Comparison

ScanWritr vs FreeEdit, PDF Editor

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
Read full description

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

FreeEdit, PDF Editor

Easily scan, read, and edit documents directly on your iPhone or iPad. Add text, draw, highlight, sign, and manage PDF pages. Convert images and photos into editable PDFs with text recognition.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • Import and edit PDFs/images
  • Add text and draw with Apple Pencil
  • Highlight and sign documents
  • Manage PDF pages (insert, delete, rotate)
  • Text recognition (OCR)
  • Search PDF content
Features
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Scan, Read, Edit using only your iPhone and iPad. Scan Any Document On The Go - Scan Documents and save as PDF. - Import PDF, images, photos to Read, Edit, Sign & OCR. - Tap to instantly add text or write using apple pencil. - All Scanned & Imported Documents are Completely Readable & Editable - Read, Edit, draw, highlight and Sign any Document. - Insert, Remove, Rearrange & Rotate PDF Pages. - Text recognition. - Search PDF. - Export and share your results with others. You can choose any of the available plans by upgrading to Subscription Version. All payments will be charged to your Apple Account ID. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions After Purchase by going to your App Store account settings. We are love to hear from you any suggestions. Link to Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ScanWritr4 screens
FreeEdit, PDF Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScanWritr at 62% against FreeEdit, PDF Editor's 0%. ScanWritr also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.1). FreeEdit, PDF Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (108 vs 19). 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 FreeEdit, PDF Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScanWritr holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FreeEdit, PDF Editor has 108 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of ScanWritr's written reviews are positive against 0% of FreeEdit, PDF Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanWritr ships an update every 4 months, FreeEdit, PDF Editor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ScanWritr versus FreeEdit, PDF Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanWritrFreeEdit, PDF Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (19 ratings) — better4.1 (108 ratings)
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19108 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVanaia LLCAhmed Abd El Hamid Ibrahim

Customer experience

ScanWritr

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

FreeEdit, PDF Editor

All ratings108 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.9%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

FreeEdit, PDF Editor

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • 3 Months Subscription3 Days trial$3.493 Months
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$11.491 Year

Questions

Is ScanWritr free?
ScanWritr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FreeEdit, PDF Editor free?
FreeEdit, PDF Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScanWritr or FreeEdit, PDF Editor?
ScanWritr is rated higher. ScanWritr averages 4.3 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while FreeEdit, PDF Editor averages 4.1 from 108 ratings.
Do ScanWritr or FreeEdit, PDF Editor have ads?
Neither ScanWritr nor FreeEdit, PDF Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanWritr or FreeEdit, PDF Editor?
ScanWritr ships an update every 4 months, and FreeEdit, PDF Editor every 2 weeks. Most recently, ScanWritr was updated on October 6, 2026 and FreeEdit, PDF Editor on October 4, 2026.

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