Comparison

FineReader vs Scanbot SDK

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

Scanbot SDK

Transform your device into a high-quality document scanner in seconds. This app offers automatic capturing, cropping, and perspective correction for crisp images. It works offline for absolute data security and supports multiple export formats and image optimization filters.

Highlights
  • Automatic capturing and cropping
  • Perspective correction
  • Multiple export formats (PDF, JPG, PNG, TIFF)
  • Image optimization filters
  • Single and multi-page scanning
  • Offline functionality
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Turn any smartphone, tablet, or wearable device into an easy-to-use & reliable Document Scanner that creates high-quality images of documents in just 2 seconds with the Scanbot SDK: Document Scanning App. This App impresses with an easy-to-use and reliable scanning experience that enables users to create high-quality images of physical documents. Working completely offline on your device, the App is never connected to any third-party servers – providing you with absolute data security. Our cutting-edge machine learning- and computer vision-based Document Scanning technology offers all the features you need for a seamless scanning experience that allows anyone to easily capture sharp and crisp images of documents: SELF-EXPLAINING USER GUIDANCE We developed a self-explaining user guidance that enables even non-tech-savvy people to capture high-quality scans with their devices easily. AUTOMATIC CAPTURING & CROPPING With our automatic capturing and cropping functionalities, all you need to do is hold your device over a document to create the perfect scan. The Scanbot SDK: Document Scanning App does the rest - blurry and badly cropped images with disturbing backgrounds become a thing of the past. PERSPECTIVE CORRECTION We know that it can be difficult to position the camera perfectly above the document. This is why we developed an algorithm that automatically straightens every scan. It supports you with scans taken from a bad angle and facilitates further processing. MULTIPLE EXPORT FORMATS PDF, JPG, PNG, or TIFF – we offer all the export formats that you need. IMAGE OPTIMIZATION FILTERS We have learned that each user has unique image requirements. That's why we built Image Optimization Filters for various use cases (e.g., Binarization, Grayscale, Color Document, and more). SINGLE- AND MULTI-PAGE MODES With our App, you can scan single or multi-page documents without leaving the scan screen. If you have any questions, please contact us: https://scanbot.io/.

Screenshots

FineReader4 screens
Scanbot SDK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FineReader at 4.7 against Scanbot SDK's 4.1. FineReader also leads on ratings volume (19K vs 17) and review sentiment (71% vs 50%). Scanbot SDK's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Scanbot SDK asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FineReader holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FineReader has 19K ratings behind it against 17, 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 50% of Scanbot SDK's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FineReader ships an update monthly, Scanbot SDK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FineReader versus Scanbot SDK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFineReaderScanbot SDK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (19K ratings) — better4.1 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19K — better17
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperABBYY USA Software House IncScanbot SDK, Inc

Customer experience

FineReader

All ratings19,332 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews445 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative23.6%

Scanbot SDK

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Scanbot SDK

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
None

Scanbot SDK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FineReader free?
FineReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanbot SDK free?
Scanbot SDK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FineReader or Scanbot SDK?
FineReader is rated higher. FineReader averages 4.7 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Scanbot SDK averages 4.1 from 17 ratings.
Do FineReader or Scanbot SDK have ads?
Neither FineReader nor Scanbot SDK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FineReader or Scanbot SDK?
FineReader ships an update monthly, and Scanbot SDK every 2 months. Most recently, FineReader was updated on November 7, 2026 and Scanbot SDK on November 3, 2026.

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