CamScanner vs TurboScan
CamScanner
camscanner.comTurboScan
turboscanapp.comSide by side
| Figure | CamScanner | TurboScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Spec score · Scanner apps | 9.2 (#2) | 8.4 (#24) |
| Spec score · Mobile Scanning Apps | 9.2 (#3) | 8.3 (#25) |
| Android app | Yes | Yes |
| Auto capture | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Singapore | Alameda, California, United States |
| Integrations | The iOS app lists sharing through WhatsApp, iMessage, and Microsoft Teams, and uploads to Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote, and OneDrive. | The listing describes opening PDFs or JPEGs in Google Drive and other PDF cloud apps, using iCloud Drive, AirDrop, and AirPrint, and sending faxes through Turbo Fax. |
| iOS app | Yes | Yes |
| Multipage PDF | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | CamScanner captures documents, forms, slides, and whiteboards with a phone and turns them into PDFs. | TurboScan turns a phone into a scanner for documents, receipts, notes, whiteboards, photos, and other text, and can save or send scans as multipage PDF or JPEG files. |
| Support | The maker provides in-app feedback routes and lists [email protected] for further assistance. | The maker lists [email protected] for iPhone support and [email protected] for Android privacy questions. |
Plans
CamScanner
- BasicFree
- Premium Account (1 Month)$9.99 a month
- Premium Account(1 year)$59.99 a year
TurboScan
- FreeFree
- Pro for AndroidPrice not published
- TurboScan for iOSPrice not published
- TurboScan free version (Android)Free
- TurboScan Pro (Android)$5.99, paid once
- TurboScan Premium (iOS)$19.99, paid once
In their own words
CamScanner
CamScanner turns phone captures of documents, forms, slides, and whiteboards into PDFs. It can automatically remove scan backgrounds, flatten pages, and apply filters, while OCR extracts editable text and recognizes 41 languages. Users can make searchable, multipage PDFs, then merge, split, reorder, compress, sign, annotate, password-protect, or watermark them. The app syncs and backs up files for access across devices, and supports wireless printing and faxing to more than 30 countries. The iOS app lists sharing through WhatsApp, iMessage, and Microsoft Teams, and uploads to Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote, and OneDrive. CamScanner Agent offers Skill, MCP, and CLI integration options, with ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot listed as supported platforms. CamScanner is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. The free Basic plan includes up to 10 OCR recognitions. Premium is listed at $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year, with automatic renewal and unlimited access to app features; both prices are shown in the US App Store.
TurboScan
TurboScan has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.