Zoho Scanner vs Scan Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zoho Scanner
Transform your mobile device into a powerful document scanner. Capture paper documents, receipts, and business cards with high precision. Convert scanned text to editable formats, translate content, and securely share your files.
- Document scanning
- OCR text extraction
- E-signature integration
- Cloud storage sync
- Document annotation
- Multi-language translation
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Zoho Scanner is a document scanner that helps students, freelancers, and small business teams turn paper into searchable PDFs and images, using text recognition and e-signatures. WHO IT'S FOR Built for people who deal with paper they need to keep: students scanning notes and exam papers, small business owners filing receipts and invoices, admin teams capturing business cards and contracts, and anyone who needs a clean copy of an ID or official document. A good fit if you already keep documents in a cloud drive. WHAT PEOPLE USE IT FOR • Scan ID cards, passports, and official documents to keep a clear copy on hand • Scan receipts, bills, and invoices so expenses get filed as they happen, not at month end • Pull editable text out of printed pages and notes, and translate it into 17 languages • Sign contracts and forms and email them back without printing anything • Scan business cards so contact details are saved instead of lost HOW IT WORKS Scan — Point your iPhone or iPad camera at a page and Zoho Scanner finds the document's edges, so you get a straight, cropped scan instead of a photo of a page. Handles multi-page documents and imports from your photo library. Crop, edit, rotate, reorder pages, filter and annotate, then share as a PDF or an image. Extract text — Text Recognition pulls the words out of a scan so you can edit them, find a document by what's inside it, and share the text as a file. Translate — Turn a scanned document into any of 17 languages, including French, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese, then send it as a file or paste it in a message. E-sign — Add your signature, initials, name, and the date to a scan, powered by Zoho Sign, so you don't need a printer and a scanner to return a form. Organize — Use folders, reminders, and tags to keep documents findable. Zoho Scanner suggests tags from a document's content, and Zia Lens sorts scans into documents, receipts, and business cards, then alerts you when new documents appear in your photos. Share and automate — Send scans by email or iMessage, or upload to Zoho WorkDrive, Zoho Expense, Zoho Notebook, Photos, or your own cloud drive. Build a workflow once and its actions run in the order you set, so filing a receipt is one tap instead of five. COMMON QUESTIONS Can I search inside my scans? Yes. Text Recognition reads every scan, so you can find a document by a word inside it. Can I edit the text after scanning? Yes. Extract the text, edit it, and share it as a file by email or message. Can I sign a document and send it back? Yes. Add your signature and date with Zoho Sign, then email it without printing. Can I translate a scanned document? Yes, into 17 languages, and you can send the result as a file or paste it in a message. Can I file receipts automatically? Yes. Build a workflow that sends a scan to Zoho Expense or your cloud drive, then run it in a tap. ONLY ON iPHONE AND iPAD • Sync across Apple devices, back up and restore with iCloud Drive • Lock your documents with Face ID or Touch ID • Scan and share from iMessage; Siri Shortcuts to scan, search, and read docs • Find documents in Spotlight, recent ones in the Today widget, workflows on Apple Watch • Multiple windows on iPad, plus Voice Control, Dynamic Text, and Dark Mode PRIVACY AND TRUST Zoho Scanner is built by Zoho Corporation, certified to ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 27017, and ISO 27018 and SOC 2 Type II compliant. Zoho does not sell user data and shows no ads. The app is available in 22 languages. PREMIUM Some features require a Zoho Scanner Premium subscription. • Premium Monthly — 1.99 USD • Premium Yearly — 19.99 USD (save 50%) Payment is charged to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions renew within 24 hours of the period ending unless auto-renewal is turned off in Account Settings. Any unused portion of a trial is forfeited on purchase. Privacy — zoho.com/privacy.html Terms — zoho.com/terms.html Questions? support@zohoscanner.com
Scan Now
This app functions as a mobile scanner and document manager. It allows users to scan documents into PDF or image formats, extract text using OCR, and edit them. Scans can be shared via email or uploaded to cloud storage.
- Automatic document scanning and border detection
- Convert scanned documents to text (OCR)
- Edit and share scans as PDF or images
- Convert PDF to JPG, DOC, or TXT
- Advanced image editor
- Cloud storage integration
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Scan Now is mobile scanner and document management tool. ScanNow allow you can to scan documents to PDF, extract text from images, share as PDF or images via email, quick PDF editor, convert PDF to JPG, DOC, PDF, or TXT in seconds. You can scan any document you need, from receipts, multi-page documents, to cards. You can then edit and share or upload your favorite scans. Especially, this application uses OCR which allows you to convert any scanned document into text. Key Feature: • Automatically documents scanning and detect borders, correcting distortion and geometry. • Scan receipts to keep track. • Convert paper notes and sketches into digital copies • Sign and scan a contract to email it back • Save interesting articles and book pages for later • Advanced Image Editor • Text Recognition (OCR) • Share and upload scans to multi cloud of you Upgrade to Premium: • Unlimited all function scan, edit and manager. • Ad-Free experience. • You'll get access to all functions for the following durations: - 1 Month - 3 months - 1 year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Download app now and let us know about any bugs, questions, feature requests or any other suggestions. Thank you For more infos, Please visit: www.appforme.online/terms.htm www.appforme.online/policy.htm
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Zoho Scanner at none against Scan Now's shown. Zoho Scanner also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1). Scan Now's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 78%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Zoho Scanner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Scan Now sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Zoho Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 89 and 259 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Zoho Scanner's written reviews are positive against 89% of Scan Now's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zoho Scanner | Scan Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (89 ratings) — better | 4.1 (259 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 | 259 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zoho Corporation | Quang Tran |
Customer experience
Zoho Scanner
Scan Now
Bugs and requests
Zoho Scanner
Reported bugs
11 issues- Search function not working since July 2026 update
- Account deletion process does not work
- App crashes immediately on launch
- Scanning settings default to zoomed-in camera with no adjustment
- Cloud backup not visible in account
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- App freezes when scanning multiple documents and uploading to WorkDrive
- Minor error in detecting paper edges
- OCR is wildly inaccurate for Mac
- App crashes and cannot access documents, even for premium users
- Cannot save to Zoho WorkDrive Team folders
- Backup is going but cannot be found in cloud account
Requested features
11 requests- Improve search functionality with OCR
- Allow file import without mandatory account creation
- Enhance editing options, add erase tool
- Improve file management to be more user-friendly
- Adjust zoom/scan settings for different document sizes
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- Add more features for business card scanning (database, CSV export)
- Improve OCR accuracy
- Add a dark mode option
- Allow applying filters to all pages automatically
- Integrate signing feature for paid subscribers
- Translate app into French
Scan Now
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Zoho Scanner
- Doc Scanner Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Zoho Scanner Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Doc Scanner Basic Monthly$2.991 Month
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- Doc Scanner Standard Monthly$4.991 Month
- Doc Scanner Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
- Doc Scanner Premium Yearly$11.991 Year
- Zoho Scanner Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
- Doc Scanner Basic Yearly$29.991 Year
- Doc Scanner Standard Yearly$49.991 Year
- Doc Scanner Premium Yearly$69.991 Year
Scan Now
- Scanner App Pro for 1 Week7 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Scanner App Pro for 1 Month$9.991 Month
- Scanner App Pro for 3 Months3 Days trial$19.993 Months
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- Scanner App Pro for 1 year$29.991 Year
- ScanNow Pro Lifetime$39.99
Questions
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