Comparison

ScanCam vs CompressKit

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

Head to head
About

ScanCam

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ScanCam turns your iPhone into a professional document scanner. Scan anything into a clean, sharp PDF, sign it with your finger, and convert files — all in seconds, right from your pocket. Whether it's receipts for tax time, a contract that needs signing, or a stack of notes, ScanCam gets it done without a printer or a computer. SCAN LIKE A PRO • Automatic edge detection finds the page for you • One-tap auto-capture — hold steady and it shoots • Crisp document filters: color, grayscale and clean black & white • Multi-page scans in a single PDF • Re-crop and rotate any page before you save SIGN & SEND • Sign with your finger — place and resize your signature anywhere • Your signature is saved permanently into the PDF • Share or export instantly to Mail, Messages, Files and more CONVERT ANYTHING • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, PNG and text → PDF • PDF → JPG, PNG or text • See a preview before you convert STAY ORGANIZED • Create folders and drag documents in to sort them • Fast search across your library • Clean, tidy file cards you can rename in a tap PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your scans are processed on-device • No account required to start • No watermarks on your documents BUSINESS PRO Upgrade to unlock everything: • Unlimited pages and scans — never hit a limit mid-task • AI that names and reads your documents • Ask Document: chat with any scan to pull out totals, dates and answers • iCloud sync across your devices • No watermarks, ever Built by an independent developer who reads every message. Questions or ideas? Reach out any time from Settings. Business Pro is a subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CompressKit

Features
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CompressKit shrinks and converts your files — without ever uploading them. Compress videos, photos, PDFs, audio and archives with smart presets tuned to each file type, or convert between formats: extract the audio from a video, turn a clip into a GIF, render PDF pages to images, and more. Everything runs entirely on your device using Apple's native frameworks — no accounts, no cloud, no trackers, and not a single network request. • Compress video, images, PDF, audio and ZIP archives • Convert between formats — audio extraction, GIF maker, PDF rendering • Smart presets that balance size and quality automatically • Fine-tune quality, bitrate and resolution yourself • Batch process many files at once in the background • Strip GPS location and personal metadata with one tap • Save to Files, save to Photos, copy, or share anywhere Private by design: no sign-up, no analytics, no tracking. Your files never leave your iPhone.

Screenshots

ScanCam4 screens
CompressKit3 screens

Verdict

The call

ScanCam and CompressKit are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. ScanCam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and CompressKit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanCam ships an update fortnightly, CompressKit weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ScanCam versus CompressKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanCamCompressKit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.118.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrusted Brands UG (haftungsbeschrankt)MESUT CAN YAGCI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ScanCam

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium Plan$4.997 Days
  • PDF Rocket Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
1 purchases

CompressKit

One-time1
  • CompressKit Pro$4.99

Questions

Is ScanCam free?
ScanCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CompressKit free?
CompressKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScanCam or CompressKit have ads?
Neither ScanCam nor CompressKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanCam or CompressKit?
ScanCam ships an update fortnightly, and CompressKit weekly. Most recently, ScanCam was updated on October 28, 2026 and CompressKit on October 27, 2026.

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