What are the best scanner apps for iOS?

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Best scanner apps for iOS	Price	Last Updated
73 Scanbot	$0-199.99	Sep 20, 2022
-- Evernote Scannable	-	Dec 2, 2021
-- Scanner Pro	-	Jul 1, 2022
-- CamScanner	$4.99	Jul 15, 2021
-- Prizmo	$9.99	Apr 18, 2020

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score 48 · Answer 1

Scanbot

Top Pro

Auto-uploads to numerous cloud services

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

Top 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. See More

Top Pro

Very fast auto-scanning

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

Top Pro

Text recognition (OCR) support

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

Top 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. See More

Top Pro

Best auto-detection of documents

Fastest and most accurate detection of all document kinds. See More

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score 12 · Answer 2

Evernote Scannable

Top Pro

Enhances text

Text from paper materials (like a business cars) are made as legible as possible through bolding, making even handwriting readable. See More

Top Con

Poor UI

Confusing UI for exporting scans. See More

Yanis's Experience

Goes directly to the great tool that is Evernote ! See More

Top Pro

Works better

Scannable really just seems to be better at recognizing things to scan than the alternatives. See More

Top Pro

Fast workflow

Nearly optimal fast workflow – just point and shoot. BUT: Auto delete after upload option missing. See More

Top Pro

Contacts

It makes it easy to turn business cards into contacts. See More

Top Pro

Evernote integration

Being an Evernote product it is extremely easy to save the data to Evernote. See More

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score 23 · Answer 3

Scanner Pro

Top Pro

Scans are easily shareable

After you scan a document you can immediately email it to someone or upload it to cloud storage - Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Evernote, etc. See More

Top Con

Requires paid version for OCR

DiplomaticStheno's Experience

Easy. Accurate. Not buggy. See More

Top Pro

It's versatile

You can use this app for scanning documents that range from receipts to multi-page reports. See More

Top Con

The process to scan is a bit lengthy

CourteousHemera's Experience

This is the best scanner app I've used See More

Top Pro

Supports iCloud and several other cloud service

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score 13 · Answer 4

CamScanner

Top Pro

Scan border recognition

Nearly perfect scan border recognition – and related adjustment possibilities See More

Top Con

Nagging badges even in paid version

Even in the paid version disturbing badges for gaining "gifts" one cannot switch off. See More

LeMerlot's Experience

For me by far the best iOS scanner solution (paid) since years and after many tests – due to optimal, small file size results (when adjusted correctly) and nearly perfect scan border recognition and adjustment options. See More

Top Pro

Small Scan file size

The best small scan file size results so far (when adjusted correctly) See More

Top Con

Scan workflow not optimized

Scan (and saving results) workflow needs several more steps than it should. See More

Top Pro

PDF conversion

CamScanner scans documents directly into multi page PDF format. See More

Top Con

Pro features requires subscription

Either monthly or yearly subscriptions are available at either $4.99/month or $49.99/year. See More

Top Pro

Ad-less free version

Top Con

Free version has no OCR functionality

Top Pro

Batch scanning

CamScanner allows users to scan multiple documents at the same time. See More

Top Con

Buttons are not labeled

Top Pro

Scanned documents can be stored in cloud storage

Free CamScanner accounts have access to 200 MB of free storage space. 10 GB storage space is available for full version license (monthly subscription). See More

Top Pro

Secure

This app offers password protection for scanned documents. See More

Top Pro

Balance indicator

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score 5 · Answer 5

Prizmo

Top Pro

Extracts text

Other scanners scan the entire document, but Prizmo is capable of only rendering text. See More

Top Con

Somewhat complicated UI

Top Pro

OCR understands 40+ languages

Text from over 40 languages can be scanned and uploaded. See More

Top Pro

Handoff support

Prizmo supports Handoff, which is an iOS service that lets users continue their work in an app from a different device. See More

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score 3 · Answer 6

ScanBizCards

Add Video or Image

score 5 · Answer 7

CircleBack

Top Pro

Super fast OCR for business cards

score 9 · Answer 8

Doc Scan

Top Pro

Excellent software, easy to use and works for any document size

Well worth the cost. Easy to use yet handles nasty page curl with ease. See More

Top Pro

No ads and free

score 1 · Answer 9

QuickScan - PDF Scanner App

Top Pro

OCR text recognition, E signatures, Annotation, Available in various languages, Image filtering

QuickScan's Experience

QuickScan - Document scanner app is one of the best PDF scanning apps available with automatic scans and border detection and high quality scans with lots of amazing features See More

score 1 · Answer 10

ScannerLens

Top Pro

Elegant UI and scan quality

You will feel like turning pages in the real books when you switch the different scans (Editing part). See More

Top Con

Not free!!!

It is only free for 3 days. After that payed $59,99 year. See More

RealisticManat's Experience

now I'm working from home and I found this amazing app, which is lean and simple. Quality is also perfect, no more tedious steps. UI design is also unique and eye-friendly. I firmly believe you should try ScannerLens See More

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score 1 · Answer 11

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score 3 · Answer 12

10 Options Considered

My Recommendation for Scanbot

My Recommendation for Scanbot

Auto-uploads to numerous cloud services

Mostly subscription-based, single purchase option is excessively expensive

Very fast auto-scanning

Text recognition (OCR) support

One-Time Purchase Available

Best auto-detection of documents

My Recommendation for Evernote Scannable

My Recommendation for Evernote Scannable

Enhances text

Poor UI

Works better

Fast workflow

Contacts

Evernote integration

My Recommendation for Scanner Pro

My Recommendation for Scanner Pro

Scans are easily shareable

Requires paid version for OCR

It's versatile

The process to scan is a bit lengthy

Supports iCloud and several other cloud service

My Recommendation for CamScanner

My Recommendation for CamScanner

Scan border recognition

Nagging badges even in paid version

Small Scan file size

Scan workflow not optimized

PDF conversion

Pro features requires subscription

Ad-less free version

Free version has no OCR functionality

Batch scanning

Buttons are not labeled

Scanned documents can be stored in cloud storage

Secure

Balance indicator

My Recommendation for Prizmo

My Recommendation for Prizmo

Extracts text

Somewhat complicated UI

OCR understands 40+ languages

Handoff support

My Recommendation for ScanBizCards

My Recommendation for ScanBizCards

My Recommendation for CircleBack

My Recommendation for CircleBack

Super fast OCR for business cards

My Recommendation for Doc Scan

My Recommendation for Doc Scan

Excellent software, easy to use and works for any document size

No ads and free

My Recommendation for QuickScan - PDF Scanner App

My Recommendation for QuickScan - PDF Scanner App

OCR text recognition, E signatures, Annotation, Available in various languages, Image filtering

My Recommendation for ScannerLens

My Recommendation for ScannerLens

Elegant UI and scan quality

Not free!!!

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My Recommendation for Pocket Scanner

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