Comparison

Scanner vs ScanPro App

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

Head to head
About

Scanner

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a powerful document scanner. Effortlessly capture, enhance, and organize your important papers with automatic corner detection and distortion removal. Share your scanned documents as PDFs via email or other platforms.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with camera
  • Import from gallery
  • Automatic corner detection
  • Distortion removal
  • PDF conversion
  • Document management
  • Export via email
Features
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Use your iPhone/iPad as a scanner! It has never been easier to scan documents without an extra hardware device. Just make a picture of your document, the application does the rest! An advanced algorithm will automatically detect the corners and remove any distortion. You end up with a perfect scan in no time! Have your documents on you all the time! TOP FEATURES: ▶ Fast and convenient access to the camera ▶ Scan documents with the camera ▶ Import pages form the gallery ▶ Precise and automatic corner detection ▶ Magnifier glass for optimal corner selection ▶ Automatic distortion removal ▶ Post processing functionality (crop, rotate,..) ▶ Optimize the document (brightness, saturation, contrast) ▶ Black & white filter for readability ▶ Unlimited documents and pages ▶ Clear & brilliant preview of documents ▶ Document management (rename, cut/copy, paste, ...) ▶ Export capabilities (email, gallery, …) ▶ PDF converter ▶ Print documents with AirPrint ▶ Send PDF documents by e-Mail ▶ Access to documents with Web-Browser and iTunes ▶ Univeral iPhone/iPad app ▶ Help system WHAT TO SCAN: ▶ Customer Cards ▶ Manuals & Books ▶ Barcodes ▶ Bills ▶ Contracts ▶ Passport ▶ Visas ▶ Business Cards ▶ Formulas ▶ ... other important Documents

About

ScanPro App

Digitize, organize, and share documents from your mobile device. Optimize scan quality, extract text with OCR, and transfer files wirelessly. Get premium features for a low lifetime price.

Highlights
  • Digitize documents with phone camera
  • Optimize scan quality with smart cropping
  • Extract text using OCR
  • Share documents as PDFs
  • Wireless file transfer to PC
  • Advanced document editing and watermarking
Features
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ScanPro helps you scan, store, sync and collaborate on various contents across smartphones, iPads, tablets and computers. Why pay extra when you can get lifetime premium features for as little as $2.99? FEATURES: *Quickly Digitize Document Just use your phone camera to scan and digitize all kinds of paper documents: receipts, notes, invoices, whiteboard discussions, business cards, certificates, etc. *Optimize Scan Quality Smart cropping and auto enhancing ensures the texts and graphics in scanned documents are clear and sharp with premium colors and resolutions. *Extract Texts from Image OCR (optical character recognition) feature recognizes texts in document images and extract them from images for later searching, editing or sharing. *Share PDF Files Easily share documents in PDF format with friends via various ways: post on social media, send attachment or document download link through email. *AirPrint Documents Instantly print out any documents in ScanPro with nearby printer via AirPrint *Air Transfer (Files Transfer from/to PC via WiFi) The easiest way to transfer files to PC and from iPhone to PC. Make your mobile device working like a network drive - easy, multi-platform & ad free! No USB cable needed anymore! Wirelessly transfer your mobile content between PC, Mac OS, no complex setup, no additional application needed. *Advanced Document Editing (iOS 13+) Make annotations on documents with a full set of editing tools. Also adding customized watermarks are made available to mark your own documents. *Quick Documents sorting When you have plenty of documents, you can use filter to categorize and easily find them. WHAT CAN ScanPro App - Docs, PDF & Sign DO FOR YOU? • GET IT DONE NOW: Open Camera, scan any document, anywhere. • GO GREEN: Send documents by email to eliminate printing and faxing. • STAY ORGANIZED: Store your documents and files in one place. Permission Overview: 1. Camera: Let the ScanPro use device camera in order to scan your documents. 2. Gallery: Let the ScanPro use device photo library in order to scan your documents. * Current ScanPro VIP subscription price starts at $2.99/ unlimited. * If you choose to purchase ScanPro VIP, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. * Prices are in US dollars, may vary in countries other than the US, and are subject to change without notice. * Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. * If you don’t choose to purchase ScanPro VIP, you can simply continue using ScanPro for free. Why pay extra when you can get lifetime premium features for as little as $2.99? We’d love to hear your feedback: scantastic.apps@gmail.com

Screenshots

Scanner4 screens
ScanPro App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ScanPro App at Free against Scanner's $2.99. ScanPro App also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 8 months). Scanner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

ScanPro App is free to download; Scanner costs $2.99 up front. ScanPro App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScanPro App holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Scanner's written reviews are positive against 67% of ScanPro App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner ships an update every 8 months, ScanPro App every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Scanner versus ScanPro App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScannerScanPro App
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)3.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaphael OdermattMihail Salari

Customer experience

Scanner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

ScanPro App

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Scanner

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ScanPro App

One-time1
  • ScanPro VIP - All features!$2.99

Questions

Is Scanner free?
Scanner costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScanPro App free?
ScanPro App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scanner or ScanPro App?
ScanPro App is rated higher. Scanner averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ScanPro App averages 3.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Scanner or ScanPro App have ads?
ScanPro App shows ads; Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, Scanner or ScanPro App?
Scanner ships an update every 8 months, and ScanPro App every 10 days. Most recently, Scanner was updated on October 16, 2026 and ScanPro App on October 18, 2026.

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