& Converter& Scanner$6.991 Month
  • PDF Editor & Scanner Pro(iOS)$6.991 Month
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  • Weekly Subscription (iOS)$6.997 Days
  • Quarterly Subscription (iOS)$9.993 Months
  • Weekly Subscription (iOS)7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription (iOS)$9.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription (All)$19.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription (iOS)$24.991 Year
  • PDF Editor & Scanner Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription (iOS)2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription (iOS)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Quarterly Subscription (All)$39.993 Months
  • Annual Subscription (iOS+Win)$99.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription (iOS+Mac)$99.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription (All)$109.991 Year
One-time2
  • PDF Editor & Scanner Pro$39.99
  • iOS$39.99
None

Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDFelement free?
PDFelement is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanner free?
Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PDFelement or Scanner?
Scanner is rated higher. PDFelement averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Scanner averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do PDFelement or Scanner have ads?
Both PDFelement and Scanner show ads.

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