CamScanner alternatives

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.

1. [R1] CamScanner 1/5 · US Scamcanner: These jerks renewed my annual subscription without letting me know in advance that I would not receive all or most of the benefits included in the subscription last year when I signed up for it. Though the service in general is helpful, I cannot at all recommend the subscription because the developers are obviously not trustworthy.
2. [R12] CamScanner 3/5 · GB App ok, auto-membership needs serious attention though: I signed up to this app to scan 1 document. It required a free trial which usually means I don't use them, but I was on something of a time crunch & did it anyways thinking if I forgot to cancel it was likely to be just a couple of quid. Well, no, despite having what looks like over a dozen tiers of membership levels & pricing, I was automati
3. [R25] CamScanner 1/5 · US CamScammer: I signed up for the free trial. I used it once. After 2 months to my surprise I was charged $6.99/week. I wasn’t aware of signing up for any subscription. I requested for a refund and was declined. Be aware! This is how they will get you
4. [R29] CamScanner 2/5 · US Good App: I used the app worked pretty good. More than what I ever needed it for, for the prices. So I went in my subscriptions and hit cancel Subscription.. I got charged $59.99 for the premium membership. Be careful with this app . I gave a 2 star because of charging me anyway.
5. [R6] CamScanner 3/5 · GB Paid app and still too many adverts: Very bad experience as too many adverts & looks like spam messages popping up even though I have subscribed for the premium. It’s happening recently & must be fixed
6. [R15] CamScanner 3/5 · GB Ads are frustrating: This app became so ads depo, you will be more frustrated than the purpose you come to this app. I will for worst rating if they don’t stop more ads on this app
7. [R16] CamScanner 1/5 · US Dog water app: 500 popups
8. [R27] CamScanner 1/5 · US Too much ads: In the past it was a good app, but not now. it runs too much ads, ads pops up not only before opening the app but also pops up multiple times when you are middle of the work, making it the worst possible app now.
9. [R3] CamScanner 3/5 · GB It needs improvement: Sometimes it gets stuck trying uploading some documents and it keeps asking for payment option . Over all a good product
10. [R4] CamScanner 1/5 · US Sketchy Upgrade Stealing Information: There’s been a new upgrade and all the files that I’ve had scanned in the past which were important documents suddenly have disappeared. I’m super frustrated and will escalate this case because this is completely unethical.
11. [R13] CamScanner 1/5 · US PDF to email: Paid for the subscription tried four times to email a picture converted to PDF to my email and haven’t seen it yet. Not a good start.
12. [R23] CamScanner 2/5 · US now missing last 3 months: no help support - be aware :-(
13. [R7] CamScanner 1/5 · US Money: Everything costs money and that's unpleasant · translated
14. [R9] CamScanner 3/5 · GB It’s not free: It’s not free
15. [R19] CamScanner 2/5 · US Tricked me: I’ve had can scanner before. Recently paid for yearly subscription and now to send multiple pdf’s you have to upgrade to a ridiculous price. I already paid for the year, so I guess I can email only one page at a time. I wouldn’t have even bought the year
16. [R37] CamScanner 1/5 · US Scam: Garbage, paywalled
17. [R10] CamScanner 1/5 · US No way to delete completely: If you you transfer via link it uploads your file to the cloud and no way to then delete the file. Ever
18. [R18] CamScanner 3/5 · GB Again, AI makes everything worse: I’m a subscriber because I need this app for work. It used to take perfect scans - the enhance feature still made the detail of the original visible. Now it’s either an au naturel scan (I don’t need to pay for an App to do that, the phone camera does that) or a completely washed-out version barely recognisable from the original. Can I have my old app back please,
19. [R21] CamScanner 1/5 · US W😤W: I was sent a few documents to review and was forced to download the app. I finally downloaded the app and I attempted to open the documents and EVERYTHING IS IN CHINESE! I AM LIVID RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE A DEADLINE.
20. [R52] Adobe Scan 5/5 · US Accountant: Very convenient for photo scanning, converting and saving documents at the same time. Do I recommend this app? YES
21. [R53] Adobe Scan 3/5 · US They could make this simpler: I like this app when I figure it out but it always takes too long to do so. Make the apps more accessible in one place please
22. [R54] Adobe Scan 2/5 · US Useful, but feels intentionally difficult: Was looking to create a quick pdf, which the app did well. Getting that PDF was another story. Went to airdrop it to a computer to email, but instead of giving me the PDF it transmitted a link, which did not have download enabled. Feels like this could be easy, but Adobe wants to push you towards paid features instead of offering basic usability.
23. [R55] Adobe Scan 5/5 · US Good Stuff: Excellent program. Have used for years for all manner of things, including generating tax docs. And they seem to keep improving it. Very useful tool
24. [R65] iScanner 1/5 · US Don’t use this: You need to pay to be able to use it and it’s impossible to cancel your subscription.
25. [R66] iScanner 5/5 · US Very useful: I have used the app for years and I am very happy with it.
26. [R67] iScanner 3/5 · US Is it really worth the $12/week?: Don’t get me wrong - this app is leagues better for photoscanning than any other app I’ve tried. The colors are vibrant, and the images are nice and aligned. My only gripes are that it doesn’t tell you about the price until you try to share your scan, and that the price is twelve dollars per week (after the one week free trial). It can only reasonably be said to b
27. [R68] iScanner 1/5 · US Horrible: Don’t use. Since the new update it’s extremely slow and not worth the effort.
28. [R79] Scanner 1/5 · US Does not work: Very disappointed
29. [R80] Scanner 5/5 · US Clear and easy scan: This little handy dandy scanner on my phone sure makes my life a lot easier it scans really simply and attach all documents together as a group making it easier to forward to myself and save on my computer when I don’t have my Scanner handy to be honest it’s even better than my Scanner because I don’t have to get up and go and literally do it at my desk
30. [R81] Scanner 3/5 · US Ads appear compromised: Lately I’ve been getting ads of what is called scareware telling me I have viruses on my phone or my accounts are locked and asking me to download. I’ve had a tech perform a security scan and my phone is clean so I’ve course I’m not intending on clicking on the compromised ads. I’ll be deleting and using another application for my pdf needs
31. [R82] Scanner 1/5 · US Hidden charges: I paid for 9.99 a month but somehow I ended up paying around 50 dollars a month and I don’t even use this app! They were taking money from me for soo long and I didn’t know it
32. [R93] ScanGuru 2/5 · US No better than iPhone: And very difficult to cancel subscription. It refused to cancel on the app and told me to cancel it here.
33. [R95] ScanGuru 1/5 · US Very hard to use!!: Very hard to use, no instructions, error, messages, coming up with no explanation. so far, not impressed with the app. I was thinking about purchasing it but not anymore.
34. [R98] ScanGuru 5/5 · US Scam Guru: Easy-Peasy right in the palm of your hand onto your phone screen. Then you can file it wherever you want to put it🙌
35. [R99] ScanGuru 1/5 · US Payment: I wish it was free to use but I’m so disappointed with this
36. [R107] Scanner App. JPG 1/5 · US Scam: Scam paywall.
37. [R110] Scanner App. JPG 1/5 · US Subscription required: if you are looking for a free scanner, don't waste your time with this. It is also priced extremely high for what it does.
38. [R112] Scanner App. JPG 2/5 · US Freezes: For the last couple of months, whenever I select a document or photo to be scanned or uploaded, the app goes black and shutdown. What’s going on? I paid for the annual subscription already, so that’s the only reason why I’m still trying to use.?
39. [R114] Scanner App. JPG 1/5 · US Scam: Charges $9.99 a WEEK if you forget to cancel after the free trial. It is most definitely not worth even a one time $9.99 charge.
40. [R61] Adobe Scan 1/5 · US It only black and white: Why it doesn’t do colors
41. [R76] iScanner 2/5 · US Not free to save a pdf scan: It's free to download the app, free to scan a document, but you can't do anything with the document once you scan it, can't even save it. So, not a free option to obtain a usable a PDF scan document.
42. [R84] Scanner 3/5 · US Decent app, but there are problems: Decent scanner app for short PDFs. However, the free version has a page limit of 10 pages (it really is 9). Additionally, the pages slightly differ in size and there is a logo in the lower right hand corner of every page that can interfere with the information being scanned.
43. [R89] Scanner 2/5 · US Free version unusable: Poor image quality worse than just taking a picture with phone camera. Non-premium version is not worth using
44. [R91] Scanner 1/5 · US More like Scammer app: I had been using this scanner app happily for a couple of years now. I’m a college student and I need to be able to scan handwritten work to submit as a pdf. Three months ago, I would have rated this app 5/5 stars, but the last few updates have made the free version of this app nearly unusable. The app no longer allows me to take a wider picture and crop out what I want. Th