Scanner+ vs Scantivia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scanner+
Transform your device into a powerful document scanner. Easily capture, edit, and share documents as PDFs or images. Extract text with OCR technology for further editing or conversion.
- Scan documents to PDF/image
- Advanced document editing
- OCR text extraction
- Share files via email/social media
- Sync across devices
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* Scan docs into clear & sharp image/PDF, to email, fax, print Blue scanner is a free scanner app that helps users scan, edit, store, and sync contents across phone, iPads, tablets and computers. Extract texts with OCR and convert PDF to Word, Excel, etc. Features: *Free Mobile Scanner Use your phone camera to scan receipts, notes, invoices, whiteboard discussions, business cards, certificates, etc. *Advanced Editing Making annotations or adding customized watermark on docs are made available for you. *Extract Texts from Image OCR (optical character recognition) feature extracts texts from single page for further editing or sharing. *Share PDF/JPEG Files Easily share documents in PDF or JPEG format with others via social media, email attachment or sending the doc link. Payment models for Premium subscription: • Monthly Subscription: free for 3 days and $2.99 per month, • Three Monthly Subscription: free for 3 days and $7.99 per 3 month • Yearly Subscription: free for 3 days and $29.99 per year, • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. For Terms of Use, please visit https://bluescanner.wordpress.com/terms-of-service/ For Privacy Policy, please visit https://bluescanner.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/ We’d love to hear your feedback: luanyou@foxmail.com
Scantivia
Organize and search your important documents with this app. Scan paper, import digital files, and use powerful OCR to find information within your documents. Includes PDF tools like merging, compressing, and password protection.
- Scan paper documents
- Import PDFs and photos
- Full-text search with OCR
- Merge and compress PDFs
- Password protect PDFs
- Export and share documents
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A DRAWER FULL OF IMPORTANT PAPERS? Receipts, warranties, inspection reports, repair records, invoices, insurance papers—important documents have a way of ending up in drawers, folders, Photos, email, and downloads. Bring them into Scantivia and turn years of paperwork into an organized, searchable document library—ready whenever you need it. BRING EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS TOGETHER Scan paper documents with your iPhone camera. Import PDFs and photos already on your device, or bring in supported content from other apps with Scantivia’s Share Extension. Paper and digital documents come together in one organized place. FIND MORE THAN A FILENAME With Scantivia Pro, Fast Full-Text Search with OCR helps you find documents not only by filename, but by words inside supported document content. Remember a person’s name, an address, a company, a renewal date, or even one word from a page? Search what you remember and quickly find the document you need—even when you no longer remember its filename or when you saved it. Scantivia’s proprietary search technology is designed to keep document retrieval fast and responsive as your library grows. PDF TOOLS, RIGHT WHERE YOUR DOCUMENTS ARE Scantivia Pro unlocks an integrated PDF workflow: • MERGE — Combine related PDFs into one organized document. • COMPRESS — Reduce PDF file size while preserving readability for easier storage, email, and uploading. • PROTECT — Add password protection before sharing sensitive PDFs. • ZIP — Package related PDFs together in one convenient archive. • SHARE — Export and share documents through compatible iOS apps and services you choose. READY WHEN LIFE ASKS Your CPA asks for tax records. An insurance company needs supporting paperwork. A healthcare provider asks for a medical document. A warranty claim comes up years later. A renewal requires an old record. Scantivia helps you move from request to ready: Find what you need. Merge related files. Compress when size matters. Protect sensitive information. ZIP documents that belong together. Share when you’re ready. ORGANIZED FOR LIFE AND WORK Keep receipts, invoices, contracts, warranties, insurance records, medical documents, tax files, travel records, household paperwork, and small-business documents organized and easier to find later. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Your documents are stored locally in Scantivia on your device. No Scantivia cloud upload is required. You decide when to export or share them. ONE-TIME PRO. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Unlock Scantivia Pro with a one-time purchase. Pro unlocks Full-Text Search with OCR, Merge, Compress, Protect, ZIP, Export & Share, and removes the Scantivia watermark. No monthly or yearly subscription is required. Scantivia is more than a PDF scanner. It’s a searchable document library and PDF toolkit built to help you bring important documents together, find them quickly, prepare them, protect them, and share them when needed. Your important documents. Organized. Protected. Ready when you need them—even years from now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Scantivia at none against Scanner+'s shown. Scantivia also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Scanner+'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Scanner+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Scantivia sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scanner+ against 5.0 for Scantivia. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Scanner+ ships an update every 2 months, Scantivia weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scanner+ | Scantivia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 青兆 李 | Vitivra LLC |
Customer experience
Scanner+
Scantivia
In-app purchases
Scanner+
- 1 month VIP3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- 3 month VIP3 Days trial$7.993 Months
- 1 year VIP3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Scantivia
- Scantivia Pro$8.99









