Comparison

Clearcan vs PDF On

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

Head to head
About

Clearcan

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Clearcan is a simple, fast document scanner built for everyone who's tired of cluttered apps full of ads and subscription walls. Just open, scan, and share. No account needed. KEY FEATURES - Multi-page document scanning powered by Apple VisionKit - Automatic edge detection and perspective correction - Text recognition on device — Clearcan reads your scans - Search documents by their content, not just their names - Smart automatic naming for new scans - Copy recognized text from any page - Convert any document to PDF instantly - Export as image — share scans as JPG, or as a ZIP for multi-page documents - Flag important documents and filter to find them fast - Reorder pages before exporting - Add or delete individual pages anytime - Grid view for browsing your documents - Local backup — export everything to a single file and restore it anytime - Light and dark mode, matching your system - Share via Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or save to Files - No ads. No tracking. No subscriptions - Works offline — no internet required EVERYTHING ON DEVICE Text recognition, search and naming all run on your iPhone. Your documents are never uploaded and never seen by anyone. Powerful features without your data ever leaving your device. WHO IT'S FOR Students scanning class notes and handouts. Professionals digitizing receipts and contracts. Anyone who needs a quick, reliable scanner that just works. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap the camera button 2. Point at your document and capture 3. Add more pages, reorder, or save 4. Export as PDF or image and share anywhere PRIVACY FIRST We don't collect any data. We can't see your documents. Everything stays on your iPhone — exactly where it belongs. When you delete the app, all your data is gone too. No traces left behind on any server. WHY CLEARCAN Most scanner apps are bloated with features you don't need, hidden behind paywalls, or covered in ads. Clearcan does the essentials well — scan, read, organize and save — without ever charging a subscription or showing a single ad. If you just need a clean, powerful scanner that respects your privacy — this is it. SUPPORT Questions or feedback? Email us at hortolomei1989@gmail.com — we read every message. Made with care for everyone who values simplicity.

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PDF On

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PDF On turns paper into clean PDFs and lets you finish them right away: fill in, sign, highlight, share. Everything happens on your iPhone. No account, no upload, no tracking. SCAN AND CREATE • Scan documents with automatic edge detection • Take a photo and crop it: the edges are found and straightened for you • Build PDFs from photos, files and other PDFs • Convert Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, text and HTML files to PDF • Choose page size, layout (1, 2 or 4 per page) and quality • Optional date and time stamps • Make PDFs searchable with on-device text recognition • Protect PDFs with a password FILL IN AND SIGN • Tap a form field and type: the text lands inside the box, on the line • Return jumps to the next field • Checkmarks snap into checkboxes, dates follow the format of the form • Your name, address and phone number appear as suggestions above the keyboard • Sign by drawing, or photograph your signature on paper • Place a passport photo on an application form: the photo frame is found automatically • Typefaces, sizes, bold and colors for every language MARK UP • Highlighter, pen with thickness and opacity, lines, arrows, rectangles and circles • Undo and redo READING MODE • Full screen with trimmed margins, so the text is larger • Highlight with one swipe, in four colors of your choice • Name your colors, for example "Important" or "Question", and add notes • A list of all highlights with page jump; share them as text • The app remembers where you stopped reading ID CARD AND PASSPORT COPY • Front and back on one sheet in true original size • Optional enlargement, grayscale, cut lines and a watermark such as "Copy for landlord" PAGES • Reorder, rotate, crop, straighten and delete pages • Merge PDFs, insert scans, photos or other PDFs • Export the text as a Word document (.docx), copy text, search in the document PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works fully offline • No account, no ads, no tracking, no data collection • Optional app lock with Face ID • Share extension: send photos and PDFs from other apps to PDF On LANGUAGES English, Spanish, German, French, Arabic, Persian, Urdu and more than 40 other languages, with full right-to-left layout.

Screenshots

Clearcan4 screens
PDF On4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Clearcan at 15.1 against PDF On's 17.0. On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Clearcan versus PDF On: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClearcanPDF On
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIon HortolomeiAbbas Hoseiny

In-app purchases

None

Clearcan

No in-app purchases

None

PDF On

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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