Comparison

Tiny Scanner vs ScanGo

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Scanner

Transform paper documents into professional PDFs in seconds. This app offers AI-powered scanning, comprehensive PDF editing tools, and OCR text recognition. Securely manage, convert, and share your files across devices.

Highlights
  • AI-powered automatic border detection
  • Batch scanning for multi-page documents
  • Professional filters and file compression
  • OCR text recognition and conversion
  • PDF editing: sign, add text, merge/split
  • Cloud sync and encrypted file storage
Features
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Trusted by millions worldwide for more than 10 years. Simple, fast and professional. From seniors to students, from IDs to notes, anyone can get a perfect scan in seconds. Scan documents, convert to PDF, and use a full set of editing tools to meet all your needs right at your fingertips. With Tiny Scanner, you will get: SMOOTH SCANNING WORKFLOW - AI powered border detection for automatic scanning; - Batch scan for efficient multi page document scanning; - Professional filters to suit all your document scanning needs; - Supports compressing file size and sharing scanned documents in multiple ways. MULTIPLE SCANNING MODES - Securely scan passports, IDs, and driver’s licenses; - Automatically recognize QR code content & open links; - Measure object length and automatically calculate area; - Automatically recognize identical objects and count the total; - Recognize math problems and get results instantly. COMPLETE PDF EDITING TOOLS - Sign documents with support for scanned signatures or direct signing; - Add text, images, or shapes to scanned documents; - Add dates, footers, and page numbers to PDF files; - Protect documents by adding watermarks and markup to secure important content; - Merge multiple files into a single PDF or split a PDF into separate files. AI POWERED FILE TOOLS - OCR text recognition to extract, copy, and share text content; - Convert PDFs into Word, JPG, and Excel with just a few taps; - Tiny Scanner AI now supports uploading files for summaries, content polishing, key entity extraction, and more; - Cloud sync with free storage and seamless access across all your devices. ENSURE FILE SECURITY AT ALL TIMES - Encrypt shared PDF files to protect document security; - Supports app encryption to protect private information; - Encrypt folders to securely store important files only on your device. Tiny Scanner helps you transform paper documents into professional PDF files within seconds. Edit PDF text, sign with ease, and manage your files with rich PDF tools that cover everything from conversion to secure sharing. WHY Tiny Scanner? - Speed: Decades of refining ensure the smoothest and fastest scanning experience; - Convenience: Quickly access the functions you need through the "Actions" page; - Accessibility: Cloud storage allows you to access your scanned documents anytime, anywhere; - Reliability: With a decade of trust from millions of small businesses and individuals, Tiny Scanner stands as a reliable scanning solution; - Free your space: Scan important documents into your phone to free up space in your backpack, eliminating the need for piles of paper documents. Subscription Details • Weekly and annual subscriptions are available; • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase; • Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period; • Subscriptions can be managed by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Service: https://www.tinyscanner.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.tinyscanner.app/privacy Tiny Scanner is constantly updated with new features. Please write to us before leaving negative reviews, as we can often help with your problem or help you better use the app. If you have any problem or suggestion, please send mail to support@tinyscanner.app, you will get the response and solution in a short time. The content of the screenshots, preview videos, and audio are provided by the following platforms: - Shutterstock: Used with permission from Shutterstock.com (where applicable) - Epidemic Sound: Tik Tok Tok by PØW / provided by Epidemic Sound - Freepik: Designed by Freepik - iStock: Standard license obtained from iStock

About

ScanGo

Easily scan documents, certificates, credit cards, and receipts into high-quality PDFs or images. Extract text using OCR, organize with folders, and share via various cloud services or directly. Protect your scans with a passcode.

Highlights
  • Scan documents and photos to PDF
  • OCR text extraction
  • Edit and enhance scans
  • Organize with folders
  • Share via cloud services
  • Passcode protection
Features
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WHAT IS ScanGo? ScanGo is a little, simple, flexible, easy-to-use app with kinds of features satisfying different situations in your iPhone. It allows you to scan documents, certificates, credit cards, invoices, receipts, tickets and any paper with high quality image & PDF output. Also, you can extract text by OCR function from any scans just by one tap. It is also a camera scanner with concise, efficient user interface whose main tone is black & white with teal & chrome yellow embellished throughout the app. HOW TO SCAN DOCS? - Scan everything by one click, of course you can choose to scan from Photos or Camera. - Edit docs after scanning immediately, including add, rotate, adjust, reorder and delete pages. - Rotate, Crop and Adjust filter to get high quality scans. - Provided five filter modes to enhance your scans - Original, B&W 1, B&W 2, Color, Grayscale. What’s more, each filter can be adjusted for its own Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Sharpness. HOW TO MANAGE DOCS? - The Recents module on home page shows your recently added docs, which helps to find them faster. - Add folders and sub-folders to manage scanned docs. - Rename folders and documents to make them more distinguishable. - Important and urgent documents can be Starred for faster access. - Search function helps to find the doc you need from a dizzying array. - Every folder, doc and page can be shared with email, Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote etc. or Wifi directly. - Save scans as JPEG to Photos. - Move/Copy/Delete docs and pages. - Print scans directly within app once you connect to a Printer. - Fax scans directly if you have Fax Pro app installed. AFRAID OF DATA LOSS? ScanGo supports syncing data with iCloud. MAKE THE APP MORE EFFICIENT CONVENIENT - Turn on the camera immediately whenever you open the app. HANDY - Save scans to Photos automatically. EASY - Auto edge detection and enhancement. SIMPLE - Share docs and folders in default PDF size. SECURE - Protect your documents with passcode. MORE QUESTIONS? If you have any problems with ScanGo, please email us at scango@beesoft.io, we’ll help to figure it out asap.

Screenshots

Tiny Scanner4 screens
ScanGo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScanGo at none against Tiny Scanner's 18. ScanGo also leads on ads (none vs shown). Tiny Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (182K vs 168) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support 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. Tiny Scanner sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ScanGo 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 Tiny Scanner against 4.8 for ScanGo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Scanner has 182K ratings behind it against 168, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Tiny Scanner's written reviews are positive against 88% of ScanGo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Scanner ships an update every 2 weeks, ScanGo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Tiny Scanner versus ScanGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny ScannerScanGo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (182K ratings)4.8 (168 ratings)
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings182K — better168
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#20 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinyWork AppsBeesoft Apps

Customer experience

Tiny Scanner

All ratings181,864 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews4,390 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.7%

ScanGo

All ratings168 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative10.2%

Bugs and requests

Tiny Scanner

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Dropbox and cloud storage integration not working for some users
  • Occasional crashes or freezes when scanning multiple pages

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to customize scan settings and preferences
  • Improved integration with productivity apps and workflows
  • Option to export scans in higher resolution formats

ScanGo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Tiny Scanner

Subscriptions11
  • Premium Reward Plan - Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Plan - Monthly3 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Premium Plan - Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Premium Plan - Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium Plan - Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Premium Plan - Monthly3 Days trial2 variants$6.991 Month
  • Premium Plan - Weekly7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Premium Plan - Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Premium Reward Plan - Yearly1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium Plan - Yearly$49.991 Year
  • Premium Plan - Yearly1 Year trial3 variants$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Upgrade to Tiny Scanner Plus$4.99
  • Upgrade to Tiny Scanner Plus$7.99
None

ScanGo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Scanner free?
Tiny Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanGo free?
ScanGo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Scanner or ScanGo?
Tiny Scanner and ScanGo are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 182K and 168 ratings respectively.
Do Tiny Scanner or ScanGo have ads?
Tiny Scanner shows ads; ScanGo does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Scanner or ScanGo?
Tiny Scanner ships an update every 2 weeks, and ScanGo every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tiny Scanner was updated on September 25, 2026 and ScanGo on September 23, 2026.

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