Comparison

ScanWritr vs Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP

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

Head to head
About

ScanWritr

This app transforms your device into a powerful scanner, editor, and converter. Easily scan, organize, edit, and share documents, with options to fax, email, and sync across devices. It supports a wide range of formats for both import and export.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with camera
  • Convert various document formats
  • Organize and store documents
  • Edit, fill, and sign documents
  • Improve document quality
  • Print, fax, and email documents
  • Sync across devices and cloud storage
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ScanWritr enables you to: ● Scan documents quickly using camera. ● Convert and open most used document formats easily. ● Organize and store documents into multiple local and cloud archives. ● Edit, fill, sign and annotate documents. ● Improve document quality and retouch. ● Print, fax and email documents to your partners and customers. ● Sync documents between phones, tablets and computers. ● Share notes, pages and tickets with your friends and colleagues. ● Export documents to the most popular apps and services. ScanWritr is perfect for business, educational and home use. It turns your Apple device with a camera into a all-in-one scanner, document editor and arhiving tool, suitable for scanning, organizing, editing, printing, faxing, emailing, syncing with cloud, sharing and exporting of various documents like contracts, articles, business cards, notes, receipts, warranty papers etc. Image capture is done with the help of Real-Time Edge Detection (auto crop). This scanner app also excels in import options. It imports variety of document formats, such as PDF, OpenOffice and LibreOffice documents (*.odt, *.ods, *.odp), Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Hancom documents (*.hwp), JPEG and PNG images, CSV, and more. ScanWritr enables you to edit scanned and imported documents as an image. You can add signature, annotation, use eraser or pen, and fill out the blanks using writing tool. Convert the scanned document to PDF or JPG, save it to your phone's gallery, send it via e-mail, fax it, print it (with the help of Cloud Print) or synchronize and backup it to Dropbox or iCloud. Support for synchronization of documents with the Dropbox and iCloud cloud storage providers enables you to: ● Share documents with your family members or team members at your work. ● Remote-site backup of your documents. ● Two-way shared folder synchronization. ● Access, edit and convert your documents anytime, everywhere from any device including smartphones, tablets and PCs. ● Transfer documents between your devices (phones, tablets and PCs). Some services (i.e. faxing, converting) require a network connection, for which user's carrier fees may apply. Sending faxes from ScanWritr requires the purcahse of fax tokens. All limitations of this free version can be removed at any time by making an in-app purchase. DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? If you have any questions or require assistance don't hesitate to email us at support@vanaia.com

About

Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP

Transform your device into a powerful portable scanner. Easily capture, save, and share documents as PDFs, images, or text. Organize and sync your files with cloud storage, and protect them with passwords.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF, Image, or TXT
  • Cloud sync with iCloud
  • OCR text extraction
  • Password protection
  • Digital signatures
  • Watermarking
  • Auto edge detection
Features
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Get a scanner in your pocket with Camera Scanner for free. Instantly scan, save and share any document in PDF, Image or TXT formats. Store all your documents and sync them with iCloud or export them to your favourite cloud storage. This is the right app for students and small businesses. Scan anything you need including contracts, receipts, paper notes, books and store your scans as individual files or multi-page PDFs. Our main features include: Auto scan detecting edges with option to tweak the selection Save your scans as images and PDFs Organise your folders and sync your files with iCloud Password-protect your files Edit and annotate your scans, and add Filters to add your desired effects You can add a watermark to your files Conveniently sign your scans, images and PDFs on the go OCR to extract texts from documents ----- Terms and Conditions: https://www.thesaltypistachio.com/document-scanner-terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: http://thesaltypistachio.com/document-scanner-privacy-policy Do you have any questions or suggestions? Please send them to documentscanner@thesaltypistachio.com

Screenshots

ScanWritr4 screens
Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP at 4.6 against ScanWritr's 4.3. Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (258 vs 19). ScanWritr's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 38%). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ScanWritr sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP has 258 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of ScanWritr's written reviews are positive against 38% of Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanWritr ships an update every 4 months, Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ScanWritr versus Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanWritrScan Documents to PDF l by TSP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (19 ratings)4.6 (258 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings19258 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVanaia LLCThe Salty Pistachio

Customer experience

ScanWritr

All ratings19 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.1%

Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP

All ratings258 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

ScanWritr

One-time9
  • Single Fax Token$0.99
  • Connectivity Pack S$1.99
  • Upgrade to full version$2.99
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  • Upgrade to full version$3.99
  • Fax Package S$4.99
  • Fax Package M$8.99
  • Fax Package L$17.99
  • Fax Package XL$44.99
  • Fax Package XXL$89.99
3 purchases

Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$3.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription7 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is ScanWritr free?
ScanWritr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP free?
Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScanWritr or Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP?
Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP is rated higher. ScanWritr averages 4.3 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP averages 4.6 from 258 ratings.
Do ScanWritr or Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP have ads?
Neither ScanWritr nor Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanWritr or Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP?
ScanWritr ships an update every 4 months, and Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP monthly. Most recently, ScanWritr was updated on November 6, 2026 and Scan Documents to PDF l by TSP on November 7, 2026.

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