Comparison

Principle Mirror vs Scan 'Em Up

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

Head to head
About

Principle Mirror

Design interactive user interfaces with this companion app for a popular Mac design tool. Seamlessly open Principle files or mirror your Mac's design work directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Open Principle files
  • Mirror Principle for Mac
  • Interactive UI design
  • Companion app functionality
Features
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Principle Mirror is the companion app to Principle for Mac, a tool for designing interactive interfaces. Principle Mirror can open Principle files from other apps or mirror Principle for Mac when plugged in. “I just wanted to write to you quickly just to say — this. is. amazing. while I was watching the first tutorial I got tears in my eyes! seriously.” Hugo Ahlberg Designer, IDEO "This tool is amazing, very well done." Patrick Wong Designer, Lyft

About

Scan 'Em Up

Features
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Scan Em Up turns your iPhone into a pocket scanner that produces clean, sharp PDFs in seconds. Built for people who scan real paperwork — receipts, contracts, medical forms, IDs — and want results that actually look scanned. KEY FEATURES • Smart edge detection Camera highlights the page in real time and snaps once it's framed. Perspective is automatically straightened, so even handheld shots come out aligned. • Multi-page in one go Capture as many pages as you need without leaving the camera. Continue, retake, or finish whenever you're done. • Document-grade enhancement Per-image white-point correction makes paper look truly white. High-contrast text stays crisp even at the strongest compression — no muddy gray scans. • On-demand PDF compression Four quality levels — Original, Light, Medium, Strong — let you trade size for fidelity. Strong typically reduces file size by 70% with no readable difference. • Edit any page Rotate, auto-upright (Vision-based), perspective crop, reorder, duplicate, copy/paste between documents. • Sign with your finger Draw signatures with finger or Apple Pencil, or import a saved one. Place anywhere on the page, resize freely, then bake into the PDF. • Privacy first Everything stays on device. No accounts, no uploads, no tracking. Raw scans live in app storage and are kept untouched even when you export. • One-time purchase The free plan keeps a single document. Unlock the full app once and scan unlimited documents forever — no subscriptions. WHO IT'S FOR — Sailors, drivers and freelancers who deal with paper contracts on the go — Students who need fast, legible PDFs of handouts and notes — Anyone tired of scanner apps that demand subscriptions for basic features

Screenshots

Principle Mirror1 screens
Scan 'Em Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Principle Mirror at none against Scan 'Em Up's 1. Principle Mirror also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price and ads 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. Scan 'Em Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Principle Mirror asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Principle Mirror versus Scan 'Em Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinciple MirrorScan 'Em Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDaniel HooperDmytro Mayevsky

In-app purchases

None

Principle Mirror

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Scan 'Em Up

One-time1
  • Unlock Full App$2.99

Questions

Is Principle Mirror free?
Principle Mirror is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scan 'Em Up free?
Scan 'Em Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Principle Mirror or Scan 'Em Up have ads?
Neither Principle Mirror nor Scan 'Em Up shows ads.

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