Comparison

Foxit PDF Editor vs CamScanner HD

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

Head to head
About

Foxit PDF Editor

This mobile app offers comprehensive PDF management, allowing users to view, edit, annotate, and convert PDF files on the go. It includes AI-powered features for summarization, translation, and text enhancement, alongside robust tools for creating, signing, and protecting documents.

Highlights
  • AI-powered PDF summarization and translation
  • Edit text and images within PDFs
  • Convert PDFs to and from various formats
  • Annotate and add handwritten signatures
  • Create PDFs from scans or other files
  • Secure PDF files with passwords and redaction
  • Cloud service integration for file access
Features
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Looking for a versatile PDF editor that you can use anytime, anywhere? Look no further than Foxit PDF Editor mobile app. This easy-to-use PDF editor – trusted by hundreds of millions – allows you to view, edit, and annotate PDF files on iOS devices while on the go. The app also offers advanced subscription-based features, including our AI Assistant, optical character recognition (OCR), handwritten notes conversion, and more. Discover the capabilities of Foxit PDF Editor: • Reliable: 100% compliant with your current PDF ecosystem. • Efficient: Let our AI Assistant do the work for you. • Lightweight: Doesn’t exhaust your device resources. • Fast: Instant access to PDFs with no delays. • Secure: Robust file protection features to safeguard sensitive information. • Collaborative: Maintain full control of your content while working with others.. • Supportive: Access 24/7 customer service via support chat. • Multi-Language: Support for 12 languages for global usability. What Foxit PDF Editor can offer to you: AI Assistant • Agent-based conversation to ask and receive real-time responses • Automate workflows with built-in and custom skills • AI-powered image/chart generation • Translate the text • Auto-create bookmarks • Read documents aloud intelligently View and manage PDF files • Reflow PDF files for easy viewing • Convert scanned text and handwritten notes into digital text* • Easy document navigation with bookmark management features • Search for text within your PDF document • Supports tabbed document interface (for iPad only) • Supports to read the PDF out loud • Rename, move, copy, or delete PDF file(s) Collaborate and share PDF files • Add annotations and stamps to PDF files • Share PDF files and screenshots from within the application • Share multiple files across your desktop and iOS device via Wi-Fi • Save, synchronize, and access PDF files in popular cloud services (Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.) Create and convert PDFs • Create blank PDFs from scratch* • Create PDFs from Microsoft Office, image, text, and HTML files* • Scan and convert paper documents to PDFs (available on iPad 3, iPhone 5, and newer generation products) • Convert PDFs to Microsoft Office, image, text, or HTML files* • Combine PDFs to create a new PDF* Edit PDF files • Insert audios, videos, or hyperlinks to PDFs* • Add/edit text and image objects in PDFs* • Edit document properties* • Optimize PDF documents* • Reorganize PDF pages (Add*, delete, rotate, or extract* pages) Work on PDF forms • Fill out and save PDF forms • Import and export form data • Submit PDF forms via HTTP, FTP, or Email • Work on XFA forms* Sign and protect PDFs • Add handwritten signatures to PDFs • Sign PDF documents with an existing digital certificate* • Protect PDF files with password and Microsoft Information Protection* • Protect PDF information with redaction* The features marked with the asterisk (*) are advanced features based on subscription through in-app purchase. To activate the advanced features, you should create a Foxit account and subscribe to Foxit PDF Editor. After subscription, just sign in with your Foxit account and the advanced features will be available. Terms and Conditions: You must comply with the Foxit-Terms of Use and Privacy Policy (https://appstore.foxitsoftware.com/appstore/license) when using this app. Have feedback? You can contact us at the following address: https://www.foxit.com/support/ticket.html Follow Foxit on Facebook and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/foxitsoftware https://twitter.com/foxitsoftware

About

CamScanner HD

Digitize, store, and share documents from your mobile device. Optimize scan quality, extract text with OCR, and collaborate with others. Secure your important files with passwords and sync them across multiple platforms.

Highlights
  • Digitize documents with iPad camera
  • Optimize scan quality with smart cropping
  • Extract text from images using OCR
  • Share documents as PDF/JPEG
  • Print via AirPrint and fax internationally
  • Collaborate on documents with others
  • Secure documents with passcodes
Features
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The world’s No. 1 mobile document scanning and sharing today! * Installed on over 60 million devices in over 200 countries around the world * Over 50,000 new registrations per day * CamScanner, 50 Best iPhone Apps, 2013 Edition – TIME * App Store 2011/2012 Rewind Top Productivity App * “The application employs its own image cropping and enhancing algorithm that leads to clearer images.” – Makeuseof.com * “CamScanner may just be the best deal for scanning documents on your iPhone.” – CNET.com CamScanner helps you scan, store, sync and collaborate on various contents across smartphones, iPads, tablets and computers. Features: *Quickly Digitize Document Just use your iPad camera to scan and digitize all kinds of paper documents: receipts, notes, invoices, whiteboard discussions, business cards, certificates, etc. *Optimize Scan Quality Smart cropping and auto enhancing ensures the texts and graphics in scanned documents are clear and sharp with premium colors and resolutions. *Extract Texts from Image OCR (optical character recognition) feature recognizes texts in document images and extract them from images for later searching, editing or sharing. (Paid app only) *Share PDF/JPEG Files Easily share documents in PDF or JPEG format with friends via various ways: post on social media, send attachment or document download link through email. *AirPrint & Fax Documents Instantly print out any documents in CamScanner with nearby printer via AirPrint; directly select document and fax to over 30 countries from the app. *Collaborate on Documents Want to get feedback on your documents? Invite friends or colleagues to collaborate on documents. They can view, comment and exchange ideas on documents in groups. (Registrants only) *Advanced Document Editing Make annotations on documents with a full set of editing tools. Also adding customized watermarks are made available to mark your own documents. *Quick Search When you have plenty of documents, you can use Tags to categorize and easily find them. In addition, OCR for Search helps you find texts inside image and notes. Just enter one keyword, you can quickly find the document you want. *Secure Important Documents If you want to protect confidential contents, you can set passcode for viewing important documents; also, while sending document download link, you can set password to protect others from seeing 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. (Registrants only) Premium Subscription Service: 1. Edit OCR results and notes of the entire doc, exporting as .txt file 2. Add 10G cloud space 3. Add 40 extra collaborators 4. Send doc link with password protection and expiration date 5. Batch download PDF files in web app 6. Everything benefit registrants enjoys 7. Everything paid app offers Payment models for Premium subscription: -$ 4.99/month -$49.99/year Please note the subscription is automatically renewed within 24-hours prior to the end of the period unless you choose to cancel the subscription. Subscriptions may be managed by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase.  For Privacy Policy, please visit http://s.intsig.net/r/terms/PP_CamScanner_en-us.html 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.com, Google Drive, Evernote, Dropbox, Check out other INTSIG’s products: CamCard - Business Card Reader CamDictionary - Snap Translator 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

Screenshots

Foxit PDF Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Foxit PDF Editor at 4.5 against CamScanner HD's 3.0. Foxit PDF Editor also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 29%) and ads (none vs shown). CamScanner HD's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Foxit PDF Editor sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and CamScanner HD sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Foxit PDF Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Foxit PDF Editor has 4.8K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Foxit PDF Editor's written reviews are positive against 29% of CamScanner HD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Foxit PDF Editor ships an update monthly, CamScanner HD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Foxit PDF Editor versus CamScanner HD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoxit PDF EditorCamScanner HD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4.8K ratings) — better3.0 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews — better29.2% of reviews
Number of ratings4.8K — better65
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size328 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFOXIT SOFTWARE INCORPORATEDLinguan Data

Customer experience

Foxit PDF Editor

All ratings4,759 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews527 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative25.2%

CamScanner HD

All ratings65 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral9.2%
Negative61.7%

Bugs and requests

Foxit PDF Editor

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Subscription not recognized after OS update
  • Pages go blank when switching apps
  • Handwriting and text input issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when rotating device
  • Corrupted files and data loss

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow custom highlight/text color
  • Improve page navigation and bookmarking
  • Integrate with more cloud storage providers
  • Add OCR and text extraction capabilities
  • Enhance annotation tools for better precision

CamScanner HD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Foxit PDF Editor

Subscriptions5
  • Foxit AI Assistant - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PDF Editor - Monthly$6.991 Month
  • PDF Editor - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Foxit AI Assistant - Yearly$49.991 Year
  • PDF Editor+ Yearly14 Days trial$139.991 Year
4 purchases

CamScanner HD

Subscriptions2
  • CamScanner Premium$4.991 Month
  • CamScanner Premium$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • One-page Fax$0.99
  • Ten-page Fax$8.99

Questions

Is Foxit PDF Editor free?
Foxit PDF Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CamScanner HD free?
CamScanner HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Foxit PDF Editor or CamScanner HD?
Foxit PDF Editor is rated higher. Foxit PDF Editor averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while CamScanner HD averages 3.0 from 65 ratings.
Do Foxit PDF Editor or CamScanner HD have ads?
CamScanner HD shows ads; Foxit PDF Editor does not.
Which is updated more often, Foxit PDF Editor or CamScanner HD?
Foxit PDF Editor ships an update monthly, and CamScanner HD every 3 weeks. Most recently, Foxit PDF Editor was updated on October 21, 2026 and CamScanner HD on October 19, 2026.

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