Comparison

TurboScan™ Pro vs Fast 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, receipts, and more as high-quality PDFs or JPEGs. Advanced algorithms ensure accurate edge detection, perspective correction, and optimal contrast for clear scans.

Highlights
  • Automatic document detection
  • Perspective correction
  • High-quality PDF/JPEG output
  • Document naming and organization
  • Quick email sending
  • SureScan mode for sharp scans
  • Face/Touch ID security
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

Fast Scanner

Transform your phone into a powerful scanner for documents, receipts, and notes. Quickly capture multipage documents and export them as PDF or JPEG files. Easily print or email your scans, and save them directly to your device or other compatible apps.

Highlights
  • Scan documents and receipts
  • Export to PDF and JPEG
  • Email and print scans
  • Multi-page document scanning
  • Image editing options
  • Save to device or other apps
Features
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Fast Scanner turns your iPhone into a multipage scanner for documents, receipts, notes, invoices, whiteboards and other paper text. With Fast Scanner, you can quickly scan your documents, then print or email them as multipage PDF or JPEG files. Moreover you can save the PDF files in your iPhone or open them in other apps such as iBook, PDF Reader, etc. FEATURES: + Scan documents Fast Scanner scan any type of documents, ranging from a receipt to multipage book. + Export to PDF file All scanned documents are exported as industry-standard PDF file. You can add new pages or delete existed pages within the PDF file. + Email or print scanned documents Just scan any documents and tap "Send" button. If the document needs to be printed, send it to any printer nearby. + Extremely Fast Fast Scanner is optimized to run very fast. + Multi editing support scanned document Fast Scanner support a lot of image editing options so you can make the scanned images as easy to read as possible. We are committed to provide frequently updated versions to all of our users. You only buy once and get all FREE updated version later.

Screenshots

TurboScan™ Pro4 screens
Fast Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fast Scanner at $4.99 against TurboScan™ Pro's $12.99. TurboScan™ Pro's advantage is ratings volume (295K vs 741) and chart position (#4 vs #146). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

TurboScan™ Pro costs $12.99 and Fast Scanner $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TurboScan™ Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TurboScan™ Pro has 295K ratings behind it against 741, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of TurboScan™ Pro's written reviews are positive against 89% of Fast Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TurboScan™ Pro ships an update every 3 months, Fast Scanner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
TurboScan™ Pro versus Fast Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurboScan™ ProFast Scanner
Price$12.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.9 (295K ratings) — better4.7 (741 ratings)
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings295K — better741
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#4 — better#146
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiksoft Inc.Hang Nguyen

Customer experience

TurboScan™ Pro

All ratings295,245 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews2,735 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.2%

Fast Scanner

All ratings741 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews244 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.2%

User reviews

TurboScan™ Pro

From 295K 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

Fast Scanner

From 741 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient scanning
  • 🚀 Great quality scans
  • 🚀 Efficient workflow
  • 🚀 Reliable app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with emailing scans
  • 🐛 Difficulty changing document orientation after scanning

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

Fast Scanner

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Email functionality not working for some users
  • App crashing or freezing for a few users

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to annotate/mark up scanned documents
  • Improve email integration and reliability
  • Add option to save scans directly to cloud storage

In-app purchases

None

TurboScan™ Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Fast Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TurboScan™ Pro free?
TurboScan™ Pro costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fast Scanner free?
Fast Scanner costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TurboScan™ Pro or Fast Scanner?
TurboScan™ Pro is rated higher. TurboScan™ Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 295K ratings, while Fast Scanner averages 4.7 from 741 ratings.
Do TurboScan™ Pro or Fast Scanner have ads?
Neither TurboScan™ Pro nor Fast Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TurboScan™ Pro or Fast Scanner?
TurboScan™ Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Fast Scanner every 5 months. Most recently, TurboScan™ Pro was updated on September 30, 2026 and Fast Scanner on September 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, TurboScan™ Pro or Fast Scanner?
TurboScan™ Pro currently peaks at #4 in the App Store charts, and Fast Scanner at #146. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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