TurboScan™ Pro
TurboScan Pro is a highly-rated, long-standing mobile scanning app praised for its ease of use and quality scans, but recent updates have introduced significant issues with emailing documents, app stability, and photo import functionality.
TurboScan Pro is a well-established mobile scanning application, with many users reporting years of positive experience due to its clear scans and intuitive interface. However, recent updates have led to a noticeable decline in functionality, particularly concerning email integration and app stability, which contradicts the developer's claims of 'smaller fixes and improvements'. This has caused frustration among a segment of its loyal user base.
What users like
- Produces clear, high-quality scans with automatic framing and various filters.R1R3R19R30
- Easy to use and intuitive interface, making it simple for daily tasks.R9R17R26R51
- Reliable and stable for many long-term users, often used for years without issues.R2R14R20R31
- Offers a one-time purchase model, which is appreciated by users compared to subscriptions.R4R6R24R47
- Useful for organizing documents with folder features and search capabilities (though folder search has issues).R28R84R85
What users complain about
- Many users report that the email function is broken or no longer works after recent updates.R121R130R160R186
- The app frequently crashes, especially when attempting high-quality scans or using the camera.R783R843
- Some users experience slow performance and delays, particularly with opening the camera or processing scans.R672
- Lack of customer support or ways to contact developers for assistance.R121R123R804
- Issues with photo import, including inability to select multiple photos at once.R107
- Forced review pop-ups are annoying for a paid app.R58
- Scanned documents sometimes appear faint or unreadable.R338R568
- Folders are not alphabetized and lack a search function, making organization difficult for users with many folders.R123
Latest update · v3.4.1
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
Fixed an issue with slow import from Photos. Smaller fixes and improvements.
Recurring themes
Who it's for
TurboScan Pro is for users who need a reliable, easy-to-use mobile scanner for personal or business documents and prefer a one-time purchase over a subscription R6R24. It's particularly well-suited for those who value high-quality scans and a straightforward interface R3R13. However, it is NOT for users who heavily rely on emailing scanned documents directly from the app or who need robust customer support, as these features appear to be significantly broken or absent in recent versions R121R160R123.
Evidence note: The recent reviews show a strong negative trend regarding email functionality and app stability, despite the lifetime rating being very high. The developer's notes for the latest update are vague and do not address the major issues reported by users. The high lifetime rating is likely due to years of positive performance before these recent problems emerged.
Frequently asked
How much does TurboScan Pro cost?
Can I email documents directly from TurboScan Pro?
What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R1] Accurate: Scans are clear,very happy
- [R3] Best Scanner App - No Question: Simpler, more effective, and generates better documents than any other scanner app out there, and that includes Adobe
- [R19] My most useful app!: I have the pro version and I really I love it. I love the framing intelligence, and that if you take a picture of something that’s askew, like a presentation screen that you’re looking at from a side angle, so that the screen forms of trapezoid, the intelligence turn it into a square or a rectangle, which is really nice. I couple of it with Dropbox on my iPhone, so it’s just
- [R30] Excellent: I’ve used this app for many years and it’s worth every penny. Thank you for a quality scanner. I love the auto frame, the manual framing with zoom, the different filters, all of it.
- [R9] So Easy!: I love this app so much. I use it for everything I need to file away. Works well and it’s amazingly easy to use.
- [R17] Easy and Fast: Easy to use and Fast! Simple and flexible even with large documents. I love this app!
- [R26] This is the only one you need!!!!: As a traveling professional I use scanning apps everyday. I have many. This is my favorite in every way...Easy to use, great features!
- [R51] So easy!!: Been using for almost 10 years. Still the same. Still super easy.
- [R2] Great scanner for your phone: This is an excellent program I’ve been using it for years could not do without it!
- [R14] Used this for years- the best!: Update a few years later: STILL using this- still has never crashed or locked me ou- I have a folder for receipts and warranties and keep digital copies as backups in here. Those thermal papers fade with time, so I have it covered. I also put the parts of manuals I need- like my paddleboard inflator and can look up how to use it quickly and on the go- no need for
- [R20] Long time user: I started using turbo scan several years ago and have not stopped. It is so simple. In the age of AI, it is nice to have a tool like this to accomplish critical tasks.
- [R31] Reliable and just works: I’ve been using this app for years and I recommend it to my clients when they need to send me PDFs. This is one of the only apps I know that never causes me a problem and is always dependable. I enjoy using it and it works great.
- [R4] Amazing: It’s fast and good and cheap and does exactly what you need. Just buy it! Been using it for years
- [R6] Love this app!: Some companies charge per month. TurboScan charges you one time and you own the app forever. I downloaded it into all my phones.
- [R24] Best Phone Scanner in the World: I have been using TurboScan for over a decade. I use it for work, buying a house, I use it for every document I’ve ever had to scan and share. TurboScan is hands-down the most efficient and user friendly way to save and share files. The one time purchase is an exceptional deal!
- [R47] Best app ever: Love it. Pay for it - it's worth the money to have it - I initially purchased it for work because I scan a lot of documents and my scanner broke; but I find that I use it for life, too- and even to store some documents
- [R28] This app is like having a personal file clerk in hand!, : I’ve been using this app for over six years since Feb 2019 to date. It’s perfect for saving/sending documents. It allows you to title the document and if you forget the name, you can use the search bar to locate your document. This app also allows you to send an email or fax right from my phone. It’s so convenient. It’s like having an
- [R84] Work: I have been using this for scanning documents at work and sending them to our clients or customers. It’s allow you to have several folders for organizing.
- [R85] I love this app for too many reasons.: I love the saved files feature. This has become my go-to for storing information I need future access to. Gym Pass Carpool Pass Vax Card Rental agreements Damage assessments… This app is awesome!!
- [R121] Apps issue: I absolutely loved the app for years until it just stopped allowing me to email my scans. Now it’s a waste of time and there is no customer support.
- [R130] Love the app: I love this app but something has happened and now when i send me receipts to my email to send up to my expense platform only the last receipt shows up there.
- [R160] No longer sends pdf: No longer sends pdf
- [R186] Was good: Was good till last update, now gmail is gone and can’t get it back
- [R783] Crashes: Keeps crashing on iPad mini when using the Camera
- [R843] Turbo scan pro terrible.: I bought this an within ten minutes realised it had some serious problems... Deleted and reloaded it, but still terrible. Crashes every time you try to take high quality scans. Now to try and get my money back......
- [R672] Update From Hell: This is such a good app when it works but ever since they updated it to 3.2.4 it is slower than molasses when it does anything. I don’t know why everything must be delayed whether it be simply opening the camera to take a picture or for the camera to acknowledge the box it drew around my document and snap a scan. This needs to be fixed ASAP it I will need to find a better progr
- [R123] No support. No search for Folders: I'm hoping I can get the developers of TurboScan's attention by giving them a one star review because they give you no way to contact them. Firstly. I use a lot of folders on TurboScan. There is no way to search for a folder. Folders are not listed in alphabetical order. It's all random. Another problem with folders is there's only one way to find a particula
- [R804] Waste of time and money!: This app was the best app I had on my phone for years, and now it simply won’t work and hasn’t for close to two years now no matter how many times I tried to contact the app designers for help with no response after many attempts! Don’t waste your time and money!
- [R107] Functionality: If you need to select more than one photo at a time to be put into a file goodluck. Ever job I sell has photos and i have to sit there and select one by one uploading doing the same thing over and over. Should be able to select more than one
- [R58] Forced survey: I can’t stand it when an app that I paid for keeps asking me to review it. Pop-ups are annoying and should not be used in a paid app. If you’re that desperate for reviews, pay for a study group.
- [R338] Scan: Scanned documents show very faint writing. Documents written with pen when scanned are nearly unreadable.
- [R568] The picture is not clear: The old software was a lot better in quality. I hope I can go back to the old version.
- [R262] Stopped working: No longer works
- [R762] What has happened: What has happened to this once fabulous app? It used to be so easy to take a photo in auto mode to scan pages. Now pages never seem to line up and the pages come out missing segments. It’s impossible to get a proper scan!! I will now delete the app and just use my camera
- [R10] Please, never change: This is one of those apps I rarely use but is truly invaluable. As others have said, I love how they add features without changing the entire UI. Easy to use, and reliable. 10/10
- [R11] Great app: Wash to use and reliable. I like that o can send everything as a PDF after scanning!
- [R13] Excellent: I always use TurdoScan, my go-to scanning app! Best Scanning Quality, extremely simple but also powerful. I recommend TurboScan all the time and I get thanked later.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store