Comparison

ScanLite vs ScannerCam Light

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

Head to head
About

ScanLite

Features
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Turn paper documents, receipts, IDs and book pages into clean PDFs. Recognize text on device, organize scans and export without a watermark. FEATURES - Multi-page capture with Apple’s document camera or image import - Grayscale, black-and-white and ink-saver enhancement - On-device OCR in 12 languages, including Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean and major European languages - Searchable PDF, text and image export - Titles, folders, tags, sorting and OCR text search - PDF merge, split, compression and annotations with Pro FREE - All capture modes and OCR languages - Up to 3 scans and 3 OCR runs per day - Watermark-free PDF, text and image export PRO — ONE-TIME UNLOCK - Unlimited scanning and OCR - PDF merge, split and compression - Signature, text, date and checkmark annotations PRIVACY OCR and document processing run on device. ScanLite does not send documents to third-party servers or require an account. Saved documents may sync through your Apple account’s private iCloud container. Privacy Policy and Terms are available in Settings.

About

ScannerCam Light

Features
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ScannerCam Light turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner. Point, capture, and get a clean, cropped PDF in seconds — with everything processed entirely on your device. No account. No cloud. No ads. No tracking. Your documents never leave your phone. SCAN ANYTHING • Automatic edge detection finds the page and crops it for you • Manual corner adjustment when you want precise control • Multi-page documents — add, reorder, or delete pages • Rotate and re-crop any page after the fact CLEAN, READABLE PAGES • Auto enhance removes shadows and evens out lighting • Grayscale and color modes • Sharp, flattened output even from an angled photo SEARCHABLE TEXT (OCR) • On-device text recognition makes your scans searchable • Find any document by the words inside it, not just its name • Copy recognized text out to use elsewhere EXPORT & SHARE • Export as PDF or JPG • Password-protect PDFs with AES encryption • Select multiple documents and export them together as a .zip • Combine several documents into a single PDF • Share or print through the standard iOS sheet • Metadata (EXIF) is scrubbed from exported images PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% offline for your documents — no network calls, no servers • No sign-up, no account, no analytics • Camera access is used only to scan; images stay on your device FREE, WITH OPTIONAL SUPPORT ScannerCam Light is free and has no ads or subscriptions. If it saves you time and you'd like to support development, there's an optional donation screen (Bitcoin or Apple Payment) — entirely voluntary and never required to use any feature. Scan receipts, invoices, contracts, notes, IDs, and paperwork — and keep it all on your phone, where it belongs.

Screenshots

ScanLite4 screens
ScannerCam Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScannerCam Light at none against ScanLite's 1. ScannerCam Light also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ScanLite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ScannerCam Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanLite ships an update every 2 weeks, ScannerCam Light every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ScanLite versus ScannerCam Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanLiteScannerCam Light
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer献慧 陈Pablo Henrique Penha Silva

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ScanLite

One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$1.99
None

ScannerCam Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScanLite free?
ScanLite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScannerCam Light free?
ScannerCam Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ScanLite or ScannerCam Light have ads?
Neither ScanLite nor ScannerCam Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanLite or ScannerCam Light?
ScanLite ships an update every 2 weeks, and ScannerCam Light every 2 days. Most recently, ScanLite was updated on October 1, 2026 and ScannerCam Light on September 30, 2026.

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