Comparison

CarEx vs PDF Scanner

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

Head to head
About

CarEx

Features
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CarEx is the fastest way to keep every car receipt in one place — without typing a thing. Point your camera at a fuel slip, a service invoice, a parking ticket or an EV charging receipt. CarEx auto-crops the page, reads the total, the vendor and the date, picks the right category, and saves it to the right car. Years of receipts become a single searchable, exportable log. WHAT YOU GET -Smart scanner. Crops the receipt and fills in every field. You only review and tap save. -Multi-car. Daily driver, weekend car, company van, family vehicle — all in the same app. -Every cost categorised: fuel, EV charging, maintenance, insurance, parking, tolls, traffic tickets, car washes. -Reads any language and script — Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, English, German, Spanish and more. -Private. Your data lives in your own secure cloud account, never shared, never sold, never used for ads. WHAT THE SCANNER READS - Currency — USD, EUR, GBP, ILS, RUB and many more - Date in any common format - Vendor name in the original alphabet - Category — fuel, EV charging, maintenance, parking, ticket, insurance, car wash or other You can correct any field in one tap. Your edits are what get saved. KNOW YOUR CAR For each car add the make, model, year, plate, colour and odometer. CarEx shows monthly and yearly spend per car, broken down by category, with charts that make it obvious where the money goes. EXPORT WHEN YOU NEED IT Export any car's history as a clean PDF report, a CSV for your spreadsheet, or JSON for backup. Useful when selling a car, sharing costs with family, or just knowing honestly how much your car costs to run. SIGN IN, SYNC, RELAX Sign in with Apple or Google. Your data syncs to your private cloud, so a lost or replaced phone doesn't lose a single receipt. FREE TRIAL & SUBSCRIPTION Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscription auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in Account Settings on the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://chatdrop.me/car_privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PDF Scanner

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a powerful portable scanner. Scan any document in seconds and convert it into a clear, searchable PDF with advanced OCR technology. Whether it’s receipts, contracts, notes, ID cards, passports, or books — get professional results every time. Why this is the best PDF Scanner • Instant high-quality scans with auto-crop & enhance • Accurate OCR – extract and edit text from any document • Convert to PDF, Word, Excel or JPG with one tap • Create multi-page PDFs easily • Digital signature support • Super clean & fast interface Smart Features You’ll Love • Auto edge detection & perspective correction • Multiple scanning modes (Document, Receipt, ID, Book, Whiteboard) • Text recognition (OCR) in high accuracy • Reorder, merge, compress & organize files • Share instantly via WhatsApp, Email, AirDrop or Cloud • Offline scanning – no internet required Perfect for everyday use Students • Office workers • Freelancers • Accountants • Real estate agents • Business professionals Privacy Policy :- https://pdfscannersupports.blogspot.com/2026/09/privacy-policy.html Terms Of Use :- https://pdfscannersupports.blogspot.com/2026/09/terms-conditions.html Stop using bulky scanners. Digitize all your paperwork in seconds and stay organized with the most reliable PDF Scanner app. Download PDF Scanner: Doc & OCR now and experience the fastest way to scan documents on iPhone.

Screenshots

CarEx1 screens
PDF Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Scanner at none against CarEx's 1. CarEx's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. CarEx sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. PDF Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
CarEx versus PDF Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarExPDF Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVeacheslav KolesnikBANSI Savaj

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CarEx

Subscriptions1
  • CarEx monthly subscription$4.991 Month
None

PDF Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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