CamScan vs Scanner PDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CamScan
Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner and PDF editor. Digitize, convert, sign, and organize all your files with advanced OCR and a comprehensive toolkit.
- Automatic edge detection for clean scans
- OCR for text extraction
- Digital signature creation and placement
- PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint conversion
- File merging and compression
- Password protection and watermarking
- Organized folder system with search
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DocScan Pro turns your iPhone into a powerful document scanner and complete PDF workstation — everything from digitizing paperwork to converting, signing, and managing files, all in one place. Whether you're a professional capturing contracts on the go, a student digitizing notes, or simply tired of hunting for a physical scanner, DocScan Pro handles it all. Scan once, and take it from there. Smart Scanning, Every Time Point your camera and automatic edge detection does the work. Scans come out clean and sharp, ready to use immediately. Adjust the crop manually if you prefer, apply image filters — Black & White, Enhanced Color, or Grayscale — and combine multiple pages into a single polished PDF in seconds. Read Text from Any Document Built-in OCR technology extracts text from scanned images and PDFs with impressive accuracy. Copy it straight to your clipboard and paste it anywhere. No retyping, no frustration. Sign Documents Without Printing Create a digital signature and place it precisely on any document inside the app. Sign contracts, forms, and agreements in moments, then share instantly. No printer, no hassle, no delays. The Complete PDF Toolkit — All in One App This is where DocScan Pro sets itself apart. Most scanner apps stop at the scan. DocScan Pro keeps going. Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. Merge multiple files into one. Compress documents for easy sharing. Add watermarks, lock files with a password, extract specific pages, or reorder them entirely. It is a full PDF toolkit built into one clean, focused app. Stay Organized and Find Files Fast Every document lives in a structured folder system with built-in search. Find any file in seconds, no matter how large your library grows. Free to Start, Unlimited with Pro Download DocScan Pro for free and start scanning right away. Free users get one scan per day. Upgrade to Pro with a weekly subscription to unlock unlimited scanning, full PDF conversion, and every tool in the kit — no limits, no compromises. Scan smarter. Work faster. Download DocScan Pro today. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Scanner PDF
Digitize, organize, and share documents from your iPhone. Scan paper, IDs, and books into organized digital files. Edit, sign, convert to various formats, and protect sensitive information with this versatile utility.
- Scan documents, IDs, and books
- Create multi-page scans
- Extract text with OCR
- Sign documents on phone
- Convert to PDF, JPG, PNG, DOCX, XLSX
- Protect files with PIN and Secure Vault
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Scanner PDF: Convert and Sign helps you digitize, organize, edit and share documents directly from your iPhone. Turn paper documents into clean digital files, scan IDs, passports, books, QR codes and multi-page documents, then save everything in one organized document hub. Whether you need to sign a contract, extract text, convert a file, protect private documents or quickly share a PDF, Scanner gives you the essential tools in one simple app. Scan documents with your camera, import files or photos, edit them with useful tools, and export in the format you need. Key features: • Scan documents, IDs, passports and books • Create multi-page scans • Extract text with OCR • Scan QR codes • Sign documents directly on your phone • Add text, images, highlights and watermarks • Blur or hide sensitive information • Add page numbers and form elements • Merge documents • Convert files to PDF, JPG, PNG, DOCX and XLSX • Organize documents in My Documents • Mark files as favorites • Compress files before sharing • Share documents using the iOS share sheet • Protect private files with Secure Vault and PIN • Restore recently deleted files from Trash Scanner is designed for everyday paperwork: receipts, contracts, notes, IDs, invoices, forms, school documents and business files. Some features may require a subscription. Subscription details, renewal terms and cancellation options are shown before purchase. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacyvrtg/inicio
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Scanner PDF at daily against CamScan's every 2 days. Scanner PDF also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. CamScan sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Scanner PDF sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CamScan against 4.9 for Scanner PDF. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scanner PDF has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CamScan ships an update every 2 days, Scanner PDF daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CamScan | Scanner PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Federico hidalgo abril | Vertigo SL |
Customer experience
CamScan
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In-app purchases
CamScan
- weekly_scan3 Days trial$9.997 Days
Scanner PDF
- Premium week3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Premium year3 Days trial$49.991 Year









