Comparison

Scanner Mini 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

Scanner Mini

Transform your mobile device into a powerful portable scanner. Easily capture documents, receipts, and photos, converting them into high-quality PDFs or JPEGs. Organize, annotate, and share your scans with advanced editing and OCR capabilities.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF/JPEG
  • Advanced image processing
  • Organize scans into categories
  • Annotate and edit scans
  • AI-powered object removal
  • OCR for text extraction
  • Secure password protection
Features
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Scanner Mini is the best place for your important documents. It transforms your iPhone and iPad into portable scanners. Scan agreements, receipts, IDs, books, and more using your device and turn them into high-quality PDFs, so you can safely store and share them anywhere. "Scanner Mini turns your iPhone into a scanning boss" – The Next Web "Scanner Mini is very, very nice. It’s simple and fast." – Mark Gurman, 9to5Mac *** WITH SCANNER MINI YOU GET FREE ACCESS TO *** EASY SCANNING Sсan any kind of paper documents into multi-page PDFs or JPEGs. ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING Create great-looking documents with original pictures, color stamps and signatures. Scanner Mini will automatically detect borders in real time, correcting distortion and geometry. You can also adjust the crop area manually, by tapping on the screen. MAKE ORGANIZING EASY All your scans are automatically organized into useful categories: bills, receipts, books or magazines, IDs, forms, etc. ANNOTATE YOUR SCANS You can draw, write, and highlight text in your scans right in Scanner Mini without jumping to another app. MAGIC ERASER Get rid of staples, holes, or fingers that got into the scan while scanning. Scanner Mini’s AI-powered eraser makes unwanted objects disappear as if they were never there. iCLOUD SYNC ACROSS ALL YOUR DEVICES Access to all your scanned documents on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. Scan a document on your iPhone or iPad and it will be uploaded to iCloud Drive automatically. *** SCANNER MINI PLUS UNLOCKS THE ADVANCED FEATURES *** WORK WITH TEXT (OCR) Turn scans into text, so you can read, copy, and export it to other apps. Scanner Mini supports 25+ languages: Catalan, Croatian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish and Ukrainian. SHARE YOUR SCANS Send scanned documents via email, export to Photos or open in any 3rd party apps. Also, you can print your documents or even fax them to most countries and territories. FULL-TEXT SEARCH Search through the text of your scans or by category, not just by titles. Quickly find any scan no matter how it’s named. REMOVE WATERMARK Create clean and professional scans without watermarks. AUTO UPLOAD & WORKFLOWS Automate your flow and perform multiple actions in just one tap. First, choose your actions – rename documents, send an email, auto upload to Dropbox, save to the required folder and much more. Then, with just one tap Scanner Mini will complete all of these actions, while you solve more important problems. PROTECT YOUR PDFs Protect your document library with a secure password, Face ID, or Touch ID. Share password-protected scans to shield them from prying eyes. We give you 7-DAY FREE TRIAL to Scanner Mini Plus, so you can download it now and check it in action. Have any feedback or comments? We’d love to hear from you at http://readdle.com/contact Privacy Policy: https://readdle.com/scannermini/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://readdle.com/scannermini/legal/terms

About

PDF Scanner

Transform paper documents, notes, and photos into digital PDFs or PNGs. Extract editable text from images using OCR technology. Share your scanned files and extracted text easily via various cloud services and messaging apps.

Highlights
  • Smart PDF scanning
  • Edge detection and auto crop
  • Batch scanning
  • Image to text OCR
  • Handwritten note recognition
  • Document organization and security
  • Cloud synchronization
Features
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With Scanner App, you can easily scan any paper documents, handwritten notes, photos, business cards and receipts into clear PDF or PNG. Convert scanned Image to editable Text with OCR technology. Share Text, PNG or PDF via email, WhatsApp, Dropbox, Box and Google Drive. √Smart pdf scanner: - Edge detection - Auto crop & scan - Batch scanning - Share or save scans - Filters (B&W, Grayscale, Threshold, Scans) - PDF converter - E-signature √Texts extracting: - Support 14 languages OCR - Recognize handwritten notes - Copy, edit and share in txt, png, pdf √Document organization & security: - Manage documents - Lock documents with password √Sync synchronization: - Cloud Space - Sync to iCloud, Box, Dropbox... Premium subscription: Weekly Subscription:$2.99 per week; Monthly Subscription:$6.99 per month; Yearly Subscription:$39.99 per year. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. For Terms of Use, please visit https://scanner24.app/terms.html For Privacy Policy, please visit https://scanner24.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Scanner Mini4 screens
PDF Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scanner Mini at none against PDF Scanner's shown. Scanner Mini also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (21K vs 28). On price, review sentiment, 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. Scanner Mini sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PDF Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scanner Mini holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scanner Mini has 21K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 82% and 82% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner Mini ships an update every 2 weeks, PDF Scanner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scanner Mini versus PDF Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner MiniPDF Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (21K ratings) — better4.5 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews82.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21K — better28
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReaddle Technologies LimitedAOS INTERNET CO., LIMITED

Customer experience

Scanner Mini

All ratings21,258 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews1,684 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative14.0%

PDF Scanner

All ratings27 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.9%

User reviews

Scanner Mini

From 21K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient for on-the-go scanning
  • 💡 Helpful for organizing documents
  • 🚀 Efficient scanning and sharing
  • 👍 User-friendly interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
  • 🔒 Limitations on sharing/emailing without paid version
  • 🐛 Auto-capture feature not always reliable
  • 🐛 Edge detection and page size issues
  • 🐛 Overheating and unresponsive screen during scanning

PDF Scanner

From 28 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast and agile
  • 📄 Scans and sends as PDF
  • 💯 Excellent functionality
  • 🌟 Very good app

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription cost is high
  • 💸 Forcing to buy Pro version
  • 😩 Annoying ads
  • 📉 Poor editing quality
  • ❌ Not automatically framing documents

Bugs and requests

Scanner Mini

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Scans disappearing or not saving properly
  • Inability to send scans via email
  • Crashing issues after iOS 14 update
  • Rotation issues with multi-page documents
  • Excessive file sizes for scanned documents

Requested features

6 requests
  • Nested folders for better organization
  • Improved OCR capabilities
  • Ability to share scans without paid version
  • Compatibility with Apple AirDrop
  • Customizable scanning settings
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  • Improved auto-capture and edge detection

PDF Scanner

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 🐛 App keeps crashing
  • 🐛 Crashes when scanning many pages
  • 🐛 Errors when sending files
  • 🐛 App closes unexpectedly

Requested features

2 requests
  • Automatic document framing
  • Lower subscription cost

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Scanner Mini

Subscriptions3
  • Expense Report7 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Scanner 8 subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Scanner Mini Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • Fax Pack 1$0.99
  • Unlimited Email Upgrade$1.99
  • Secure$1.99
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  • Upload$1.99
  • Fax Pack 2$1.99
  • Full Pack$3.99
  • Fax Pack 3$4.99
  • Print & Fax$7.99
3 purchases

PDF Scanner

Subscriptions3
  • Scanner24_weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • PDF Scanner App Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Scanner24_yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Scanner Mini free?
Scanner Mini 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, Scanner Mini or PDF Scanner?
Scanner Mini is rated higher. Scanner Mini averages 4.9 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while PDF Scanner averages 4.5 from 28 ratings.
Do Scanner Mini or PDF Scanner have ads?
PDF Scanner shows ads; Scanner Mini does not.
Which is updated more often, Scanner Mini or PDF Scanner?
Scanner Mini ships an update every 2 weeks, and PDF Scanner every 2 months. Most recently, Scanner Mini was updated on October 29, 2026 and PDF Scanner on October 27, 2026.

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