ScanMe vs e
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScanMe
This app quickly scans and creates QR and barcodes, offering fast price matching and instant action triggers for URLs, contacts, and more. It prioritizes privacy with on-device processing and allows for easy sharing and saving of generated codes.
- Ultra-fast code scanning
- Decodes QR and commercial barcodes
- Intelligent auto-focus and flashlight support
- Instant action triggers for scanned data
- Fast custom QR code creator
- Local, secure, and offline-first processing
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Scan QR codes and barcodes in milliseconds with a private, reliable tool for everyday tasks. ScanMe keeps your data on your iPhone, so you can scan, create, and share with confidence—even when you’re offline. • Open links, menus, Wi-Fi details, contacts, emails, messages, and locations instantly • Read popular QR and commercial barcode formats, including UPC and EAN • Scan clearly in dim lighting with autofocus and a built-in flashlight • Create QR codes for websites, Wi-Fi networks, text, and social profiles • Save, organize, and share codes whenever you need them Point your camera at a code and ScanMe identifies it quickly. Results are ready for the next action, whether you want to open a website, connect to Wi-Fi, save contact details, or compare a product price. You can also create a custom QR code in seconds, save it to your device, or share it directly. Scans, code creation, and history are processed on-device without requiring external server sync. ScanMe is made for shoppers, travelers, students, small businesses, and anyone who needs a dependable QR code reader, barcode scanner, or QR code creator. Download ScanMe for fast, private scanning wherever your day takes you.
e
Easily scan, edit, and share documents directly from your phone. Features advanced OCR for text extraction and a comprehensive PDF toolkit for merging, splitting, and converting files. All processing is done locally for maximum privacy and security.
- Automatic document capture and alignment
- Advanced OCR for text extraction
- PDF editing and conversion tools
- Local encryption for maximum privacy
- Offline processing for core features
- Unlimited scans in the free version
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Scan, convert and protect your documents, right on your iPhone or iPad. No ads. No watermarks. No sign-in. No scan limit. EASY - SMART SCAN - Auto-capture: hold your phone over a page; the app finds the edges and takes the shot. Prefer to tap the shutter yourself? Switch to manual capture anytime. - Auto-align: perspective is corrected and the page is cropped for you, then your default filter is applied (Magic Color unless you choose another in Settings). - Precise cropping: drag a corner or a whole edge, with a magnifier. - Six filters: Original, Magic Color, Black & White, Grayscale, Sharpen and Denoise, for one page or every page at once. - Rotate pages, import from Photos or Files, send photos, PDFs or Word files from other apps into e-Scanner, and share through the iOS share sheet: Mail, messaging apps or Save to Files. EFFICIENT - ADVANCED OCR - On-device text recognition with Apple Vision, in English, Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese. - Extract text on your device from the camera or any document in your library, free and offline. - PDF to Word keeps tables and math formulas as editable content. - Content search: find words inside your documents, Word files included, not just in file names. Search runs on your device. EFFICIENT - PDF TOOLKIT - 14 tools: merge, split, reorder & delete pages, rotate, compress, watermark, lock, unlock, images to PDF, convert to JPG, Word to PDF, PDF to Word, extract text and ID card (front and back on one A4 page). - Sign: draw your signature or pick it from a photo, then place it on any page of a PDF. - Blur: hide account numbers, addresses or faces on a page and save the result as a new document. - Open Word files inside the app, and print wirelessly. ENCRYPTED - YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY YOURS - Contracts, bank statements, ID cards: scans, PDFs and document names are encrypted with AES-256 where they are stored, on your device. - Files use iOS data protection and are excluded from iCloud and device backups. - Lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID or a PIN, and put a password on important PDFs. - Scanning, editing, search and export all work offline. CLEAR ABOUT THE CLOUD Server processing is off by default. Only two tools use it: PDF to Word and Word to PDF. They stay off until you turn on Advanced OCR in Settings and accept the data notice. Everything else runs on your device. PREMIUM The free version is complete: no ads, no watermarks, unlimited scanning and every tool. Premium adds: - Advanced OCR: 150 pages a month (up to 30 a day) instead of 10 a month - Merge PDF: unlimited files instead of 3 at a time - Images to PDF: unlimited images instead of 5 per PDF - Word to PDF: unlimited instead of 20 a day - Blur: unlimited instead of 10 free uses - Content search: free users see which documents and pages match; Premium opens a result at the matching page, shows snippets, and searches inside scanned documents - Lock and unlock PDFs with a password SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION e-Scanner Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. The price in your currency is shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within 24 hours before that. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://escanner.pbsolutions.io/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://escanner.pbsolutions.io/en/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: e at none against ScanMe's shown. e also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. ScanMe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and e sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 ScanMe against 5.0 for e. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: e has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ScanMe ships an update every 5 days, e every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScanMe | e |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Puzzle Mania Studio | CHI CONG NGUYEN |
Customer experience
ScanMe
e
In-app purchases
ScanMe
- Unlock Premium$12.99
e
- Premium (Monthly)1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Premium (Annual)1 Year trial$14.991 Year








