Comparison

Awesome Scanner vs CameraScan

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

Head to head
About

Awesome Scanner

Transform your iPhone into a powerful scanner. This app offers automatic edge detection, perspective correction, and various processing options for your documents. Easily organize, enhance, and share your scans as PDFs or JPEGs, with OCR capabilities and secure storage.

Highlights
  • Automatic document edge detection
  • Perspective correction
  • Color, grayscale, and B/W processing
  • Auto and custom document enhancement
  • Single and multi-page document support
  • Cloud storage integration (Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote)
  • Text Recognition (OCR)
  • Passcode/Biometric security
Features
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Get Awesome Scanner and turn your iPhone into a smart scanner! WHY YOU SHOULD GET AWESOME SCANNER - Extremely simple to use - Automatic detection for document edges - Automatic perspective correction - Can process scans as colored, grayscale, and black/white - Auto document enhancement and noise removal - Custom document enhancement (change brightness/contrast, and rotate) - Supports single and multi-page documents - Ability to upload your scans to Dropbox, Evernote, and Google Drive. - Ability to convert scans to editable text (Text Recognition). - Ability to safe and secure your document using a passcode or Face ID and Touch ID. EVEN MORE - Scan can be captured by the camera or imported from Photos - Scan can be shared (via email), printed, or saved to Photos - Includes a document viewer for viewing the scanned documents (with ability to zoom in/out). - Supports adding new pages to existing documents (or deleting pages from it). - Can convert scans to PDF documents or JPEG images. - Ability to set the page size for the generated PDF (e.g. A4, A3, letter, ledger, business card, etc…). - Sort scans by name or scan date - Search for documents and papers via the Search tool - Ability to rename documents and papers If you have any questions, need help, or would like to request a feature, please do not hesitate to contact us. We respond to EVERY email we receive. Our support email is: support@symfonies.com

About

CameraScan

Transform your phone into a powerful scanner. Easily capture documents, recognize text, convert formats like PDF to Word, and manage your files efficiently for work, study, or daily life.

Highlights
  • Mobile document scanning
  • High-precision OCR text recognition
  • PDF and Word format conversion
  • ID card scanning
  • Smart enhancement technology
  • Electronic watermark
Features
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MiGuo Scan King, turning your phone into an instant scanner. It supports document scanning, text and image recognition, ID scanning, PDF to Word, Word to PDF, image to PDF, and other document format conversions. Not only can it scan with high quality, generating clear JPG and PDF scans with a single click, but it can also instantly convert lengthy text in images into editable text, recognizing multiple languages. Intelligent document management addresses a variety of scenarios, making work, study, and life more efficient. ------Usage Scenarios------ Work Scenario: An office essential! Scan paper documents to instantly transform them into electronic versions, and even convert formats, boosting office efficiency by 10 times! Daily Life Scenario: Scan IDs and documents, eliminating the wait time at printing shops; scan shopping receipts for convenient record-keeping. Learning Scenario: In just a few seconds, you can scan text on paper, class notes, teacher presentations (PPT), and blackboard writings, converting them into PDFs, documents, with powerful functionality on your phone. ------Key Features------ 【Mobile Scanner】 Universal Scanning: Capture paper documents, invoices, contracts, notes, business cards, books, drawings, and various document types quickly through photo recognition. Turn your phone into an instant scanner, saving time and effort. Smart Enhancement Technology: Intelligent removal of cluttered backgrounds and adjustment of image parameters to ensure that the generated scanned documents achieve high quality, clarity, and visibility in both details and overall appearance. 【Image-to-Text Tool】 High-precision OCR Text Recognition: Whether it's image text, documents, certificates, or handwritten content, accurate reproduction and extraction of text from images can be achieved. Support for exporting in various formats: Through text recognition, scanned text content can be exported in formats such as Word. 【Document Scanning】 A4 Proportion Restoration: Scanned documents directly conform to the standard proportions of A4 paper, generating scans in proportion with a single click without additional adjustments. Smart Boundary Detection: Automatically recognize the edges of IDs, accurately capturing the contours of documents to ensure scans are not affected by unnecessary blank areas. Support for Various Types of IDs: Whether it's an ID card, driver's license, student ID, or other common IDs, templates are not a concern. 【Multi-Format Conversion】 PDF Format Conversion: Convert between PDF, Word, and image documents, enabling one-click sharing or downloading. Maintain the original layout of documents to achieve accurate page reproduction. Electronic Watermark: Freely add an electronic anti-theft watermark with one click to ensure document security and protect information. ==== Auto-Renewal Membership Statement ==== 【Membership Benefits】Document scanning, ID scanning, OCR text recognition, format conversion. 【Subscription Price】Subject to iAP application information. 【Payment】Upon user confirmation of purchase and payment, it will be recorded in the iTunes account. 【Renewal】Apple iTunes accounts will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration, and upon successful payment, the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period. 【Cancel Renewal】If you wish to cancel the renewal, please manually disable the auto-renewal function in iTunes/Apple ID settings management at least 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. 【Free Trial】Renewal or cancellation of renewal during the free trial period will not revoke the user's right to a free trial. Users can use the trial until the trial period ends. ==== Relevant Agreements ==== User Service Agreement: https://megofun.cn/download/agreement/ios/MgScan-servicepolicy.html Privacy Policy Address: https://megofun.cn/download/agreement/ios/MgScan-privacypolicy.html

Screenshots

Awesome Scanner4 screens
CameraScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CameraScan at 5.0 against Awesome Scanner's 4.6. CameraScan also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Awesome Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (129 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Awesome Scanner sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and CameraScan sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.90 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CameraScan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Awesome Scanner has 129 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Awesome Scanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of CameraScan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Awesome Scanner ships an update every 2 months, CameraScan fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Awesome Scanner versus CameraScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwesome ScannerCameraScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (129 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings129 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSymfonies, Inc.Shenzhen Miguo Qudong Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Awesome Scanner

All ratings129 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative3.7%

CameraScan

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Awesome Scanner

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • OCR$0.99
  • Lock Document$0.99
6 purchases

CameraScan

Subscriptions4
  • WEEKLY ACCESS$9.907 Days
  • Subscribe Monthly$18.001 Month
  • QUARTERLY ACCESS$39.903 Months
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  • YEARLY ACCESS$69.901 Year
One-time2
  • Month$25.00
  • Subscribe Yearly$99.00

Questions

Is Awesome Scanner free?
Awesome Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CameraScan free?
CameraScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Awesome Scanner or CameraScan?
CameraScan is rated higher. Awesome Scanner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 129 ratings, while CameraScan averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Awesome Scanner or CameraScan have ads?
Neither Awesome Scanner nor CameraScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Awesome Scanner or CameraScan?
Awesome Scanner ships an update every 2 months, and CameraScan fortnightly. Most recently, Awesome Scanner was updated on September 19, 2026 and CameraScan on August 28, 2026.

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