Comparison

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner vs Tampermonkey

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

Tampermonkey

Enhance and customize web pages with custom JavaScript programs. This tool allows users to easily create, manage, and run these scripts across all major browsers, adding new features or modifying existing ones on any website.

Highlights
  • Userscript management
  • Web page customization
  • JavaScript execution
  • Cross-browser compatibility
  • Script creation and editing
Features
Currently charting
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Tampermonkey is a widely popular browser extension compatible with all major browsers. It lets you customize and enhance web pages using userscripts—small JavaScript programs that add or modify features. Easily create, manage, and run these scripts on any website with Tampermonkey.

Screenshots

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner4 screens
Tampermonkey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CamScanner + | OCR Scanner at 4.9 against Tampermonkey's 3.1. CamScanner + | OCR Scanner also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 58) and review sentiment (83% vs 58%). Tampermonkey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On chart position 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 Tampermonkey $2.99 up front. CamScanner + | OCR Scanner sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tampermonkey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CamScanner + | OCR Scanner has 17K ratings behind it against 58, 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 58% of Tampermonkey's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner ships an update every 3 months, Tampermonkey every 8 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner versus Tampermonkey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamScanner + | OCR ScannerTampermonkey
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.9 (17K ratings) — better3.1 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better58.4% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better58
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#9 — better#21
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinguan DataJan Biniok

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%

Tampermonkey

All ratings58 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative44.8%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive58.4%
Neutral6.9%
Negative34.7%

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

Tampermonkey

From 58 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Well executed
  • 👍 Essential plugin/extension for all browsers
  • 💡 Sync userscripts across browsers
  • 👍 Needed this
  • 👍 Good

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bug on iPad
  • 🐛 Glitching on iPad
  • 🐛 Unable to install scripts
  • 🐛 Unusable on iPadOS
  • 🐛 No response on iPad

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

Tampermonkey

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Plugins cannot be installed properly
  • Screen continuously flickers
  • Not usable in Chrome
  • Features not working as expected

Requested features

2 requests
  • Set cookie feature
  • Dark mode option

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

Tampermonkey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CamScanner + | OCR Scanner free?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Tampermonkey free?
Tampermonkey costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or Tampermonkey?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner is rated higher. CamScanner + | OCR Scanner averages 4.9 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Tampermonkey averages 3.1 from 58 ratings.
Do CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or Tampermonkey have ads?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner shows ads; Tampermonkey does not.
Which is updated more often, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or Tampermonkey?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner ships an update every 3 months, and Tampermonkey every 8 months. Most recently, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner was updated on September 24, 2026 and Tampermonkey on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or Tampermonkey?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner currently peaks at #9 in the App Store charts, and Tampermonkey at #21. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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