Comparison

PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App vs ScanGo

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

Head to head
About

PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App

Transform your phone into a portable scanner for documents, IDs, and more. Easily scan, edit, sign, and share files in various formats. Features include OCR, multi-page scanning, and secure PIN protection.

Highlights
  • Portable document scanner
  • OCR text recognition
  • Digital signature tool
  • Share in JPG or PDF
  • Multi-page scanning
  • Document edge detection
  • PIN code security
Features
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Make your iPhone a powerful portable scanner that can easily fit in your pocket. Optimize your business and personal processes with our easy Scan, Edit, Sign & Share process. Productivity in your pocket. Scan on iPhone, OCR and sign your documents. Highlight and correct. QR Reader and Scanner in the same app. Enhanced Scanner Features: - OCR (recognize text) - Sign document with one tap - Share document or individual pages in JPG or PDF - Save document in black & white, color or grayscale - Manage multiple signatures - Highlight text in documents - Draw on top of scanned document - Scan multiple pages at once - Crop and align each scanned page - Automatic document edge detection - Secure your scans with PIN code - Search and sort scanned documents - Place scanned documents in folders - Easy scan iPhone camera Scan Copy App is tuned to correctly scan multiple types of documents including: - Contracts, agreements, legal documents, brochures - Business cards - IDs, tickets, boarding passes, hotel reservations - School papers, worksheets, student notes - Bills, invoices, checks, contractor agreements Premium access: With upgrade to Scan Copy App Premium you will get unlimited full access to all features. Subscriptions are billed weekly, monthly or annually at the rate selected in the Scan Copy App subscription plan. Terms of Services: https://divmultech.com/scanner-terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://divmultech.com/scanner-privacy-policy/ Scan Copy App support email: scanner@divmultech.com

About

ScanGo

Easily scan documents, certificates, credit cards, and receipts into high-quality PDFs or images. Extract text using OCR, organize with folders, and share via various cloud services or directly. Protect your scans with a passcode.

Highlights
  • Scan documents and photos to PDF
  • OCR text extraction
  • Edit and enhance scans
  • Organize with folders
  • Share via cloud services
  • Passcode protection
Features
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WHAT IS ScanGo? ScanGo is a little, simple, flexible, easy-to-use app with kinds of features satisfying different situations in your iPhone. It allows you to scan documents, certificates, credit cards, invoices, receipts, tickets and any paper with high quality image & PDF output. Also, you can extract text by OCR function from any scans just by one tap. It is also a camera scanner with concise, efficient user interface whose main tone is black & white with teal & chrome yellow embellished throughout the app. HOW TO SCAN DOCS? - Scan everything by one click, of course you can choose to scan from Photos or Camera. - Edit docs after scanning immediately, including add, rotate, adjust, reorder and delete pages. - Rotate, Crop and Adjust filter to get high quality scans. - Provided five filter modes to enhance your scans - Original, B&W 1, B&W 2, Color, Grayscale. What’s more, each filter can be adjusted for its own Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Sharpness. HOW TO MANAGE DOCS? - The Recents module on home page shows your recently added docs, which helps to find them faster. - Add folders and sub-folders to manage scanned docs. - Rename folders and documents to make them more distinguishable. - Important and urgent documents can be Starred for faster access. - Search function helps to find the doc you need from a dizzying array. - Every folder, doc and page can be shared with email, Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote etc. or Wifi directly. - Save scans as JPEG to Photos. - Move/Copy/Delete docs and pages. - Print scans directly within app once you connect to a Printer. - Fax scans directly if you have Fax Pro app installed. AFRAID OF DATA LOSS? ScanGo supports syncing data with iCloud. MAKE THE APP MORE EFFICIENT CONVENIENT - Turn on the camera immediately whenever you open the app. HANDY - Save scans to Photos automatically. EASY - Auto edge detection and enhancement. SIMPLE - Share docs and folders in default PDF size. SECURE - Protect your documents with passcode. MORE QUESTIONS? If you have any problems with ScanGo, please email us at scango@beesoft.io, we’ll help to figure it out asap.

Screenshots

PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App3 screens
ScanGo4 screens

Verdict

The call

PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App and ScanGo both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of ScanGo's written reviews are positive against 50% of PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App's. ScanGo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (602 vs 168). On price, rating, ads 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. PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. ScanGo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App against 4.8 for ScanGo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 602 and 168 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App's written reviews are positive against 88% of ScanGo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App ships an update weekly, ScanGo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App versus ScanGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Scanner・Scan Documents AppScanGo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (602 ratings)4.8 (168 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings602 — better168
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDivMulTechBeesoft Apps

Customer experience

PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App

All ratings602 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

ScanGo

All ratings168 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative10.2%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App

Subscriptions4
  • Scanner App Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Scan PDF Premium Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Scan Document Premium Annual$24.991 Year
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  • Scan Document App Annual Offer1 Month trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$59.99
None

ScanGo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App free?
PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanGo free?
ScanGo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App or ScanGo?
ScanGo is rated higher. PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App averages 4.7 out of 5 from 602 ratings, while ScanGo averages 4.8 from 168 ratings.
Do PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App or ScanGo have ads?
Neither PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App nor ScanGo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App or ScanGo?
PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App ships an update weekly, and ScanGo every 5 weeks. Most recently, PDF Scanner・Scan Documents App was updated on September 22, 2026 and ScanGo on September 23, 2026.

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