Comparison

Scanling vs scandango

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

Head to head
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 — ever. WHY SCANLING IS DIFFERENT Most scanner apps charge €5–8/month for features your iPhone already provides for free. Scanling gives you everything, unlimited, from the first launch. EVERYTHING INCLUDED, UNLIMITED • Scan with automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Import photos from your library • Manual 4-corner crop with magnifier, and rotation • Enhancement modes with live preview: color, grayscale, black & white • Multi-page documents: reorder, delete, add pages anytime • On-device OCR (English + French): your PDFs are searchable and their text can be copied • Smart name suggestions based on the document's content • Organize with folders, search, sort, grid or list view • Share, print, export as JPEG, or protect a PDF with a password • Lock the app with Face ID • 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.

About

scandango

Features
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Turn paper into clean PDF and PNG files on your iPhone or iPad. Point the camera at a page and scandango finds the edges, straightens it, cleans it up and reads the text. Everything happens on your device. SMART NAMES AND KEY DETAILS Apple Intelligence reads each scan and names it for you, like "Electricity Bill, October 2026" instead of "Scan 2026-10-01 0915". It picks out the dates, amounts and reference numbers that matter, and adds a due date to Calendar in one tap. On iPhones without Apple Intelligence, scandango names scans from their first line of text. SCAN IN SECONDS Single Page saves each scan on its own. Multi-page keeps related pages together. Add pages to a scan from your library at any time, and your unfinished scans stay saved. CLEAN, STRAIGHT PAGES Auto evens out lighting and shadows and sharpens text, while checking it hasn't lost detail or changed color. Crop, rotate, reorder and undo edits. Choose Color, Grayscale, Black and White or Original. On iOS 27, Flatten Curved Page straightens pages from books. FIND ANYTHING Search your library by name, by any word in a scan, or by kind of document, such as "receipts" or "letters". Select and copy text with Live Text. SIGN, SORT AND KEEP TRACK • Sign & Mark Up: sign, write and highlight on any page with Apple Pencil or your finger. • Smart Folders: receipts, bills, letters and more, sorted into folders as you scan. • Bill Reminders: a reminder before a bill is due, from the date on the page. • Expenses: receipts, invoices and bills in one list with totals, ready to export as a spreadsheet. SAVE AND SHARE Searchable PDFs, PNG images, text files, PDF passwords, custom page sizes and margins, and batch export. Save to Files or Photos, or share with any app. Open scandango from Shortcuts, Control Center or a Lock Screen widget. BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO AND IPAD Open iPhone Duo and scan on one side while your pages build up on the other. On iPad, your library sits in a sidebar beside the scan you're working on, with tools at the top, keyboard shortcuts and drag and drop. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, ads or subscription, and every feature is free. Your scans, their text and Apple Intelligence all stay on your device unless you choose to share them. Requires iOS 26 or later. Smart names and summaries need a device with Apple Intelligence.

Screenshots

Scanling3 screens
scandango4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: scandango at none against Scanling's 1. Scanling's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Scanling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. scandango asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Scanling versus scandango: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanlingscandango
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnoxysNeil Johnson

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scanling

One-time1
  • Tip - coffee$2.99
None

scandango

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanling free?
Scanling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is scandango free?
scandango is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scanling or scandango have ads?
Neither Scanling nor scandango shows ads.

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