Comparison

Scan Trove vs Printer App & Scanner Setup

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

Head to head
About

Scan Trove

Transform paper, photos, and existing PDFs into a searchable digital library. Edit documents with various tools, extract text using OCR, and export clean, unwatermarked PDFs. Organize and secure your files with folders and biometric protection.

Highlights
  • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction
  • Import photos and existing PDFs
  • Apply filters and edit document appearance
  • Add text, signatures, redaction, and watermarks
  • OCR for text recognition and search
  • Export unwatermarked PDFs
  • PIN and biometric app access
Features
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Turn paper, photos, and existing PDFs into a clean document library you can use on mobile and the web. RELIABLE DOCUMENT CAPTURE • Scan multiple pages with automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Import photos or an existing PDF • Add, reorder, rotate, duplicate, extract, merge, or delete pages • Keep accepted pages in app-private storage before cloud work begins EDIT WITHOUT LOSING THE ORIGINAL • Apply color, grayscale, and black-and-white filters • Crop and adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and warmth • Add ink, highlights, shapes, text, signatures, redaction, blur, watermarks, and footers • Revert edits because the original page remains unchanged OCR AND CONVERSION • Recognize text on your device with Apple Vision • Search document names and recognized text • View and copy recognized text • Export OCR text as TXT or a straightforward DOCX file PDF TOOLS THAT STAY USEFUL • Export unwatermarked PDFs on the Free plan • Choose Auto, A4, or Letter page size • Choose Original, Balanced, or Small output quality • Add page numbers and recognized Latin text to searchable PDFs • Print through the system print sheet or share through installed apps PRIVATE, ORGANIZED, AND AD-FREE • Use folders, favorites, recent documents, search, and Trash • Protect app access with a PIN or biometrics • Sync eligible normal documents to your private account and web library • No ads and no document-content advertising SIMPLE PLANS Free includes unlimited local scans, useful editing, unwatermarked basic PDF export, up to 30 pages per document, and a bounded cloud allowance. Premium raises document and cloud limits, supports up to 300 pages per document, and provides one eligible entitlement across Mobile, and web. Monthly and annual options are shown before purchase and may vary by region. Premium is an auto-renewing subscription: it renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and it can be managed or cancelled in your store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://apponance.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://apponance.com/terms

About

Printer App & Scanner Setup

Streamline document management by scanning, signing, editing, and printing from your mobile device. Easily convert photos to PDFs, create ID photos, and access a library of printables. Designed for simplicity and compatibility with AirPrint printers.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with edge detection
  • Sign and annotate PDFs
  • Merge, split, and reorder PDF pages
  • Convert photos to PDF and vice versa
  • Create passport and ID photos
  • Access printable templates
  • AirPrint printer compatibility
Features
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Your printer, finally easy. Scan, sign, edit and print — all in one place. From a quick scan on your iPhone to organising documents on your iPad or Mac, get things done without hunting through five different apps. MADE FOR IPHONE, IPAD, MAC AND APPLE WATCH Use your iPhone to scan documents on the go. Enjoy more room to edit and organise on iPad. Prepare PDFs, photos and print jobs on your Mac. Check your printer’s status or print a recent file from your Apple Watch. SCAN ANYTHING Point your iPhone or iPad camera at a page and the edges are found for you. Scan one page or twenty, then save as PDF, pull the text out, or send it straight to the printer. Keep receipts, forms, handwritten notes and important paperwork easy to use. SIGN AND ANNOTATE Draw your signature once and reuse it. Drag it where it belongs, resize it, and undo anything you change your mind about. Add text, highlight important details, draw, or drop in arrows and boxes to point something out. Fill in forms and prepare documents for sharing or printing. PDF TOOLS Merge, split, rotate, reorder, delete and insert pages. Compress a file that is too big to email. Add a watermark, page numbers, or a password. Turn photos into a PDF, or a PDF into photos. Write a note in Markdown and get a clean document. PHOTO TOOLS Adjust brightness and colour, crop to any shape, apply a filter, resize, convert between JPG, PNG and HEIC, or lift the subject off its background. Make passport and ID photos at the right size, or fit several pictures onto one sheet. PRINTABLES Explore hundreds of ready-to-print posters, labels, planners and templates. Find something for home, school, work or your next project, with categories that help you choose in seconds. BUILT FOR EVERY AGE Big buttons, plain words and clear steps. Nothing hidden behind tiny icons. Whether you print every day or only once in a while, each task is easy to follow. WORKS WITH ANY AIRPRINT PRINTER Print from your iPhone, iPad or Mac using AirPrint, with no drivers to install. Choose your printer and move easily from preparing your document to printing it. ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app shows whether your printer is ready and lets you print a recent file without reaching for your phone. Handy for those moments when you just need one more copy. EVERYDAY TASKS, ALL TOGETHER Scan a form, add your signature, put the pages in order and print. Touch up a photo, choose its size and fit it onto a sheet. Prepare schoolwork, organise receipts or print a planner — from one convenient app. Files you make stay on your device. No account needed. Privacy Policy: https://hpsmart.org/privacy Terms of Use: https://hpsmart.org/terms

Screenshots

Scan Trove4 screens
Printer App & Scanner Setup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scan Trove at none against Printer App & Scanner Setup's shown. Printer App & Scanner Setup's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Scan Trove sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Printer App & Scanner Setup sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scan Trove against 5.0 for Printer App & Scanner Setup. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan Trove ships an update every 3 weeks, Printer App & Scanner Setup every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Scan Trove versus Printer App & Scanner Setup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan TrovePrinter App & Scanner Setup
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApponance, Inc.HP SMART BUILD LTD

Customer experience

Scan Trove

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Printer App & Scanner Setup

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scan Trove

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Printer App & Scanner Setup

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Scan Trove free?
Scan Trove is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Printer App & Scanner Setup free?
Printer App & Scanner Setup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scan Trove or Printer App & Scanner Setup?
Scan Trove and Printer App & Scanner Setup are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Scan Trove or Printer App & Scanner Setup have ads?
Printer App & Scanner Setup shows ads; Scan Trove does not.
Which is updated more often, Scan Trove or Printer App & Scanner Setup?
Scan Trove ships an update every 3 weeks, and Printer App & Scanner Setup every 2 days. Most recently, Scan Trove was updated on October 23, 2026 and Printer App & Scanner Setup on October 20, 2026.

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