PDF Scanner vs ScanLyte
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Scanner
This application allows users to scan documents and convert them into high-quality PDFs without watermarks. It offers unlimited scanning, OCR capabilities, and direct sharing to various cloud services and messaging apps. Easily convert images from your gallery into PDF format.
- Unlimited PDF scanning
- High-quality PDFs without watermarks
- OCR text recognition
- Direct sharing to cloud services
- Convert gallery images to PDF
- Automatic edge detection and cropping
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If you are looking for 100% free PDF scanner app with: - Unlimited number of scanned documents - High quality PDF without no watermarks - Unlocked sharing services (Gmail, Dropbox, Whatsapp, Telegram etc.) - Gallery Images to PDF Directly - Free Unlimited Document scanner with unlocked OCR (text recognition) functionality PDF Scanner free document scanner app uses optical character Recognition algorithms to make document scanning and sending simple. This free pdf scanner app is able to: 1) Find document edges automatically and manually. 2) Crop the unwanted background parts 3) Straighten and unwrap the document 4) Apply built-in filters to finalise the document preparation with effects 5) No Watermarks with unlimited PDFs 6) Rename Pdf
ScanLyte
This app transforms your phone into a powerful document scanner with AI capabilities. It offers features like instant summaries, explanations, and secure storage for your IDs, all while prioritizing user privacy with on-device processing.
- Automatic document scanning and edge detection
- AI-powered document summarization and explanation
- Secure, encrypted ID vault with redaction
- PDF signing and annotation
- Table extraction to CSV
- On-device processing for privacy
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ScanLyte turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner - with AI when you want it, never in the way when you don't. A real free tier. No watermarks. No "upgrade to export" surprises. ◆ SCAN, AUTO-FILED Automatic edge detection, perspective correction, crisp output. ScanLyte recognizes receipts, invoices, IDs, contracts, letters, forms, and notes - and files them in the right place. ◆ RED FLAGS, BEFORE YOU SIGN Contracts, leases, and agreements get read for you. Risky clauses are marked right on the page, each with a plain-English reason and the question to ask back. (Pro & Business) ◆ BILL RADAR Due dates and amounts are spotted the moment a bill is scanned. One tap sets a reminder. (Starter, Pro, Business) ◆ INSTANT SUMMARIES One tap for a clear, plain-English summary of any document. Long contracts, dense letters, multi-page forms - the point in seconds. (Pro & Business) ◆ INSTANT EXPLANATIONS Plain-English decoding of jargon, obligations, and fine print on contracts, invoices, IDs, letters, and forms. (2 free per month; more on Starter, Pro, Business) ◆ ASK YOUR ARCHIVE Chat with every document you've scanned. "What did I spend on groceries last month?" "When does the lease end?" Answers from your own documents. (Pro & Business) ◆ PRIVACY PASSPORT - ENCRYPTED ID VAULT Your driver's license, passport, and insurance card, encrypted on this phone behind Face ID. Generate a redacted copy in two taps for hotels, age checks, and rentals - sharing only the fields each context needs. (Pro & Business) ◆ HIDE AREAS Black out any part of a page, or erase it so the page closes the gap and reads as if the text was never there. (Pro & Business) ◆ SIGN, FILL & ANNOTATE Sign with your finger or a typed signature. Fill forms and add text. Reorder pages (Pro). Custom watermarks (Business). ◆ EXPENSES Receipt amounts are pulled automatically. Track spending and export an accountant-ready report by date range. (Pro & Business) ◆ SHRINK & SHARE Compress a PDF on your device so it fits in an email. (Starter, Pro, Business) ◆ EXTRACT TABLES TO CSV Tap a table in any scan and export a clean CSV. (Business) ◆ PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Scanning, OCR, filing, signatures, and redaction run on your device. AI features route through an encrypted proxy that never logs, trains on, or sells your data - and only run when you ask. ALSO ∙ Multi-page scanning, OCR text extraction, smart filtering, recent searches ∙ Smart Enhance - one-tap cleanup of a crooked, shadowed photo (Pro & Business) ∙ Auto-Sort by Category (Pro & Business) ∙ Light and dark appearance ∙ Six languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Bulgarian PLANS ScanLyte is free with 3 scans per month. Upgrade for more: ∙ Starter ($4.99/mo or $39.99/yr) - 3 scans/week, unlimited folders, all filters, PDF signing, fill & sign, Shrink & share, Bill radar, Instant Explanations · 5/wk ∙ Pro ($9.99/mo or $79.99/yr) - 30 scans/week, everything in Starter, Instant Summaries · 10/day, Instant Explanations · 25/wk, Ask your archive, Smart Enhance · 10/wk, Red flags · 10/wk, Hide areas, Expenses, Auto-Sort, page reorder, Privacy Passport ∙ Business ($19.99/mo or $159.99/yr) - Unlimited scans, everything in Pro, the highest AI allowances, custom watermark, Table → CSV export, client tagging Annual plans save 33% versus paying monthly. Subscriptions auto-renew monthly or yearly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Cancel anytime in Settings. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ilkovgroup.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ScanLyte at none against PDF Scanner's shown. ScanLyte also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. PDF Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ScanLyte sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScanLyte holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
PDF Scanner ships an update every 4 months, ScanLyte every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Scanner | ScanLyte |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nirav Parmar | Ilkov Group LLC |
Customer experience
PDF Scanner
ScanLyte
In-app purchases
PDF Scanner
- No more ads, ever.$1.99
ScanLyte
- Starter$4.991 Month
- Pro$9.991 Month
- Business$19.991 Month


