Scanbot Review

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Pros

Pro
Auto-uploads to numerous cloud services

Cloud integration: iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, OneDrive, WebDAV, Shoeboxed, etc.

Pro
Very fast auto-scanning

Through automatic edge detection scans are taken in a blink of an eye.

Pro
Text recognition (OCR) support

Very easily extracts the text of your scans to copy, search, lookup etc.

Pro
One-Time Purchase Available

You only need to pay once to upgrade to VIP to unlock all features for life. It's called "Business Access" and it costs $199.99.

Pro
Best auto-detection of documents

Fastest and most accurate detection of all document kinds.

Cons

Con
Mostly subscription-based, single purchase option is excessively expensive

Recently they changed from a reasonable one-time purchase model to a mostly subscription model. There is still a one-time purchase option but it's incredibly expensive at $199.99, and an upcoming iOS update is somewhat Sherlocking the broad field of OCR apps by automatically performing OCR on images displayed in native apps.