PDF Scan vs Text to Handwriting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Scan
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Turn your iPhone into a pocket document scanner: point the camera at any paper page and get a clean, auto-cropped multi-page PDF in seconds β then pull the words off the page, drop your signature on it, and send it without ever leaving the app. Most scanner apps stop at the capture. This one finishes the job entirely on your device: automatic page detection squares and straightens the paper, on-device text recognition turns every scan into words you can search, copy, and export, and your saved handwritten signature goes straight onto the page. No account, no upload, no internet connection at any step. WHAT YOU GET - Clean multi-page PDFs straight from the camera, with automatic page detection and perspective correction - Searchable, copyable text lifted off any scan by on-device recognition, page by page, exported as TXT or PDF - Your handwritten signature drawn once, saved, then placed on any page and written back into the document - A business card reader that pulls out name, email and phone, and a receipt reader for merchant, date, total and line items - A QR and barcode reader, plus converters that turn photos from your library or typed text into a PDF - A tidy library: folders, favorites, search, sorting, rename, page reorder, rotate and delete, then share or AirDrop as PDF PERFECT FOR - Freelancers and small businesses turning contracts and invoices into signed PDFs - Students digitizing handouts, notes, and printed chapters - Anyone filing receipts, IDs, and paperwork for taxes or personal records - Remote workers who need to scan, sign, and send a document from their phone WHY NOT JUST PHOTOGRAPH THE PAPER? A camera photo is crooked, shadowed, oversized, and buried in your camera roll. This app squares the page, builds a proper multi-page PDF, makes the words searchable, lets you sign it, and hands you one file you can actually email. PRIVACY No account, no sign-up, no cloud upload, no tracking. Every scan, every text recognition pass, and every PDF is created and stored locally on your device, and the app works with no internet connection at all. FULL ACCESS The free version gives you 5 scans per day plus the QR and barcode reader and the photo-to-PDF and text-to-PDF converters. Full Access removes the daily scan limit and unlocks text extraction from your scans, saved signatures and document signing, and the business card and receipt readers. Choose a weekly plan, a yearly plan, or a one-time lifetime purchase you pay once and keep forever. Scan your first page in the next 30 seconds β open the app and tap Scan. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com
Text to Handwriting
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Elyaz turns text into handwriting in YOUR handwriting: type a letter, get it back as a print-ready PDF. Resignation, apology, landlord and school letters. Your handwriting never leaves your phone. Elyaz takes the letter you build from a template and writes it out in YOUR handwriting on an A4 page, then hands you a print-ready PDF. It is not a font: every letter comes from the letter you drew, each one slightly different, the lines gently uneven β because that is how handwriting works. TWO WAYS TO GIVE YOUR HANDWRITING β’ Draw on screen: write the letters with your finger or a stylus. A few minutes. β’ Write on paper, take a photo: print the template sheet, fill the boxes, photograph it from above. Your pen strokes are lifted straight off the paper. You can stop halfway. Letters you have given are printed in your hand; the rest fall back to the built-in writing. Pick up where you left off. 48 READY-MADE TEMPLATES IN 9 GROUPS School (permission, absence, transfer, exemption, make-up exam, student certificate, leave of absence, grade appeal), work (resignation, annual leave, excused leave, unpaid leave, employment letter, salary review, role change, remote work, payslip objection), institutions (complaint, information request, objection, address update, record copy, meeting, personal data, withdrawal), housing (ending a lease, deposit refund, repairs, building management), money and subscriptions (cancellation, account closure, fee refund, payment plan, billing dispute), health, consumer, traffic and vehicle, and a blank letter. YOUR HANDWRITING STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Neither your handwriting nor your letters are sent anywhere; they live in your phone's own storage. No account, no sign-up. To see which steps work, the app sends anonymous usage events (such as βpreview shownβ) that never contain your name, your text or your handwriting. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a template 2. Fill in who it goes to, your name and what you are asking 3. See the real document in the preview β the preview is always free, full page, no watermark 4. Download, print or share it as an A4 300 dpi PDF ELYAZ PRO Downloading, printing and sharing come with Elyaz Pro: unlimited letters, unlimited exports. Everything else β all 48 templates, the full-page preview, your own handwriting β is free and stays free. There are no ads anywhere in the app. Pro comes as a subscription or as a one-time purchase that never renews. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial; cancel before it ends and you are not charged. The subscription renews automatically; you can cancel any time from your store account. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW β’ Elyaz does not sign anything. You sign the printout by hand; a printed image of a signature is not a handwritten signature. β’ Elyaz is not legal advice and cannot guarantee that a letter will be accepted. β’ Elyaz does not create wills: a handwritten will must legally be written out personally, start to finish. β’ Use only your own handwriting. Imitating someone else's handwriting is a crime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vomcore.com/elyaz/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Text to Handwriting at every 11 days against PDF Scan's monthly. Text to Handwriting also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PDF Scan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Text to Handwriting sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Scan ships an update monthly, Text to Handwriting every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Scan | Text to Handwriting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 11 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Phuc Pham | Volkan Gunay |
In-app purchases
PDF Scan
- Weekly Premium$5.997 Days
- Annual Premium$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$59.99
Text to Handwriting
- Elyaz Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
- Elyaz Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Elyaz Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Elyaz Pro Lifetime$69.99
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