ScanSnap Connect Application vs glinet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScanSnap Connect Application
This mobile app allows you to easily receive and view PDF/JPEG images scanned with a ScanSnap personal document scanner. It supports offline viewing and integrates with other apps for sharing and printing.
- Receive and view scanned PDF/JPEG images
- Automatic image correction (deskew, blank page removal)
- Offline image viewing
- Share images via Mail, Print, Photos
- Seamless integration with iOS devices
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[New App] New mobile scanning app ScanSnap Home is now available. Try out the improved operability and usability of ScanSnap Home! *ScanSnap Home can be used with iX1600/iX1500/iX1300/iX100. [About ScanSnap Connect Application] This application easily allows your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to handle images scanned with the personal document scanner “ScanSnap”. [What you need] To use ScanSnap Connect Application, you need to have Wi-Fi connection (via direct connection or your router) and the following devices. ・Wi-Fi-supported ScanSnap Computer may be required for initial setup. ・iPad / iPhone / iPod touch series [Main features of ScanSnap Connect Application] -Receive and view PDF/JPEG images scanned with ScanSnap in a seamless manner. -Receive ready-to-use files already corrected with various features (automatic paper size detection/auto color detection/blank page removal/deskew). -View images offline. -Use images in "Mail", "Print", "Photos" or an application that supports PDF/JPEG on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. [How to use ScanSnap Connect Application] -For details how to set up / use this application, select the [i] icon at lower left corner of the screen after you start up the application, then refer to [Help]. -For details about using ScanSnap, refer to the Basic Operation Guide, Advanced Operation Guide or Help bundled with ScanSnap.
glinet
Manage your GL.iNet router remotely, from basic setup and password changes to configuring mesh networks and VPN connections. Monitor real-time traffic, block unwanted users, and check device performance. Easily update firmware, control LED lights, and pause WiFi.
- Basic router setup and password management
- Mesh network configuration
- OpenVPN and WireGuard VPN setup
- Real-time traffic monitoring
- Block unwanted WiFi users
- Live router status and performance checklist
- Firmware updates and LED light control
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Setup GL.iNet routers with version 3.201 and above. The GL.iNet Mobile app gives you convenient access to your router’s features anywhere and anytime: Basic Setup: Setup and change the password of your devices. Discover the real-time traffic in both mesh & guest network. Block unwanted users that share your WiFi network. Mesh Network: Build up your home mesh network. Step-by-step guidelines for setting up sub-nodes within your house. VPN Setup: Easily configure selected OpenVPN and WireGuard VPN for your private home network. Live Router Status: Real-time performance checklist of your devices, including memory storage and CPU load data. Easily pause WiFi, update firmware, turn off LED lights on the router, and more! Compatible GL.iNet Devices (Model No.): GL-B2200 / Velica GL-AR750S / Slate GL-MT1300 / Beryl GL-MT300N-V2 / Mango GL-AR150 / White GL-AR300M / Shadow GL-AR750 / Creta GL-E750 / Mudi GL-MiFi GL-USB150 / Microuter GL-X300B / Collie GL-X750 / Spitz GL-XE300 / Puli GL-MV1000W / Brume-W microuter-N300 GL-AX1800/Flint GL-SF1200 GL-SFT1200/Opal GL-AXT1800/Slate AX GL-A1300/Slate Plus GL-MT3000/Beryl AX GL-MT2500/Brume 2 GL-X3000/Spitz AX GL-XE3000/Puli AX GL-MT6000/Flint 2 GL-B3000/Marble GL-BE3600/Slate 7 GL-BE9300/Flint 3 GL-BE6500/Flint 3e GL-MT3600BE/Beryl 7 GL-MT5000/Brume 3 GL-E5800/Mudi 7 GL-BE10000/Slate 7 Pro GL-BE14000/Flint 4 GL-MG1300/Mango 2
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: glinet at 3.5 against ScanSnap Connect Application's 2.4. glinet also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (38% vs 24%). ScanSnap Connect Application's advantage is ratings volume (108 vs 23). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
glinet holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 108 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of ScanSnap Connect Application's written reviews are positive against 38% of glinet's.
ScanSnap Connect Application ships an update every 5 months, glinet every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScanSnap Connect Application | glinet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (108 ratings) | 3.5 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | 37.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PFU LIMITED | GL Technologies (HK) Limited |
Customer experience
ScanSnap Connect Application
glinet
User reviews
ScanSnap Connect Application
From 108 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works with iX500 via WiFi
- ☁️ Scan to cloud drive
- 🚀 Efficient scanning process
- ✅ Connects without a hitch
- 👍 Good app for disabilities
Room to improve
- 🐛 ScanSnap Home app not supported for iX500
- 🐛 Google Drive upload broken
- 🐛 App disconnects frequently
- 🐛 Scanner completely useless
- 🐛 Worthless apps
glinet
From 23 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Remote router management
- 👍 Dark mode available
- 👍 Controls multiple routers
- 👍 Works well for basic setup
- 👍 Easy initial setup
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent 429 errors
- 🐛 Buggy GUI
- 🐛 Confusing settings
- 🐛 Cannot sign back in
- 🐛 App behaves like first-time setup after sign-out
Bugs and requests
ScanSnap Connect Application
Reported bugs
140 issues- ScanSnap Home app does not support iX500
- Google Drive upload is broken
- App disconnects
- Scanner completely useless
- App refuses to stay open
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- App won't stay open
- Lost a lot of family photos
- App stopped working
- Cannot open app
- App stuck in loading mode
- Latest software update does not work
- App crashes every time
- Communication error
- App crashes upon opening
- Sync to OneDrive crashes
- OneDrive sync broken
- App crashes when attempting to upload to OneDrive
- ScanSnap crashes every time it is launched
- Connection trouble with iOS 11
- App repeatedly loses scanner connectivity
- Cannot connect to iPhone 6
- Connection to scanner keeps dropping
- App crashes frequently
- Connection problems
- Glitch in the app
- Wi-Fi switch turned off
- App crashes immediately upon attempting to trash a secondary page
- UI is abhorrent
- App is fugly
- Scanner name no longer appears in setup options
- App does not support iPhone XS Max screen size
- New version prevents scanning to mobile on iX500
- Misleading instructions do not work
- App doesn't take advantage of iPhone 6 screens
- App looks old
- Cloud syncing options are limited
- Evernote integration is clunky
- App crashes immediately upon opening
- Cannot sync to OneDrive
- No support for iX500
- Discontinued support for iX500
- iOS 14 seems to have broken the mobile app
- App crashes with Onedrive connect
- App will not complete OneDrive connection
- Longer documents jam
- Cannot connect to iPad Pro via direct USB
- Mobile connection never works
- Scanned documents won't open, select, delete
- App won't connect to wireless devices
- App crashes when opened
- App won't open
- Syncing issues with Dropbox
- App doesn't support iCloud Drive
- App doesn't support Google Drive
- App doesn't support Dropbox
- App doesn't support OneDrive
- App doesn't support Box
- App doesn't support Evernote
- App doesn't support iCloud
- App doesn't support Google Cloud
- App doesn't support Microsoft OneDrive
- App doesn't support GDrive
- App doesn't support Dropbox
- App doesn't support Files app
- App doesn't support Siri Shortcuts
- App doesn't support drag and drop
- App doesn't support batch output
- App doesn't support OCR
- App doesn't support searchable PDF
- App doesn't support scanning paper facing up
- App doesn't support carrier page
- App doesn't support multiple scanning profiles
- App doesn't support iPhone XS Max screen size
- App doesn't support iPad version
- App doesn't support iCloud Drive
- App doesn't support Siri Shortcuts
- App doesn't support 3rd party devs
- App doesn't support select all
- App doesn't support send via AirDrop
- App doesn't support folders
- App doesn't support iOS 11 drag and drop
- App doesn't support ScanSnap Sync
- App doesn't support OneDrive sync
- App doesn't support Google Drive sync
- App doesn't support Dropbox sync
- App doesn't support Box sync
- App doesn't support Evernote sync
- App doesn't support iCloud sync
- App doesn't support Google Cloud sync
- App doesn't support Microsoft OneDrive sync
- App doesn't support GDrive sync
- App doesn't support Dropbox sync
- App doesn't support Files app sync
- App doesn't support Siri Shortcuts sync
- App doesn't support drag and drop sync
- App doesn't support batch output sync
- App doesn't support OCR sync
- App doesn't support searchable PDF sync
- App doesn't support scanning paper facing up sync
- App doesn't support carrier page sync
- App doesn't support multiple scanning profiles sync
- App doesn't support iPhone XS Max screen size sync
- App doesn't support iPad version sync
- App doesn't support iCloud Drive sync
- App doesn't support Siri Shortcuts sync
- App doesn't support 3rd party devs sync
- App doesn't support select all sync
- App doesn't support send via AirDrop sync
- App doesn't support folders sync
- App doesn't support iOS 11 drag and drop sync
- App doesn't support ScanSnap Sync sync
- App doesn't support OneDrive sync sync
- App doesn't support Google Drive sync sync
- App doesn't support Dropbox sync sync
- App doesn't support Box sync sync
- App doesn't support Evernote sync sync
- App doesn't support iCloud sync sync
- App doesn't support Google Cloud sync sync
- App doesn't support Microsoft OneDrive sync sync
- App doesn't support GDrive sync sync
- App doesn't support Dropbox sync sync
- App doesn't support Files app sync sync
- App doesn't support Siri Shortcuts sync sync
- App doesn't support drag and drop sync sync
- App doesn't support batch output sync sync
- App doesn't support OCR sync sync
- App doesn't support searchable PDF sync sync
- App doesn't support scanning paper facing up sync sync
- App doesn't support carrier page sync sync
- App doesn't support multiple scanning profiles sync sync
- App doesn't support iPhone XS Max screen size sync sync
- App doesn't support iPad version sync sync
- App doesn't support iCloud Drive sync sync
- App doesn't support Siri Shortcuts sync sync
- App doesn't support 3rd party devs sync sync
- App doesn't support select all sync sync
- App doesn't support send via AirDrop sync sync
- App doesn't support folders sync sync
- App doesn't support iOS 11 drag and drop sync sync
- App doesn't support ScanSnap Sync sync sync
Requested features
26 requests- Add “select all” feature
- Add “select all” and send via AirDrop
- Add folders for organization
- Support for iCloud Drive
- Support for iPhone XS Max screen size
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- Ability to save multiple scanning profiles
- Siri Shortcuts support
- Allow 3rd party devs to scan
- Add function to scan paper facing up
- Scan PDF in searchable format from iPhone app
- Add OCR option
- Prompt for file name after scanning
- Support for carrier page
- Remember preferred upload selections
- Bulk export documents via email
- Box integration support
- Evernote Edition scanner support
- Support for iPhone 6/6s screens
- Support for iOS 8/9
- Visual overhaul
- Sync SnapScan DB & iPhone/iPad
- Twain interface for S1500
- Not require password
- Select scan profile from device
- Implement iOS 11 drag and drop
- ScanSnap Sync support for Files app
glinet
Reported bugs
52 issues- 429 errors during VPN setup
- GUI is buggy
- Cannot sign back in after sign out
- App behaves as if setting up for the first time after sign out
- No instructions provided
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- App won't find router
- Router dropping WiFi connection
- App thinks initial config is still needed after web UI setup
- Difficult to find DHCP settings
- App never worked
- VPN menu does not appear when app is set to Chinese
- App collects user data and reports to China
- Poor error codes, doesn't indicate why it fails
- App says not connected to network while connected
- Router keeps disconnecting from home network
- No way to reset router and reach admin page
- Cannot see router
- App eventually stopped working
- White screen when opening app
- Limited administrative access, no main dashboard
- Couldn't set up router
- App won't go past 'Power up the router' page in Sub Router Mode
- App doesn't ask for manual IP or allow entry
- Cannot figure out how to access 'network storage'
- App is very limited
- No option to go back to main dashboard
- Couldn't set up AXT 1800 router
- App missing important travel feature (captive portals)
- App is missing most of the Admin console features
- Cellular settings show a white screen on Mudi devices
- Last update made app useless for iOS
- Cannot log in with PIA VPN
- Connection error when logging in with PIA VPN
- HTTPS error when trying to surfshark
- Unknown error during firmware upgrade
- 44 key error when uploading Wireguard configuration
- Cannot sign into North VPN due to character limit
- Settings link in AdGuard plug-ins doesn't work on iPhone
- Toggle switches don't obey 'On/Off Labels' preference
- Old app allowed local device management, new one doesn't
- New app useless for traveling router
- App can never connect to or find devices
- App doesn't show tethering activity
- App demands location access
- Cannot add preconfigured router, must blank it
- Forced upgrade bricks router
- Router refuses encrypted connections after forced upgrade
- App has trust issues with password syncing
- Not designed for iPad, no landscape orientation
- App doesn't find router within seconds, needs manual IP option
- App doesn't list VPN servers
- App doesn't work with older firmware
Requested features
14 requests- Add USB print server function
- More versatile functionalities (repeater, astrowarp)
- Automate captive portal workflow for travel
- Import MAC address for captive portals
- Include all web admin console features in the app
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- Make network storage feature more obvious
- iPad app support
- Manual IP definition for connection
- Widget for home screen showing network/VPN status
- Red dot indicator for firmware updates
- Web link to LuCI interface
- More screenshots in App Store
- Support for landscape orientation on iPad
- Option to store manually defined IPs
In-app purchases
ScanSnap Connect Application
No in-app purchases
glinet
No in-app purchases
Questions
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