TLDR, Super Summary vs Simple Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TLDR, Super Summary
Instantly condense lengthy content from books, photos, and PDFs into concise summaries. Save time and absorb information faster by getting straight to the core message.
- Summarize text from photos
- Summarize text from PDFs
- Summarize pasted raw text
- Quickly get to the point
- Save time on reading
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Read in seconds, not hours. Simply saves you time by summarizing text from your books, photos, and pdfs, so you get to the point immediately. Save time, learn more, with Simply. - Take a photo of text - Upload a photo of text - Paste raw text from any source Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://simplylegal.carrd.co/
Simple Scan
Easily convert paper documents into searchable PDFs or images in seconds. This app offers a streamlined scanning experience without cluttering your existing notes, with options to share directly via email, messages, or other applications. Enjoy private, on-device processing with no ads.
- Scan documents to PDF or JPEG
- Searchable PDFs with OCR
- Share scans via email, messages, or system share sheet
- Custom file destinations
- File naming suggestions (Apple Intelligence required)
- On-device processing
- No ads
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Simple Scan is the quick, easy way to scan paper documents to optimized, searchable PDF documents (or images) and send them almost anywhere. ## FEATURES ## * Same great scanning functionality as Notes, but no need to clutter your notes data with one-off scans * Create high-resolution multi-page PDFs from your paper documents * PDFs are searchable thanks to automatic Optical Character Recognition (OCR) * Built for simplicity. Just scan and send – no document library * Send scans via email or messages. Save to a file, or "Share" use to send to other apps via the system share sheet * Set up message destinations with pre-filled recipients for easy "Email to Myself" and other common uses * Custom file destinations save scans directly to a pre-selected folder without extra taps * File naming suggestions, such as names, dates, pulled from the scanned document (requires Apple Intelligence) * Save scans directly to Photos * Option to output as images (JPEG) instead of PDF * Quality option to control file size * Never any ads. Ever. * Private and on-device. All scan processing is done locally on your device. ## SIMPLE SCAN PRO ## Simple Scan is free to download and try! To continue using Simple Scan, unlock Simple Scan Pro--available as a low-cost, annual subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock purchase. ## SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ## * Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase * Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period * Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were initially charged for the subscription * Subscriptions can be managed or canceled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Have questions? Email support@agiletortoise.com. Terms: https://agiletortoise.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://agiletortoise.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Scan at 4.9 against TLDR, Super Summary's 4.1. Simple Scan also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 50%) and ads (none vs shown). TLDR, Super Summary's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. TLDR, Super Summary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Simple Scan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Scan holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Scan has 660 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TLDR, Super Summary's written reviews are positive against 87% of Simple Scan's.
TLDR, Super Summary ships an update weekly, Simple Scan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TLDR, Super Summary | Simple Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (12 ratings) | 4.9 (660 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 87.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 660 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robin Kanatzar | Agile Tortoise |
Customer experience
TLDR, Super Summary
Simple Scan
Bugs and requests
TLDR, Super Summary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Simple Scan
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on multi-page scans for some users
- Issues with importing files from other apps
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to tag scans
- Favorite file/app destination options
- More image adjustment tools
In-app purchases
TLDR, Super Summary
- Weekly Unlimited14 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Simply: Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly1 Month trial$14.991 Year
Simple Scan
- Pro - Annual$9.991 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$39.99
Questions
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