Comparison

Scanner vs EasyScan

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

Head to head
About

Scanner

Transform your phone into a portable scanner to digitize documents and create PDFs. Easily capture, edit, and share scans with high resolution and automatic border detection. Save time and manage your documents efficiently for study, business, or personal use.

Highlights
  • High resolution scans
  • Automatic border detection
  • Multi-page PDF support
  • OCR text detection
  • One-click export
  • Free to use
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a fast, accurate document scanner. Scan paper, receipts, notes, contracts, books and whiteboards, then share them as clean, high-quality PDFs in seconds. SCAN IN SECONDS • Automatic edge detection finds, crops and straightens every page • Scan multi-page documents in one go • Import pages from your Photos ENHANCE EVERY PAGE • Filters: Enhanced, Grayscale and Black & White • Rotate pages and reorder them with a simple drag FIND AND COPY TEXT (OCR) • Recognize the text on any page, then copy or share it • Search your documents by name or by the words inside them SHARE ANYWHERE • Export PDFs in Low, Medium or High quality • Choose Fit to Scan, A4 or US Letter page sizes • Share as images, print, or send by Mail, Messages and Files PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your documents stay on your device • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID Available in 17 languages. SCANNER PRO Upgrade to remove all ads and unlock every Pro tool: page filters, whole-document text extraction, image export, A4 and Letter pages and Face ID lock. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription (the yearly plan may include a free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew 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 part of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vWw0oq7OUnScfEeaes3LHuW9UEx4jVobOprhVvvjuy8/edit?usp=sharing

About

EasyScan

Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner. Quickly capture real-world documents and convert them into high-quality PDF files. Easily share your scanned documents via email, text, or other popular sharing methods.

Highlights
  • Scan documents into PDF files
  • Auto-sensing of edges
  • Multi-page PDF creation
  • Automatic edge trimming
  • Share via email, text, AirDrop
  • Store and browse scanned documents
Features
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EasyScan: Simple & Fast Document Scanner - Quickly Scan Real World Documents into PDF Files - Share Scanned Documents over Email, Text, AirDrop and More! EasyScan turns your phone into a document scanner, allowing you to quickly scan your real world documents into PDF files, and then share them over email, text message, and more. Easyscan is simple, fast and free. Features Include: - Scan Documents into PDF Files - AutoSensing of Edges and Document Surfaces - Scan MultiPage Documents into a Single PDF File - Automatic Trimming of Document Edges in File - Send and Share Documents over Email, Text and More. - Store and Browse Previously Scanned Documents

Screenshots

Scanner4 screens
EasyScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EasyScan at none against Scanner's 3. EasyScan also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (84% vs 73%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. EasyScan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EasyScan holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 155 and 248 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Scanner's written reviews are positive against 84% of EasyScan's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scanner versus EasyScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScannerEasyScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (155 ratings)4.7 (248 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews83.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings155248 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeander MaguetasSilver Elm Systems LLC

Customer experience

Scanner

All ratings155 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

EasyScan

All ratings238 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative13.5%

Bugs and requests

Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

EasyScan

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Crashes when scanning multiple documents in a row
  • Scans not received by email sent
  • No option to crop

Requested features

1 request
  • Add cropping functionality

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Scanner Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Scanner Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Scanner Pro Lifetime$39.99
None

EasyScan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanner free?
Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EasyScan free?
EasyScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scanner or EasyScan?
EasyScan is rated higher. Scanner averages 4.5 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while EasyScan averages 4.7 from 248 ratings.
Do Scanner or EasyScan have ads?
Scanner shows ads; EasyScan does not.

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