Comparison

Paper vs PDF Scanner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Paper

This app offers an immersive sketching experience with intuitive tools and gesture-based controls. Easily create collages, paintings, and drawings without distracting menus. Organize your creations into journals and sync them across devices.

Highlights
  • Intuitive sketching tools
  • Gesture-based controls
  • Photo collage creation
  • Layer-free editing
  • Journal organization
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Over 30 million people set their ideas free with Paper®, the award-winning immersive sketching app. SKETCH WITH CONFIDENCE Paper’s perfectly-tuned tools make it easy to sketch, collage, paint, draw—wherever your thoughts take you. Wave goodbye to distracting menus and let natural gestures guide you, keeping you in your creative flow. GET CREATIVE (WITHOUT THE MESS) Add multiple photos to a single page and cut, stick, move, and fix without the fuss of complex layers. From mood boards to storyboards, pull in inspiration from anywhere and get your ideas moving. YOUR IDEAS, YOUR WAY Wherever and however you get your ideas, it’s never been easier to put them on Paper. Organize pages into beautiful journals and sync them across your devices, ready to pick up where you left off. CREATE LIKE A PRO Take creativity to the next level and subscribe to Paper Pro for more tools, features, and journals. Subscription is optional and you can cancel anytime. To upgrade, simply visit the Paper Pro section in your Settings menu. * Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account once you confirm the purchase. * Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of your subscription period. To opt out, you must turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. * Manage changes to your subscription in the iTunes Account Settings. * Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a Paper Pro subscription. Love Paper? Leave us a review! Thanks to your comments, reviews, and tweets we can continue to evolve Paper with you in mind. Questions? Shoot us an email at support@wetransfer.com. Terms of Service: https://paper.bywetransfer.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://paper.bywetransfer.com/privacy Patents: https://paper.bywetransfer.com/legal/patents

About

PDF Scanner

Digitize paper documents into high-quality PDFs or JPEGs. This portable scanner app allows you to scan receipts, licenses, and certificates, storing them locally on your device. Share your scanned documents easily via email or social media.

Highlights
  • Scan documents from camera or gallery
  • Generate high-quality PDF or JPEG files
  • Automatic cropping and enhancement
  • Manual enhancement modes
  • Local storage, no internet required
  • Share via email and social media
Features
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PDF Scanner is a handy tool to digitize and make soft copies for all your paper documents. May it be your expense receipts, drivers licence, certificates or any other Important Document, Just Scan and Save paper documents on your phone and make them handy to share. NEVER LOOSE A DOCUMENT. Take this portable document scanner anywhere you go for your daily business needs. It doesn't require an Internet connection as all scans are stored locally on your device. PDF Scanner allows you to scan and share any information whenever and wherever you want. Just take a picture of whatever you want to scan, the auto cropping removes the unused edges and auto enhancing makes the picture sharp and clear in seconds. You may also manually choose one of the four enhancing modes to customize the scan, and then you can generate a PDF Version with one tap and share it with others. you can also generate a JPEG Version. PDF Scanner provides multiple way to share scans. You may email the document to yourself or others, or share them by social media. Say goodbye to huge office scanners and get this ultra fast pdf scanner app now! “Scanner App” app main features: Advanced PDF Scanner app: - Scan existing image from gallery - Scan from camera - Scan to high quality PDF or JPEG - Save scans in grayscale, black and white or color - Automatic shutter and border detection for any scannable object - Advanced pic processing with enhancement and color correction, noise removing, automatic perspective correction and more Turn your phone into a portable scanner. Try Now!!

Screenshots

Paper4 screens
PDF Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Paper at 4.6 against PDF Scanner's 1.0. Paper also leads on ratings volume (73K vs 2) and review sentiment (44% vs 33%). PDF Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Paper sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and PDF Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paper holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper has 73K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Paper's written reviews are positive against 33% of PDF Scanner's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Paper versus PDF Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperPDF Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (73K ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews43.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings73K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvernote CorporationSimply Entertaining LLC

Customer experience

Paper

All ratings72,370 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews1,036 reviews
Positive43.7%
Neutral11.0%
Negative45.3%

PDF Scanner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Paper

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Pages disappearing or getting corrupted
  • Unreliable cloud sync and data loss
  • Erratic scrolling and navigation issues
  • Inconsistent behavior of drawing tools
  • Compatibility problems with Apple Pencil

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add text editing and formatting options
  • Improve palm rejection and precision
  • Implement layers and advanced compositing
  • Allow more customization of journal pages
  • Bring back popular features from older versions
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  • Provide a one-time purchase option

PDF Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Paper

Subscriptions10
  • Paper Pro$4.997 Days
  • Paper Pro7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Paper Pro$7.996 Months
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  • Paper Pro$9.997 Days
  • Paper Pro7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Paper Pro$11.991 Year
  • Paper Pro$69.991 Year
  • Paper Pro7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Paper Pro$99.991 Year
  • Paper Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year
1 purchases

PDF Scanner

One-time1
  • PDF Scanner Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Paper free?
Paper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Scanner free?
PDF Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paper or PDF Scanner?
Paper is rated higher. Paper averages 4.6 out of 5 from 73K ratings, while PDF Scanner averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Paper or PDF Scanner have ads?
Neither Paper nor PDF Scanner shows ads.

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