Samurai Search vs Quick PDF Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Quick PDF Scan
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Samurai Search | Quick PDF Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Rourke | KIM YOUNG CHANG |
In-app purchases
Samurai Search
No in-app purchases
Quick PDF Scan
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Samurai Search free?
Is Quick PDF Scan free?
Do Samurai Search or Quick PDF Scan have ads?
Which is updated more often, Samurai Search or Quick PDF Scan?
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