Comparison

Evernote Scannable vs Pharos Print

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

Head to head
About

Evernote Scannable

Effortlessly digitize any paper document, from receipts to business cards, with your phone's camera. Automatically enhance scans for clarity and share them instantly via email, text, or save them to cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Automatic document capture
  • Image enhancement (rotate, crop, adjust)
  • Business card to contact conversion
  • Share via email/text
  • Export as PDF/JPG
  • Seamless integration with ScanSnap scanners
Features
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Scannable moves paper forward. Scan contracts, receipts, business cards, and any paper that comes your way. Save or share documents instantly and move on. Automatically capture high-quality scans anywhere - Scan fast: Point your camera at documents, expense receipts, or whiteboards. Scannable immediately captures them. - Save time: Scannable automatically rotates, crops, and adjusts images so your scans are clear and easy to read. - Share or save: Send documents to colleagues via email or text, or export them as PDF and JPG files to Evernote and other apps. Deal with paper professionally - Turn business cards into contacts: Pull information from business cards and save it all to your contacts list. - Go paperless: Scannable works seamlessly with the ScanSnap Evernote Edition Scanner to get multi-page documents where they need to go. - A scanner for everyone: With Scannable, your whole team can control a ScanSnap Evernote Edition Scanner from their own devices and send paper on its way. Scannable is free to download and use.

About

Pharos Print

Submit documents from your iOS device to a secure print queue. Edit finishing options, preview, and manage print jobs. Requires a Pharos MobilePrint solution within your organization.

Highlights
  • Submit content to secure print queue
  • Edit finishing options
  • Preview documents
  • Delete print jobs
  • View print queue
  • Release print jobs
Features
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The Pharos Print app, part of the Pharos MobilePrint solution, allows you to easily submit content from your iOS device to a Pharos secure print queue. To use this app, Pharos MobilePrint and a Pharos secure print solution must be in place within your organization. Features • Easily submit content from your phone or tablet into a Pharos secure print queue. • Edit your finishing options before you print. • Preview your document(s) before you print. • Delete a print job from your Pharos secure print queue. • View all documents in your Pharos secure print queue. • View your Available Funds and job cost (when applicable). • Release print jobs to the printer (if configured). • Select printers for release by scanning QR code (if configured). Operating Environment • Supports iOS 14.0 and newer iPhone and iPad models. • Supports Pharos MobilePrint 2.0+ with Pharos Uniprint 9.0+ • Supports Pharos MobilePrint 2.0+ with Pharos Blueprint 5.2+ • QR Print Release requires MobilePrint 2.4 and Uniprint 9.1 SP3 Supported Files (Important) Uploading or opening files from other apps via “Open In” and "Sharing", or via the "Upload" button in the app supports the following file formats: Microsoft Office® documents, Microsoft Outlook®, PDF, images (JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP), text files (CSV, RTF & TXT), and OpenOffice documents. How to use the features of Pharos Print app [Note: some features or settings may be disabled by your organization, as noted] A. Download and install the Pharos Print app to your iOS device. B. Connect Pharos Print to your organization’s Pharos MobilePrint server. a. Open the Pharos Print app. b. Contact your organization’s IT administrator to obtain the Pharos MobilePrint server information (URL). c. Enter the Pharos Server Name and Server Port (both are required). d. Select Connect e. The Pharos Print app will connect to the Pharos server and display a User Authentication Screen. C. Authenticate to the Pharos Server. a. Enter the credentials that you normally use to print (your username and password). b. Select Log On to enter the Pharos Print app. D. Files can be submitted either via the Upload icon in the app or by using the native iOS “Open In” or the "Sharing" command to submit your print job. a. To upload supported documents from the app, simply log in and use the "Upload" button. Sources for files on your device, or cloud, will be presented. b. To upload supported documents using “Open In" or "Sharing" i. Select content in any app that supports “Open In" or "Sharing". ii. Select Open In/Share. iii. Select the Open/Share in Pharos Print icon. E. You may set finishing options, preview, or delete a document a. Select a print job in your job list. b. Apply your desired finishing options via the "Print Options" tab at the bottom of the app: i. 1 sided or 2 sided ii. Color or Black & White iii. Pages per side iv. Number of copies v. Page range to print c. To preview documents, select a document and use the "Preview" button. d. To delete documents, select a document and use the "Delete" button. F. To print documents, this option must be allowed by your organization a. Select document(s) to print b. Then either use the tab at the bottom of the app to select a printer (if available) c. Or use the “QR Code” icon at the top right of the app (if available) to enable the camera and point it at the QR code on the printer you want to print to. G. To view available funds you have for printing, use the “Payment method” tab at the bottom of the app. a. If made available by your organization, the app may offer the ability to “Add Funds” via the link on this tab. H. Logging out a. To log out of the Pharos Print app, select the gear icon in the upper left corner and select Log out.

Screenshots

Evernote Scannable3 screens
Pharos Print4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Evernote Scannable at 4.9 against Pharos Print's 1.3. Evernote Scannable also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 8%) and ratings volume (418K vs 227). Pharos Print's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Evernote Scannable sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Pharos Print asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Evernote Scannable holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evernote Scannable has 418K ratings behind it against 227, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Evernote Scannable's written reviews are positive against 8% of Pharos Print's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Evernote Scannable ships an update every 2 months, Pharos Print every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Evernote Scannable versus Pharos Print: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvernote ScannablePharos Print
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (418K ratings) — better1.3 (227 ratings)
Positive reviews33.1% of reviews — better7.6% of reviews
Number of ratings418K — better227
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#88 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvernote CorporationPharos Systems International

Customer experience

Evernote Scannable

All ratings417,996 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews641 reviews
Positive33.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative63.7%

Pharos Print

All ratings227 ratings
Positive6.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative91.2%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive7.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative86.4%

User reviews

Evernote Scannable

From 418K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient scanning
  • 👍 Automatic cropping and enhancement
  • 🚀 Quick scanning of multi-page documents
  • 👍 Seamless integration with Evernote
  • 🚀 Crisp and clear scans

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes and resets settings
  • 🔒 Requires Evernote account to save scans
  • 👎 Limited save/share options beyond Evernote
  • 👎 Aggressive Evernote promotion
  • 👎 Scans disappear after updates

Pharos Print

From 227 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works fine sometimes
  • 👍 "It worked fine!"

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 App won't open/load
  • 🐛 Constant disconnections
  • 🐛 Files disappearing
  • 🐛 Network issues

Bugs and requests

Evernote Scannable

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cropping and edge detection issues
  • Scans sometimes fail to save or upload
  • App resets settings and tutorial on every launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow saving scans to local storage or other cloud services
  • Provide more customization options for scans
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes
  • Add ability to manually tag or name scans

Pharos Print

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • App won't open/load
  • App crashes
  • Constant disconnections
  • Files disappearing
  • Network issues
Show 19 more
  • App freezes
  • Login issues
  • Server connection issues
  • Printing fails
  • Blurry prints
  • Double-sided printing
  • QR code won't scan
  • Laggy UX
  • Complicated to use
  • Incompatible with iOS versions
  • Keyboard covers login button
  • Cannot add funds
  • Doesn't recognize files
  • Poor UI testing
  • Limited app options
  • Doesn't print from other apps
  • Slow loading times
  • Print button cut off
  • No print button

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add a progress bar for loading
  • Fix keyboard blocking login button
  • Add an upload feature
  • Allow printing from other apps
  • Add page range option for printing
Show 3 more
  • Update app to look more native to iOS
  • Fix print button being cut off
  • Add a print button

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Evernote Scannable

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Plan with Free Trial7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan$2.997 Days
  • Yearly with Free Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
None

Pharos Print

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Evernote Scannable free?
Evernote Scannable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pharos Print free?
Pharos Print is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Evernote Scannable or Pharos Print?
Evernote Scannable is rated higher. Evernote Scannable averages 4.9 out of 5 from 418K ratings, while Pharos Print averages 1.3 from 227 ratings.
Do Evernote Scannable or Pharos Print have ads?
Neither Evernote Scannable nor Pharos Print shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Evernote Scannable or Pharos Print?
Evernote Scannable ships an update every 2 months, and Pharos Print every 9 months. Most recently, Evernote Scannable was updated on October 21, 2026 and Pharos Print on October 20, 2026.

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