ScanWritr vs Epson DocumentScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Epson DocumentScan
Scan documents directly from your Epson scanner to your Apple device. Preview, edit, and organize scanned pages before sending them via email, to other apps, or to popular cloud storage services. Transfer files to your PC using iTunes.
- Direct scanning to iPhone, iPod touch, iPad
- Edit scanned pages (rotation, re-ordering)
- Send files via email
- Integrate with cloud services (Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, OneDrive)
- Send data to PC via iTunes
- Autosize and auto image type recognition
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This app is only for Epson scanners. Make sure that your scanner is supported. Scan documents directly to your iPhone®, iPod touch or iPad®. You can preview scanned data and send it to email, directly to other applications or to cloud services like Box®, DropBox™, Evernote®, Google Drive™ and Microsoft® OneDrive. Scanners Supported https://support.epson.net/appinfo/documentscan/en/index.html Key Features - Directly scan to your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad - Edit scanned pages – multi-page rotation or re-ordering - Send scanned files via email - Send saved data to other applications, or to cloud services including Box, DropBox, Evernote, Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive*. *Applications must be installed on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. - Send saved data to your PC via iTunes® - Get help with a built-in FAQ section Advanced features - Autosize recognition, auto image type recognition - Multi-page rotation and re-ordering How to Connect Follow your scanner guide to connect your scanner via Wi-Fi® or AP direct connect mode. EPSON and WorkForce are registered trademarks. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScanWritr at 60% against Epson DocumentScan's 12%. ScanWritr also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.8). Epson DocumentScan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ratings volume (121 vs 19). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. ScanWritr sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Epson DocumentScan asks for nothing beyond the download.
ScanWritr holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Epson DocumentScan has 121 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of ScanWritr's written reviews are positive against 12% of Epson DocumentScan's.
ScanWritr ships an update every 5 months, Epson DocumentScan every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScanWritr | Epson DocumentScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (19 ratings) — better | 1.8 (121 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 11.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vanaia LLC | Seiko Epson Corporation |
Customer experience
ScanWritr
Epson DocumentScan
Bugs and requests
ScanWritr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Epson DocumentScan
Reported bugs
15 issues- App cannot find scanner even when connected to same network
- WiFi direct mode fails to establish connection
- App freezes on scanner search screen
- Crashes when attempting to save photos to camera roll
- Crashes when pressing 'scan more' during batch operations
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- Cellular data interferes with scanner connection on iOS
- App loses all scanned data after reinstallation
- Setup completes but scanning fails in WAP mode
- Long loading times between operations
- Scanner connection drops randomly during scanning
- App not compatible with iOS 14 and later versions
- Incompatible with all-in-one printer/scanner models
- Specific scanner models not recognized despite being listed
- Spinning/loading indicator gets stuck indefinitely
- WiFi connection inconsistent and unreliable
Requested features
16 requests- Direct save to Files app and cloud storage (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive)
- OCR support for searchable PDFs
- Bulk export of multiple files at once
- Higher DPI scanning options (600 DPI or higher)
- Automatic double-sided page detection
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- Image editing tools (crop, skew correction, exposure/color adjustment)
- Batch scanning with automatic document separation
- Support for all Epson scanner and printer models
- Ability to save scans to camera roll directly
- Multiple file format options beyond PDF
- Network configuration within the app (without EpsonNet Config)
- Improved file management and organization
- Automatic document size detection without manual override
- Ability to scan more than 100 pages per file
- Dark mode option
- Better integration with iOS Files app
In-app purchases
ScanWritr
- 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
Epson DocumentScan
No in-app purchases
Questions
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