Comparison

Scanem vs MyHandMemo

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

Head to head
About

Scanem

Easily scan documents using your phone's camera and enhance their quality. This app allows you to customize, compress, sign, and secure your PDFs without watermarks or paywalls. Share your documents instantly in a private and efficient manner.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with camera
  • Enhance quality and readability
  • Compress PDF file size
  • Sign and markup PDFs
  • Lock PDFs with password
  • One-tap sharing
  • 100% private, on-device storage
Read full description

Scanem is a free PDF document scanner for iPhone. Use your camera to scan receipts, notes, and multi-page documents, then adjust the result before saving or sharing it. ■ FEATURES - Scan one or more pages: Capture paper documents with the built-in document camera, then crop or rotate pages as needed. - Adjust your scan: Choose color, grayscale, or black and white, apply enhancement, and set the PDF quality and dimensions. - Control file size: Use lower quality or smaller dimensions when you need a PDF that takes up less space and is easier to share. - Preview and rename: Review the complete PDF, check its file size, and change its name before exporting. - Mark up the document: Use the built-in PDF preview to add markup and make final edits before saving or sharing. - Save or share: Export the PDF to Files, Mail, and other apps. ■ HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan your document with the camera. 2. Review the pages and adjust the PDF. 3. Save it to Files or share it. ■ PRIVATE AND FREE - Your scanned documents are processed on your iPhone and are not uploaded by Scanem. - Every feature is free to use, with no subscriptions, paywalls, or watermarks. Scanem keeps document scanning simple, from the first page to the finished PDF. Terms of Use: - https://scannerapp.notion.site/scan-terms-of-use

About

MyHandMemo

Features
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MyHandMemo is a handwritten notepad for scribbling down a thought with your finger before it gets away. No keyboard, no formatting — just write the way you would on paper. Tap the pencil and a blank sheet opens right away. KEY FEATURES Write with your finger Draw directly on the screen. Switch between pen, marker, and eraser, pick from four ink colors (black, blue, red, yellow), and choose one of three stroke widths. One screen, nothing more The canvas is fixed to a single screen. There is no scrolling, so you never lose track of what you wrote. Undo without worry Step back and forward one stroke at a time. Even after clearing the whole page, you have five seconds to take it back. Choose your paper Plain, ruled, or grid — set the paper you always use, along with your default ink color and stroke width. Find notes at a glance Notes are laid out as thumbnails. Pin the ones you reach for often to keep them at the top. Press and hold a note to duplicate it, share it as an image, or delete it. Japanese and English Choose the app's language from Match Device, Japanese, or English. It switches on the spot, without changing your device settings. PRIVACY The app has no networking at all. Your notes are stored only on your device and are never sent anywhere. There is no account to create, and no ads or analytics.

Screenshots

Scanem3 screens
MyHandMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MyHandMemo at 18.0 against Scanem's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Scanem versus MyHandMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanemMyHandMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLabi, LLCkeisuke arai

In-app purchases

None

Scanem

No in-app purchases

None

MyHandMemo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanem free?
Scanem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyHandMemo free?
MyHandMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scanem or MyHandMemo have ads?
Neither Scanem nor MyHandMemo shows ads.

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