Comparison

Cryptographer vs Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Cryptographer

This application offers a suite of encoding and decoding tools for various formats, including Base64 strings and images, as well as multiple hashing algorithms like MD5, SHA-1, and SHA-512. Users can easily share their encoded content through popular messaging and social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Base64 string encoding/decoding
  • Base64 image encoding
  • MD5 and CRC32 encoding
  • SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 encoding
  • Easy sharing via mail, message, social media
Features
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This tiny simple application easily cryptographs 1. String to Base 64 encoding and decoding. 2. Base64 Image Encoding. 3. MD5 , CRC32 Encoding. 4. SHA-1,SHA-224,SHA-256,SHA-384,SHA-512 encoding Provision of sharing easily with friends via : Mail Message Facebook, Twitter etc..

About

Scanner

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The Simple Scanner is a PDF document scanner application that turns your phone into a portable scanner. you can scan documents, photos, receipts, reports, or just about anything. The scan will be saved to the device in image or PDF format. Name and organize your scan to a folder, or share it. The Scanner application has all the features you need: - Mobile phone document, automatically remove the clutter background, generate high-definition JPEG pictures or PDF files. - A variety of image processing mode, you can manually adjust the image parameters, with a mobile phone can be paper documents, quickly turned into a clear electronic draft. - Scan color, grayscale, or black and white - Can be used in office, school, home and any place you want - Automatically detects page edges - Simple scanner are optimized to run very fast. - create or scan barcode / qrcode. - General - A single application that works on your phone! - Scan documents, receipts, QR and business cards Use Tap Scanner app to scan any type of document and save the scan to PDF! - Document Scanner app - Automatically detects borders Tap Scanner automatically detects document borders when you scan a document! - With a high quality PDF Scanner and PNG output. Tap Scanner lets you export your document scan to PDF or PNG formats! - QR Scanner app - scan QR codes, and convert them to email, text and links seamlessly. Tap Scanner can scan QR codes as well! - BAR Scanner app - scan BAR codes, and convert them to email, text and links seamlessly. Tap Scanner can scan BAR codes as well! POWERFUL PDF SCANNER APP - WITH HIGH QUALITY PDF - TRY IT NOW! share the app with your friends and family member if you like it. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION : - Subscribe for unlimited access to all the Premium features. - - Subscription is automatically renewed unless canceled 24 hours before the renewal - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the same price - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy Policy : https://nitinkatrodiya.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/ & Terms of Service: https://nitinkatrodiya.wordpress.com/terms-and-condition/

Screenshots

Cryptographer4 screens
Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cryptographer at none against Scanner's 1. Cryptographer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 12.0). 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. Scanner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Cryptographer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cryptographer ships an update monthly, Scanner every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cryptographer versus Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCryptographerScanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBadarinath VenkatnarayansettyNitin Katrodiya

In-app purchases

None

Cryptographer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Scanner

Subscriptions1
  • One Year Subscription$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Cryptographer free?
Cryptographer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scanner free?
Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cryptographer or Scanner have ads?
Neither Cryptographer nor Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cryptographer or Scanner?
Cryptographer ships an update monthly, and Scanner every 14 months. Most recently, Cryptographer was updated on October 5, 2026 and Scanner on October 3, 2026.

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