Comparison

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner vs vFlat Scan

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
Currently charting
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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

vFlat Scan

This app digitizes books and documents with advanced features like automatic border recognition, curved page flattening, and two-page capture. It offers free text recognition (OCR) and exports to multiple formats, making scanning quick and high-quality.

Highlights
  • Auto-recognizing scan area
  • Automatic capturing
  • Flattening curved book pages
  • Two-page capturing
  • Free text recognition (OCR)
  • Export to PDF, JPG, TXT
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Scan thick books perfectly flat—without cutting a single page. Most scanner apps can't handle open or curved books. vFlat can. AI curve correction transforms any thick textbook, sheet music, or open book into a crystal-clear, professional-grade scan—spine fully intact. · BOOK SCANNER AI automatically flattens curved pages from thick textbooks, manuals, and sheet music. No cutting required. · DOCUMENT SCANNER Scan receipts, ID cards, contracts, invoices, and forms with auto edge-detection and perspective correction. · OCR – IMAGE TO TEXT Convert scanned images into editable, searchable text instantly. Copy and paste from any document. · PDF CREATOR Combine multiple scans into a single PDF. Export as PDF, JPG, or TXT. · AUTO-CAPTURE Hold still or turn the page—vFlat auto-detects and captures. Scan 100+ pages in minutes. · FINGER REMOVAL Hold the book open—vFlat removes your fingers from every scan automatically. · 2-PAGE SPREAD Capture both open pages at once. vFlat splits and saves each page separately. · EASY SHARING Export to iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, email, or any app. Trusted by students, musicians, researchers, and professionals in 100+ countries. Download free and transform your iPhone into a professional scanner today. Terms of Use: https://vflat.page.link/terms_en

Screenshots

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner4 screens
vFlat Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: vFlat Scan at Free against CamScanner + | OCR Scanner's $0.99. vFlat Scan also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). CamScanner + | OCR Scanner's advantage is chart position (#5 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.2). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

vFlat Scan is free to download; CamScanner + | OCR Scanner costs $0.99 up front. CamScanner + | OCR Scanner sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and vFlat Scan sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CamScanner + | OCR Scanner against 4.8 for vFlat Scan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17K and 6.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of CamScanner + | OCR Scanner's written reviews are positive against 79% of vFlat Scan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner ships an update every 3 months, vFlat Scan every 8 days. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner versus vFlat Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamScanner + | OCR ScannervFlat Scan
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (17K ratings) — better4.8 (6.1K ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better79.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better6.1K
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#5 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB228 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinguan DataVoyagerX, Inc.

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%

vFlat Scan

All ratings6,107 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews651 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative15.8%

User reviews

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Convenient scanning
  • 🚀 Efficient document management
  • 👍 Great for receipts and documents
  • 🚀 Reliable and stable

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Privacy concerns
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔒 Forced account creation
  • 💰 Nickel-and-diming for features

vFlat Scan

From 6.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient scanning
  • 👍 Convenient for scanning books
  • 🔒 Accurate edge detection and flattening
  • 👍 High-quality scans
  • 👍 Easy to use interface

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Premium features locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Restrictive subscription model
  • 🔒 Limited free features
  • 🔒 No option to pay one-time for premium

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

vFlat Scan

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes during scanning
  • Issues with dual page mode
  • Incorrect page cropping and resolution in PDFs
  • White borders added to scanned pages

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add cloud storage integration
  • Allow manual cropping and contrast adjustment
  • Provide more customization options for text view
  • Enable editing of OCR text
  • Increase free page limits for OCR
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  • Add keyboard shortcuts support

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
12 purchases

vFlat Scan

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$4.691 Month
  • Monthly subscription$4.991 Month
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  • Weekly subscription$4.997 Days
  • Yearly subscription$35.901 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • EduPlus Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • 200 Text recognition pages2 variants$2.49
  • 1,000 Text recognition pages2 variants$5.90
  • 3,000 Text recognition pages2 variants$10.00
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  • 10,000 Text recognition pages2 variants$20.00

Questions

Is CamScanner + | OCR Scanner free?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is vFlat Scan free?
vFlat Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or vFlat Scan?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner is rated higher. CamScanner + | OCR Scanner averages 4.9 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while vFlat Scan averages 4.8 from 6.1K ratings.
Do CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or vFlat Scan have ads?
Both CamScanner + | OCR Scanner and vFlat Scan show ads.
Which is updated more often, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or vFlat Scan?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner ships an update every 3 months, and vFlat Scan every 8 days. Most recently, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner was updated on September 27, 2026 and vFlat Scan on September 27, 2026.

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