Quick PDF Scanner vs FreeScanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick PDF Scanner
Easily scan documents, receipts, and notes using your device's camera. Convert them into clear PDF files and share them effortlessly. Designed for daily use with a simple interface.
- Scan documents with camera
- Create PDF files
- Save scans locally
- Share PDFs
- Simple interface
- Designed for daily use
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Quick PDF Scanner helps you scan documents and create PDFs quickly and easily. Scan receipts, notes, and forms in just a few taps. Quick PDF Scanner is designed for everyday document scanning. Whether you need to capture a receipt, save handwritten notes, or scan important paperwork, the app makes the process simple and straightforward. With a clean and intuitive interface, you can scan documents using your device camera and turn them into clear PDF files without complicated steps or settings. Key Features • Scan documents using your camera • Create PDF files quickly • Save scans locally on your device • Share PDFs easily • Simple and easy-to-use interface • Designed for daily use Optional Pro Features: Quick PDF Scanner offers optional Pro features available via a one-time lifetime in-app purchase. Basic scanning and PDF creation remain available without purchase.
FreeScanner
Transform paper documents into searchable PDFs with advanced scanning, editing, and OCR capabilities. Organize, merge, compress, and secure your files locally, with optional cloud services for enhanced accessibility.
- Scan documents to PDF
- Automatic edge detection
- OCR text search
- Merge and compress PDFs
- Password-protected exports
- Local-first processing
- Optional cloud backup
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Paper to PDF. Simply done. Turn receipts, notes, forms and everyday paperwork into PDFs. Scanning, editing, OCR search and local PDF tools are free forever. No account is needed to get started. SCAN TO PDF Capture multiple pages with automatic edge detection, or import photos and existing PDFs. Keep the pages together in one document. CROP. ROTATE. REFINE. Adjust the crop, rotate pages, apply filters and reorder your scan before exporting. FIND THE TEXT YOU NEED Search document names and recognized text. See matching pages and jump straight to the result. YOUR EVERYDAY PDF TOOLS Merge PDFs, turn images into a PDF, compress a file or export an AES-256 password-protected copy. These local tools are included for free. READY TO SHARE Keep documents in a grid or list, open a saved scan and export the finished PDF when you need it. LOCAL-FIRST, WITH OPTIONAL CLOUD SERVICES Scan, edit, search and export on your device, even without an internet connection. Optional FreeScanner Plus subscriptions add cloud backup, cross-device access and the FreeScanner Web workspace. Local scanning tools do not require a subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through the App Store. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://freescanner.secondwindltd.xyz/privacy Terms of Service: https://freescanner.secondwindltd.xyz/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quick PDF Scanner at 5.0 against FreeScanner's 4.7. Quick PDF Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). FreeScanner's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Quick PDF Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FreeScanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Quick PDF Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Quick PDF Scanner ships an update every 2 weeks, FreeScanner every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Quick PDF Scanner | FreeScanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ye Tao | Second Wind Limited |
Customer experience
Quick PDF Scanner
FreeScanner
In-app purchases
Quick PDF Scanner
- Pro Lifetime$4.99
FreeScanner
- FreeScanner Plus Weekly$2.997 Days
- FreeScanner Plus Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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