Comparison

Samurai Search vs Quick PDF Scan

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

Head to head
About

Samurai Search

Efficiently search text and PDF files across your device, iCloud, and external storage. Preview matched files or open them in other applications. Supports advanced search options like regular expressions.

Highlights
  • Search text and PDF files
  • iCloud and external storage support
  • File preview
  • Regular expression support
  • Customizable file types
  • Saved search locations
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Search your iOS device or iCloud for text, source code, plain text files, and PDFs. Find matches inside files and preview results instantly, or open any matched file in your favourite editing or viewing app. Flexible search options: whole word, case sensitive (all file types), and regular expressions (for text files). Choose which files to include by selecting standard or custom text file types, or by searching filenames that match a pattern. Select where to search from On My iPad, iCloud Drive, or external file providers such as SMB and USB folders. When possible, the app retains saved search selections so you can quickly repeat the same searches later. If you search selected folders in iCloud Drive, matching iCloud files are synced to your device before searching, ensuring fast local results. Searching plain text files is extremely fast and memory efficient. PDF search speed depends on the document content and can be slow. Note also that PDF search may consume large amounts of memory which can cause Samurai Search to crash.

About

Quick PDF Scan

Features
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Cam to PDF lets you instantly convert photos and documents into PDF files. • Capture with camera, import from gallery, or use document scanner • Combine multiple images into a single PDF • Share or save your PDF instantly Perfect for scanning receipts, contracts, notes, and any document you need in PDF format.

Screenshots

Samurai Search4 screens
Quick PDF Scan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Samurai Search at none against Quick PDF Scan's shown. Quick PDF Scan's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Samurai Search ships an update every 5 days, Quick PDF Scan every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Samurai Search versus Quick PDF Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamurai SearchQuick PDF Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael RourkeKIM YOUNG CHANG

In-app purchases

None

Samurai Search

No in-app purchases

None

Quick PDF Scan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Samurai Search free?
Samurai Search is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick PDF Scan free?
Quick PDF Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Samurai Search or Quick PDF Scan have ads?
Quick PDF Scan shows ads; Samurai Search does not.
Which is updated more often, Samurai Search or Quick PDF Scan?
Samurai Search ships an update every 5 days, and Quick PDF Scan every 2 days. Most recently, Samurai Search was updated on October 24, 2026 and Quick PDF Scan on October 28, 2026.

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