Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents vs Scanner
Choose Scanner Pro for a more reliable and ad-free scanning experience.
Scanner Pro offers a more stable and ad-free experience compared to Scanner, which is plagued by intrusive ads and hidden fees. Users appreciate Scanner Pro's reliability and features, while Scanner users often express frustration over its monetization strategy.
Head to head
you want a reliable, ad-free scanning app with good features.
you prefer a free app and are okay with ads and potential hidden costs.
Evidence note: Scanner Pro has a higher overall rating and more positive feedback despite recent negative reviews, while Scanner's free tier leads to frustration among users not willing to pay.
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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.
- [R2] Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents Nice scanner, No ads.: The add that the other apps automatically place on any document you scan unless you pay is not nice, I like how it has no ads on the document when I share it.
- [R8] Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents Solid App: I've been using this app for over 10 years and it's been amazing for me. I really enjoy the auto capture figure of the document scanner and the ability to send the photos through various emails.
- [R10] Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents Watermark. Useless app: I used to use this app all the time. It WAS great for easy scanning. But now it’s behind a paywall if you don’t want to submit all your assignments with an embarrassing watermark. Come on guys. Really? You could have put ads on it and it would have been fine.
- [R66] Scanner 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.
- [R5] Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents Great tool!: I’ve been using Scanner Pro for years. It’s an excellent tool. Never any issues.
- [R38] Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents Great Tool: I’ve used Scanner Pro for years, and it has completely changed the way I work. It’s fast, reliable, and makes scanning, organizing, and sharing documents effortless. It’s one of those apps that quietly becomes indispensable because it just works. Highly recommended.
- [R62] Scanner 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
- [R80] Scanner I love this App!!: This app is awesome. It allows me to scan my documents without needing a computer or printer and send them to anyone. I love it!!
- [R3] Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents Keeps crashing: I’ve been using this app for years. It’s been very reliable so far, but it keeps crashing since the latest upgrade. Very frustrating.
- [R16] Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents Frequent crashes: This App crashes all the time in the middle of a simple two-document capture. I’ve used it for years with great success, but in the last 6-months it’s been awful.
- [R60] Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents Crashes permanently: It was a great app back in the days. I used it since 2016. Since 2024 it started to crash and glitch again and again every single time I tried to use it. I have send hundreds of technical reports generated by the same app to support team. Nothing has changed and no one contacted me back. In my opinion this is the best way to start showing your customers you don’t need them any
- [R61] Scanner Does not work: Very disappointed
- [R46] Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents Free version is useless now: This app used to be great. It scans well and the free version had a small watermark at the bottom of each page that didn’t interfere with being able to see the pages. Now there are tons of watermarks covering every single page, so it is completely worthless to download this app unless you want to pay for the premium version.
- [R64] Scanner 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
- [R79] Scanner Subscription for everything: Monthly subscription = 1 star
- [R13] Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents Subscription pricing on that are not listed in the App Store: I have found that I was being charged two separate subscriptions however I was led to believe based on information listed the certain tools were included that one of the subscriptions was supposed to be included with Scanner Pro plus that I was being charged for the Scanner Pro plus $7.99 a week in Scanner Pro expense report for and $$4
- [R58] Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents Bought Pro, Got Nothing: The moment this app was released, I purchased it because it seemed genuinely useful and promising. I paid for the Pro version in full. After recent updates, the app has effectively stripped me of access to what I already paid for and now aggressively pushes a monthly subscription instead. The “restore purchase” function is completely broken and does absolutely nothing. Cus
- [R107] Scanner Not good: Used to be okay? I paid for a subscription and they don't keep it current. I have reached out twice for help and no response. Too many adds and don't pay because it only works for a week then puts you back like you didn't pay
- [R44] Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents Wonderful tool!: We have been using scanner pro’s free version for several years. It’s easy to use, images are very clear and it’s free! Great tool that everyone needs!
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store