Comparison

WPS Scanner vs PDFX

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

PDFX

Features
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PDFX opens your PDFs so you can read, mark up, sign and fill them on your phone. There is no account and no server: files are opened, edited and recognized on your device, and your original file is never changed. READ • Open PDFs from Files, email or any app with “Open in PDFX” • Search the text, zoom in, and jump between pages • Big files open quickly, page by page • Password-protected PDFs open with the password MARK UP • Pen, marker and highlighter — the highlighter snaps to the text line • Add text, notes, boxes, circles, lines and arrows • White-out, images, eraser and undo • Every change saves as you go SIGN AND FILL FORMS • Draw your signature once and place it on any page • Type into form fields, tick checkboxes and choose options • Add √, ×, ● marks and today’s date ORGANIZE PAGES • Rotate, delete, duplicate and reorder pages • Save selected pages as a new file • Add blank pages, photos or pages from another PDF • Merge several PDFs into one CONVERT AND SHARE • Turn photos into a PDF, or scan paper documents with the camera • Recognize text on a page and copy or share it • Reduce file size for email (pages are saved as images in the smaller copy) • Save pages as images, print, or share the finished PDF FREE WITH ADS, OR PRO PDFX is free with ads. PDFX Pro removes all ads. Choose a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Text recognition languages depend on your device. Privacy Policy: https://dsm0829.github.io/pdfx-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WPS Scanner4 screens
PDFX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WPS Scanner at none against PDFX's shown. 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. WPS Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and PDFX sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
WPS Scanner versus PDFX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWPS ScannerPDFX
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKINGSOFT OFFICE SOFTWARE CORPORATION LIMITEDYOU SEUNGMIN

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
2 purchases

PDFX

Subscriptions1
  • PDFX Pro Monthly$0.491 Month
One-time1
  • PDFX Pro Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is WPS Scanner free?
WPS Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDFX free?
PDFX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WPS Scanner or PDFX have ads?
PDFX shows ads; WPS Scanner does not.

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