Open Scanner vs OpenPDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Scanner
Transform your device into a powerful document scanner. Quickly capture papers, automatically recognize text, and organize your scans with AI-powered features. Seamlessly share and edit your documents in various formats.
- Automatic text recognition (OCR)
- Automatic document naming
- Location-based tagging
- Add saved signatures
- Organize and re-order pages
- iCloud sync
- Annotate and edit scans
- Export as PDF
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Open Scanner is a fast and simple-to-use paper-scanning app with AI features to speed up your scanning workflow: - Automatic text recognition to build page transcript - Automatic document naming - Scans are tagged by your current location - Add signatures saved on your other devices - Native Vision Pro support - Keep your scanned documents in the Open Scanner library - Organize and re-order scanned document pages - iCloud syncs your library to all your devices - Annotate and edit your scans - Use Apple Pencil to mark up scans on iPad - Easy sharing and export of scanned documents as PDF - 100% native iOS app, with no third-party accounts necessary
OpenPDF
Convert images to PDF, sign documents, and share them directly from your device. This app prioritizes user privacy by keeping all data local and requiring no account or tracking. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience for all your PDF needs.
- Image to PDF conversion
- Sign documents
- Send PDFs
- Data stays on device
- No ads
- No account required
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OpenPDF is a lightweight, sleek, and professional PDF editor with no log-in and keeps all your data on your device. I made this app after getting frustrated with PDF editor apps packed with ads, subscriptions, and pay-walled features. Why you'll love OpenPDF: - Easy image to PDF conversion - Send your PDFs all from the app - Easily sign documents - All of your data stays on your device - No ads. - No account required. - No tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Scanner at none against OpenPDF's 3. Open Scanner also leads on ratings volume (208 vs 8) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). OpenPDF's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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. OpenPDF sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Open Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
OpenPDF holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Scanner has 208 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Open Scanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of OpenPDF's.
Open Scanner ships an update every 10 days, OpenPDF every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Scanner | OpenPDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (208 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 208 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pencil Research | Jason Kalili |
Customer experience
Open Scanner
OpenPDF
In-app purchases
Open Scanner
No in-app purchases
OpenPDF
- Quick Thanks$4.99
- Support OpenPDF$9.99
- Keep It Going$19.99
