SharpScan vs Clear Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SharpScan
Transform your phone into a high-speed document scanner. Quickly capture multi-page documents, recognize text in over 50 languages, and share clean, professional-looking PDFs. Optimize document size and quality with advanced image processing.
- High-speed multi-page scanning
- OCR text recognition (50+ languages)
- Automatic document boundary detection
- Smart cropping and perspective correction
- Tiny PDF generation with lossless compression
- Camera stabilization for sharp images
- Non-destructive image editing
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Turn your iPhone into a jet Fast multi-page document scanner with SharpScan! Recognize and Share text in Images on 50+ languages (OCR)*. *For text layer sharing an additional in-app purchase required. ***** My requirement was simple: make a picture of a document look like it was scanned and then email that document. This app did that very easily. There was no learning curve at all and the end product was clean and professional looking. (DrDaveVA) ***** I needed to get good pics of documents and receipts. I tried 8 or 9 of the so-called "top scanner apps" and the were all mediocre at best. I usually have trouble keeping the iPad steady for detailed receipts and this has great stabilization. It also captures really well in lower light. Super easy to send to cloud storage (box, Dropbox and other I think). That part is so much faster and simpler than other apps. (Bookstore_Annie) Perfect companion for busy users, SharpScan automatically produces small, clear, and legible standard PDF documents from any photos at a very high speed. Share documents as a tiny Black & White PDF. Convert them to Color, Grey or Original anytime with no pixel loss. Are you on the go and urgently need to send an expenses receipt, business card, presentation slide, or any other document to colleagues? SharpScan offers a perfect solution to your problem. Check it out! WHAT MAKES SHARPSCAN UNIQUE ◆ MADE WITH SPEED AND QUALITY IN MIND Perfect combination of image processing Speed and Quality - takes less than 3 seconds from the image shot to a ready-to-use document without any annoying manual adjustments. ◆ SMART CROP Fully automatic document boundary detection, cropping, and perspective correction without manual interaction. Of course manual adjustments are also possible. ◆ SIZE DOES MATTER True Black & White image processing to produce tiny documents with lossless compression. Compare to ordinary JPEG: ~20x smaller with no pixel lost for compression. Can scarcely be overestimated in case of a slow or expensive network connection. ◆ PRO CAMERA Enable Camera Stabilization to get sharpest documents you can. Use Touch Focus and Exposure to shoot crystal clear photos. ◆ MAGIC COLOR Content oriented adaptive Color processing profile automatically generates perfect documents. ◆ SAFETY ASSURANCE Feel free to experiment with your documents - with Non-Destructive image editing you can always revert to the original image. You can share a document as a tiny Black & White PDF and then convert it to Color, Grey or Original with no pixel loss. ◆ EVERY PIXEL COUNTS Highest image enhancement quality - get rid of noise, shadows, distortions, and other shooting artifacts at full resolution. Special mode for strong shadows processing - every detail will be revealed. ◆ PDF POWER Create industry standard PDF documents. - Manage document and pages: Move, Copy, and Merge. - Protect documents with passwords. - Automatic page size and orientation detection. - Custom page sizes including flexible (like long receipts). ◆ NO MORE MANUAL WORK Image processing and enhancement in full auto - no tedious manual adjustments necessary. ◆ WORKING WITH LARGE VOLUMES Harness the speed and convenience of Batch processing to scan and manage multi-page documents on the go. ◆ SHARING WITH EASE Share documents as PDF, image or text files on the go. Free version has advertisement, scanned documents generated with watermark. Don’t hesitate to contact us at any time and send your suggestions or questions to our support team www.pixelnetica.com/support.html We’ll do our best to answer to your questions as soon as possible. TWITTER: @Pixelnetica FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/Pixelnetica YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/Pixelnetica
Clear Scan
Transform your phone into a powerful, free document scanner. Easily capture and digitize documents, receipts, photos, and more with advanced image enhancement and OCR capabilities. Save, print, or share your scanned files effortlessly.
- Scan documents, receipts, photos
- Convert images to text (OCR)
- Enhance image readability
- Save as PDF
- Share via cloud services
- Organize with folders
- No watermarks
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Get the best FREE document scanning app for your phone that you can use anytime, anywhere. Use all the features without having to pay for In-App purchase. *** Clear Scanner is FREE, powerful, fast, and easy.*** Whether you are a student, professionals, business owners, or even a stay at home mom, you need to download Clear Scanner now. You don’t need to invest in an expensive scanner because you can turn your phone into a scanner with Clear Scanner. It’s a great and handy app to have even if you don’t frequently use a scanner. It’s lightweight so it won’t take much storage room and you can use it anytime you need to. You can use Clear Scan to scan anything: * Scan Documents * Scan Letters, Bills, Receipts. * Scan Photos. * Scan Whiteboards. * Scan Books. * Scan Notes and Sketches. * or anything you may think of. We will automatically make the image more readable for you and if you need to, you can use the OCR feature to convert the image into text. Why should you download & use Clear Scanner: Clear result that is very readable. Completely FREE. Scan as many times as you want & get the best result. NO In-app purchase. Use all the features for FREE. No watermarks on the saved PDF files. Advanced algorithm to clarify the image to readable text. OCR capability, convert image to text. Save to Phone, Print, or Share via other apps immediately. Supports sharing to Dropbox, OneDrive, SkyDrive, Google Drive, Evernote & other essential apps. Lightweight and fast. Manage documents in folders and subfolders. Reorder pages. Email only certain pages or selected documents. Note: Please allow access to your Camera and File to use Clear Scanner for scanning your documents, photos, or receipts. How to use Clear Scanner to scan documents: Give us permission to access your phone’s Camera and Photo Gallery. Tap on the Camera icon below if you want to scan a new file. Tap on the Photo icon below if you want to export from a file on your phone. Adjust the camera zoom function if you need a more detailed picture. Adjust the border of the scanned image or use auto-adjust Rotate the image if you need to. We will automatically make the image more readable. However, you have options to choose the Original version, Photo version, Docs version, or Clear version. You can still edit the image as you wish. Our features include: Cop, Rotate, Eraser, & choose Color or BW version. You can save the Document as PDF and view or share with other apps. Tips on how to get better scan result: - Try to take an image on the flat surface. - Make sure you have enough lighting to get the best result. - Zoom in if necessary to get clearer results from small text. - Try to make the paper/ books/ receipt as flat and wrinkle free as possible. - Tweak the image as best as you can before you save it. So, what are you waiting for? Download Clear Scanner | Fast Scanning now and enjoy FREE, fast, and powerful scanning experience. Privacy Policy: https://indymobileapp.web.app/privacy-policy/english.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clear Scan at 4.8 against SharpScan's 3.9. Clear Scan also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 66%) and ratings volume (18K vs 16). SharpScan's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. SharpScan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Clear Scan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Clear Scan holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clear Scan has 18K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of SharpScan's written reviews are positive against 94% of Clear Scan's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SharpScan | Clear Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (16 ratings) | 4.8 (18K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.2% of reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 18K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixelnetica | INDY MOBILE APP COMPANY LIMITED |
Customer experience
SharpScan
Clear Scan
Bugs and requests
SharpScan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Clear Scan
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compatibility issues with newer devices
- Trouble connecting to Google account
Requested features
3 requests- Integration with cloud storage services
- Ability to reverse crop scans
- Handwriting recognition
In-app purchases
SharpScan
- Remove Watermarks and Advertisement$0.99
- Recognize & share text in 50+ languages (OCR)$2.99
Clear Scan
- ClearScanner Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- ClearScanner Pro Yearly$5.991 Year
- ClearScanner Pro$19.99









