Comparison

Scanner Mini vs Scanner ㅤ

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

Scanner ㅤ

Easily scan, sign, and share documents with this high-quality PDF scanner. Enhance your scans with filters and keep important files secure in your cloud vault. It offers automatic document detection and supports both single and multi-page documents.

Highlights
  • High-quality PDF scanning
  • Sign scanned documents
  • Automatic document detection
  • Single & multi-page scanning
  • Scan enhancement filters
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Scan, share & sign documents with the best PDF Scanner App on the App Store! With Scanner you can create high-quality scans, sign documents and quickly share them via Email, Airdrop and more. Works great for documents, bills or even photos! Keep your important documents safe and secure in your iCloud vault. - PDF & Document Scanner - Sign scanned documents - Scan in high quality quick and easy - Automatic document detection and scanning - Scan both single & multi-page documents - Enhance scans with filters: black & white, grayscale or color - iCloud sync between all of your devices Introducing Rocket Apps PRO: With Rocket Apps PRO you simply subscribe once and get access to all supported Rocket Apps. The best part: we will keep adding new Apps. SUPPORT Our goal is to build the best apps in the world. You can help us by reporting bugs and requesting features via Email: help@rocketapps.com TERMS & PRIVACY https://rocketapps.com/privacy.html https://rocketapps.com/terms.html SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: The App offers an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription to provide you with unlimited access to all PRO Features while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable.

Screenshots

Scanner Mini4 screens
Scanner ㅤ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scanner Mini at none against Scanner ㅤ's shown. Scanner Mini also leads on ratings volume (21K vs 98) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Scanner Mini sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Scanner ㅤ sells 3 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

Scanner Mini holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scanner Mini has 21K ratings behind it against 98, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Scanner Mini's written reviews are positive against 75% of Scanner ㅤ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner Mini ships an update every 2 weeks, Scanner ㅤ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scanner Mini versus Scanner ㅤ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner MiniScanner ㅤ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (21K ratings) — better4.7 (98 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21K — better98
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
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 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReaddle Technologies LimitedRocket Apps GmbH

Customer experience

Scanner Mini

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

Scanner ㅤ

All ratings96 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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
Show 1 more
  • Improved auto-capture and edge detection

Scanner ㅤ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Scanner Mini

Subscriptions2
  • Expense Report7 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Scanner Mini Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • Fax Pack 1$0.99
  • Unlimited Email Upgrade$1.99
  • Secure$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Upload$1.99
  • Fax Pack 2$1.99
  • Full Pack$3.99
  • Print & Fax$7.99
3 purchases

Scanner ㅤ

Subscriptions3
  • Rocket Apps PRO - Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Rocket Apps PRO - Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Rocket Apps PRO Offer1 Year trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Scanner Mini free?
Scanner Mini is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanner ㅤ free?
Scanner ㅤ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scanner Mini or Scanner ㅤ?
Scanner Mini is rated higher. Scanner Mini averages 4.9 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while Scanner ㅤ averages 4.7 from 98 ratings.
Do Scanner Mini or Scanner ㅤ have ads?
Scanner ㅤ shows ads; Scanner Mini does not.
Which is updated more often, Scanner Mini or Scanner ㅤ?
Scanner Mini ships an update every 2 weeks, and Scanner ㅤ every 6 weeks. Most recently, Scanner Mini was updated on November 8, 2026 and Scanner ㅤ on November 3, 2026.

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