Comparison

Scanora vs PDF Reader&Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Scanora

Transform your device into a powerful document scanner. Effortlessly digitize paper documents like receipts, contracts, and notes. Features include automatic edge detection, perspective correction, and OCR for searchable text. Save and share your scanned documents as high-quality PDFs.

Highlights
  • Automatic document and edge detection
  • Multi-page scanning
  • Perspective correction and cropping
  • OCR text recognition
  • PDF export and sharing
  • Smart document naming
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a fast, beautifully simple document scanner with Scanora. Scan receipts, contracts, notes, forms, invoices, and other paper documents. Scanora automatically detects page edges, corrects perspective, and helps you create clean, readable PDFs in seconds. SMART DOCUMENT SCANNING • Automatic document and edge detection • Multi-page document scanning • Perspective correction and precise cropping • Add, remove, retake, rotate, and reorder pages • Filters for clearer, more readable documents OCR & SEARCH Recognize text inside your scans with OCR and quickly search your document library to find the information you need. EDIT BEFORE YOU SAVE Review every page before exporting. Crop unwanted areas, rotate pages, apply document filters, change the page order, or add another page without starting over. SMART DOCUMENT NAMES Use suggested document names to save your scans faster and keep your document library easier to browse. SAVE & SHARE AS PDF Create high-quality PDF documents, save them to your device, or share them through AirDrop, Messages, Mail, Files, and other apps. SCANORA PRO The free version supports up to 3 saved documents with up to 5 pages per document. Upgrade to Scanora Pro for: • Unlimited documents • Unlimited pages Scanora is designed for students, professionals, small businesses, travelers, and anyone who wants a quick and reliable way to digitize paper documents. Terms of Use (EULA): https://guru-apps.com/scanora-terms Privacy Policy: https://guru-apps.com/privacy

About

PDF Reader&Scanner

Easily scan, organize, read, and share paper documents. Convert physical files into digital PDFs, extract text using OCR, and manage your PDF library. This tool is designed for everyday document processing in life, study, and work.

Highlights
  • Scan paper documents to PDF
  • Import existing PDF files
  • OCR text recognition
  • Create PDFs from photos
  • Merge multiple photos into one PDF
  • Edit PDF pages (add/delete/crop)
  • Preview, search, share, and delete PDFs
Features
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This PDF Reader & Scanner is a PDF work tool focused on everyday paper document processing, helping you easily scan, organize, read, and share. Main Features: Scan Easily convert paper documents or receipts into PDF files for easy viewing anytime, anywhere. Import PDF Files Import existing PDF files from your mobile device using the "Files" app. OCR Recognition Extract text from images using your device's built-in text recognition function. PDF Files You can select photos from your album to create a PDF file, or import multiple photos and merge them into one PDF file. Preview, search, share, and delete local PDF files. Easily add or delete PDF pages and crop pages. Access to your camera and photos is only requested when you select a scan or photo-based workflow. This is a user-friendly, intuitive, and practical PDF work tool suitable for organizing receipts, certificates, study materials, contracts, forms, and other everyday paper documents, meeting your PDF processing needs in life, study, and work.

Screenshots

Scanora4 screens
PDF Reader&Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scanora at none against PDF Reader&Scanner's shown. Scanora also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). PDF Reader&Scanner's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 days) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scanora against 5.0 for PDF Reader&Scanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanora ships an update every 3 days, PDF Reader&Scanner daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scanora versus PDF Reader&Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanoraPDF Reader&Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuruApps, LLCFuzhou Tufei Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Scanora

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PDF Reader&Scanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Scanora

No in-app purchases

None

PDF Reader&Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanora free?
Scanora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Reader&Scanner free?
PDF Reader&Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scanora or PDF Reader&Scanner?
Scanora and PDF Reader&Scanner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Scanora or PDF Reader&Scanner have ads?
PDF Reader&Scanner shows ads; Scanora does not.
Which is updated more often, Scanora or PDF Reader&Scanner?
Scanora ships an update every 3 days, and PDF Reader&Scanner daily. Most recently, Scanora was updated on October 19, 2026 and PDF Reader&Scanner on October 24, 2026.

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