Comparison

Scanly vs PDF Scanner AI

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

Head to head
About

Scanly

Features
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PDF Scanner turns your iPhone into a pocket document scanner. Capture any document with your camera and get a crisp, auto-cropped PDF in seconds. SCAN ANYTHING Auto edge detection and perspective correction give you sharp scans of receipts, contracts, notes, and IDs, with multi-page documents in a single PDF. SMART TOOLS Extract text with OCR, sign with your finger, and convert, merge, split, or compress PDFs. Get instant AI summaries and ask questions about your documents. EXPORT & SHARE Save as PDF or images and send to any app in a tap. Fast, private, and designed for iPhone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Custom Terms of Use: https://scanly-legal-ten.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://scanly-legal-ten.vercel.app/privacy

About

PDF Scanner AI

Features
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Turn paper into clean, organized PDFs in seconds. PDF Scanner AI is a fast document scanner, OCR text extractor, PDF editor and signature tool for work, study and everyday paperwork. Scan a receipt, invoice, ID, note, contract or form, then edit, sign, compress and share it from one private workspace. SCAN DOCUMENTS TO PDF • Capture single or multi-page documents • Detect page edges, crop and apply clean scan filters • Import photos or existing PDF files • Export clear PDFs ready to save or share EXTRACT TEXT WITH OCR • Recognize text from images and scanned PDF pages • Search and copy extracted text • Share or export recognized text as TXT • OCR runs on device where supported SIGN AND FILL PDF FORMS • Draw a signature or reuse a signature saved on your device • Add text, dates and checkmarks • Position and resize fields before saving • Create a finished PDF without printing COMPLETE PDF TOOLBOX • Merge multiple PDF files • Split or extract selected pages • Compress large PDFs for easier sharing • Rotate, reorder or delete pages • Convert images to PDF and PDF pages to images • Add watermarks and page numbers • Protect PDFs with a password or unlock files you own OPTIONAL AI FOR DOCUMENTS Use selected extracted text to summarize a document, ask questions, draft content or create a checklist. AI features are optional and subject to fair-use allowances. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Normal scanning, signing and local PDF tools keep your documents on your device whenever possible. Only selected text is sent securely when you choose an online AI feature. No account is required. PDF Scanner AI is useful for receipts, invoices, contracts, school notes, applications, tax documents, travel documents and office forms. The free version includes daily allowances and ads. Pro unlocks unlimited local scanning, OCR and PDF tools, removes ads and includes a fair-use AI allowance. Subscription and lifetime options may be available; exact prices are shown by the App Store before purchase. Scan, extract, sign and organize your next PDF with PDF Scanner AI. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://codeapps.dev/pdfscanner/public/privacy.html

Screenshots

Scanly4 screens
PDF Scanner AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Scanly versus PDF Scanner AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanlyPDF Scanner AI
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKirill SidoretsDoha Tarek

In-app purchases

None

Scanly

No in-app purchases

None

PDF Scanner AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanly free?
Scanly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Scanner AI free?
PDF Scanner AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scanly or PDF Scanner AI have ads?
PDF Scanner AI shows ads; Scanly does not.

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