CamScanner + | OCR Scanner vs Evernote Scannable
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
Evernote Scannable
Effortlessly digitize any paper document, from receipts to business cards, with your phone's camera. Automatically enhance scans for clarity and share them instantly via email, text, or save them to cloud storage.
- Automatic document capture
- Image enhancement (rotate, crop, adjust)
- Business card to contact conversion
- Share via email/text
- Export as PDF/JPG
- Seamless integration with ScanSnap scanners
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Scannable moves paper forward. Scan contracts, receipts, business cards, and any paper that comes your way. Save or share documents instantly and move on. Automatically capture high-quality scans anywhere - Scan fast: Point your camera at documents, expense receipts, or whiteboards. Scannable immediately captures them. - Save time: Scannable automatically rotates, crops, and adjusts images so your scans are clear and easy to read. - Share or save: Send documents to colleagues via email or text, or export them as PDF and JPG files to Evernote and other apps. Deal with paper professionally - Turn business cards into contacts: Pull information from business cards and save it all to your contacts list. - Go paperless: Scannable works seamlessly with the ScanSnap Evernote Edition Scanner to get multi-page documents where they need to go. - A scanner for everyone: With Scannable, your whole team can control a ScanSnap Evernote Edition Scanner from their own devices and send paper on its way. Scannable is free to download and use.
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Verdict
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner and Evernote Scannable both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of CamScanner + | OCR Scanner's written reviews are positive against 33% of Evernote Scannable's. CamScanner + | OCR Scanner also leads on chart position (#9 vs #82) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Evernote Scannable's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Evernote Scannable 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 Evernote Scannable sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CamScanner + | OCR Scanner against 4.9 for Evernote Scannable. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evernote Scannable has 418K ratings behind it against 17K, 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 33% of Evernote Scannable's.
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner ships an update every 3 months, Evernote Scannable every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | CamScanner + | OCR Scanner | Evernote Scannable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (17K ratings) | 4.9 (418K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 33.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17K | 418K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #9 — better | #82 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 228 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Linguan Data | Evernote Corporation |
Customer experience
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner
Evernote Scannable
User reviews
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner
From 17K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Evernote Scannable
From 418K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient scanning
- 👍 Automatic cropping and enhancement
- 🚀 Quick scanning of multi-page documents
- 👍 Seamless integration with Evernote
- 🚀 Crisp and clear scans
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and resets settings
- 🔒 Requires Evernote account to save scans
- 👎 Limited save/share options beyond Evernote
- 👎 Aggressive Evernote promotion
- 👎 Scans disappear after updates
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
Evernote Scannable
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cropping and edge detection issues
- Scans sometimes fail to save or upload
- App resets settings and tutorial on every launch
Requested features
4 requests- Allow saving scans to local storage or other cloud services
- Provide more customization options for scans
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Add ability to manually tag or name scans
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
Evernote Scannable
- Weekly Plan with Free Trial7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Weekly Plan$2.997 Days
- Yearly with Free Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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- Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
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