Comparison

TurboScan™ Pro vs Simple Scanner

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

Head to head
About

TurboScan™ Pro

Transform your iPhone into a powerful document scanner. Quickly capture, organize, and share multipage documents as high-quality PDFs or JPEGs. Advanced features ensure sharp scans and secure handling of your data.

Highlights
  • Automatic document detection and capture
  • SureScan for sharpest scans
  • Document naming and organization
  • Quick email sending
  • Multi-page PDF creation
  • Secure document handling
  • Cloud storage integration
Features
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TurboScan turns your iPhone into a full-featured and powerful scanner for documents, receipts, books, photos, whiteboards, and more. You can quickly and accurately scan your multipage documents in high quality PDFs or JPEGs, name, organize and send them anywhere. • Featured in The NY Times, CNN Money and The Telegraph. • “Absolutely the best... I've tried other scanner apps and this one is the only way to go. Never going back to the other apps… TurboScan sets the standard for scanning apps.” - User review. • “…Would recommend this flawless and incredibly useful and perfectly executed app” - User review. TurboScan uses advanced and fast algorithms to accurately detect document edges, straighten them (correct perspective), eliminate shadows and set a perfect contrast for black on white text. Color and photo modes are also available. TurboScan boasts a powerful yet easy to use interface. Our handy "Email to myself" feature lets you quickly send documents with one tap. TurboScan also offers SureScan, our proprietary scanning mode for sharper scans (especially useful in low-light conditions.) SureScan automatically takes three pictures of the same document, giving you a guaranteed perfect result every time. We do not collect any data from TurboScan and all scanning happens on your iPhone. The confidentiality of your data is never compromised. TURBOSCAN FEATURES: • Automatic document detection and capture with perspective correction • Features SureScan for the sharpest scans • Document naming, folder organization and smart search • “Email to myself” feature for quick, regular emails • Add and reorder pages at any time • Arrange multiple receipts or cards on a single PDF page for printing, easy viewing, etc. • Send faxes using our Turbo Fax app • Easily email & message documents or separate pages as PDF & JPEG • Save documents or pages to Photos • Face/Touch ID & passcode lock for increased security • Upload, auto-upload or backup documents to iCloud Drive • Open PDFs or JPEGs in Google Drive and other PDF cloud apps • Combine scans via Merge or copy & paste separate pages • Conveniently AirDrop documents to your Mac and other devices • Print documents via AirPrint • Ultra-fast scanning (under 3 seconds per page) • Features VoiceOver for visually impaired users • We do not collect any user data in TurboScan TIPS ON SCANNING • Make sure your document is flat. • Use flash in low light conditions, but avoid glare with glossy documents. We support Ukraine. We're constantly improving TurboScan, and we value our customers' opinions and feedback. Please email us at support@turboscanapp.com with any questions or suggestions. Thank you!

About

Simple Scanner

Transform your phone into a portable scanner to digitize documents, photos, and receipts. Save scans as images or PDFs, organize them with folders and tags, and share them via cloud services, email, or direct Wi-Fi transfer. Features include OCR text recognition and password protection.

Highlights
  • Portable document scanner
  • Save as JPG or PDF
  • Cloud upload and sync
  • OCR text recognition
  • Password protection
  • Direct Wi-Fi transfer
Features
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Want a moving scanner? The Simple Scanner is a PDF document scanner application that turns your phone into a portable scanner. you can scan documents, photos, receipts, reports, or just about anything. The scan will be saved to the device in image or PDF format. Name and organize your scan to a folder, or share it in the following ways: -Automatically upload JPG and PDF files to the cloud disk -Backup and restore synchronization files between multiple devices  - E-mail, print, Fax  - Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, WhatsApp, or more  - Wifi connects directly to your computer - Support importing PDF files into JPG. - Support for adding tags for quick file search. - Support OCR text recognition, export text. The Document Scanner application has all the features you need: - Mobile phone document, automatically remove the clutter background, generate high-definition JPEG pictures or PDF files. - A variety of image processing mode, you can manually adjust the image parameters, with a mobile phone can be paper documents, quickly turned into a clear electronic draft. - Scan color, grayscale, or black and white - Can be used in office, school, home and any place you want - Automatically detects page edges - 5 levels of contrast for clear monochrome text - Set the PDF page size (Letter, Legal, A4, etc.) - Thumbnail or list view, sorted by date or title - Simple scanner are optimized to run very fast. - Quick search by document title - Use a password to protect your documents - General - A single application that works on your phone! By agreeing to use the app, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and User Terms. Privacy Policy: https://www.tongsoftinfo.com/Simple-Scanner/Privacy-Policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.tongsoftinfo.com/Termsofuse.html If you like simple scanner or have any other comments, please take a moment to write us a comment, or simply email us at simple.scanner@tongsoftinfo.com, which will help us improve our products and give you a better experience.

Screenshots

TurboScan™ Pro4 screens
Simple Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Scanner at Free against TurboScan™ Pro's $12.99. Simple Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). TurboScan™ Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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

Simple Scanner is free to download; TurboScan™ Pro costs $12.99 up front. Simple Scanner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. TurboScan™ Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for TurboScan™ Pro against 4.8 for Simple Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TurboScan™ Pro has 298K ratings behind it against 930, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 96% and 95% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TurboScan™ Pro ships an update every 3 months, Simple Scanner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
TurboScan™ Pro versus Simple Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurboScan™ ProSimple Scanner
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (298K ratings) — better4.8 (930 ratings)
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews — better95.3% of reviews
Number of ratings298K — better930
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#4 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiksoft Inc.TongSoft Information Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

TurboScan™ Pro

All ratings297,493 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews2,791 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.3%

Simple Scanner

All ratings930 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews574 reviews
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.5%

User reviews

TurboScan™ Pro

From 298K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Versatile scanning capabilities
  • 🔒 Secure document handling
  • 🚀 Efficient workflow for receipts, documents, and more

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with auto-framing and cropping
  • 🔒 Lack of password protection for scanned documents
  • 🔋 Concerns about performance on older devices

Simple Scanner

From 930 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 💡 Useful features
  • 🔒 Secure
  • 📁 Organizes documents well

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 💰 Subscription issues
  • 📢 Too many ads
  • 🔄 Syncing problems

Bugs and requests

TurboScan™ Pro

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when scanning multi-page documents
  • Occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to organize scans into folders
  • Direct integration with cloud storage services like OneDrive
  • Auto-scan mode for hands-free operation
  • OCR capabilities for searchable text

Simple Scanner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Camera not working properly
  • Trouble canceling subscriptions
  • Scanned documents not saving correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more file formats
  • Improve sharing and exporting options
  • Implement dark mode
  • Allow importing PDFs directly

In-app purchases

None

TurboScan™ Pro

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Simple Scanner

Subscriptions4
  • 1 month subscription$3.991 Month
  • 1 year subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 1 year subscription1 Year trial$29.991 Year
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  • cloud storage subscription$79.991 Year
One-time6
  • Fax 15 credits$0.99
  • Fax 60 credits$2.99
  • Fax 250 credits$9.99
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  • Fax 600 credits$19.99
  • Fax 2000 credits$49.99
  • lifetime license$89.99

Questions

Is TurboScan™ Pro free?
TurboScan™ Pro costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Scanner free?
Simple Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TurboScan™ Pro or Simple Scanner?
TurboScan™ Pro is rated higher. TurboScan™ Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 298K ratings, while Simple Scanner averages 4.8 from 930 ratings.
Do TurboScan™ Pro or Simple Scanner have ads?
Simple Scanner shows ads; TurboScan™ Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, TurboScan™ Pro or Simple Scanner?
TurboScan™ Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Simple Scanner every 2 weeks. Most recently, TurboScan™ Pro was updated on November 12, 2026 and Simple Scanner on November 11, 2026.

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