Scanner Pro vs PDF Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scanner Pro
Transform your device into a powerful scanner for documents, receipts, and IDs. Convert images to PDFs, organize your files with smart features, and share them easily. Includes OCR and QR code scanning for enhanced productivity.
- High-quality document scanning
- Convert to PDF
- OCR and full-text search
- QR code scanning
- Automatic border detection and image correction
- Cloud storage integration
- Edit and annotate scans
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Effortlessly scan, organize, and share documents on the go to have everything you need at your fingertips. Scanner Pro brings you high-quality document scan technology in a convenient and simple mobile app. Scan agreements, receipts, IDs, books, and more using your device to convert them into PDFs in seconds. Safely store and share your documents with anyone in just a few taps with Scanner Pro. Experience the simplicity of on-the-go document scanning. Scan travel expenses, convert sketches into PDFs, and even fax important files all from your smartphone. Scanner Pro brings professional scanner capabilities, like OCR and full-text searches to your device. With advanced image processing, Scanner Pro will automatically detect borders, correct perspective and distortions, remove shadows, and more. Introducing QR Code Mode! Effortlessly scan and decode QR codes directly from your Camera screen. Simply point your device at the code, capture it, and let Scanner Pro do the rest—no extra steps required! It's that easy. Share, email, and upload your scans anywhere with cloud compatibility. With Scanner Pro you can share as many scans as you want completely free. Simply send an email, upload to your photos, or use any third-party application to conveniently deliver scanned documents. What people have to say: "I will confess to some serious love for Scanner Pro." – Rick Broida, CNET "Scanner Pro is an excellent app for those who’d like to digitize and organize their paper worlds." – Marc Saltzman, USA Today "There really isn’t a better scanner app for iPhone than Scanner Pro." – Matthew Panzarino, TNW Enjoy professional scans and convenient document sharing completely free of charge with Scanner Pro. Download today for a quick and easy mobile scanner that does it all. SCANNER PRO FEATURES SCANNING FEATURES - Scan documents, pictures, and more wherever you are - Unlike other apps, Scanner Pro saves the original document that you scanned - Conveniently edit your scans by highlighting, writing, and drawing on your documents SMART DOCUMENT ORGANIZER - Automate your workflow when you rename, send, and upload scans in just one tap - Effortlessly create folders to find any important document in seconds FULL-TEXT SEARCH - OCR and full-text search let you highlight important sections of your scans with ease - Turn your scans into text, so you can read, copy, and export it to other apps SHARE SCANS - Scan a document on your iPhone or iPad and access it on all your other devices with iCloud sync - Automatically export and upload scans to Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, Box, iCloud Drive, OneDrive, OneNote, or any other WebDAV-enabled storage - Share unlimited files with your contacts for free Scanner Pro supports 25+ languages: Catalan, Croatian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish and Ukrainian. Download Scanner Pro today for a quick and compact way to professionally scan, organize, and share documents wherever you are, whenever you want. Share your feedback and comments at http://readdle.com/contact Privacy Policy: https://readdle.com/scannerpro/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://readdle.com/scannerpro/legal/terms
PDF Editor
Edit, scan, and manage all your PDF files with this comprehensive tool. Easily add text, highlight, sign documents, convert formats, and organize pages. Optimized for mobile devices, it streamlines everyday PDF tasks for work, study, and personal use.
- Edit PDF content
- Sign documents
- Scan to PDF
- Convert PDF formats
- Split and merge PDFs
- Compress PDF size
- Crop and adjust pages
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PDF Editor – All-in-One PDF Tool Edit, scan, and manage your PDF files in one simple app. PDF Editor helps you handle all your everyday PDF tasks — fast, clean, and easy. KEY FEATURES ● Edit PDF: edit content, add text, highlight, and markup ● Sign PDF: sign documents quickly and professionally ● Scan to PDF: scan documents using your camera in high quality ● Convert PDF: PDF ↔ Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Image ● Split & Merge: split or merge PDF files easily ● Compress PDF: reduce file size without losing quality ● Crop & Adjust: precisely crop and adjust PDF pages ● Favorite Tools: pin your most-used tools for faster access WHY YOU’LL LOVE PDF EDITOR ● Clean and intuitive interface ● Fast and effortless workflows ● Perfect for work, study, and daily paperwork ● Optimized for iPhone & iPad Download PDF Editor today and manage all your PDF files in just a few taps. ------------------------------------------------ Terms of Service: https://maplelabs.co/policies/#tos Privacy: https://maplelabs.co/policies/ If you have any feedback, do not hesitate to contact us at support@maplelabs.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scanner Pro at 80% against PDF Editor's 20%. Scanner Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). PDF Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Scanner Pro sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and PDF Editor sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scanner Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scanner Pro has 335K ratings behind it against 461, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Scanner Pro's written reviews are positive against 20% of PDF Editor's.
Scanner Pro ships an update fortnightly, PDF Editor monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scanner Pro | PDF Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (335K ratings) — better | 4.5 (461 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.1% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 335K — better | 461 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #19 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 271 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Readdle Technologies Limited | Maple Labs Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Scanner Pro
PDF Editor
Bugs and requests
Scanner Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sudden loss of scanned documents
- Inconsistent iCloud sync and storage
- Cropping and alignment issues after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to create subfolders
- Improved OCR accuracy, especially for receipts
- Direct import of emailed documents
- Customizable naming and organization options
- Faster cloud sync and better offline access
PDF Editor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scanner Pro
- Scanner Pro Plus7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Expense Report7 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
- Scanner Pro Plus7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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- Scanner Pro Plus3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Scanner Pro Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Scanner Pro Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Scanner Pro Plus$29.991 Year
- Scanner Pro Plus3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Scanner Pro Plus$59.991 Year
- Fax Pack 1$0.99
- Fax Pack 2$1.99
PDF Editor
- Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium$4.997 Days
- Premium$5.997 Days
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- Premium$49.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Scanner Pro App$59.991 Year
- Premium$29.99









