Comparison

PDF Scanner vs Scanry

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

Head to head
About

PDF Scanner

Features
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Lumi is the privacy-first PDF Scanner for iPhone. Open the app, point at any document, and Lumi auto-captures, dewarps, and saves a clean scan — all on your device. No accounts. No cloud. No tracking. WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE LUMI PDF SCANNER Truly on-device. Unlike every other PDF Scanner you've tried, Lumi has no server. Your scans never leave your iPhone — there's nothing to upload, no account to sign in to, nothing for us to see. Auto-detect, instantly. Point your camera at a document and Lumi locks on. Hold steady for half a second and the scan happens — no shutter to press, no edges to drag. Crystal-clear results. Built on Apple's Vision framework, every PDF Scanner result is perspective-corrected (dewarped), exposure-balanced, and sharpened to make text leap off the page. Smart manual controls. If auto-detect misses, tap the shutter button. Want to scan a screenshot or an old photo? The Photos picker imports any image and Lumi treats it like a fresh scan. EVERYTHING A MODERN PDF SCANNER SHOULD DO Multi-page documents — Capture page after page; Lumi groups them into one document and exports a single, sorted PDF. Tap Finish when you're done. OCR text recognition — Pull selectable, searchable text out of any scan. Works on printed pages, handwriting, and stylized fonts. OCR runs locally with Apple's on-device intelligence — no server, no API calls, no content ever leaves the device. Live Text everywhere — Open any scan in History. Pinch to zoom, select text directly on the image, copy it, look it up, or translate it. Just like iOS Notes, baked into every Lumi scan. Merge to one PDF — Pick any number of scans from your History, tap Merge to PDF, and Lumi combines them into a single document, sorted by date, ready to share via the iOS share sheet. Edit Text — Cover any printed text with a tap-and-drag rectangle and type a replacement. Perfect for fixing a typo, redacting a name, or correcting a misread scan. Sharp filter for text-heavy pages — Brings the words forward without losing color, like a high-quality photocopy. B&W filter creates a clean monochrome look. Use whichever matches the document. Crop, Rotate, Mirror — Drag corners to trim black edges. Rotate left, right, or mirror in one tap. Even fix a sideways A4 capture after the fact. PRIVACY IS THE WHOLE POINT Most PDF Scanner apps quietly upload your documents to "AI servers" or "cloud OCR services." Lumi doesn't. Camera frames are processed in-memory using Apple's Vision and Core Image. The final JPEG is stored only in Lumi's private sandbox on your iPhone. OCR runs on-device. PDF export happens on-device. The only network calls Lumi ever makes are to Apple's StoreKit, when you choose to subscribe. FREE VS PREMIUM Lumi is free to try with 3 lifetime scans — enough to see why it's the cleanest PDF Scanner on iPhone. Unlock Premium to remove the limit and enable: Unlimited scans OCR text recognition PDF export (single and multi-page) Multi-page document scanning Merge multiple scans into one PDF Sharp and B&W filters Edit Text Crop, Rotate, Mirror SUBSCRIPTIONS Weekly Premium — $9.99 per week, auto-renews Yearly Premium — $39.99 per year with a 3-day free trial, auto-renews Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in iOS Settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://try2.app/pdf-scanner-scan-docs-lumi-terms Privacy Policy: https://try2.app/pdf-scanner-scan-docs-lumi-privacy

About

Scanry

Features
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Scan paperwork, receipts and notes into clean PDFs, right on your iPhone or iPad. Scanning, editing and Standard PDF export are free, with no ads and no forced watermarks. SCAN IN SECONDS • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Document, Photo and ID Card modes: capture each side of an ID card, then place both sides on a single page • Import from Photos or Files: PDF, JPEG, PNG, HEIC and TIFF EDIT WITHOUT LOSING THE ORIGINAL • Four-corner crop with a magnifier, plus seven filters • Rotate, duplicate, reorder and select pages in batches • Your original capture stays in the saved document, so you can adjust the crop any time ARRANGE AND EXPORT YOUR WAY • Combine 2–4 pages onto a single A4 sheet • Export a PDF with Auto, A3, A4, A5 or Letter page size • Export a whole document as JPEG images • Name your file before you share it • Add a watermark (text or your own image) and page numbers, and save your favorite styles as templates (Pro) • Password-protect your PDF (Pro) MORE CONTROL WITH SCANRY PRO • Compression Studio: set quality and resolution, compare before and after, and preview the estimated size. Final size is calculated when you export • Original-resolution and custom-compressed PDFs • Searchable PDFs using on-device OCR • Extract all text to .txt or .rtf • Merge, split, markup and saved signatures ALWAYS FREE • Select, search and copy text inside an open document • Folders and tags; search by document name, folder or tag • App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents are processed on your device. No account is required, and Scanry never uploads your documents. You choose where to save or share exported files. There is no third-party analytics SDK. CHOOSE HOW TO GO PRO Pay once with Lifetime, or subscribe for 1 month (with a 3-day free trial if you're eligible), 3 months or 1 year. Every plan unlocks the same Pro features on iPhone and iPad. Your local price is shown before you buy, and Restore Purchases is available in Settings and on the upgrade screen. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nguyenducdung.github.io/app-privacy-site/scanry/privacy.html The interface is available in 15 languages. Questions or feedback: nguyenducdung1803@gmail.com

Screenshots

PDF Scanner4 screens
Scanry4 screens

Verdict

The call

PDF Scanner and Scanry are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. PDF Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Scanry sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PDF Scanner versus Scanry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ScannerScanry
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRY2 APPSNGUYEN DUC DUNG

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PDF Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • PDF Scanner - Lumi Weekly$9.997 Days
  • PDF Scanner - Lumi Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Scanry

One-time1
  • Scanry Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is PDF Scanner free?
PDF Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanry free?
Scanry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDF Scanner or Scanry have ads?
Neither PDF Scanner nor Scanry shows ads.

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