Comparison

Scanner App vs Sternzy

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

Head to head
About

Scanner App

Transform your device into a powerful mobile scanner. Quickly capture documents, receipts, and notes, then convert them into high-quality PDFs. Organize and share your scanned files with ease.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with camera
  • Automatic edge detection
  • Create high-quality PDFs
  • Multi-page scanning
  • Image enhancement filters
  • Organize and rename scans
  • Share via email, messages, and more
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a fast and powerful mobile scanner. Scan documents, receipts, notes, contracts, and more in seconds. Create high-quality PDF files, organize your scans, and share them anywhere. Scanner App - PDF & OCR is designed to make document scanning simple, fast, and reliable. KEY FEATURES SCAN DOCUMENTS Use your camera to scan paper documents instantly. The app automatically detects document edges and creates a clean, professional scan. AUTO EDGE DETECTION Advanced detection automatically finds document borders and crops them for perfect results. CREATE HIGH-QUALITY PDFs Convert scanned pages into clear and sharp PDF files. Combine multiple pages into one PDF document. MULTI-PAGE SCANNING Scan several pages and organize them in the correct order before exporting. IMAGE ENHANCEMENT Improve your scans with filters such as: • Color • Black & White • Grayscale • Original ORGANIZE YOUR DOCUMENTS Keep all your scans in one place. Rename files, organize documents, and quickly find what you need. SHARE ANYWHERE Export and share PDFs easily via: • Email • Messages • Files • AirDrop • Other apps FAST AND EASY Designed for speed and simplicity so you can scan documents anytime, anywhere. Perfect for scanning: • Receipts • Contracts • Notes • Invoices • IDs • Forms • Documents SUBSCRIPTION This app offers an auto-renewable subscription for premium features, including: • Unlimited scans • Advanced OCR text recognition • Export without watermark Subscription is required to access premium features. Subscription options may include weekly, monthly, or yearly plans. Pricing is displayed in the app and may vary by region. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://privacypolicyone.carrd.co/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sternzy

Features
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DocScan turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner — and a whole lot more. Scan paper, import PDFs and photos, or capture a recipe or article straight from the web, then organize everything into tidy folders you can search, annotate, and share. Everything happens on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking. SCAN & IMPORT • Scan crisp, auto-cropped pages with the camera — as many as you like per document. • Import from your Photos, your Files (images, PDFs, even Word documents), or a web link. • Everything lands in one review screen, so you can mix scans and imports into a single document. CAPTURE FROM THE WEB • Paste any link and DocScan captures the page in a clean, ad-free "reader" view — split into tidy 8.5×11 pages with the source link right on top. • Save recipes and posts from Instagram and Facebook — the photo and the full caption come through. • Turn on "Also grab linked pages" to follow a page's links one level deep, with a live progress bar (and a Stop button) and an index of every link at the end. • Every web capture keeps a clickable Source link, so you can always jump back to the original. REVIEW BEFORE YOU SAVE • Tap any page to view it full-screen — pinch to zoom right where your fingers are, swipe between pages, and delete a bad scan on the spot. • Reorder pages by dragging. • DocScan even suggests a document name from the biggest heading on the page. ORGANIZE & FIND • File documents into nested, color-coded folders. Rename, move, recolor, or delete anytime. • Pinch to switch between a clean list and a grid — from compact rows up to one big page per tile. • Full-text search reads the text inside your scans (on-device OCR), so you can find a document by name or by words written inside it. • Add private notes to a whole document or a single page — kept in your backups, never printed or exported. EDIT & ANNOTATE • Rotate, crop, and apply filters to any page. • Mark up pages with drawing, text, lines, arrows, shapes, and highlights. EXPORT & SHARE • Export as PDF (with a searchable text layer), a password-protected PDF, a Word document with recognized text, or images. • Print natively, or share anywhere with the standard share sheet. PRIVATE & SECURE • Everything stays on your device — nothing is uploaded to us. Data Not Collected. • Lock DocScan behind Face ID or your passcode. • Back up to a portable file or your own iCloud, and restore on a new device. Turn on Auto Back Up to save whenever you leave the app. FREE, WITH NO ADS DocScan is completely free — no ads, no subscriptions. If it saves you time, an optional tip helps keep it that way, but it never unlocks anything; the whole app is yours. Scan a document — or paste a link — in seconds. — — Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you.

Screenshots

Scanner App4 screens
Sternzy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sternzy at none against Scanner App's shown. Sternzy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 App sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Sternzy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner App ships an update every 2 weeks, Sternzy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Scanner App versus Sternzy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner AppSternzy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdavid levinDavid Stern

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Scanner App

Subscriptions9
  • DocScan Pro Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Scanner App Pro Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • DocScan Pro$3.997 Days
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  • DocScan Pro7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • DocScan Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Scanner App Unlock Everything$29.991 Year
  • DocScan Pro Annual$39.991 Year
  • DocScan Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • DocScan Pro Annual2 variants$59.991 Year
4 purchases

Sternzy

One-time4
  • $0.99 Coffee Tip$0.99
  • $1.99 Coffee Tip$1.99
  • $4.99 Coffee Tip$4.99
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  • $9.99 Coffee Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Scanner App free?
Scanner App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sternzy free?
Sternzy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scanner App or Sternzy have ads?
Scanner App shows ads; Sternzy does not.
Which is updated more often, Scanner App or Sternzy?
Scanner App ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sternzy weekly. Most recently, Scanner App was updated on October 12, 2026 and Sternzy on October 24, 2026.

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