CamScanner + | OCR Scanner vs VoicePad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Mobile scanner for documents
- Optimize scan quality
- Extract text with OCR
- Share PDF/JPEG files
- Print via AirPrint
- Fax documents
- Secure important docs
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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
VoicePad
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Turn spoken ideas into text memos you can edit and find later. VoicePad transcribes speech as you talk, so you can capture a thought or meeting takeaway and put it to use as text. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Speak and edit See and correct your words as they appear. Undo and redo edits when you need to. • Start when an idea comes to you You can choose to start speech recognition when the app opens or use an iOS Shortcut. Bring your iPhone to your ear to dim the screen and help prevent accidental touches. • Find saved memos Browse memos in a list or calendar, then find them by keyword or date. • Sync with iCloud When iCloud is available, sync memos between iPhones signed in to the same Apple Account. Memos already saved on your device can sync too. You can still view and edit local memos while offline. • Listen and share Have memo text read aloud, share it with other apps, or save text shared from another app as a new memo after editing it. • Choose Japanese or English Switch the app interface and speech recognition language in Settings. YOUR DATA AND PURCHASE VoicePad does not save audio recordings. It stores text memos on your device and, when iCloud is available, syncs them with your Apple Account. App settings do not sync. There are no ads or behavioral tracking. VoicePad is a one-time purchase. There is no subscription or extra per-transcription charge. BEFORE YOU START Speech input requires microphone and speech recognition permissions. Recognition accuracy and availability depend on your surroundings, language, device region, network, and the iOS speech recognition service. Audio may be sent to Apple's servers for recognition. iCloud sync requires an Apple Account signed in to iCloud. Audio playback is not supported because recordings are not saved. VoicePad supports iPhone with iOS 15 or later. See the Privacy Policy for details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VoicePad at none against CamScanner + | OCR Scanner's 9. VoicePad also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). CamScanner + | OCR Scanner's advantage is chart position (#17 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner ships an update every 3 months, VoicePad fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CamScanner + | OCR Scanner | VoicePad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | — |
| Rating | 4.9 (17K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #17 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 228 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Linguan Data | EXCEEDSYSTEM |
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
VoicePad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner
- CamScanner Premium$4.991 Month
- CamScanner Premium1 Year trial3 variants$49.991 Year
- CamScanner Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- 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
VoicePad
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CamScanner + | OCR Scanner free?
Is VoicePad free?
Do CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or VoicePad have ads?
Which is updated more often, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner or VoicePad?
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