Comparison

Search Scanner vs PhotoEditor

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

Head to head
About

Search Scanner

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Scan documents with ease and browse the results on your favorite sources like Wikipedia, Google Search, Google images, Youtube, Google Scholar, Google Maps, Google Books and Google News. -- FEEDBACK -- We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously. Always feel free to contact us with an email send to feedback@zatech.nl If you enjoy using our app, we would highly appreciate a review and rating in the App Store! Terms & Conditions http://zatech.nl/terms-and-conditions.html Privacy Policy http://zatech.nl/privacy-policy.html

About

PhotoEditor

This app offers a comprehensive suite of photo editing tools, including filters, drawing, object removal, and text overlays. It also features a watermark camera, smart cutout for image extraction, and OCR for text recognition from photos. Additional utilities include image stitching, compression, format conversion, and GIF creation.

Highlights
  • 18 curated photo filters
  • Smart object removal
  • Watermark camera with templates
  • One-tap person cutout
  • OCR text extraction
  • Image compression and format conversion
  • GIF maker
Features
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Photo Editor is a feature-rich image processing tool combining professional editing and a practical toolbox to meet all your daily photo needs. [Photo Editor] 18 curated filters: Natural, Warm, Cool, Japanese, HK Style and more Drawing brush: Free drawing with adjustable colors and thickness Mosaic tool: Easy pixelation for privacy protection Smart erase: Remove unwanted objects by painting over them Text overlay: Add custom text with adjustable font colors Stickers: Emoji, animals, food, trendy and more categories Free crop: Multiple aspect ratios and freeform cropping Digital signature: Handwrite and insert signatures with history management [Watermark Camera] 11 professional watermark templates: Attendance, Engineering, Classic Time, Digital Clock, Coordinates, Minimal, Location, Travel, Film, Daily, Mood 3 categories: Work, General, Life for quick template selection Real-time GPS positioning with automatic address detection Custom titles for company or project names [Smart Cutout] Person extraction: One-tap portrait cutout with hair-level precision Animal/object extraction: Intelligent foreground subject detection Multiple backgrounds: Transparent, white, black, blue, red, green [OCR Text Extraction] Accurate text recognition from photos Long-press to select and copy text freely [More Handy Tools] Long image stitching with adjustable spacing Image compression with quality control Format conversion: JPEG, PNG, HEIC and more ID photo: Generate 1-inch, 2-inch standard sizes Text watermark: Center, tile, or corner placement Color picker: Pick any color value from images QR code: Generate and scan QR codes GIF maker: Create animated GIFs with adjustable frame rate Clean design, smooth experience. Photo Editor helps you create stunning images effortlessly.

Screenshots

Search Scanner4 screens
PhotoEditor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Search Scanner at 13.0 against PhotoEditor's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Search Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, PhotoEditor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Search Scanner versus PhotoEditor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSearch ScannerPhotoEditor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB17 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMaarten MeijerZhumadian Yicheng District Huatuo Internet Information Service Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Search Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

PhotoEditor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Search Scanner free?
Search Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhotoEditor free?
PhotoEditor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Search Scanner or PhotoEditor have ads?
Both Search Scanner and PhotoEditor show ads.
Which is updated more often, Search Scanner or PhotoEditor?
Search Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, and PhotoEditor every 2 weeks. Most recently, Search Scanner was updated on October 29, 2026 and PhotoEditor on October 25, 2026.

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