Comparison

Scanr Lens vs PureScan Doc Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Scanr Lens

This app allows you to quickly scan documents using your device's camera. It offers automatic edge detection, perspective correction, and various enhancement filters. You can organize, sign, and export your scanned documents as PDFs or images.

Highlights
  • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction
  • Multi-page scanning
  • Import photos and PDFs
  • Organize into folders
  • One-tap enhancement filters
  • Digital signature tool
  • Export as PDF, JPG, or PNG
Features
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Scanr is a fast, private document scanner that does everything on your device. No account. No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. Point your camera at a document and Scanr captures it with automatic edge detection and perspective correction, powered by Apple's on-device scanner. Scan a single page or a whole stack, tidy it up, sign it, and export — all in a few taps. SCAN • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Multi-page scanning — build a document one page at a time • Add more pages to an existing document any time • Split ID mode: capture the front and back of an ID card onto one page IMPORT • Bring in photos and PDFs you already have • Share images or PDFs into Scanr from any other app • Imported pages get the same cropping and filters as a fresh scan MY DOCUMENTS • Every scan is saved from its first page — nothing to remember to keep • Organize into folders, rename, and search your documents by name • Back up everything as PDF files to a folder you choose • Delete any document immediately — no hidden copies left behind ORGANIZE • Reorder, delete, split, and move pages between documents • Combine pages into one • Rotate pages ENHANCE • One-tap filters: Original, Auto, Color, Grayscale, Black & White, High Contrast, and Soft • Remove glare from photos of glossy or laminated pages • Apply a filter to one page or to every page at once SIGN • Draw a signature, or scan one from paper • Set its thickness and colour, then place and resize it on any page • Save signatures to reuse later EXPORT & SHARE • Export as PDF (one multi-page file), or as JPG / PNG (one image per page) • Hold exports under a file-size limit when you need to email or upload them • Share or save through the iOS share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything happens on your device — scanning, filtering, signing, export • No accounts, no cloud, no analytics, no ads • The app makes no network requests • Documents live in the app's private storage SMALL AND SIMPLE • Point, scan, export, done • Tiny install size • Clean, uncluttered interface • Available in 12 languages • Universal — one app for iPhone and iPad Made by Beskar — fast, private tools. https://beskar.tech

About

PureScan Doc Scanner

Features
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PureScan — pure scanning: scan, use, archive and share your important documents, swiftly. PureScan straightens photographed documents, removes shadows and glare, replaces the paper with an even solid background, and erases handwriting you don't want. From camera to PDF or Word, everything happens on your device — no upload, no sign-up, no ads. [Three steps] 1. Capture or import: the document camera detects the page, fires automatically and can scan several pages in a row. You can also use the regular camera, your photo library, or files (images or PDF). 2. Flatten and de-shadow: PureScan finds the four corners and flattens the page. Fine-tune with "Semi" (drag the corners, with a magnifier) or "Manual". Shadows, gradients and glare disappear together. 3. Export what you need: PDF, Word, JPG, PNG, or save straight to Photos. [A flat, clean background] • Pure white, the original paper color (brightened), or any color you pick • Color, grayscale or black & white output • Sliders for shadow removal and clarity • The desk and everything outside the paper is cut away [Erase handwriting] • Auto-remove by pen color: blue, red, green or others, in one tap • Tap a stroke: tap a signature, doodle or circle and the whole stroke disappears • Brush: paint over anything you want gone • Lasso: circle an area to erase all ink inside • Erased areas are restored to the background underneath — only the handwriting goes, table lines and printed text stay • Pinch to zoom (up to 8×) for precise lasso and brush work • Undo, or restore everything anytime [Export settings that fit] • Images: JPG/PNG, quality, longest side in pixels, aspect ratio (A4, Letter, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9…, pad or crop), DPI • PDF/Word: page size (A4, A5, B5, Letter, Legal, or match the image), orientation, margin, fit or fill, compression, grayscale, author • One-tap presets: Print A4 300 dpi, Share 1600 px, Archive, Maximum quality [Many documents, one photo] • Five receipts on a desk? Each one is found automatically — "separate pages" or "one page" • Merged pages are laid out for you (landscape/portrait, columns) and can be split again [Make a whole book] • Import up to 400 pages at once (photos, files, PDF) without slowing down or crashing • Every page is detected and flattened in the background, not just the first few • "Apply to all pages" unifies background, shadow, color and ink removal • On iPad and iPhone Duo the tool panel can sit on the left or right (your hand) [Text: auto-capture, edit, copy & paste] • Text is recognized automatically after each scan (Chinese, English, Japanese, German) — entirely on your device • Edit it in the Text page, copy a page or everything, paste, share • PDFs become searchable and selectable; Word files include the recognized text [Preview and share] • After converting to PDF, Word or images, preview first and then share (can be turned off in Settings) • One tap "Share with AI": text plus PDF go to the AI app you choose for summaries, translation or analysis • Pick any file from Files and share it directly, no scan needed • Long-press a page to share the image, copy the image or copy the text [Nice details] • Originals are always kept — every adjustment can be changed later • A library keeps all your scans: rename, re-edit, export • Hold the eye button to compare with the original • Choose your look: glass, frosted or solid; white by default, black, seven rainbow colors or any color you like • Chinese, English, Japanese and German • iPhone, iPad and foldables (including iPhone Duo): a big canvas on the left and tools on the right when unfolded [Privacy] Scanning, text recognition and processing all happen on your device. PureScan collects no data and needs no account; files leave the app only when you choose to share them.

Screenshots

Scanr Lens4 screens
PureScan Doc Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Scanr Lens and PureScan Doc Scanner are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanr Lens ships an update every 5 days, PureScan Doc Scanner weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Scanr Lens versus PureScan Doc Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanr LensPureScan Doc Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeskar Technologies LLPChien Yu Wang

In-app purchases

None

Scanr Lens

No in-app purchases

None

PureScan Doc Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanr Lens free?
Scanr Lens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PureScan Doc Scanner free?
PureScan Doc Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scanr Lens or PureScan Doc Scanner have ads?
Neither Scanr Lens nor PureScan Doc Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanr Lens or PureScan Doc Scanner?
Scanr Lens ships an update every 5 days, and PureScan Doc Scanner weekly. Most recently, Scanr Lens was updated on October 31, 2026 and PureScan Doc Scanner on November 6, 2026.

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