Comparison

Alterante vs PDF Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Alterante

Access all your files from any computer on your phone or tablet. Automatically organizes and protects your data, making it instantly searchable and viewable. Share documents, stream media remotely, and save files for offline access.

Highlights
  • Remote file access from any device
  • Automatic file organization
  • Keyword search and recommendations
  • View photos, videos, and documents
  • Offline file access
  • Customizable file tagging
  • Remote media control
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Overview -------- Alterante allows you to set up your own private personal cloud on your Mac/PC and access all your files from your phone or tablet. Alterante automatically discovers, organizes, and protects all your files across all your computers, and makes them instantly accessible from any device using this mobile app or using any modern web browser. Mobile features ------------- - All your files from all your computers become instantly accessible on your iPad/iPhone. - Easy to find any file, using keyword search and recommendations made by Alterante. - All your files are automatically organized by filetype & date range . For example, you can quickly find all the XLS documents you created this week on multiple computers. - View photos, watch videos, open any Office/PDF document right on your mobile device. - With a single click, share any photo or document via email, or post them on Facebook/Twitter. - Launch a video, play a song, or watch a photo on your computer, using this app as your remote control. Works great as a remote control for your living room media server computer! - Save files locally to your mobile device for offline access (e.g. Photos will be stored in Photo Gallery). - Add your own searchable custom tags to any group of files for quick access. - Access all your files from any remote location. Quick Setup instructions --------------------- 1. Install Alterante Mobile app on your iPad/iPhone 2. Download and Install Alterante your computer (installing on more computers is better, so you can access all the files on all computers) Download instructions available at: https://www.alterante.com/download.htm?id=1 3. Launch mobile app, click Choose Server, select your PC and login with user/password created in PC/Mac setup (Step 2). 4. All files should be visible on your mobile app.

About

PDF Scanner

Easily scan, sign, and edit documents with high-quality PDF or JPEG output. Features include multipage scanning, OCR to convert scans to text, and secure password-protected folders. Share your documents via email or save them to iCloud.

Highlights
  • High-quality PDF/JPEG scanning
  • Document signing and editing
  • Smart image editor with color correction
  • Multipage scanning
  • Password-protected folders
  • OCR text conversion
  • Email sharing and iCloud saving
Features
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Quickly scan & sign documents, print or email them as multiple pages PDF or JPEG files. Scan anything you need including receipts, documents, paper notes, fax papers and pictures fast, easy & free! Features include: • Scan high quality PDF or JPEG files. • Sign & edit documents. • Smart image editor with colour correction. • Multipage scanning. • Password protected folders. • Share your scans via email. • AirPrint & save to iCloud. • Sort documents by date or name. • OCR (convert any scan into text). Scanner Premium Subscription • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the period. • Length of subscriptions: Weekly & Yearly. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Price of subscriptions: one month 3.99 USD & one year 14.99 USD • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. For further information: Privacy Policy: https://www.personalsecurityapps.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service : https://www.personalsecurityapps.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Alterante2 screens
PDF Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Alterante at none against PDF Scanner's shown. PDF Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Alterante sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and PDF Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Alterante against 5.0 for PDF Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Scanner has 27 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Alterante versus PDF Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlterantePDF Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings327 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlteranteTALENT ACQUISITIONS PTY LTD

Customer experience

Alterante

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PDF Scanner

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Alterante

One-time2
  • Custom Tagging Feature (In-App purchase)$0.99
  • Remote Access Feature (in-app purchase)$0.99
4 purchases

PDF Scanner

Subscriptions4
  • PDF Scanner app Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PDF Scanner app Monthly$3.991 Month
  • PDF Scanner app Yearly3 Days trial$17.991 Year
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  • PDF Scanner app Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Alterante free?
Alterante is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Scanner free?
PDF Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alterante or PDF Scanner?
Alterante and PDF Scanner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 27 ratings respectively.
Do Alterante or PDF Scanner have ads?
PDF Scanner shows ads; Alterante does not.
Which is updated more often, Alterante or PDF Scanner?
Alterante ships an update every 3 weeks, and PDF Scanner every 3 weeks. Most recently, Alterante was updated on November 6, 2026 and PDF Scanner on November 2, 2026.

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