Comparison

Document Scanner vs PDF Scan Express

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

Head to head
About

Document Scanner

Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner and PDF creator. Easily capture, edit, organize, and share paper documents as digital files. Perfect for digitizing receipts, notes, forms, and more.

Highlights
  • Scan documents and receipts
  • Create multi-page PDFs
  • Edit scanned pages
  • Organize files in folders
  • Export as PDF or JPG
  • Share via email or iOS share sheet
Features
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Turn paper and photos into PDFs with a document scanner built for iPhone and iPad. PDF Scanner helps you scan documents, receipts, notes, forms, contracts and supported ID documents. Capture pages with your camera or import photos, then crop, refine, organize and share your files. SCAN DOCUMENTS TO PDF • Scan single-page and multi-page documents • Detect document edges and correct perspective automatically • Import multiple photos into one document • Scan supported ID cards, passports and other credentials • Create multi-page PDFs or export individual pages as JPG images EDIT DOCUMENTS AND ADD SIGNATURES • Crop pages and adjust document boundaries • Apply filters and adjust brightness, contrast and saturation • Draw, highlight and annotate documents • Add electronic signatures and text watermarks • Erase unwanted areas • Add, remove and reorder pages EXTRACT TEXT WITH OCR • Recognize and extract text from photos and scanned images • Select up to 9 images at once • Switch between original images and recognized text • Copy text from one image or copy all results EDIT PHOTOS AND CREATE COLLAGES • Crop, rotate and flip images • Apply filters, adjust image settings and add text • Undo and redo editing changes • Combine photos using collage templates • Adjust each photo’s position and framing • Save finished images and collages to Photos CREATE ID PHOTOS • Choose from common ID photo sizes • Use portrait guides to frame your photo • Change the background to white, blue or red • Preview the result before saving or sharing SCAN AND CREATE QR CODES • Scan QR codes with the camera or recognize them from photos • View and copy text or web links • Open links in the built-in browser or Safari • Generate QR codes from text or links • Copy or save generated QR codes ORGANIZE, SHARE AND PRINT • Organize documents with folders and tags • Rename files and sort by creation date or file size • Restore documents from Recently Deleted • Export documents as PDF or JPG • Share, email and print your files • Open documents in additional windows on supported iPads DESIGNED FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Use an adaptive interface with Light, Dark and System appearance, Dynamic Type and accessibility support. Widgets provide quick access to scanning, tools and recent documents. FREE USE AND PREMIUM FEATURES Create up to 3 documents for free. OCR Text Recognition, Image Editor and Collage each include one free use. Optional premium membership unlocks additional document creation, processing and editing features. Available plans, pricing and subscription details are shown before purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/361bd1e0-1676-4e3e-8874-7bf79b124a0a Terms of Use: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/476c89a6-0e90-44c4-a440-44383dc43183

About

PDF Scan Express

Features
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Suddenly needing to scan documents or books, this app is specially designed to automatically split a single scanned image of a dual-page book or magazine into two separate PDF pages for the user. The resulting PDF pages are sized appropriately for viewing on a mobile phone device. It also uses artificial intelligence to hide any fingernails visible in the image. Compared to traditional scanning applications, it can save up to half the time.

Screenshots

Document Scanner4 screens
PDF Scan Express4 screens

Verdict

The call

Document Scanner and PDF Scan Express are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Document Scanner versus PDF Scan Express: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocument ScannerPDF Scan Express
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer代青 邓Leung Man Ho Thomas

In-app purchases

None

Document Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

PDF Scan Express

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Document Scanner free?
Document Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Scan Express free?
PDF Scan Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Document Scanner or PDF Scan Express have ads?
Neither Document Scanner nor PDF Scan Express shows ads.

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