Comparison

ScanKit vs SoloPDF

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

Head to head
About

ScanKit

Features
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ScanKit turns your phone into a powerful, private document scanner. Scan receipts, contracts, IDs, notes, and any paper document — then export as high-quality PDF instantly. PRIVACY FIRST Everything happens on your device. Your documents are never uploaded to any server. No account required. No cloud. No data collection. Just you and your documents. SMART SCANNING • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Multi-page document scanning • Adjustable filters (color, grayscale, black & white) • Real-time camera preview with crop guides OCR TEXT RECOGNITION (Pro) • Extract text from any scanned document • Full-text search across all your scans • Copy and share extracted text • Powered by Apple's on-device Vision framework SIGN & ANNOTATE (Pro) • Draw your signature and place it on any document • Save signatures for quick reuse • Perfect for contracts, forms, and agreements ORGANIZE & MANAGE (Pro) • Create folders to organize your documents • Merge multiple scans into one PDF • Split documents into separate files • Lock sensitive documents with password or Face ID EXPORT & SHARE • Export as PDF with one tap • Share via email, AirDrop, Messages, or any app • Print directly from the app FREE FEATURES • 2 document scans per day • PDF export and sharing • On-device processing SCANKIT PRO Unlock unlimited scans, OCR, signatures, folders, merge/split, document lock, and full-text search with a Pro subscription. Built with love in France. No ads. No trackers. Just a great scanner. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scankit.quentin.app/privacy

About

SoloPDF

Features
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SoloPDF is a clean, fast, fully local PDF reader — no ads, no account, nothing ever uploaded. • Reading: multiple tabs, outline, page thumbnails, full-text search, fit-width/fit-page zoom. Huge files open instantly thanks to on-demand loading. • Highlights become notes: highlight any text and the annotation is saved as a Markdown notes file (.annotations.md) right next to the PDF — open, edit, and version it with any editor (including our SoloMD). solopdf:// links inside the notes jump straight back to the highlighted passage. • Forms: fill AcroForm PDFs (text fields, checkboxes, dropdowns) and save the result. • Export to Markdown: turn a whole PDF into a Markdown document, outline headings included. • Dark mode with smart page inversion for comfortable night reading. • Interface in English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, and ę—„ęœ¬čŖž. Everything runs on your device. No network calls, no data collection.

Screenshots

ScanKit4 screens
SoloPDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SoloPDF at none against ScanKit's 2. SoloPDF also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. ScanKit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. SoloPDF asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
ScanKit versus SoloPDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanKitSoloPDF
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuentin Dommercå‘äøœ Ꝏ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ScanKit

Subscriptions2
  • ScanKit Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • ScanKit Pro Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

SoloPDF

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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