Comparison

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner vs Scanner App

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

Scanner App

Easily scan documents, invoices, and more using your phone's camera. Convert images into searchable PDFs with automatic edge detection and cropping. Organize, edit, and share your files via email or print.

Highlights
  • Automatic document edge detection and crop
  • Create searchable PDF documents
  • Multi-page documents
  • File and folder organizer
  • Share as Images/PDFs
  • Print documents
  • Secure cloud backup
Features
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This is the best Document Scanner and Document organizer for iPhone! It is super simple to use. Just take a photo of a document, invoice, business card, bill, contract or memo and save it. This scanner app will do the rest. It detects edges and converts photos to a searchable PDF document. You can send documents by email or print them anytime you want. This app could be used offline and as it does not require users to signup, it never collects any user information. From now on you will have all the documents you always need in your pocket! Main features: - Automatic document edge detection and crop - Create searchable PDF document - Multiple pages in a single document - Amazing file and folder organizer - Share your documents as Images / PDFs - Print documents from the device - Secure Cloud backup for your choice PRO Features: – Subscribe to get Pro access to all features of the scanner app. These features contains unlimited scans & exports, OCR, all-in-one PDF editor, etc. – Subscriptions auto-renew 24 hours before the expiration date. You can manage your subscriptions in account Settings on the App Store. For Terms of Use, please visit http://www.cedaraiapps.com/index.php/terms-of-use/ For Privacy Policy, please visit http://www.cedaraiapps.com/index.php/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner4 screens
Scanner App4 screens

Verdict

The call

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner and Scanner App both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of CamScanner + | OCR Scanner's written reviews are positive against 19% of Scanner App's. CamScanner + | OCR Scanner also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 307) and chart position (#9 vs unranked). Scanner App's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, in-app purchases, monetization model and 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

Scanner App 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 Scanner App sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. 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 4.9 for Scanner App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CamScanner + | OCR Scanner has 17K ratings behind it against 307, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of CamScanner + | OCR Scanner's written reviews are positive against 19% of Scanner App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner ships an update every 3 months, Scanner App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner versus Scanner App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamScanner + | OCR ScannerScanner App
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (17K ratings)4.9 (307 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better19.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better307
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinguan Data勇翰 倪

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%

Scanner App

All ratings307 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive19.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.0%

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

Scanner App

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
6 purchases

Scanner App

Subscriptions5
  • Quarterly Premium$2.993 Months
  • PDF Scanner Monthly2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Half Year Premium$16.996 Months
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  • Yearly Premium Special Offer$19.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • PDF Scanner - Lifetime Premium$29.99

Questions

Is CamScanner + | OCR Scanner free?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Scanner App free?
Scanner App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or Scanner App?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner and Scanner App are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 17K and 307 ratings respectively.
Do CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or Scanner App have ads?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner shows ads; Scanner App does not.
Which is updated more often, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or Scanner App?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner ships an update every 3 months, and Scanner App every 2 weeks. Most recently, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner was updated on September 24, 2026 and Scanner App on September 23, 2026.

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