Comparison

PaperScan vs PDF Scanner

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

Head to head
About

PaperScan

Easily digitize various paper documents like invoices, receipts, and recipes. Automatically crop, straighten, and enhance scans for outstanding quality. Upload to cloud storage or share via email and print.

Highlights
  • Automatic document recognition and capture
  • Automatic cropping and straightening
  • Scans various document types
  • High scan quality in any lighting
  • Creates PDF files
  • Batch upload to cloud storage
  • Share via email, print, and AirDrop
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Scan invoices, business cards, tickets, cookbook recipes and all other kinds of paper documents with PaperScan. Upload them to Dropbox, GoogleDrive or DocuWare and share with others. PaperScan helps you to overcome your daily paper flood. And the best thing is - the app is both free and ad-free. Features: - Automatically recognizes documents and triggers image capture - Automatically crops and straightens the captured document - Scans all kinds of documents: big ones, small ones, invoices, receipts, tickets - you name it - Outstanding scan quality in any lighting conditions - Creates PDF - Upload to Dropbox, GoogleDrive and DocuWare in batch mode - Email, print and AirDrop for single documents - Simple and intuitive

About

PDF Scanner

Transform your device into a powerful digital scanner. Easily capture, edit, and save documents as high-resolution PDFs or JPEGs. Organize your mobile office and share files instantly via email, social media, or cloud services.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF and JPEG
  • High-resolution scanning
  • Automatic color detection and adjustment
  • Image cropping and filtering
  • Multi-page document scanning
  • Share via email, social media, and cloud
Features
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Turn paper into perfect PDFs in seconds. Fast Scanner finds the edges of your document, straightens it, cleans it up and saves it as a crisp PDF — ready to sign, search and share. SCAN ANYTHING • Contracts, receipts, invoices, notes, business cards, IDs and books • Automatic edge detection captures the page the moment it's in view • Scan multi-page documents in one go, then reorder pages anytime • Import photos from your library and turn them into PDFs PERFECT RESULTS • Magic filter removes shadows and makes text pop • Grayscale and Black & White filters for clean, print-ready copies • Adjust corners precisely with the crop editor SIGN DOCUMENTS • Draw or type your signature once and reuse it • Place your signature and today's date anywhere on the page • Sign leases, contracts and forms without printing EXTRACT TEXT (OCR) • Recognize the text in any scan or photo • Copy and share text in one tap — no retyping FIND IT INSTANTLY • Smart search looks inside your documents, not just their names • Search "deposit" and find the lease that mentions it PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your documents are stored on your device • Text recognition runs on your iPhone SHARE YOUR WAY • Share PDFs by email, message or any app • Print or save to Files in seconds SCANNER PREMIUM Upgrade to unlock signatures and text extraction, and remove all ads. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. • Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://hashcloudinfotech.com/term-and-condition/ Privacy Policy: https://hashcloudinfotech.com/privacy-policy/ Questions or ideas? Write to us at hashcloudinfotech@gmail.com

Screenshots

PaperScan4 screens
PDF Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaperScan at none against PDF Scanner's 3. PDF Scanner's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PDF Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. PaperScan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PaperScan holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 758 and 259 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of PaperScan's written reviews are positive against 94% of PDF Scanner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaperScan ships an update every 4 months, PDF Scanner every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PaperScan versus PDF Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperScanPDF Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (758 ratings) — better4.6 (259 ratings)
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings758 — better259
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDocuWare GmbHvijay kachhadiya

Customer experience

PaperScan

All ratings747 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative20.4%

PDF Scanner

All ratings259 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

User reviews

PaperScan

From 758 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 📄 Automatic edge detection and document alignment
  • 🚀 Fast scanning and processing
  • 💾 Multiple export options (PDF, email, Dropbox, DocuWare)
  • ✨ High-quality document capture

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent edge detection accuracy
  • ⚠️ Forced flash usage in good lighting
  • 🖼️ Automatic brightness adjustment issues
  • 🎨 Unattractive UI/skin design
  • ⏱️ Slow autoscan feature

PDF Scanner

From 259 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast scanning
  • ✨ Great clarity and precision
  • 💯 Useful for college/nursing school
  • 📱 Keeps documents accessible

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🐌 Ads slow down usage

Bugs and requests

PaperScan

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Image disappears after scanning instead of displaying
  • App freezes and requires multiple restarts to show scans
  • Edge detection fails 50% of the time
  • DocuWare integration not transferring documents properly
  • Autoscan unreliable and inconsistent
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  • Boundary re-registration issues after outline detection

Requested features

5 requests
  • Direct save to Photos app instead of Files only
  • Improved edge detection algorithm
  • Better autoscan reliability and speed
  • Manual brightness control options
  • UI/design improvements

PDF Scanner

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Does not work (reported by one user)

Requested features

1 request
  • Add facsimile capability

In-app purchases

None

PaperScan

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PDF Scanner

Subscriptions3
  • Week$2.997 Days
  • Month$5.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is PaperScan free?
PaperScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Scanner free?
PDF Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PaperScan or PDF Scanner?
PaperScan is rated higher. PaperScan averages 4.8 out of 5 from 758 ratings, while PDF Scanner averages 4.6 from 259 ratings.
Do PaperScan or PDF Scanner have ads?
Neither PaperScan nor PDF Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaperScan or PDF Scanner?
PaperScan ships an update every 4 months, and PDF Scanner every 6 weeks. Most recently, PaperScan was updated on October 23, 2026 and PDF Scanner on October 29, 2026.

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