PDF Scanner vs PUB Reader for MS Publisher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Scanner
Effortlessly transform documents, receipts, and photos into high-quality PDFs. This free scanner app offers automatic cropping, perspective correction, and enhancement modes for clean, shareable files. Organize your scans with folders and tags for easy retrieval.
- Scan documents, receipts, and photos
- Automatic cropping and perspective correction
- Enhancement modes for clarity
- Create multi-page PDFs
- Organize scans with folders and tags
- Export and share PDF files
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Turn documents, receipts, forms, notes, book pages, IDs, passports, and saved photos into clean, shareable PDFs with Scany 100% Free Scanner App. Capture a page with your camera or import an existing image. Scany helps clean up each page with automatic cropping, perspective correction, and contrast enhancement. Review every page, adjust the crop, arrange pages in the right order, and export when everything looks right. Scan and clean up • Scan documents, receipts, forms, notes, book pages, ID cards, and passports • Automatic document detection and capture • Auto-crop and perspective correction • Clear, Bright, and Office enhancement modes • Import existing photos from your library Build multi-page PDFs • Add, remove, and rearrange pages • Preview each page before export • Choose your preferred export quality • Export and share PDF files Stay organized • Rename scanned documents • Sort scans into folders • Add tags to organize your library • Keep recent scans easy to find Whether you are saving a receipt, digitizing paperwork, capturing an ID, or turning photos into one PDF, Scany keeps the workflow focused from scan to share. Privacy Policy: - https://zappira.com/privacy-policy/scany/ Terms & Conditions: - https://zappira.com/terms-and-conditions/scany/
PUB Reader for MS Publisher
Easily view, search, and convert Microsoft Publisher files to PDF on your iPhone or iPad without needing the original software. Access newsletters, brochures, and more offline with a simple interface and secure on-device processing.
- Open Microsoft Publisher (.pub) files
- Convert Publisher files to PDF
- Search text within documents
- Print and share exported PDFs
- Offline document access
- Zoom support for navigation
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PUB Reader for MS Publisher Open Microsoft Publisher (.pub) files on your iPhone or iPad—without Microsoft Publisher. PUB Reader lets you quickly view, search, and convert Publisher documents into PDF, making it easy to access newsletters, brochures, flyers, business cards, and other Publisher files anywhere. Features • Open Microsoft Publisher (.pub) files • View multi-page Publisher documents • Search text within supported documents • Convert Publisher files to PDF • Print and share exported PDF files • Fast document navigation with zoom support • Simple and intuitive interface • 100% offline—your files never leave your device Why Choose PUB Reader? • No Microsoft Publisher required • Fast and lightweight • Secure on-device processing • Perfect for opening archived Publisher documents • High-quality PDF export for easy sharing and printing Perfect For • Students • Professionals • Businesses • Designers • Educators • Anyone who needs to access Microsoft Publisher documents on iPhone or iPad Supported Formats Open • Microsoft Publisher (.pub) Export • PDF (.pdf) Your privacy matters. All file viewing and conversion are performed entirely on your device. Your documents are never uploaded to external servers. Download PUB Reader for MS Publisher today and open your Publisher files anytime, anywhere. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ For support or feedback, please contact us at admin@yenpi.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PDF Scanner at every 4 days against PUB Reader for MS Publisher's every 5 weeks. PDF Scanner also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PDF Scanner against 5.0 for PUB Reader for MS Publisher. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively.
PDF Scanner ships an update every 4 days, PUB Reader for MS Publisher every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Scanner | PUB Reader for MS Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 269 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josip Valcic | 延平 陈 |
Customer experience
PDF Scanner
PUB Reader for MS Publisher
In-app purchases
PDF Scanner
No in-app purchases
PUB Reader for MS Publisher
No in-app purchases
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