Comparison

Scanry vs KlarScan

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

Head to head
About

Scanry

Features
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Scan paperwork, receipts and notes into clean PDFs, right on your iPhone or iPad. Scanning, editing and Standard PDF export are free, with no ads and no forced watermarks. SCAN IN SECONDS • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Document, Photo and ID Card modes: capture each side of an ID card, then place both sides on a single page • Import from Photos or Files: PDF, JPEG, PNG, HEIC and TIFF EDIT WITHOUT LOSING THE ORIGINAL • Four-corner crop with a magnifier, plus seven filters • Rotate, duplicate, reorder and select pages in batches • Your original capture stays in the saved document, so you can adjust the crop any time ARRANGE AND EXPORT YOUR WAY • Combine 2–4 pages onto a single A4 sheet • Export a PDF with Auto, A3, A4, A5 or Letter page size • Export a whole document as JPEG images • Name your file before you share it • Add a watermark (text or your own image) and page numbers, and save your favorite styles as templates (Pro) • Password-protect your PDF (Pro) MORE CONTROL WITH SCANRY PRO • Compression Studio: set quality and resolution, compare before and after, and preview the estimated size. Final size is calculated when you export • Original-resolution and custom-compressed PDFs • Searchable PDFs using on-device OCR • Extract all text to .txt or .rtf • Merge, split, markup and saved signatures ALWAYS FREE • Select, search and copy text inside an open document • Folders and tags; search by document name, folder or tag • App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents are processed on your device. No account is required, and Scanry never uploads your documents. You choose where to save or share exported files. There is no third-party analytics SDK. CHOOSE HOW TO GO PRO Pay once with Lifetime, or subscribe for 1 month (with a 3-day free trial if you're eligible), 3 months or 1 year. Every plan unlocks the same Pro features on iPhone and iPad. Your local price is shown before you buy, and Restore Purchases is available in Settings and on the upgrade screen. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nguyenducdung.github.io/app-privacy-site/scanry/privacy.html The interface is available in 15 languages. Questions or feedback: nguyenducdung1803@gmail.com

About

KlarScan

This app transforms paper documents into organized PDFs directly on your device. It offers robust editing, permanent redaction, and searchable text capabilities, all while operating offline without any networking code or sign-ups.

Highlights
  • Offline scanning and editing
  • Permanent redaction
  • Searchable PDFs with on-device OCR
  • Adjustable export quality and size
  • Library with full-text search and tagging
  • On-device encrypted storage
  • iPad optimized with keyboard support
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KlarScan turns paper into tidy PDFs and does the entire job on your iPhone or iPad. The app contains no networking code at all: no account, no cloud, no tracking, nothing to sign up for. Switch the device to airplane mode and everything still works. SCANNING Capture runs through the iOS document camera, so edge detection and automatic capture behave exactly as you know them from the system. From there a four-step assistant leads to the finished PDF: check pages, choose quality, name the file, share. If the defaults suit you, three taps on Continue are enough. EDITING PAGES Reorder pages by dragging, rotate them, rescan a single page, or delete it. Tap a page to zoom deep into it. Undo is available everywhere editing happens. PERMANENT REDACTION Drag to cover an area, then adjust its corners and edges. Slanted shapes work too, which helps with a block of text that was scanned askew. Applying burns the shapes into the pixels of the page. There is no overlay and no PDF annotation with readable content underneath. The original file is deleted, and text recognition runs only afterwards. Redacted content therefore cannot come back in the PDF text or in search. SEE THE SIZE BEFORE YOU EXPORT Three presets (up to 150, 200, or 300 dpi) or your own values for resolution and JPEG quality. The size on screen comes from the same encoder that writes the export, not from a formula, and a before/after preview shows the exact artifacts the PDF will carry. Color, grayscale, and black & white belong to the export and stay changeable at any time. SEARCHABLE PDFS On request, KlarScan recognizes the text with Apple's Vision framework on device and places it invisibly over the image. The file stays small, and the text can be searched and selected in any PDF reader. LIBRARY Every export is saved to the library automatically. Full-text search covers titles, tags, and recognized text. Tags can be assigned, renamed everywhere, and removed everywhere, and several tags narrow the list further. Saved scans stay editable later, because the source pages are kept for exactly that. BACKUP The whole library can be written to a folder of your choice and read back from there: the Files app, iCloud Drive, or an external drive. Inside that folder every document is a plain PDF, readable with any app. ON DEVICE, ENCRYPTED Every file is written into the app's protected container with complete file protection, readable only while the device is unlocked. The camera is the only permission ever requested. There is no access to photos, location, or contacts. IPHONE AND IPAD On iPad the library sits as a sidebar beside the document, with keyboard shortcuts, pointer support, and drag to reorder. Available in 24 languages. PRICING Free to download, seven days to try everything, then a single unlock. One-time purchase, no subscription, no recurring costs. When the trial ends the library stays fully usable: view, search, share, export, delete. The unlock covers new scans and edits. Provider: BYTEPOTATO UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Screenshots

Scanry4 screens
KlarScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KlarScan at every 6 days against Scanry's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Scanry sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and KlarScan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanry ships an update every 3 weeks, KlarScan every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Scanry versus KlarScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanryKlarScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNGUYEN DUC DUNGBYTEPOTATO UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Scanry

Subscriptions3
  • Scanry Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Scanry Pro 3 Monthly$4.993 Months
  • Scanry Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Scanry Lifetime$14.99
2 purchases

KlarScan

One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • Full version$3.99

Questions

Is Scanry free?
Scanry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KlarScan free?
KlarScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scanry or KlarScan have ads?
Neither Scanry nor KlarScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanry or KlarScan?
Scanry ships an update every 3 weeks, and KlarScan every 6 days. Most recently, Scanry was updated on November 10, 2026 and KlarScan on November 6, 2026.

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