Comparison

Scanner · Baro vs PureScan

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

Head to head
About

Scanner · Baro

Features
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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.

About

PureScan

This app is a privacy-focused document scanner that performs all operations locally on your device. It offers on-device OCR for full-text search and creates searchable PDFs without requiring an account or internet access.

Highlights
  • 100% On-Device Scanning
  • Instant Full-Text Search
  • Searchable PDF Export
  • Smart Capture & Perspective Crop
  • On-Device PDF Password Protection
  • Multi-Language OCR
Features
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PureScan —— Your truly private on-device document scanner, OCR text extractor, and digital file manager. Tired of expensive weekly subscriptions, intrusive pop-up ads, forced export watermarks, or worrying about confidential contracts and personal IDs uploaded to cloud servers? PureScan is crafted with a single mission: Absolute Privacy & Peak Efficiency. Every edge crop, OCR recognition, full-text index, and PDF encryption runs strictly on your iPhone via the Apple Neural Engine. No network connection, no cloud upload, and zero data tracking. 【Why Users Around the World Love PureScan】 • 100% On-Device Processing: Documents never leave your device. Works offline in airplane mode with zero mobile data consumption. • Instant Full-Text Search: Automatically indexes document content locally. Type any word to locate the exact page in milliseconds. • Professional Searchable PDF: Exports native PDFs with aligned invisible text layers for easy selection, copying, and desktop search. • Completely Clean & Honest: Lifetime buyout (no subscription traps), zero ads, and zero third-party analytics SDKs. 【Powerful Core Features】 1. Smart Document Camera: - Powered by Apple VisionKit for instant automatic edge detection and multi-page continuous capture. - Manual 8-point corner adjustment with a 2.5× precision magnifying loupe. 2. ID Card & Passport A4 Stitching: - Capture front and back sides of driver’s licenses, IDs, or passport cards with built-in visual guides. - Automatically arranges both sides onto a standard 1:1 scale A4 sheet for instant color or B&W printing. 3. Security Anti-Theft Watermarking: - Built-in presets such as "FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY" and "CONFIDENTIAL COPY". - Full-bleed diagonal tiling with customizable color (Gray, Red, Blue) and opacity to prevent identity theft. 4. Quick Screenshot & Photo OCR: - One-tap quick extract on the home screen automatically loads your latest screenshot. - Pre-warmed neural engine ensures zero lag, instant recognition, and one-tap text copying. 5. Page Management & Fast Sharing: - Grid thumbnail view, drag-and-drop page reordering, single-page deletion, rescanning, and rotation. - Share or save individual pages instantly without sending unnecessary pages. 6. Document Categories & Smart Search: - Organize files with customizable category capsules on the home screen. - Search across document titles and OCR text with highlighted context snippets. 7. Multi-Format High-Quality Export: - Searchable PDF (with embedded text layer and zero white-edge fit). - Password-protected PDF with standard AES encryption. - High-resolution multi-page long image (JPEG) or raw TXT text. 【Perfect For】 • Business & Office: Contracts, expense receipts, NDAs, invoices, whiteboard notes. • Students & Educators: Lecture slides, study notes, book digitization, research papers. • Personal Records: IDs, passports, insurance cards, tax documents, warranty certificates. 【Our Privacy Promise】 • PureScan does not request internet access permissions. • Camera access is used solely for document capture; Photo Library access is requested only when saving images. • What's on paper stays on your iPhone. —— For support or feedback, please reach out via "More → Feedback & Suggestions" inside the app.

Screenshots

Scanner · Baro4 screens
PureScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PureScan at Free against Scanner · Baro's $0.99. Scanner · Baro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On rating, ratings volume and ads 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

PureScan is free to download; Scanner · Baro costs $0.99 up front. PureScan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scanner · Baro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scanner · Baro against 5.0 for PureScan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner · Baro ships an update every 3 days, PureScan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Scanner · Baro versus PureScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner · BaroPureScan
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEuiseok KimAnwa Leo

In-app purchases

None

Scanner · Baro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PureScan

One-time1
  • PureScan Pro Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Scanner · Baro free?
Scanner · Baro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PureScan free?
PureScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scanner · Baro or PureScan?
Scanner · Baro and PureScan are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Scanner · Baro or PureScan have ads?
Neither Scanner · Baro nor PureScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanner · Baro or PureScan?
Scanner · Baro ships an update every 3 days, and PureScan every 3 weeks. Most recently, Scanner · Baro was updated on November 5, 2026 and PureScan on October 31, 2026.

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