Comparison

WPS Scanner vs PDF Studio

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

Head to head
About

WPS Scanner

Features
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WPS Scanner turns your iPhone into a powerful mobile document scanner. Scan paper documents, receipts, notes, contracts and forms in seconds, convert them into high-quality PDFs, extract text with OCR, and translate image content instantly. SCAN TO PDF IN SECONDS • Smart Document Scanning: Use your camera to scan documents, receipts, notes, invoices, forms and contracts. • Auto Edge Detection: Automatically detect document borders and crop scans with precision. • PDF Export: Turn paper documents into clear, shareable PDF files in seconds. CONVERT TO WORD OR EXCEL • Editable Documents: Convert scanned documents into Word files for easy editing. • Table Recognition: Turn scanned tables, receipts or reports into Excel files. • Work Smarter: Continue editing and processing your scans instead of saving them as images only. OCR TEXT RECOGNITION • Extract Text Instantly: Recognize text from images, scanned documents and paper notes. • Copy and Share: Copy extracted text for study, work, email or messaging. • Useful for Everyday Documents: Works well with receipts, manuals, forms, printed notes and more. IMAGE TRANSLATION • Translate from Images: Translate text from photos, documents, menus, signs and forms. • Travel and Study Friendly: Quickly understand foreign-language content when you need it. • Simple Workflow: Scan, recognize and translate in just a few taps. SHARPER SCANS, LESS EFFORT • Image Enhancement: Improve clarity, brightness and contrast automatically. • Perspective Correction: Fix angled photos and make documents look cleaner. • Shadow Reduction: Create clearer scans even from everyday photos. ORGANIZE AND SHARE • Save Scanned Files: Keep your documents organized on your device. • Share Anywhere: Export and share PDFs, images or recognized text. • Built for Work, Study and Travel: Ideal for students, office workers, freelancers and travelers. 【Auto-renew Subscription Notification】 Auto-renew Subscription Cycle: Subscription options may include different renewal periods such as 1 month, 3 months or 1 year. Please choose the subscription cycle you need and confirm before payment. Payment: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at purchase confirmation. Cancellation of Subscription: You can turn off auto-renewal at any time from your App Store account settings. To avoid being billed for the next cycle, cancellation must be made at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Renewal: Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. User Agreement(EULA): https://www.wps.com/members/ Privacy Policy: https://www.wps.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Auto-Renew Subscription Service: https://www.wps.com/auto-renewal-terms/

About

PDF Studio

Features
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Scan, edit, fill and sign PDFs on your iPhone and iPad with PDF Studio. Completely free, with no ads, subscriptions or account requirement. SCAN AND CREATE • Scan multi-page documents with the camera or create a PDF from photos. • Review pages before saving: rotate, delete and reorder them. • Adjust four corners for perspective correction and choose grayscale, black-and-white or clean scan modes. • Import PDFs from Files, Mail and other apps. EDIT, FILL AND SIGN • Merge, split and reorder pages, or insert a blank page. • Fill existing PDF text fields, checkboxes and choice lists. • Place text, dates and checkmarks exactly where needed on forms without editable fields. • Draw a black or blue signature, drag and resize it on the page, and save it for reuse. • Edit existing text annotations and selected paragraphs. Original styling is preserved where possible; exact layout preservation depends on the PDF. • Highlight, underline, draw, add shapes and notes, and browse your markup in one list. • Add watermarks and page numbers, and edit document properties. READ AND FIND TEXT • Search without case sensitivity and browse results with page numbers and surrounding text. • Use bookmarks, document outlines and remembered reading position. • Comfort Reading offers adjustable text size, sepia/night themes and read-aloud controls. • Recognize scanned text with on-device OCR and create a searchable PDF copy. ORGANIZE AND EXPORT • Organize your documents with folders, tags and favorites. • Undo and redo edits, and recover trashed documents within 30 days. • Export a library backup, including saved signatures, to a location you choose and restore it later. • Compress PDFs, export pages as PNG images and share files. • Protect PDFs with a password, lock the app with Face ID or your device passcode, and create copies with hidden information removed. PRIVACY AND LANGUAGES Documents are processed on your device. PDF Studio does not upload your files to our servers. You control sharing and backup destinations. Core tools work without an internet connection. Interface support for English, Turkish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Hindi and Indonesian.

Screenshots

WPS Scanner4 screens
PDF Studio1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Studio at none against WPS Scanner's 4. WPS Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. WPS Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. PDF Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
WPS Scanner versus PDF Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWPS ScannerPDF Studio
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKINGSOFT OFFICE SOFTWARE CORPORATION LIMITEDyusuf hilal

In-app purchases

4 purchases

WPS Scanner

Subscriptions4
  • WPS Pro+ VIP Monthly$6.991 Month
  • WPS Scanner Premium VIP Monthly$21.991 Month
  • WPS Pro+ VIP Yearly$69.991 Year
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  • WPS Premium VIP Yearly$139.991 Year
None

PDF Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WPS Scanner free?
WPS Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Studio free?
PDF Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WPS Scanner or PDF Studio have ads?
Neither WPS Scanner nor PDF Studio shows ads.

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