Scanner · Baro vs Verde
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scanner · Baro
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Your documents never leave your phone. Point your camera, and paper becomes a clean PDF that is never uploaded to anyone. Don't believe it? Turn on airplane mode and watch Scanner keep working — because nothing is ever sent anywhere. That's the difference from the other scanners: your IDs, contracts, medical forms and receipts stay private, because they physically never leave the device. No watermark on the output. No account to create. No ads. No subscription nag. WHY BARO BEATS THE OTHER SCANNERS • Nothing uploaded — works fully in airplane mode, verify it yourself. • No watermark stamped on your PDF. Ever. • No account, no sign-in, no email harvesting. • No ads, no subscription, no surprise paywall. WHAT IT DOES • Scan anything — live edge detection and perspective correction capture a crisp, straightened page: receipts, contracts, IDs, notes, forms, mail. • Import photos — already have the shot? Turn photos on your phone into the same clean PDF, without opening the camera. • Multi-page PDFs — add as many pages as you need and save them as one clean PDF. Reorder, retake or remove a page with a single tap. • Color, Grayscale or Black & White — pick the look that makes text sharpest and keeps files small. • Local library — every scan lives only on this phone. Open, rename, share or delete. No cloud, no sync. • Lock your documents — put Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode in front of your library. Off by default, and the check happens entirely on this phone: the app only ever gets a yes or a no. • Share anywhere — send your PDF to Mail, Messages, Notes or any app in one tap, straight from the save confirmation. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY Zero analytics. Zero telemetry. Zero third-party SDKs. No network code at all. Turn on airplane mode and scan — everything still works, because nothing is ever sent anywhere. The privacy label says "Data Not Collected," and you can prove it. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS Scanner makes sharp image PDFs. It does not add a searchable OCR text layer yet, and there is no cloud backup or sync — both are intentionally absent, not coming "for a fee." Imported photos get the filters and the PDF, but not the edge detection and perspective correction — those happen at capture time, in the camera. We'd rather promise less and keep every promise. MADE TO BE EASY Every button is large and easy to hit. High-contrast AMOLED dark screen. Big, bold text. No double-taps, no hidden gestures — just Scan and Library. MADE FOR Anyone scanning an ID, a signed contract or a medical form who refuses to upload it. Receipts and expense reports. Student notes and handouts. Anyone who values privacy, simplicity and no watermarks. NO SUBSCRIPTION No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads, no account. That's the whole deal. Part of the Baro family — The tools you reach for first.
Verde
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Yerde is the simplest way to keep a garden alive. Take one photo and Verde does the rest — identifying every plant, tracking its health, and giving each one exactly the water it needs. No spreadsheets, no guesswork, no juggling five different apps. One app, the whole garden Most plant apps do a single thing — ID, or reminders, or a timer. Verde brings it all together. Plant identification, health tracking, soil moisture, and automatic watering work as one connected system, so looking after your garden becomes a single, simple flow instead of a dozen separate chores. Bring your favourite AI Verde works with the AI you already trust. Add your own key and choose your preferred provider for plant identification and health checks — accurate, private, and entirely your choice. You connect to the AI directly, reducing your costs to pennies. Take a picture. Verde takes it from there. - Identify any plant from one photo, with care tips and its ideal moisture range - Track plant health over time and catch problems early with AI health checks - Water automatically with sensors and valves that respond to real soil moisture - Skip watering when rain is coming, using live local weather - Organise everything by gardens, zones, and areas that mirror your real space - Works with HomeKit and Matter - Available in 10 languages Beautifully simple Verde is designed to disappear. A calm, uncluttered interface puts your whole garden on one screen, keeping the technology in the background and your plants front and centre. Launch offer — free to download for the next 30 days. After that Verde returns to its regular price, so get it now and let a photo of your garden do the rest.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Scanner · Baro at Free against Verde's $0.99. Scanner · Baro also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On ads, 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
Scanner · Baro is free to download; Verde costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scanner · Baro ships an update every 3 days, Verde every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scanner · Baro | Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Euiseok Kim | Haytham Masad |
In-app purchases
Scanner · Baro
No in-app purchases
Verde
No in-app purchases









