Comparison

ScannerCam Light vs Scanr Lens

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

Head to head
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.

About

Scanr Lens

This app allows you to quickly scan documents using your device's camera. It offers automatic edge detection, perspective correction, and various enhancement filters. You can organize, sign, and export your scanned documents as PDFs or images.

Highlights
  • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction
  • Multi-page scanning
  • Import photos and PDFs
  • Organize into folders
  • One-tap enhancement filters
  • Digital signature tool
  • Export as PDF, JPG, or PNG
Features
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Scanr is a fast, private document scanner that does everything on your device. No account. No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. Point your camera at a document and Scanr captures it with automatic edge detection and perspective correction, powered by Apple's on-device scanner. Scan a single page or a whole stack, tidy it up, sign it, and export — all in a few taps. SCAN • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Multi-page scanning — build a document one page at a time • Add more pages to an existing document any time • Split ID mode: capture the front and back of an ID card onto one page IMPORT • Bring in photos and PDFs you already have • Share images or PDFs into Scanr from any other app • Imported pages get the same cropping and filters as a fresh scan MY DOCUMENTS • Every scan is saved from its first page — nothing to remember to keep • Organize into folders, rename, and search your documents by name • Back up everything as PDF files to a folder you choose • Delete any document immediately — no hidden copies left behind ORGANIZE • Reorder, delete, split, and move pages between documents • Combine pages into one • Rotate pages ENHANCE • One-tap filters: Original, Auto, Color, Grayscale, Black & White, High Contrast, and Soft • Remove glare from photos of glossy or laminated pages • Apply a filter to one page or to every page at once SIGN • Draw a signature, or scan one from paper • Set its thickness and colour, then place and resize it on any page • Save signatures to reuse later EXPORT & SHARE • Export as PDF (one multi-page file), or as JPG / PNG (one image per page) • Hold exports under a file-size limit when you need to email or upload them • Share or save through the iOS share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything happens on your device — scanning, filtering, signing, export • No accounts, no cloud, no analytics, no ads • The app makes no network requests • Documents live in the app's private storage SMALL AND SIMPLE • Point, scan, export, done • Tiny install size • Clean, uncluttered interface • Available in 12 languages • Universal — one app for iPhone and iPad Made by Beskar — fast, private tools. https://beskar.tech

Screenshots

ScannerCam Light4 screens
Scanr Lens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ScannerCam Light at every 2 days against Scanr Lens's every 5 days. ScannerCam Light also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScannerCam Light ships an update every 2 days, Scanr Lens every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ScannerCam Light versus Scanr Lens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScannerCam LightScanr Lens
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPablo Henrique Penha SilvaBeskar Technologies LLP

In-app purchases

None

ScannerCam Light

No in-app purchases

None

Scanr Lens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScannerCam Light free?
ScannerCam Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scanr Lens free?
Scanr Lens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ScannerCam Light or Scanr Lens have ads?
Neither ScannerCam Light nor Scanr Lens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScannerCam Light or Scanr Lens?
ScannerCam Light ships an update every 2 days, and Scanr Lens every 5 days. Most recently, ScannerCam Light was updated on October 16, 2026 and Scanr Lens on October 8, 2026.

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