Scanner vs FlashScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Scanner
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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
FlashScan
This app offers a privacy-focused way to scan documents, enhance images, and extract text. It automatically detects edges, corrects perspective, and offers various filters for clearer scans. Advanced features include redaction, PDF editing, and signature addition.
- Automatic edge detection and perspective correction
- Image enhancement filters
- Privacy redaction for sensitive information
- Text recognition (OCR) for text extraction
- PDF editing and watermarking
- Signature and stamp addition
- ID card scanning mode
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FlashScan 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. KEY FEATURES β’ Smart Crop β find the page edges and correct perspective, even when the photo is tilted. β’ Remove Handwriting β clear handwritten marks while keeping printed content and layout. β’ Text Removal β erase unwanted text or marks while keeping the paper background. β’ Exam Enhancement β remove shadows and background tint for clearer exam papers. β’ Receipt Enhancement β make receipt and invoice text and tables easier to read. β’ Remove Screen MoirΓ© β reduce moirΓ© patterns and glare from photos of screens. β’ Background Cleanup β remove paper tint and shadows for a clean scan. β’ Contract Cleanup β flatten and clarify contract pages for archiving and sharing. β’ Smart Scanning β automatic edge detection and perspective correction, 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 sign on screen, or extract a signature or stamp from a photo and reuse it from your library. 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’ Defaults β choose the default filter for scans and imports, plus auto or manual capture. β’ Export & Share β export as PDF, images or a ZIP archive, plus system printing. Smart Crop, Remove Handwriting, Text Removal, Exam Enhancement, Receipt Enhancement, Remove Screen MoirΓ©, Background Cleanup and Contract Cleanup use credits per page (4 credits per page). New users receive starter credits, and inviting a friend gives credits to both of you. Only the selected pages are uploaded for processing; the third-party provider does not retain the original images. Credits for a page are refunded if processing fails. PRIVACY Everyday scanning, filters, redaction and text recognition happen on your device. The per-page enhancements listed above send only the selected pages to a third-party technology provider for processing; the original images are not retained afterward. Your documents are stored locally by default.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FlashScan at every 3 days against Scanner's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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
Both are free to download. Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and FlashScan sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scanner ships an update every 5 weeks, FlashScan every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Scanner | FlashScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | β | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | β | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ε½ι ι« | η₯ζ ε» |
In-app purchases
Scanner
- Monthly VIP$1.991 Month
- Annual VIP$4.991 Year
FlashScan
- 120 credits$1.99
- 180 credits$2.99
- 500 credits$4.99
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- 1100 credits$9.99
- 2000 credits$14.99









