Comparison

Scrollnote 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

Scrollnote

Transform any content into structured study materials with AI. Generate quizzes, flashcards, mind maps, and summaries from recordings, PDFs, videos, and more. Chat with an AI tutor to deepen your understanding and improve your grades.

Highlights
  • AI-powered smart note generation
  • Create quizzes and flashcards from any source
  • Generate summaries and mind maps
  • AI tutor for concept review
  • Audio transcription and note creation
  • OCR for text extraction from images
  • Share notes and study materials with friends
Features
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Turn Any Content into Smart Notes and Study Materials. Scrollnote uses AI to turn any type of content into structured smart notes and advanced study tools including complete quizzes, detailed flashcards, mind maps, and summaries. Key Features: • Turn any content into smart notes: recordings, PDFs, YouTube videos, handwritten notes, voice memos, scanned exercises, photos, and more • Generate complete study materials: quizzes, flashcards from any source • Understand faster with structured summaries and visual mind maps that highlight key ideas and connections • Chat with an AI tutor trained on your notes to review concepts, solve exercises, or explore deeper topics • Record or upload audio to get instant transcription and study-ready notes • Extract text from photos or scanned documents using built-in OCR to turn images into study material • Study with your friends! : You can share your note, quizzes & flaschards with everyone Perfect for students, professionals, and lifelong learners looking to take smart notes, understand more, study smarter, and save time. Scrollnote is a powerful alternative to apps like Turbolearn, Coconote, and Quizlet. Also a smarter replacement for apps like StudyFetch, Mindgrasp, and Wave AI. ai note app, audio to text, summarize pdf, flashcard from notes, scan notes to quiz, handwritten notes to text, youtube summarizer, mind map app, study assistant, ai quiz generator, learn faster, solve exercises ai, note taking ai, study app for students, flashcard maker, improve grades Terms: https://scrollnote.app/legal/terms Privacy: https://scrollnote.app/legal/privacy If you have any questions, email us at contact@scrollnote.app :)

About

PDF Scanner

Transform your device into a powerful document scanner and signature tool. Easily capture, edit, and secure documents with advanced features like OCR, form filling, and private sharing for signatures. Your data stays on your device, ensuring privacy and security.

Highlights
  • Automatic edge detection for scans
  • On-device OCR for searchable PDFs
  • Add text, images, and signatures
  • Fill PDF forms
  • Collect signatures via private link
  • Password protection for documents
  • Private by design, data stays on device
Features
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Doc Scan & Sign turns your iPhone into a document scanner and a signature-collection tool — with no accounts, no subscriptions, and no ads. SCAN • Capture documents with automatic edge detection • Every scan becomes a searchable PDF — text is recognized on-device • Color, grayscale, and black & white filters; rotate and reorder pages • Find any document by searching the words inside it EDIT • Add text, images, and your own signature to any PDF • Fill PDF forms (real form fields, not overlays) • Erase parts of a page — truly removed, not hidden • Import PDFs from anywhere, including password-protected ones • Protect any document with a password COLLECT SIGNATURES • Place Signature, Initial, Name, and Date fields on your document • Share a private link — your signer opens it in any browser, no app or account needed • They draw their signature once and it fills every field; dates stamp automatically • The signed result appears back in your document, locked against editing, with a green "Signed" badge • Signers can revisit their link for 14 days to view what they signed PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your library lives on your device — scans never leave your phone unless you share them • Only documents you send for signature are uploaded, and they're deleted from the server no later than 14 days after signing • No account, no analytics, no ads, no data sold — ever Whether it's a lease, a permission slip, a contract, or a receipt: scan it, fix it up, get it signed.

Screenshots

Scrollnote4 screens
PDF Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scrollnote at 4.8 against PDF Scanner's 1.0. Scrollnote also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). PDF Scanner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scrollnote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. PDF Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scrollnote holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scrollnote has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Scrollnote versus PDF Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollnotePDF Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEternalBeam SoftwareDajax LLC

Customer experience

Scrollnote

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PDF Scanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Scrollnote

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Premium Weekly$9.997 Days
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  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$69.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$89.991 Year
None

PDF Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scrollnote free?
Scrollnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Scanner free?
PDF Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scrollnote or PDF Scanner?
Scrollnote is rated higher. Scrollnote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while PDF Scanner averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Scrollnote or PDF Scanner have ads?
Neither Scrollnote nor PDF Scanner shows ads.

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