Principle Mirror vs Scan 'Em Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Open Principle files
- Mirror Principle for Mac
- Interactive UI design
- Companion app functionality
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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
Scan 'Em Up
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Scan 'Em Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Principle Mirror asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Principle Mirror | Scan 'Em Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Daniel Hooper | Dmytro Mayevsky |
In-app purchases
Principle Mirror
No in-app purchases
Scan 'Em Up
- Unlock Full App$2.99
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