Comparison

百度 vs PDF Scanner

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

Head to head
About

百度

This app offers a powerful AI-driven search engine with multi-modal capabilities, including image and voice recognition. It also provides access to trending news, short videos, novels, and short dramas, enhanced by an AI assistant for various tasks like problem-solving and content generation.

Highlights
  • AI-powered multi-modal search
  • Trending news and videos
  • AI assistant for problem-solving
  • AI image and video generation
  • Voice recognition with dialect support
  • Extensive novel and short drama library
Features
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【智能搜索】 强大的搜索引擎,搭载文心一言大模型,多模态搜索,所见即所得,更深度、精准理解你的搜索意图,快速识别图片内容,直达你想要的结果。 【热门资讯】 精选新闻资讯、视频、漫画等优质内容,热门评论置顶显示,查看、互动更方便。 【文心助手】AI全能助手,即时解决你的所有问题。深入研究、深度搜索,为你解决复杂问题;AI拍题,一键解惑学习难题;AI生图、AI生成视频、AI写作,精彩内容跃然屏幕,还能AI语音通话、视频通话、文字聊天,带给你全新的AI体验! 【短视频】 首页底部快速进入视频频道,海量明星娱乐、搞笑段子、经典剧集视频,还能拍小视频记录身边新鲜事,简单操作能拍又能看。 【语音识别】 加入更懂中文的语音识别技术,新增方言识别能力,支持语音播报资讯,精准理解你的语音指令,即使在嘈杂环境中也能清晰识别,沟通无障碍。 【小说/短剧】 海量正版小说、短剧随心看,小说支持书架列表、阅读进度可多台设备自动云同步。短剧涵盖都市、爱情等多种题材,智能推荐,精准匹配你的短剧喜好。

About

PDF Scanner

Transform your phone into a smart scanner with powerful editing tools. Easily convert documents to various formats, extract text with OCR, restore old photos, and utilize AI for counting and measurement. Ideal for professionals and students needing efficient document management.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF, Word, TXT, PPT, JPG
  • OCR text recognition and editing
  • Photo restoration and ID photo maker
  • AI counting and object measurement
  • Document editing (crop, rotate, highlight)
  • Paper eraser for handwritten text removal
Features
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"PDF Scanner easily turns your phone into a smart scanning app. It allows you to edit documents immediately after scanning, such as cropping, rotating, highlighting, or applying filters. It is a powerful tool for white-collar workers, business people, accountants and students. In addition to scanning, it can also take ID photos, extract text using OCR, restore old photos, erase handwriting, read images, and perform AI counting. Document Scanner - Capture photos to convert ID cards, passports, receipts, newspapers, music scores, menus, screens, certificates, rental agreements, bills, blackboard notes, PowerPoint slides, printed documents, and licenses into PDF format - Easily convert between various formats according to your needs. For instance, scan documents and convert them to Word, PDF, TXT, PPT, or JPG effortlessly - With OCR Text Recognition, accurately extract text from photos. This enables you to edit, adjust, copy, export, or share the recognized text with ease - With the Paper Eraser function, you can scan test papers and instantly remove handwritten text - Take a photo of your documents and remove any wrinkles or stains - Special scanning features include distortion correction, orientation adjustment, re-cropping, defect cleanup, shadow removal and more - The Book Mode scan feature allows you to capture two pages simultaneously. For instance, you can scan multiple pages of a comic book into a single document and save it on your device - Edit your contracts using PDF Scanner, and share them with your customers along with notes Photo Restoration - Repair damaged old photos - Add filters to repaired old photos - Take your ID photos using the ID PHOTO MAKER Free Scanner App with AI Tools - Automatically count similar objects after capturing the items you want to tally - Use your camera to measure the width, height, or length of any objects - Export the results as PDF or JPEG - Manually adjust the results if necessary About Subscrittion - Subscribe to get access to all features of PDF Scanner. You will be charged after the purchase confirmation - Subscriptions auto-renew 24 hours before the expiration date. You can manage your subscriptions in account Settings on the App Store - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - User Agreement: https://scan.juzan.info/index.php/useragreement?channel=apple - Privacy Agreement: https://scan.juzan.info/index.php/privacystatement?channel=apple - Member Service Terms of Use: https://scan.juzan.info/index.php/subscribeagreement?channel=apple - For any issues, please contact us by: hhh_tianyu@yeah.net

Screenshots

百度4 screens
PDF Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PDF Scanner at 5.0 against 百度's 4.5. 百度's advantage is ratings volume (31K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. 百度 sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PDF Scanner sells 31 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 百度 has 31K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
百度 versus PDF Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter百度PDF Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (31K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings31K — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size449 MB194 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBeijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co.,LtdWANHUHOU TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Customer experience

百度

All ratings31,467 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews770 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative52.6%

PDF Scanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

百度

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing videos and content
  • Inability to change language or account settings
  • Compatibility issues with older devices and browsers

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve search relevance and quality of results
  • Provide better content filtering and customization options
  • Offer multilingual support and localization
  • Enhance user privacy and data protection

PDF Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

百度

Subscriptions1
  • 度会员(连续包月)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time11
  • 3元虚拟货币$0.99
  • 小说600书豆$0.99
  • 小说800书豆$0.99
Show 8 more
  • 12元虚拟货币$1.99
  • 小说会员(1个月)$2.99
  • 小说1800书豆$2.99
  • 30元虚拟货币$3.99
  • 小说3000书豆$3.99
  • 50元虚拟货币$6.99
  • 小说9800书豆$14.99
  • 108元虚拟货币$14.99
31 purchases

PDF Scanner

Subscriptions21
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员3 variants$0.997 Days
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员$1.997 Days
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员3 variants$2.991 Month
Show 18 more
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员$3.991 Month
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • AR PDF Scanner3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 年卡订阅$9.991 Year
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员$9.993 Months
  • 季卡会员$14.993 Months
  • 年卡订阅$14.991 Year
  • 季卡会员$19.993 Months
  • 年卡订阅2 variants$19.991 Year
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员1 Month trial$19.996 Months
  • 年卡订阅$22.991 Year
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员1 Month trial$22.996 Months
  • 年卡订阅2 variants$24.991 Year
  • yearly Premium$24.991 Year
  • 年卡订阅$29.991 Year
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员1 Year trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员$39.991 Year
One-time10
  • 月卡会员$5.99
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员$9.99
  • 季卡会员$14.99
Show 7 more
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员$19.99
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员$24.99
  • 半年卡会员$24.99
  • 手机扫描宝$29.99
  • 年卡会员$39.99
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员2 variants$59.99
  • 全能扫描王超级VIP会员$69.99

Questions

Is 百度 free?
百度 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Scanner free?
PDF Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 百度 or PDF Scanner?
PDF Scanner is rated higher. 百度 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 31K ratings, while PDF Scanner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 百度 or PDF Scanner have ads?
Both 百度 and PDF Scanner show ads.
Which is updated more often, 百度 or PDF Scanner?
百度 ships an update weekly, and PDF Scanner weekly. Most recently, 百度 was updated on September 26, 2026 and PDF Scanner on August 21, 2026.

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