Comparison

PDF Tools vs Scanling

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

Head to head
About

PDF Tools

Features
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PDF Tools is your all-in-one offline PDF manager for iPhone and iPad โ€” scan documents, merge PDFs, compress PDFs, split PDFs, and convert images to PDF directly on your device. No internet required. No file uploads. No login. Turn your iPhone into a portable document scanner. Scan receipts, invoices, contracts, notes, passports, IDs and reports with automatic edge detection and high-quality results. KEY FEATURES Document Scanner Scan documents instantly with your camera Automatic edge detection High-quality PDF creation Scan receipts, contracts, notes, IDs, passports and reports Merge PDF Combine multiple PDF files into one document Reorder files before merging Fast offline PDF merging Compress PDF Reduce PDF file size significantly Three compression levels โ€” Low, Medium, High Save storage and share large files easily Split PDF Extract specific pages into a new PDF Create smaller focused documents Image to PDF Convert photos and images into professional PDF documents Support multiple images in one PDF PDF to Images Convert PDF pages to JPG or PNG Export pages individually File Manager Access all scanned and exported documents Rename, delete and share files PDF Tools gives you everything you need to scan, merge, compress, split and convert PDFs โ€” completely offline, completely free, no login required. Standard Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Scanling

Transform your iPhone into a powerful document scanner. Capture, enhance, and organize your files with automatic edge detection and on-device OCR. Enjoy unlimited features without subscriptions or watermarks.

Highlights
  • Automatic edge detection
  • On-device OCR
  • Multi-page document support
  • Export as JPEG or PDF
  • Folder organization
  • Face ID app lock
Features
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Scanling turns your iPhone into an honest document scanner: point, scan, get a clean and searchable PDF. That's it. No paywall hiding the export button, no watermark on your files, no account to create, no subscription โ€” ever. WHY SCANLING IS DIFFERENT Most scanner apps charge โ‚ฌ5โ€“8/month for features your iPhone already provides for free. Scanling gives you everything, unlimited, from the first launch. EVERYTHING INCLUDED, UNLIMITED โ€ข Scan with automatic edge detection and perspective correction โ€ข Import photos from your library โ€ข Manual 4-corner crop with magnifier, and rotation โ€ข Enhancement modes with live preview: color, grayscale, black & white โ€ข Multi-page documents: reorder, delete, add pages anytime โ€ข On-device OCR (English + French): your PDFs are searchable and their text can be copied โ€ข Smart name suggestions based on the document's content โ€ข Organize with folders, search, sort, grid or list view โ€ข Share, print, export as JPEG, or protect a PDF with a password โ€ข Lock the app with Face ID โ€ข Scan straight from Siri or Spotlight PRIVATE BY DESIGN Scanling makes no network connections. Your documents are stored on your device only, visible in the Files app, and OCR runs locally with Apple's Vision framework. No analytics, no tracker, no third-party SDK. The App Store privacy label says "Data Not Collected" because there is nothing to collect.

Screenshots

PDF Tools4 screens
Scanling3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Tools at none against Scanling's 1. PDF Tools also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Scanling's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Scanling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PDF Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
PDF Tools versus Scanling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ToolsScanling
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Monetizationโ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size35 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVENTRYDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LTDEnoxys

In-app purchases

None

PDF Tools

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Scanling

One-time1
  • Tip - coffee$2.99

Questions

Is PDF Tools free?
PDF Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scanling free?
Scanling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDF Tools or Scanling have ads?
PDF Tools shows ads; Scanling does not.

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