Wave Screenshot vs Scanem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wave Screenshot
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Effortlessly Create Perfect Long Screenshots! Wave Screenshot is the ultimate tool for merging multiple screenshots into one seamless long image. No more fragmented conversations or cut-off webpages! Key Features: Auto Long Screenshot - Automatically detects and merges screenshots with overlapping content - Smart recognition technology ensures perfect alignment - Works seamlessly with your existing screenshots Subtitle Story Card - Select multiple screenshots with subtitles/captions - Automatically creates beautiful dialogue-style long images - Perfect for saving movie quotes, chat histories, and social media posts Fast & Private - All processing done locally on your device - No internet required - Your photos never leave your phone Perfect for: - Saving chat conversations - Capturing full webpages - Creating tutorial screenshots - Preserving social media posts - Making memorable quote collections Download Wave Screenshot today and never lose important content again!
Scanem
Easily scan documents using your phone's camera and enhance their quality. This app allows you to customize, compress, sign, and secure your PDFs without watermarks or paywalls. Share your documents instantly in a private and efficient manner.
- Scan documents with camera
- Enhance quality and readability
- Compress PDF file size
- Sign and markup PDFs
- Lock PDFs with password
- One-tap sharing
- 100% private, on-device storage
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Scanem is a free PDF document scanner for iPhone. Use your camera to scan receipts, notes, and multi-page documents, then adjust the result before saving or sharing it. ■ FEATURES - Scan one or more pages: Capture paper documents with the built-in document camera, then crop or rotate pages as needed. - Adjust your scan: Choose color, grayscale, or black and white, apply enhancement, and set the PDF quality and dimensions. - Control file size: Use lower quality or smaller dimensions when you need a PDF that takes up less space and is easier to share. - Preview and rename: Review the complete PDF, check its file size, and change its name before exporting. - Mark up the document: Use the built-in PDF preview to add markup and make final edits before saving or sharing. - Save or share: Export the PDF to Files, Mail, and other apps. ■ HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan your document with the camera. 2. Review the pages and adjust the PDF. 3. Save it to Files or share it. ■ PRIVATE AND FREE - Your scanned documents are processed on your iPhone and are not uploaded by Scanem. - Every feature is free to use, with no subscriptions, paywalls, or watermarks. Scanem keeps document scanning simple, from the first page to the finished PDF. Terms of Use: - https://scannerapp.notion.site/scan-terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scanem at none against Wave Screenshot's 1. Wave Screenshot's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Wave Screenshot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scanem asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wave Screenshot ships an update every 8 days, Scanem every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wave Screenshot | Scanem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志远 王 | Labi, LLC |
In-app purchases
Wave Screenshot
- Remove watermark$0.99
Scanem
No in-app purchases
