TurboScan™ Pro vs Fast Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | TurboScan™ Pro | Fast Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (295K ratings) — better | 4.7 (741 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 295K — better | 741 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #4 — better | #146 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piksoft Inc. | Hang Nguyen |
Customer experience
TurboScan™ Pro
Fast Scanner
User reviews
TurboScan™ Pro
From 295K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
TurboScan™ Pro
No in-app purchases
Fast Scanner
No in-app purchases
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