Comparison

FineReader vs PDF Scanner Plus

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

Head to head
About

FineReader

Transform your mobile device into a powerful scanner for documents and books. Extract text from images with advanced OCR technology, create editable digital copies, and share them easily. Organize and annotate your scanned files with intelligent features.

Highlights
  • Scan documents and books
  • Offline and online OCR
  • Extract text to TXT
  • Save as PDF and JPEG
  • Share to cloud storage
  • Annotate PDFs
  • Automatic document classification
Features
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ABBYY FineReader PDF - the first smart AI-powered scanner that turns your mobile device into an all-purpose tool to quickly capture docs and books, create electronic copies in PDF and JPEG, and extract texts from scans for further editing and sharing. FineReader PDF - the top mobile scanner for iPhone or iPad from ABBYY, a Digital Intelligence company. *** Ranked #1 Business application in 98 countries *** *** Winner of SUPERSTAR Award in the "Document Capture" category in the Mobile Star Awards *** Use FineReader PDF to scan paper documents, books, agreements, receipts, magazine articles, notes, recipes, charts, tables, slides, whiteboards, or even billboards on the street and get perfect digital copies. KEY FEATURES • PDF & JPEG. Scan any text and save scans to JPEG images or cross-platform PDF documents. • OFFLINE OCR. Quickly extract text from scans into TXT format on your device without an internet connection. • ONLINE OCR. Recognize text (OCR) on scans in 183 languages (including Latin, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean alphabets) and choose from among 4 output formats. • SHARE & EXPORT. Send results by email, to FineReader PDF for Windows, save in cloud storages - iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, Yandex.Disk, Evernote, OneDrive for Business, and more. • LIVE TEXT. Make phone calls, send emails, follow the links, and more from scanned docs. • ABBYY NEURAL NETWORK. The smart gallery will automatically classify documents into 7 types: A4, books, business cards, handwritten, IDs, other docs, and receipts. • SEARCH TEXT ON PHOTOS. Type the text from a photo into a Search field in the gallery. FineReader PDF will find photos that have this text. • AR RULER. Define doc size in AR. It will be useful for non-standard documents and further printing them out in proper proportions. • SIRI SHORTCUTS. Open scans with Siri and set the flow of actions with scans using Shortcuts app. • ANNOTATE SCANS. Discover a set of easy-to-use tools to modify your PDFs: add your signature or a text box, use a highlighter, write with a pen, or conceal content with the redaction tool. • 3D TOUCH & SPOTLIGHT SEARCH SUPPORT. • PASSWORD ON PDF. Add a password for the image-only PDF files while exporting and sending via email. • MULTIPAGE DOCS. Create, edit, and enhance separate images or large multi-page documents without any additional selection on the viewfinder. • AUTO-CAPTURE AND FILTERS. Excellent visual quality with auto-capture of page boundaries and advanced image filters, which process scans in color, greyscale, or black-and-white versions. • BUILT-IN FILE STORAGE. Save scans inside the app with tags and search capabilities. • Transfer docs to your Mac or PC using Home Sharing. • AIRPRINT. Print out scans directly from your iPhone or iPad. Read us: abbyy.com/blog/mobile Facebook.com/ABBYYsoft Twitter @ABBYY_Software YouTube.com/ABBYYvideos Do you like FineReader PDF? Please leave a review!

About

PDF Scanner Plus

Easily digitize any document, photo, or text with a single click. Convert your scans into editable PDF files, compile multiple pages, and enhance image quality with built-in editing tools. Store and manage your digital documents for convenient access and modification.

Highlights
  • Scan documents and images
  • Convert to PDF format
  • Compile multiple pages
  • Edit image brightness and contrast
  • Store and manage digital files
  • Automatic border detection
Features
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PDF Scanner Plus is your personal scanner for any text, document or image. Turn any paper document, photo or text into a digital copy just in one click, and then convert into PDF format. HERE IS WHAT IT CAN DO CAPTURE Scan any form, text, or picture and get a digital copy right on your device! Our app will find the borders of the document itself, so that you only get what is needed, or customize the area by yourself. CONVERT Scanner Plus will transform the pictures you have taken or already have into a convenient, easy to use PDF document to rewrite on the go or keep it as an image to edit. COMPILE Scan multiple pages of lengthy legal documents, receipts or payments to organize them in one for easy access and editing later. EDIT A blurry or unsaturated image is no problem with the tools already built into our application. Alter the brightness of the photograph or transform it into a crisp, black and white image. STORE Save the new file anywhere you need on your device and access it anytime with any other app but also with Scanner Plus once again to adjust the PDF file, passage or image for the situation you need. Download our best scanning, format converting and editing app PDF Scanner Plus and manage your work around the office and home in one click.

Screenshots

FineReader4 screens
PDF Scanner Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FineReader at none against PDF Scanner Plus's shown. FineReader also leads on ratings volume (19K vs 67). PDF Scanner Plus's advantage is review sentiment (97% vs 71%). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. FineReader sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PDF Scanner Plus 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

PDF Scanner Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FineReader has 19K ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of FineReader's written reviews are positive against 97% of PDF Scanner Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FineReader ships an update monthly, PDF Scanner Plus every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FineReader versus PDF Scanner Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFineReaderPDF Scanner Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (19K ratings)4.9 (67 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews96.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K — better67
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperABBYY USA Software House IncDigitAlchemy LLC

Customer experience

FineReader

All ratings19,332 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews444 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative23.4%

PDF Scanner Plus

All ratings67 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews157 reviews
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.3%

Bugs and requests

FineReader

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes when switching between apps
  • Unreliable auto-capture feature
  • Issues with sending scans via email

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to edit scanned documents
  • Support for multi-page PDF scanning
  • Improved edge detection for curved documents
  • Offline OCR processing option

PDF Scanner Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

FineReader

Subscriptions9
  • [ARCHIVE]Entry Premium monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Scan PDF and documents7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • [ARCHIVE]Basic Premium monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • ARCHIVE-Advanced Premium month7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • PDF Scanner + OCR7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • FineScanner Premium monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • PDF Scanner$9.991 Year
  • Photo Scanning app14 Days trial$20.991 Year
  • FineScanner Premium yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • [ARCHIVE] No Ads$5.99
1 purchases

PDF Scanner Plus

One-time1
  • PDF Scanner Plus - Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is FineReader free?
FineReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Scanner Plus free?
PDF Scanner Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FineReader or PDF Scanner Plus?
PDF Scanner Plus is rated higher. FineReader averages 4.7 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while PDF Scanner Plus averages 4.9 from 67 ratings.
Do FineReader or PDF Scanner Plus have ads?
PDF Scanner Plus shows ads; FineReader does not.
Which is updated more often, FineReader or PDF Scanner Plus?
FineReader ships an update monthly, and PDF Scanner Plus every 6 weeks. Most recently, FineReader was updated on October 20, 2026 and PDF Scanner Plus on October 18, 2026.

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