Comparison

Scanner vs Scan to PDF

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

Head to head
About

Scanner

Turn your phone into a portable scanner to digitize, edit, and sign documents. Easily create high-quality PDFs from physical papers and share them instantly via email or cloud services.

Highlights
  • Document scanning to PDF
  • PDF editing tools
  • Electronic signature integration
  • Direct sharing via email/cloud
  • Receipt and contract digitization
Features
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Transform your mobile device into a powerful PDF creator with PDF Echo. Seamlessly scan, edit, sign, and share documents straight from your phone. Whether you need to digitize receipts, contracts, or notes, PDF Echo offers a comprehensive toolset for all your document management needs. Key Features: 1. Document Scanning: Effortlessly scan physical documents into high-quality PDFs using your phone's camera. 2. Editing Tools: Edit scanned documents with intuitive tools to ensure precision and clarity. 3. E-Signatures: Add electronic signatures to your documents directly within the app. 4. Easy Sharing: Share your PDFs through email or upload to cloud services with just a few taps. Subscription Plans: 1. Weekly subscription 2. Annual subscription Privacy Policy: https://pdfecho.click/privacy Terms of Use: https://pdfecho.click/terms

About

Scan to PDF

Easily convert paper documents into digital PDFs using your phone's camera. Edit, sign, and share scanned files directly from the app. Ideal for managing receipts, forms, and contracts on the go.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • Edit and annotate PDFs
  • Add digital signatures
  • Share files via email and cloud
  • Convert receipts, forms, and notes
Features
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Pix2PDF makes it simple to turn paper into digital documents. Use your phone to scan any receipt, form, contract, or note and save it as a clean PDF. After scanning, quickly edit pages, add your signature, and share finished files with colleagues, clients, or cloud services — all from one app. Primary capabilities: 1. Scan to PDF — Capture any document with your device camera and convert it into a PDF file. 2. Edit PDFs — Make adjustments to pages, add annotations, and refine documents after scanning. 3. Sign documents — Apply signatures directly within the app for fast, secure approval. 4. Share files — Send PDFs by email or upload to cloud storage and messaging apps. Subscription plans: 1. Weekly subscription 2. Annual subscription Data privacy: https://pix2pdf.org/privacy User agreement: https://pix2pdf.org/terms

Screenshots

Scanner4 screens
Scan to PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scanner at 4.5 against Scan to PDF's 2.0. Scanner also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Scan to PDF sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scanner has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scanner versus Scan to PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScannerScan to PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (38 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better1
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTELEVISION INEUDolf Hekman

Customer experience

Scanner

All ratings38 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Scan to PDF

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Annual Premium$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Scan to PDF

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Annual Premium$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Scanner free?
Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scan to PDF free?
Scan to PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scanner or Scan to PDF?
Scanner is rated higher. Scanner averages 4.5 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Scan to PDF averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Scanner or Scan to PDF have ads?
Neither Scanner nor Scan to PDF shows ads.

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