Fast Scanner vs Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Scan documents
- Export to PDF
- Email or print scans
- Multi-page editing
- Fast performance
- Save to device
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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.
Scanner
Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner. Easily capture, enhance, and organize documents, receipts, and IDs into high-quality PDFs. Extract text with OCR and add signatures for seamless digital workflows.
- Automatic edge detection and perspective correction
- Batch scanning for multi-page documents
- OCR text extraction and copying
- Digital signature and annotation tools
- ID card and passport scanning mode
- Export as PDF or JPG
- Private, on-device processing
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Scanner turns your iPhone into a powerful pocket document scanner. Scan contracts, receipts, letters, notes, books and ID cards with your camera and turn them into crisp, high-quality PDFs. No account, no cloud, no setup — everything stays on your phone. SCAN TO PDF IN SECONDS - Automatic edge detection and perspective correction: point your camera and the page is found, cropped and straightened for you - Batch mode: scan multi-page documents in one continuous pass - Automatic enhancement makes text sharp and easy to read MAKE EVERY PAGE PERFECT - 4 filters: Original, Color, Grayscale and Black & White document mode - Rotate, reorder and delete pages any time - Rename documents and keep them organized in folders EXTRACT TEXT WITH OCR - Recognize the text in any scan in seconds - Copy the result or share it as plain text - Works with documents in many languages SIGN & ANNOTATE - Draw your signature once and insert it into any document - Add annotations and markup to your pages - Perfect for contracts, forms and approvals ID CARD & PASSPORT MODE - Scan the front and back of a card - Both sides are placed neatly on a single page, ready to print PRINT, SHARE & EXPORT - Print to any AirPrint printer - Export as PDF or JPG and share through Mail, Messages or any other app - Merge several documents into a single PDF PRIVATE BY DESIGN - All scans are processed and stored on your device only - Nothing is uploaded and no account is required - Protect the app with Face ID or Touch ID FREE TO TRY Your first scan is free. Scanner Premium unlocks unlimited scanning, OCR text extraction, signatures & annotations, ID card mode and app lock with weekly and yearly plans. The weekly plan (USD 7.99/week) offers a 3-day free trial for eligible users; the yearly plan (USD 29.99/year) has no free trial. Prices are displayed in the app before purchase and vary by region. Viewing, printing and sharing documents you have already scanned remains free. Cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Subscription terms: Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://spacenodehq.com/scanner/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://spacenodehq.com/scanner/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Scanner at none against Fast Scanner's shown. Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Fast Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (6.2K vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Fast Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Fast Scanner against 4.8 for Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fast Scanner has 6.2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fast Scanner ships an update every 2 months, Scanner every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Fast Scanner | Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.2K ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.2K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hang Nguyen | Space Node Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Fast Scanner
Scanner
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
Scanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fast Scanner
- Upgrade to Pro$4.99
Scanner
- Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Premium$49.991 Year
Questions
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