Comparison

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner vs Smart Receipts

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

Head to head
About

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner

Transform your phone into a powerful scanner for documents, receipts, and notes. Optimize scan quality, extract text with OCR, and share files easily via email, cloud, or fax. Secure your documents with passcodes and sync them across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Mobile scanner for documents
  • Optimize scan quality
  • Extract text with OCR
  • Share PDF/JPEG files
  • Print via AirPrint
  • Fax documents
  • Secure important docs
Features
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Scan docs into clear & sharp image/PDF, to email, fax, print or save to cloud. * Over 200,000 new registrations per day * App Store Best of 2014 * CamScanner, 50 Best iPhone Apps, 2013 Edition – TIME ----Paid App Features---- * All features that the free version has * Recognize and extract texts from a single page * Larger cloud space of 400M (200M for free version) * Export PDFs without watermark "Scanned by CamScanner" * Ad-free Features: *Mobile Scanner Use your phone camera to scan receipts, notes, invoices, whiteboard discussions, business cards, certificates, etc. *Optimize Scan Quality Smart cropping and auto enhancing make the texts and graphics look clear and sharp. *Extract Texts from Image OCR (optical character recognition) feature extracts texts from single page for further editing or sharing. (Paid app only) *Share PDF/JPEG Files Easily share documents in PDF or JPEG format with others via social media, email attachment or sending the doc link. *AirPrint & Fax Documents Instantly print out docs in CamScanner with nearby printer via AirPrint; directly fax docs to over 30 countries from the app. *Collaboration Invite friends or colleagues to view and comment on your scans in a group. (Registrants only) *Advanced Editing Making annotations or adding customized watermark on docs are made available for you. *Secure Important Docs Set passcode for viewing important docs; meanwhile, when sending doc link, you can set password to protect it. *Sync across Platforms Sign up to sync documents on the go. Just sign in to any smartphone, tablet or computer (visit CamScanner website) you own and you can view, edit and share any document. Premium Subscription Service: 1. Edit OCR results and notes of the doc, exporting as .txt file 2. Create Doc Collage for multiple pages 3. + 10G cloud space 4. + 40 extra collaborators 5. Send doc link with password protection and expiration date 6. Auto upload docs to Box, Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, One Drive and etc. 7. Batch download PDF files through web application of CS 8. Import PDF to Camscanner for editing 9. Scan academic questions to make practice tests for study 10. High Standard ID Scan and More... Payment models for Premium subscription: • Monthly Subscription: $4.99 per month, • Yearly Subscription: $35.99 for 1st year and $49.99/year starting from the next year, • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. For Terms of Use, please visit https://www.camscanner.com/app/service?language=en-us For Privacy Policy, please visit https://www.camscanner.com/app/privacy?language=en-us CamScanner users scan and manage * Bill, Invoice, Contract, Tax Roll, Business Card… * Whiteboard, Memo, Script, Letter… * Blackboard, Note, PPT, Book, Article… * Credential, Certificate, Identity Documents… 3rd Party Cloud Storage Services Supported: -Box, Google Drive, Evernote, Dropbox, OneDrive We’d love to hear your feedback: isupport@intsig.com Follow us on Twitter: @CamScanner Like us on Facebook: CamScanner Follow us on Google+: CamScanner Check out other INTSIG’s products: CamCard - Business Card Reader CamDictionary - Snap Translator

About

Smart Receipts

This app is a scanner and document manager that digitizes and organizes your business cards and documents. It offers features like OCR, PDF creation, editing, signing, and secure storage. Optimize your workflow by easily managing, searching, and sharing your scanned files.

Highlights
  • Automatic document detection and correction
  • Contact information extraction from business cards
  • Searchable PDF creation with OCR
  • Built-in PDF editor for signing and editing
  • Full-text search and organization with folders/tags
  • Document reminders and biometric security
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
Features
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Turn paper into searchable PDFs in seconds. Scan, fill, sign, and organize documents on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — with on-device processing that never leaves your Apple devices. Captize is your personal document library. Capture receipts, contracts, IDs, and paperwork, then find anything later with full-text search. No extra account. Sync with iCloud. SCAN • Automatic edge detection, crop, perspective, and exposure correction • Batch scanning and high-definition captures • Searchable PDFs with on-device OCR • Smart titles from document content, with Apple Intelligence • Import photos, files, and whole folders EDIT & SIGN • Fill out forms • Add signatures, markups, and comments — Apple Pencil on iPad • Reorder, split, merge, and export pages • Password-protect private PDFs ORGANIZE • Folders, subfolders, tags, and notes • Instant full-text search across names, notes, and document content • Reminders on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch • Widgets and Shortcuts for scan and search BUSINESS CARDS • Auto-extract name, company, email, and phone • Save to Contacts and search by person or company APPLE-NATIVE & PRIVATE • iCloud sync across your devices — no extra login • Optional auto-upload to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or WebDAV • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID • Image processing and OCR run on-device Terms https://www.mwaretechnologies.com/products/captize/terms-and-conditions-en Support support@mwaretechnologies.com

Screenshots

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner4 screens
Smart Receipts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CamScanner + | OCR Scanner at $0.99 against Smart Receipts's $44.99. CamScanner + | OCR Scanner also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (17K vs 2). Smart Receipts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner costs $0.99 and Smart Receipts $44.99 up front. CamScanner + | OCR Scanner sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Smart Receipts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CamScanner + | OCR Scanner has 17K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of CamScanner + | OCR Scanner's written reviews are positive against 65% of Smart Receipts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner ships an update every 3 months, Smart Receipts every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner versus Smart Receipts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamScanner + | OCR ScannerSmart Receipts
Price$0.99 — better$44.99
Rating4.9 (17K ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better64.7% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinguan DataMWare Technologies AS

Customer experience

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner

All ratings17,235 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews1,799 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative13.8%

Smart Receipts

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative29.4%

Bugs and requests

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Sync issues leading to lost documents
  • Unreliable faxing and emailing
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Inconsistent scanning quality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved cloud storage integration
  • Easier document organization
  • Better OCR and text recognition
  • Ability to edit/annotate scanned documents
  • Automatic backup and restore functionality

Smart Receipts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner

Subscriptions3
  • CamScanner Premium$4.991 Month
  • CamScanner Premium1 Year trial3 variants$49.991 Year
  • CamScanner Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • One-page Fax$0.99
  • 600 cp + One chance to Draw$0.99
  • 3000 C-Points$4.99
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  • Ten-page Fax$8.99
None

Smart Receipts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CamScanner + | OCR Scanner free?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Smart Receipts free?
Smart Receipts costs $44.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or Smart Receipts?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner is rated higher. CamScanner + | OCR Scanner averages 4.9 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Smart Receipts averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or Smart Receipts have ads?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner shows ads; Smart Receipts does not.
Which is updated more often, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or Smart Receipts?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner ships an update every 3 months, and Smart Receipts every 10 days. Most recently, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner was updated on September 24, 2026 and Smart Receipts on September 8, 2026.

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