Photo Scanner vs Fast Annotate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photo Scanner
Transform your device into a portable scanner to digitize old photos. Features include automatic cropping, AI-powered revitalization filters for enhanced quality, and offline functionality for data privacy. Organize your scanned memories into albums.
- Quick Scan and save to camera roll
- Create and organize albums
- Automatic paper detection and cropping
- AI revitalization tool for enhanced quality
- Works offline for data privacy
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Have you ever wanted to scan old photos and keep a digital record of them? Photo Scanner allows you to use your device's camera as a portable scanner! - Quick Scan & Albums For maximum convenience you can use Quick Scan and automatically save digitalized photos to your camera roll. You can also create albums and keep your photos organized within the app. - Auto crop When scanning images, paper is detected automatically! Just hold steady and your photo will be cropped instantly! - Revitalization tool Apply artificial intelligence oriented image filters to get the best quality in your scans! - Works offline Photo Scanner works offline in respect to your data privacy. Your photos are never shared or sent to any external service over the Internet. Photo Scanner is now available for all iOS devices!
Fast Annotate
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Edit and annotate your images: - Overlay text - Rectangles, circles, lines, arrows, stars, polygons - Multiple images - Custom drawn lines - Squaring images - Comic annotations Enjoy intelligent snapping for edits. With support for HDR-images.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Photo Scanner at Free against Fast Annotate's $4.49. Photo Scanner also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Fast Annotate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Photo Scanner is free to download; Fast Annotate costs $4.49 up front. Photo Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fast Annotate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Photo Scanner ships an update weekly, Fast Annotate every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo Scanner | Fast Annotate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.49 |
| Rating | 4.8 (65 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA. | Oliver Letterer |
In-app purchases
Photo Scanner
- Photo Scanner Premium$2.99
Fast Annotate
No in-app purchases
Questions
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