Comparison

Scanner Pro vs SharpScan

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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Scanner Pro is a professional document scanner that turns your iPhone or iPad into a portable scan-to-PDF tool. Scan agreements, receipts, IDs, books, and more — Scanner Pro automatically detects borders, corrects perspective, and removes shadows to produce clean, ready-to-share PDFs in seconds. DOCUMENT SCANNER - Scan documents, receipts, pictures, IDs, books, and photos with automatic edge detection and perspective correction - Digitize and restore old photos in color, black & white, or grayscale - Highlight, write, and draw directly on your scanned documents CONVERT & EXPORT - Convert any scan into a searchable PDF in seconds - Export scans as PDF, Word, PowerPoint, or JPG - Merge multiple pages into a single PDF document - Add a password to protect sensitive PDFs, or remove one when no longer needed SIGN DOCUMENTS - Add your signature to any scanned document or PDF in seconds - Fill out forms and place text, checkmarks, and initials anywhere on a document - Send signed documents directly by email or to any app OCR & FULL-TEXT SEARCH - Turn scanned text into editable text with built-in OCR - Search across the text inside your scans instantly - Highlight important sections and copy text directly from your scans QR CODE SCANNER - Scan and decode QR codes instantly from the camera screen — point, capture, done SHARE & SYNC - Access every scan on all your devices with iCloud sync - Automatically export and upload scans to Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, Box, iCloud Drive, OneDrive, OneNote, or any WebDAV-enabled storage - Share unlimited scans by email or with any app, completely free - Translate scanned text into other languages You can also fax documents directly from your device. Scanner Pro supports 25+ languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Japanese, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Download Scanner Pro today for a fast, professional way to scan, organize, and share documents wherever you are. 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

About

SharpScan

Transform your phone into a high-speed document scanner. Quickly capture multi-page documents, recognize text in over 50 languages, and share clean, professional-looking PDFs. Optimize document size and quality with advanced image processing.

Highlights
  • High-speed multi-page scanning
  • OCR text recognition (50+ languages)
  • Automatic document boundary detection
  • Smart cropping and perspective correction
  • Tiny PDF generation with lossless compression
  • Camera stabilization for sharp images
  • Non-destructive image editing
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a jet Fast multi-page document scanner with SharpScan! Recognize and Share text in Images on 50+ languages (OCR)*. *For text layer sharing an additional in-app purchase required. ***** My requirement was simple: make a picture of a document look like it was scanned and then email that document. This app did that very easily. There was no learning curve at all and the end product was clean and professional looking. (DrDaveVA) ***** I needed to get good pics of documents and receipts. I tried 8 or 9 of the so-called "top scanner apps" and the were all mediocre at best. I usually have trouble keeping the iPad steady for detailed receipts and this has great stabilization. It also captures really well in lower light. Super easy to send to cloud storage (box, Dropbox and other I think). That part is so much faster and simpler than other apps. (Bookstore_Annie) Perfect companion for busy users, SharpScan automatically produces small, clear, and legible standard PDF documents from any photos at a very high speed. Share documents as a tiny Black & White PDF. Convert them to Color, Grey or Original anytime with no pixel loss. Are you on the go and urgently need to send an expenses receipt, business card, presentation slide, or any other document to colleagues? SharpScan offers a perfect solution to your problem. Check it out! WHAT MAKES SHARPSCAN UNIQUE ◆ MADE WITH SPEED AND QUALITY IN MIND Perfect combination of image processing Speed and Quality - takes less than 3 seconds from the image shot to a ready-to-use document without any annoying manual adjustments. ◆ SMART CROP Fully automatic document boundary detection, cropping, and perspective correction without manual interaction. Of course manual adjustments are also possible. ◆ SIZE DOES MATTER True Black & White image processing to produce tiny documents with lossless compression. Compare to ordinary JPEG: ~20x smaller with no pixel lost for compression. Can scarcely be overestimated in case of a slow or expensive network connection. ◆ PRO CAMERA Enable Camera Stabilization to get sharpest documents you can. Use Touch Focus and Exposure to shoot crystal clear photos. ◆ MAGIC COLOR Content oriented adaptive Color processing profile automatically generates perfect documents. ◆ SAFETY ASSURANCE Feel free to experiment with your documents - with Non-Destructive image editing you can always revert to the original image. You can share a document as a tiny Black & White PDF and then convert it to Color, Grey or Original with no pixel loss. ◆ EVERY PIXEL COUNTS Highest image enhancement quality - get rid of noise, shadows, distortions, and other shooting artifacts at full resolution. Special mode for strong shadows processing - every detail will be revealed. ◆ PDF POWER Create industry standard PDF documents. - Manage document and pages: Move, Copy, and Merge. - Protect documents with passwords. - Automatic page size and orientation detection. - Custom page sizes including flexible (like long receipts). ◆ NO MORE MANUAL WORK Image processing and enhancement in full auto - no tedious manual adjustments necessary. ◆ WORKING WITH LARGE VOLUMES Harness the speed and convenience of Batch processing to scan and manage multi-page documents on the go. ◆ SHARING WITH EASE Share documents as PDF, image or text files on the go. Free version has advertisement, scanned documents generated with watermark. Don’t hesitate to contact us at any time and send your suggestions or questions to our support team www.pixelnetica.com/support.html We’ll do our best to answer to your questions as soon as possible. TWITTER: @Pixelnetica FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/Pixelnetica YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/Pixelnetica

Screenshots

Scanner Pro4 screens
SharpScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scanner Pro at 4.9 against SharpScan's 3.9. Scanner Pro also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (336K vs 16). SharpScan's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scanner Pro sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and SharpScan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scanner Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scanner Pro has 336K ratings behind it against 16, 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 66% of SharpScan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner Pro ships an update fortnightly, SharpScan every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Scanner Pro versus SharpScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner ProSharpScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (336K ratings) — better3.9 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews79.9% of reviews — better66.2% of reviews
Number of ratings336K — better16
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#29 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReaddle Technologies LimitedPixelnetica

Customer experience

Scanner Pro

All ratings335,952 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews1,420 reviews
Positive79.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative15.8%

SharpScan

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative29.5%

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

SharpScan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Scanner Pro

Subscriptions9
  • 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
One-time2
  • Fax Pack 1$0.99
  • Fax Pack 2$1.99
2 purchases

SharpScan

One-time2
  • Remove Watermarks and Advertisement$0.99
  • Recognize & share text in 50+ languages (OCR)$2.99

Questions

Is Scanner Pro free?
Scanner Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SharpScan free?
SharpScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scanner Pro or SharpScan?
Scanner Pro is rated higher. Scanner Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 336K ratings, while SharpScan averages 3.9 from 16 ratings.
Do Scanner Pro or SharpScan have ads?
Neither Scanner Pro nor SharpScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanner Pro or SharpScan?
Scanner Pro ships an update fortnightly, and SharpScan every 3 months. Most recently, Scanner Pro was updated on September 29, 2026 and SharpScan on August 16, 2026.

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