Comparison

Scanner vs FlashScan

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

Head to head
About

Scanner

Features
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Scanner is a simple and practical smart scanning tool that supports document scanning, OCR text recognition, PDF export, QR code scanning and generation, table recognition, photo counting, AR measurement, and image enhancement. You can quickly scan contracts, notes, receipts, study materials, and paper documents. Scanner automatically enhances image quality, extracts text from images, and creates clear PDF files that are easy to save and share. Whether you are organizing study materials, archiving office documents, or saving everyday paper information, Scanner helps you complete tasks more efficiently. Scanner also supports table structure recognition and CSV export, making it easier to organize paper tables and screenshot data. It supports QR code scanning and recognition, and allows you to generate QR codes from text or links. The photo counting feature can detect similar objects in images, mark them with numbers, and count them. You can also use the AR camera for simple distance measurements. Core scanning, recognition, measurement, and image processing features are performed locally on your device by default. Scanned files, recognition results, and history records are stored on your device, allowing you to preview, search, export, share, or delete them anytime. Scanner is suitable for studying, office work, document organization, file archiving, object counting, simple measurement, and daily record keeping, turning your iPhone into a portable scanner. Privacy Policy: https://jingyan365.cn/scanner/privacy.html
 Terms of Use: https://jingyan365.cn/scanner/terms.html

About

FlashScan

Features
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Flash Scan is a privacy-first document scanner and PDF tool. Point your camera at any document and it automatically detects the edges, crops, corrects perspective and enhances the image β€” all processed locally on your device. KEY FEATURES β€’ Smart Scanning β€” automatic edge detection, perspective correction and smart cropping, with flash and auto/manual capture. β€’ Image Enhance β€” filters such as Bright, Clarity, Print, Color Print, Grayscale and Black & White, applied to one page or the whole document. β€’ Privacy Redaction β€” automatically detects names, phone numbers and addresses and redacts them in one tap; supports manual region drawing and per-word redaction with multiple colors. β€’ Text Recognition (OCR) β€” extract text from documents, then select, copy and share it, with multi-language support. β€’ PDF Tool β€” import PDFs and edit a copy (your original is never modified): insert pages, batch delete, jump to pages, convert pages to images, add signatures and watermarks, then export as a new PDF. β€’ Signatures & Stamps β€” add handwritten signatures or stamp images to make documents official. β€’ Watermark β€” protect your scans with a custom watermark. β€’ ID Card β€” a dedicated mode for scanning both sides of ID cards. β€’ Export & Share β€” export as PDF, images or a ZIP archive, plus system printing. PRIVACY Flash Scan is local-first. All scanning, recognition and processing happen on your device. Your documents are never uploaded to any cloud server β€” your privacy stays in your control.

Screenshots

Scanner4 screens
FlashScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

Scanner and FlashScan are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Scanner versus FlashScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScannerFlashScan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer国青 ι—«η₯–恒 ε»–

In-app purchases

None

Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

FlashScan

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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