Comparison

Scanner Pro vs Clear Scan

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

Clear Scan

Transform your phone into a powerful, free document scanner. Easily capture and digitize documents, receipts, photos, and more with advanced image enhancement and OCR capabilities. Save, print, or share your scanned files effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Scan documents, receipts, photos
  • Convert images to text (OCR)
  • Enhance image readability
  • Save as PDF
  • Share via cloud services
  • Organize with folders
  • No watermarks
Features
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Get the best FREE document scanning app for your phone that you can use anytime, anywhere. Use all the features without having to pay for In-App purchase. *** Clear Scanner is FREE, powerful, fast, and easy.*** Whether you are a student, professionals, business owners, or even a stay at home mom, you need to download Clear Scanner now. You don’t need to invest in an expensive scanner because you can turn your phone into a scanner with Clear Scanner. It’s a great and handy app to have even if you don’t frequently use a scanner. It’s lightweight so it won’t take much storage room and you can use it anytime you need to. You can use Clear Scan to scan anything: * Scan Documents * Scan Letters, Bills, Receipts. * Scan Photos. * Scan Whiteboards. * Scan Books. * Scan Notes and Sketches. * or anything you may think of. We will automatically make the image more readable for you and if you need to, you can use the OCR feature to convert the image into text. Why should you download & use Clear Scanner: Clear result that is very readable. Completely FREE. Scan as many times as you want & get the best result. NO In-app purchase. Use all the features for FREE. No watermarks on the saved PDF files. Advanced algorithm to clarify the image to readable text. OCR capability, convert image to text. Save to Phone, Print, or Share via other apps immediately. Supports sharing to Dropbox, OneDrive, SkyDrive, Google Drive, Evernote & other essential apps. Lightweight and fast. Manage documents in folders and subfolders. Reorder pages. Email only certain pages or selected documents. Note: Please allow access to your Camera and File to use Clear Scanner for scanning your documents, photos, or receipts. How to use Clear Scanner to scan documents: Give us permission to access your phone’s Camera and Photo Gallery. Tap on the Camera icon below if you want to scan a new file. Tap on the Photo icon below if you want to export from a file on your phone. Adjust the camera zoom function if you need a more detailed picture. Adjust the border of the scanned image or use auto-adjust Rotate the image if you need to. We will automatically make the image more readable. However, you have options to choose the Original version, Photo version, Docs version, or Clear version. You can still edit the image as you wish. Our features include: Cop, Rotate, Eraser, & choose Color or BW version. You can save the Document as PDF and view or share with other apps. Tips on how to get better scan result: - Try to take an image on the flat surface. - Make sure you have enough lighting to get the best result. - Zoom in if necessary to get clearer results from small text. - Try to make the paper/ books/ receipt as flat and wrinkle free as possible. - Tweak the image as best as you can before you save it. So, what are you waiting for? Download Clear Scanner | Fast Scanning now and enjoy FREE, fast, and powerful scanning experience. Privacy Policy: https://indymobileapp.web.app/privacy-policy/english.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Scanner Pro4 screens
Clear Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scanner Pro at none against Clear Scan's shown. Scanner Pro also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (338K vs 18K). Clear Scan's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Clear Scan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Scanner Pro against 4.8 for Clear Scan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scanner Pro has 338K ratings behind it against 18K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Scanner Pro's written reviews are positive against 94% of Clear Scan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner Pro ships an update fortnightly, Clear Scan every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Scanner Pro versus Clear Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner ProClear Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (338K ratings) — better4.8 (18K ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings338K — better18K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#29 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size276 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReaddle Technologies LimitedINDY MOBILE APP COMPANY LIMITED

Customer experience

Scanner Pro

All ratings337,211 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews1,544 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative17.4%

Clear Scan

All ratings18,059 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews1,188 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.0%

User reviews

Scanner Pro

From 338K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent scanning quality
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 💾 Seamless cloud integration
  • 🌟 Consistently great over the years
  • 🔍 Accurate edge detection and cropping

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • ⚠️ Unreliable cloud sync and file management
  • 🔍 Struggles with low-quality or angled documents
  • 💤 Slow performance with large documents
  • 🙅‍♀️ Intrusive advertising and upselling

Clear Scan

From 18K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Convenient scanning
  • 🚀 High-quality scans
  • 👍 Helpful features
  • 👍 Great value

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or issues
  • 🔋 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🐛 Trouble with emailing or sharing scans

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

Clear Scan

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Trouble connecting to Google account

Requested features

3 requests
  • Integration with cloud storage services
  • Ability to reverse crop scans
  • Handwriting recognition

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Scanner Pro

Subscriptions8
  • 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 Plus3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Scanner Pro Plus$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fax Pack 1$0.99
3 purchases

Clear Scan

Subscriptions2
  • ClearScanner Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • ClearScanner Pro Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • ClearScanner Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Scanner Pro free?
Scanner Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clear Scan free?
Clear Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scanner Pro or Clear Scan?
Scanner Pro is rated higher. Scanner Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 338K ratings, while Clear Scan averages 4.8 from 18K ratings.
Do Scanner Pro or Clear Scan have ads?
Clear Scan shows ads; Scanner Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Scanner Pro or Clear Scan?
Scanner Pro ships an update fortnightly, and Clear Scan every 3 months. Most recently, Scanner Pro was updated on November 4, 2026 and Clear Scan on November 4, 2026.

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