Comparison

Scanner App Pro vs FineReader Pro

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

Head to head
About

Scanner App Pro

Digitize and manage documents with powerful scanning, OCR, and editing tools. Easily convert paper to digital formats, fill forms, add signatures, and share via various methods including fax. Organize, print, and secure your files effortlessly.

Highlights
  • High-quality document scanning
  • Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
  • PDF and JPEG export
  • Form filling and digital signatures
  • Wireless faxing
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Photo collage and multi-page printing
Features
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Scan and OCR documents in seconds, draw lines, edit texts, fill forms, collage, and sign. Share as PDF / JPEG by email, WiFi file sharing, cloud storages, smb, webdav, and fax. Powerful Scanning & OCR • Instantly scan paper documents, whiteboards, business cards, books, posters, and receipts with sharp clarity. • Auto-detect document edges to correct perspective distortion. • Enhance readability by removing background shadows and sharpening text in “Color” or “B&W” mode. • Adjust brightness and saturation in “Photo” mode. • Edit text, draw lines, and insert images. • Extract text from scanned images using OCR and export as TXT or DOCX. • Smart Formatting – The OCR function detects and restores font styles and colors on a line-by-line basis. • Business Card Scanner – Instantly digitize business cards, extract contact details using OCR, and save them directly to your phone's address book. Photo Collage & Multi-Page Printing • Merge multiple pages into a single sheet—perfect for printing double-sided ID cards on A4/Letter paper. Save, Print & Organize • Save scans as JPEG or export as PDF. • Print wirelessly with AirPrint-supported printers. • Organize scans into folders, browse with thumbnail previews, and search by file name, OCR text, or notes. • Add annotations, signatures, and password protection for documents. Convenient Faxing • Send and receive faxes anywhere—no fax machine needed. • Receive push notifications for fax status updates. • Fax to 100+ countries (cost based on page count and recipient country). • Subscribe to a fax number for incoming faxes or disable fax reception when not needed. Seamless File Sharing & Export • Support exporting searchable PDFs • Transfer files between devices effortlessly. • Share as JPEG/PDF via email or open in other apps. • Save to Photos, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Evernote, WebDAV, and more. • Access files from a PC using a web browser over WiFi. • Export to Reminders and sync with Apple, Google, or Outlook calendars. Easy File Import • Import JPEG images from other apps for cropping and enhancement. • Import PDFs as scanned pages. • Import files from cloud storage services. Effortlessly manage and digitize your documents—anytime, anywhere! Subscription Plans Unlock premium features with Silver, or Gold plans, including: • Cloud Backup & Restore: Access previous versions of your documents anytime • Flexible subscription options: Monthly or annual plans available • Subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. The cost depends on the selected plan • 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 the free trial will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription or cancel it Terms of Service: https://ifunplay.com/legal.html

About

FineReader Pro

Transform your mobile device into a powerful scanner. Capture documents, books, and photos, then convert them into editable text or high-quality PDFs. Share, annotate, and organize your scanned files with advanced AI features.

Highlights
  • Scan documents and photos to PDF/JPEG
  • Offline and online OCR for text extraction
  • Support for 183 languages
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Live text recognition
  • Automatic document classification
  • Annotate and secure PDFs
Features
Currently charting
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ABBYY FineReader PDF Pro - 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 Pro - 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 Pro 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 Pro 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 Pro? Please leave a review!

Screenshots

Scanner App Pro4 screens
FineReader Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scanner App Pro at $39.99 against FineReader Pro's $59.99. Scanner App Pro also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). FineReader Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 263). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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

Scanner App Pro costs $39.99 and FineReader Pro $59.99 up front. Scanner App Pro sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. FineReader Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Scanner App Pro against 4.7 for FineReader Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 263 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Scanner App Pro's written reviews are positive against 81% of FineReader Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner App Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, FineReader Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Scanner App Pro versus FineReader Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner App ProFineReader Pro
Price$39.99 — better$59.99
Rating4.8 (263 ratings) — better4.7 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews — better80.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2631.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#186#172 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size278 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIFUNPLAY CO., LTD.ABBYY USA Software House Inc

Customer experience

Scanner App Pro

All ratings263 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral0.9%
Negative14.7%

FineReader Pro

All ratings1,251 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews686 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative14.9%

Bugs and requests

Scanner App Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

FineReader Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Issues with multi-page document handling
  • Unreliable cloud sync and file saving
  • Poor performance on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to manually adjust cropping and page borders
  • Bulk file management and organization options
  • Offline OCR processing without cloud dependency
  • Support for more page sizes and document types

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Scanner App Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Scanner App SILVER (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • Scanner App GOLD (Monthly)$7.991 Month
  • Scanner App SILVER (Annually)7 Days trial$35.991 Year
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  • Scanner App GOLD (Annually)7 Days trial$57.991 Year
One-time10
  • Fax Pack 1$0.99
  • 1 Fax Credit$0.99
  • Fax Pack 2$1.99
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  • Backup and Restore$2.99
  • 5 Fax Credit$4.99
  • Fax No. For One Month$5.99
  • 10 Fax Credit$7.99
  • Fax No. For Three Months$12.99
  • 20 Fax Credit$14.99
  • Fax No. For Six Months$22.99
None

FineReader Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanner App Pro free?
Scanner App Pro costs $39.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is FineReader Pro free?
FineReader Pro costs $59.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scanner App Pro or FineReader Pro?
Scanner App Pro is rated higher. Scanner App Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 263 ratings, while FineReader Pro averages 4.7 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Scanner App Pro or FineReader Pro have ads?
Neither Scanner App Pro nor FineReader Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanner App Pro or FineReader Pro?
Scanner App Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and FineReader Pro monthly. Most recently, Scanner App Pro was updated on September 28, 2026 and FineReader Pro on September 29, 2026.
Which is more popular, Scanner App Pro or FineReader Pro?
Scanner App Pro currently peaks at #186 in the App Store charts, and FineReader Pro at #172. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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