Comparison

Fast Scanner vs eScan

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

eScan

Transform your phone into a portable scanner. Easily capture, edit, sign, and share documents in various formats like PDF, JPEG, and DOC. Convert images to editable text using OCR technology.

Highlights
  • Scan and edit any document
  • Convert image to text (OCR)
  • Sign documents digitally
  • Share documents easily
  • Save scans in PDF, JPEG, or DOC
Features
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eScan will turn your iPhone into a portable scanner. Scan, edit, sign and share any documents in PDF, JPEG or DOC. A few simple steps and your scan is ready. You can scan anything you need: IDs, business documents, agreements, letters, invoices, order sheets, receipts, paper notes, sketches etc. All scanned documents save on your device and are inaccessible to us or any third-party. The main features of eScan: SCAN & EDIT ANY DOCUMENT. You can edit your scanned docs and save in PDF, JPEG or DOC. CONVERT IMAGE INTO TEXT. We use technology of text recognition (OCR). Extract text from any scanned image or page, edit it, and save. SIGN DOCUMENTS. Easily scan and sign all documents you need. SHARE. Share documents with others via social media, messengers or email attachment. Increase your productivity, use eScan. Information about auto-renewal of subscription: - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Subscriptions can be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - An account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The amount charged will depend on the selected plan. For app support please contact us at: escan@ebash.pw Terms of Services: https://escanpdf.com/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://escanpdf.com/privacy.html Terms of Subscription: https://escanpdf.com/terms-of-subscription.html

Screenshots

Fast Scanner4 screens
eScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: eScan at monthly against Fast Scanner's every 2 months. eScan also leads on chart position (#103 vs unranked). Fast Scanner's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (91% vs 80%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Fast Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and eScan sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. 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 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.1K and 3.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Fast Scanner's written reviews are positive against 80% of eScan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fast Scanner ships an update every 2 months, eScan monthly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Fast Scanner versus eScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFast ScannereScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.1K ratings) — better4.6 (3.8K ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better79.9% of reviews
Number of ratings6.1K — better3.8K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#103 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHang NguyeneBash Groupe

Customer experience

Fast Scanner

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

eScan

All ratings3,776 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive79.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative18.2%

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

eScan

From 3.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Useful for scanning and converting documents
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 🔒 Secure

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 💰 Paid subscription required for full functionality
  • 🔒 Issues with canceling subscription
  • 🤔 Confusing user interface

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

eScan

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to download or share scanned documents
  • Inconsistent scanning quality
  • Cropping issues with scanned documents

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to scan and save multiple pages
  • Improved document editing and formatting tools
  • Offline scanning capabilities

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fast Scanner

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$4.99
6 purchases

eScan

Subscriptions5
  • PDF Document Scanner$6.997 Days
  • PDF Document Scanner. PRO$8.997 Days
  • PDF Document Scanner3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • Full Access$9.991 Year
  • Full Access$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access - lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Fast Scanner free?
Fast Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eScan free?
eScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fast Scanner or eScan?
Fast Scanner is rated higher. Fast Scanner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while eScan averages 4.6 from 3.8K ratings.
Do Fast Scanner or eScan have ads?
Both Fast Scanner and eScan show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fast Scanner or eScan?
Fast Scanner ships an update every 2 months, and eScan monthly. Most recently, Fast Scanner was updated on September 24, 2026 and eScan on September 24, 2026.

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