Comparison

Scanner Pro vs iPDF local

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

Head to head
About

Scanner Pro

Features
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PDF Scanner Pro is a highly useful app for various professionals, including those working remotely, students, educators, accountants, realtors, managers, and lawyers. This versatile app allows you to easily digitize numerous documents, such as contracts, tax forms, tickets, receipts, handwritten notes, assignments, and more. PDF Scanner Pro is the easiest & simple app to use, which will turn your iPhone & iPad into a portable mobile scanner. EXTRACT TEXT FROM IMAGE (OCR): - Extract text from image & Turn your images into text file. - Best OCR performance to get most accurate text output from the image. - Search & replace specific text or phrase in OCR. Smart Image Optimizing: - Automatic border detection and cropping. - Preview, crop, rotate, adjust color and resize the PDF or photos you scan. - Remove and edit imperfections, erase stains, marks, creases, and handwriting. - Sign your scans manually or add signatures for the document. - Generate perfect quality docs with advanced picture processing filters. PDF Converter/PDF Maker: - PDF Converter: This PDF scanner enables you to create PDF from a website, and convert documents in multiple formats to PDF. - Supported file formats: PDF, JPG, PNG, JPEG - You can also called app as Photos to PDF Maker app. MANAGE SCANS: - Print scanned documents and clipboard text wirelessly. – Access and manage PDF files anytime. - Share scans separately or send a number of files in one PDF file via Mail or iMessage. - Protect your confidential scans by locking PDF & Documents with Password. - Document sharing as PDF, JPG through email, or uploading to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, Evernote, iCloud Drive Privacy policy: https://technicaldeveloperapps.blogspot.com/2024/03/scanner-pro-privacy-policy_20.html Terms of Use: https://technicaldeveloperapps.blogspot.com/2024/03/scanner-pro-privacy-policy.html

About

iPDF local

Features
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Edit and sign PDFs directly on your iPhone, iPad or Mac with Apple silicon. Scan documents using the camera on your iPhone or iPad. iPDF local is your private PDF workspace for everyday document tasks. Open PDFs, add text, highlight content, draw, manage pages or scan documents with a modern interface and without unnecessary cloud dependency. EDIT PDFs WITH EASE • Add text and edit your own text objects • Draw with a pen or highlight content • Add circles, rectangles and stamps • Adjust color, opacity, background and line width • Move, rotate, resize or delete objects • Rotate, reorder, add and remove PDF pages • Create new PDFs • Scan documents with the camera on supported iPhones and iPads • Export and share PDFs PRIVATE AND LOCAL The local PDF editor does not require an account with us. Documents and drafts are stored locally. You decide when to export them or process them with a server you configured yourself. No unnecessary cloud. No data collection by iPDF local. Your documents stay under your control. PRO FOR POWERFUL WORKFLOWS With Pro, iPDF local also becomes a powerful frontend for your own document infrastructure. STIRLING PDF Connect your own Stirling PDF server for advanced tools including: • Merge and split PDFs • Compress files • OCR • Crop and rotate pages • Protect PDFs • Add watermarks • Convert documents • Sanitize PDFs • And more Stirling PDF tools NEXTCLOUD Browse files in your private Nextcloud, open documents directly in iPDF local and return finished files to your own workflow. PAPERLESS-NGX Search your Paperless-ngx archive, open documents in iPDF local and send finished documents back to your document system. FOR EVERYONE — AND POWER USERS You do not need your own server to use iPDF local as a PDF editor. But if you already use Stirling PDF, Nextcloud or Paperless-ngx, iPDF local grows into an exceptionally powerful mobile document workflow. Start for free. Basic includes local editing, page controls and single-page scans. Pro adds handwritten signatures, editable sharing, multi-page scans, non-PDF imports and server integrations. Conversions and server tools require the corresponding service you configure. Unlock Pro Lifetime once — no new subscription required. The current price for your region is shown before purchase. The editor adds PDF content; it does not reconstruct existing PDF body text. Handwritten signatures are not qualified digital signatures. iPDF local is an independent app and is not affiliated with Stirling PDF, Nextcloud or Paperless-ngx.

Screenshots

Scanner Pro4 screens
iPDF local4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iPDF local at Free against Scanner Pro's $19.99. iPDF local also leads on ads (none vs shown). Scanner Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

iPDF local is free to download; Scanner Pro costs $19.99 up front. iPDF local sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Scanner Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner Pro ships an update weekly, iPDF local every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences Ā· 1 level
Scanner Pro versus iPDF local: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner ProiPDF local
Price$19.99Free — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPratik KadamThomas Rhode

In-app purchases

None

Scanner Pro

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

iPDF local

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$8.99

Questions

Is Scanner Pro free?
Scanner Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iPDF local free?
iPDF local is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scanner Pro or iPDF local have ads?
Scanner Pro shows ads; iPDF local does not.
Which is updated more often, Scanner Pro or iPDF local?
Scanner Pro ships an update weekly, and iPDF local every 3 months. Most recently, Scanner Pro was updated on October 25, 2026 and iPDF local on October 25, 2026.

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