Comparison

MyPDFScanner vs Scan Cam PDF

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

Head to head
About

MyPDFScanner

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MyPDFScanner turns letters and paperwork into a clean PDF in seconds — built for people who want their iPhone to be simple. THREE STEPS: 1. Tap the big button and photograph the document 2. Confirm the corners — the app detects the page automatically 3. Send the PDF by email, WhatsApp, or print it WHAT MAKES MyPDFScanner DIFFERENT: • Large text, large buttons, plain language • Stays on your iPhone — no account, no cloud, no analytics • Multi-page documents combine into one PDF automatically • Apple Vision Framework for precise edge detection — fast and offline • Black & white filter for letters, color for receipts and labels PRICING: Free with a short ad before each scan. Ad-free for a one-time €5 — no subscription. PRIVACY: We see nothing. Your documents never leave your iPhone. Full policy at mypdfscanner.de/privacy.html Contact: hallo@mypdfscanner.de

About

Scan Cam PDF

Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner. Capture, enhance, and organize your papers with edge detection, shadow removal, and multiple page support. Export to PDF or JPEG, and share your scans securely offline.

Highlights
  • Edge detection and straightening
  • Shadow removal
  • Multi-page document creation
  • Folder organization
  • Searchable documents
  • PDF and JPEG export
  • Offline text recognition
Features
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Scan Cam turns your iPhone into a document scanner. You photograph a sheet of paper, the app finds its edges, straightens it and cleans up the text: what you get is a real scan, not a photo of a piece of paper. Your documents stay on your iPhone and in your own iCloud Drive — never on a server of ours. No account to create, no adverts, no analytics. The iCloud copy brings your invoices, your contracts and your identity papers back if you reinstall the app or change iPhones, and you can turn it off in the settings. Apart from that copy, a document leaves your phone only on the day you decide to share it yourself. SCANNING • Edges detected and the page straightened, even shot at an angle • Four looks: original photo, colour, greyscale, black and white • Strength adjustable with your finger, with a preview that follows • Shadows removed in one tap, for pages shot under a lamp or a hand • Several pages in one document, to reorder, rotate or remove • Import a photo or a PDF already on your phone: it becomes a document, just like a scan ORGANIZING • Folders and subfolders, like on a computer • A search that also finds what is filed deep inside a folder, and tells you where • Rename, move, duplicate, delete • A copy in your own iCloud Drive: your documents come back after a reinstall or on a new iPhone FINISHING AND SHARING • Export to PDF or JPEG • Add text on a page • Print straight from the app • Save to the Files app, or send through the iPhone's share sheet SCAN CAM PRO The free version is complete and never expires: scan, organize, filter, annotate, print and export to PDF as much as you like. Free PDFs carry a small "Scanned with Scan Cam" line at the foot of the page. The Pro subscription adds: • PDF with no line at the foot • Text recognition, which reads your pages and hands you the text to copy • Signature, drawn with your finger and placed where you want it • Watermark, across the page • Merging several documents into one • Pulling pages out into a new document • Export to Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx) Text recognition runs on the phone, with no internet: it reads the Latin alphabet, Japanese, Chinese and Korean. NINE LANGUAGES The app reads in French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Chinese and Korean. SUBSCRIPTION • Scan Cam Pro — one year, after a 7-day free trial • The price is the one shown by the App Store and in the app, in your own currency • Payment is charged to your Apple account when you confirm the purchase • The subscription renews automatically at the end of each year unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before that date • You can manage and cancel it at any time in your Apple account settings • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://scancam.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

MyPDFScanner3 screens
Scan Cam PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scan Cam PDF at none against MyPDFScanner's shown. MyPDFScanner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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. MyPDFScanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Scan Cam PDF sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $22.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyPDFScanner ships an update every 3 days, Scan Cam PDF weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MyPDFScanner versus Scan Cam PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyPDFScannerScan Cam PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSven GrabowskiPierre Trochet

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MyPDFScanner

One-time1
  • MyPDFScanner Pro$3.99
1 purchases

Scan Cam PDF

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (1 year)7 Days trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is MyPDFScanner free?
MyPDFScanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scan Cam PDF free?
Scan Cam PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyPDFScanner or Scan Cam PDF have ads?
MyPDFScanner shows ads; Scan Cam PDF does not.
Which is updated more often, MyPDFScanner or Scan Cam PDF?
MyPDFScanner ships an update every 3 days, and Scan Cam PDF weekly. Most recently, MyPDFScanner was updated on October 31, 2026 and Scan Cam PDF on October 31, 2026.

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