Comparison

Fast Scanner vs ID Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Fast Scanner

Transform your phone into a powerful multipage scanner for documents, receipts, and notes. Quickly scan, edit, and export your files as PDF or JPEG. Share via email, print, or save to your device for easy access.

Highlights
  • Scan documents
  • Export to PDF
  • Email or print scans
  • Multi-page editing
  • Fast performance
  • Save to device
Features
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- UNLIMITED ANY FEATURES. - UNLIMITED NUMBER OF SCAN DOCUMENTS. Fast Scanner turns your iPhone into a multipage scanner for documents, receipts, notes, invoices, whiteboards and other paper text. With Fast Scanner, you can quickly scan your documents, then print or email them as multipage PDF or JPEG files. Moreover you can save the PDF files in your iPhone or open them in other apps such as iBook, PDF Reader, etc. FEATURES: + Scan documents Fast Scanner scan any type of documents, ranging from a receipt to multipage book. + Export to PDF file All scanned documents are exported as industry-standard PDF file. You can add new pages or delete existed pages within the PDF file. + Email or print scanned documents Just scan any documents and tap "Send" button. If the document needs to be printed, send it to any printer nearby. + Extremely Fast Fast Scanner is optimized to run very fast. + Multi editing support scanned document Fast Scanner support a lot of image editing options so you can make the scanned images as easy to read as possible. SUPPORT: iOS version 7.0 and later.

About

ID Scanner

Scan driver's licenses using your phone's camera to verify validity and expiration dates. Optionally save scan history for event attendance tracking and collect business insights. Manage VIP and banned lists for enhanced customer control.

Highlights
  • Scan driver's licenses with phone camera
  • Verify ID validity and expiration
  • Save scan history
  • Create VIP and Banned lists
  • Collect aggregated business stats
Features
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ID Scanner allows you to scan a drivers license with your phone's camera. No expensive hardware required! You can check to see if an ID is valid, expired, and much more. ID Scanner will let you optionally save a list of previous scans to allow you to go back and see who attended your venue or event in a given time frame. You can collect aggregated stats across the night, week or even month to drive marketing and promoting for your business. You can even create a VIP list or a Banned list to keep your best customers coming back and keep track of those that need to stay out of your location. ID Scanner is great for bars, clubs, dispensaries, sporting events, town fairs and much more. Become smarter with your customers using ID Scanner! We never save any information or photos from the app. All driver's license information is stored on your device and is deleted when you delete the app from your phone.

Screenshots

Fast Scanner4 screens
ID Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fast Scanner at 91% against ID Scanner's 13%. Fast Scanner also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 807). ID Scanner's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Fast Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ID Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fast Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fast Scanner has 6.1K ratings behind it against 807, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Fast Scanner's written reviews are positive against 13% of ID Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fast Scanner ships an update every 2 months, ID Scanner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fast Scanner versus ID Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFast ScannerID Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.1K ratings) — better4.3 (807 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings6.1K — better807
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHang NguyenApp Sub 1 LLC

Customer experience

Fast Scanner

All ratings6,118 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews540 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.0%

ID Scanner

All ratings807 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative84.4%

User reviews

Fast Scanner

From 6.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Convenient for on-the-go scanning
  • 🔒 Reliable and consistent
  • 👍 Great quality scans

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes
  • 💰 Frequent ads in free version
  • 🔒 Difficulty transferring Pro version to new account
  • 🐛 Issues with emailing scanned documents

ID Scanner

From 807 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Log feature to track scanned IDs
  • 👍 Works as expected

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent scanning results
  • 🐛 Incorrectly identifies real IDs as fake
  • 🐛 Doesn't work on certain devices/platforms
  • 🔒 Security concerns with credit card information

Bugs and requests

Fast Scanner

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Scanned documents disappearing after app crashes
  • Inability to send emails from within the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow editing of scanned documents after initial capture
  • Provide option to disable ads in free version
  • Improve integration with more email providers

ID Scanner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Doesn't scan California ID cards on iPad
  • Doesn't scan any IDs at all
  • Upgrade charges more than advertised

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow a few free scans to justify subscription
  • Improve scanning accuracy and reliability

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fast Scanner

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$4.99
2 purchases

ID Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Scanner+$19.991 Year
  • Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Fast Scanner free?
Fast Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ID Scanner free?
ID Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fast Scanner or ID Scanner?
Fast Scanner is rated higher. Fast Scanner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while ID Scanner averages 4.3 from 807 ratings.
Do Fast Scanner or ID Scanner have ads?
Fast Scanner shows ads; ID Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, Fast Scanner or ID Scanner?
Fast Scanner ships an update every 2 months, and ID Scanner every 3 months. Most recently, Fast Scanner was updated on September 30, 2026 and ID Scanner on September 29, 2026.

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