Comparison

PDFScan vs PDFOne

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

Head to head
About

PDFScan

Features
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Scan anything into a clean PDF — then actually work with it. PDFScan turns your camera into a document scanner: automatic edge detection, perspective correction, and sharp output in seconds. Everything happens on your device. No account, no sign-in, nothing uploaded. Perfect for receipts, invoices, contracts, ID copies, school notes and paperwork. SCAN • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Capture several pages in one pass • Import photos from your library • Low, medium and high quality presets, so files stay small enough to email EDIT PAGES • Reorder, rotate, duplicate or delete pages • Add pages by scanning or from your photos • Rename a document and rebuild the PDF • Undo while you work READ PDFs • Open any PDF, including ones sent from Files, Mail or the share sheet • Scroll and pinch to zoom • Import PDFs into your library to keep everything together EXTRACT TEXT • On-device text recognition pulls the words out of a scan • Copy the text, or share it as a .txt file • Works offline — no image ever leaves your device SHARE • Merge several documents into a single PDF • Export pages as JPEG or PNG • Send anywhere through the standard share sheet, including WhatsApp, Mail and Messages PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents stay in the app's own storage on your device. There is no account, no cloud sync, and nothing is uploaded for processing. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL UPGRADE Everything above is free. PDFScan Pro removes the ads and the small "Scanned with PDFScan" credit printed in the bottom margin of generated PDFs, available as a monthly subscription or a single one-time purchase. Prefer to stay free? Watch one optional short video, or share the app with a friend, to hide ads for an hour. Nothing is taken away if you stay on the free tier. PDFScan Pro is available as a $0.99 per month auto-renewing subscription, or as a $4.99 one-time purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it at any time in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/elviskirui/Privacy-Policy-for-PDFScanner-362d665fdb86800e95f9d402e4e5d974

About

PDFOne

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**PDFOne makes working with PDFs simple on iPhone.** Open a document, organize its pages with intuitive gestures, add new content, fill in your PDF, and place your signature — all within a clean interface designed to keep the document at the center of your work. Whether you need to fix a few pages or reorganize a larger document, PDFOne gives you the essential tools without unnecessary complexity. **ORGANIZE YOUR PAGES** View your document as a Grid, Carousel, or List and choose the layout that works best for you. You can: • reorder pages with drag and drop; • select multiple pages; • create and manage page stacks; • duplicate or delete pages; • replace pages while keeping control of your document; • extract and reorganize content when needed. **ADD NEW CONTENT** Insert additional PDFs exactly where you need them, or create new pages from: • PDF documents; • images from your Photos library; • blank pages. **FILL IN PDFs** Add text directly to a PDF page, position it where it belongs, and adjust its size before applying it to the document. Perfect for forms, administrative documents, and PDFs that need additional information. **ADD YOUR SIGNATURE** Import a signature and keep it in your signature library so it is ready whenever you need it. Add multiple signatures, move them around the page, resize them, or remove them before applying your changes to the PDF. **SAVE AND SHARE** Save your changes, create a separate copy, or share the finished PDF using the familiar sharing tools built into iOS and iPadOS. **DESIGNED TO STAY SIMPLE** PDFOne is built as a native Apple app, with familiar controls, direct interactions, light and dark appearances, and an interface that keeps the focus on your document. No unnecessarily complicated tools. Just what you need to organize, fill, sign, and manage your PDFs.

Screenshots

PDFScan4 screens
PDFOne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PDFScan at Free against PDFOne's $2.99. PDFScan also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). PDFOne's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On in-app purchases and device support 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

PDFScan is free to download; PDFOne costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDFScan ships an update every 3 weeks, PDFOne every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
PDFScan versus PDFOne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDFScanPDFOne
PriceFree — better$2.99
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnn ANN WAMBUI NJUGUNAANTONIO PADALINO

In-app purchases

None

PDFScan

No in-app purchases

None

PDFOne

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDFScan free?
PDFScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDFOne free?
PDFOne costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDFScan or PDFOne have ads?
PDFScan shows ads; PDFOne does not.
Which is updated more often, PDFScan or PDFOne?
PDFScan ships an update every 3 weeks, and PDFOne every 4 days. Most recently, PDFScan was updated on October 15, 2026 and PDFOne on October 18, 2026.

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