Comparison

MRZ vs Scan Cam PDF

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

Head to head
About

MRZ

Features
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Scan, validate and export data from passports, ID cards and visas in seconds. The app uses your iPhone or iPad camera to automatically read the MRZ (Machine Readable Zone) of travel documents, with professional-grade accuracy and no button pressing required. SUPPORTED DOCUMENTS - Passports (TD3) with NFC chip reading - National ID cards (TD1) - TD2 travel documents - MRV-A and MRV-B visas - Colombian documents without MRZ (legacy ID, driver's license, foreigner ID) via smart OCR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY - Automatic document detection and instant capture once stable - Cryptographic validation of ICAO 9303 checksums (7-3-1 algorithm) - Multi-capture consensus: several photos combined for maximum accuracy - OCR error correction driven by context and checksums (O/0, I/1, S/5…) - NFC reading of electronic passports (BAC/PACE): biometric chip photo and field-by-field comparison against the scanned MRZ - National ID validation for Mexico (CURP), Brazil (CPF), Chile (RUT), Peru (DNI) and Colombia (NUIP) FOR HOTELS AND BUSINESSES — ENTERPRISE PLAN - Group check-in: scan an entire family or group in one session and export them together to your PMS - Customizable export templates: JSON, XML or CSV with the field names your system expects - Encrypted audit log: traceability of every scan and export for guest-registration compliance - Kiosk mode: iPad self-service with your logo and colors, automatic export and PIN-protected exit DATA EXPORT - Configure your own endpoint and receive data and images as JSON + multipart, with documentation built into the app. Ideal for hotels, access control, airlines or any identity-verification system. INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE - Documents from 50+ countries, including all of Latin America and major issuers worldwide - Interface in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese PRIVACY AND SECURITY - All processing happens locally on your device - Data is only sent to the server you configure - Encrypted audit log with the key protected on-device (Keychain) SUBSCRIPTIONS The app works with auto-renewable subscriptions: the Standard plan enables scanning and export; the Enterprise plan adds the hotel and business features and includes a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account upon purchase confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://faacil.com/privacy-policy Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Scan Cam PDF

Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner. Capture, enhance, and organize your papers with edge detection, shadow removal, and multiple page support. Export to PDF or JPEG, and share your scans securely offline.

Highlights
  • Edge detection and straightening
  • Shadow removal
  • Multi-page document creation
  • Folder organization
  • Searchable documents
  • PDF and JPEG export
  • Offline text recognition
Features
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Scan Cam turns your iPhone into a document scanner. You photograph a sheet of paper, the app finds its edges, straightens it and cleans up the text: what you get is a real scan, not a photo of a piece of paper. Your documents stay on your iPhone and in your own iCloud Drive — never on a server of ours. No account to create, no adverts, no analytics. The iCloud copy brings your invoices, your contracts and your identity papers back if you reinstall the app or change iPhones, and you can turn it off in the settings. Apart from that copy, a document leaves your phone only on the day you decide to share it yourself. SCANNING • Edges detected and the page straightened, even shot at an angle • Four looks: original photo, colour, greyscale, black and white • Strength adjustable with your finger, with a preview that follows • Shadows removed in one tap, for pages shot under a lamp or a hand • Several pages in one document, to reorder, rotate or remove • Import a photo or a PDF already on your phone: it becomes a document, just like a scan ORGANIZING • Folders and subfolders, like on a computer • A search that also finds what is filed deep inside a folder, and tells you where • Rename, move, duplicate, delete • A copy in your own iCloud Drive: your documents come back after a reinstall or on a new iPhone FINISHING AND SHARING • Export to PDF or JPEG • Add text on a page • Print straight from the app • Save to the Files app, or send through the iPhone's share sheet SCAN CAM PRO The free version is complete and never expires: scan, organize, filter, annotate, print and export to PDF as much as you like. Free PDFs carry a small "Scanned with Scan Cam" line at the foot of the page. The Pro subscription adds: • PDF with no line at the foot • Text recognition, which reads your pages and hands you the text to copy • Signature, drawn with your finger and placed where you want it • Watermark, across the page • Merging several documents into one • Pulling pages out into a new document • Export to Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx) Text recognition runs on the phone, with no internet: it reads the Latin alphabet, Japanese, Chinese and Korean. NINE LANGUAGES The app reads in French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Chinese and Korean. SUBSCRIPTION • Scan Cam Pro — one year, after a 7-day free trial • The price is the one shown by the App Store and in the app, in your own currency • Payment is charged to your Apple account when you confirm the purchase • The subscription renews automatically at the end of each year unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before that date • You can manage and cancel it at any time in your Apple account settings • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://scancam.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

MRZ4 screens
Scan Cam PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MRZ at every 2 days against Scan Cam PDF's weekly. Scan Cam PDF's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.6). 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. MRZ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Scan Cam PDF sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $22.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MRZ ships an update every 2 days, Scan Cam PDF weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MRZ versus Scan Cam PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMRZScan Cam PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB86 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperJuan Camilo Marin OchoaPierre Trochet

In-app purchases

4 purchases

MRZ

Subscriptions4
  • Mensual3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Enterprise Mensual$49.991 Month
  • Anual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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  • Enterprise Anual$499.991 Year
1 purchases

Scan Cam PDF

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (1 year)7 Days trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is MRZ free?
MRZ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scan Cam PDF free?
Scan Cam PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MRZ or Scan Cam PDF have ads?
Neither MRZ nor Scan Cam PDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MRZ or Scan Cam PDF?
MRZ ships an update every 2 days, and Scan Cam PDF weekly. Most recently, MRZ was updated on October 12, 2026 and Scan Cam PDF on October 14, 2026.

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