Scanner Pro vs SharpScan
Scanner Pro
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| Figure | Scanner Pro | SharpScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Mobile Scanning Apps | 8.7 (#9) | 8.1 (#35) |
| Spec score · Scanner apps | 8.5 (#18) | 8.1 (#36) |
| Android app | No | Yes |
| Auto capture | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| iOS app | Yes | Yes |
| Multipage PDF | Yes | Yes |
| OCR included | Yes | OCR recognizes text in 120+ languages on-device; the feature page says sandwiched PDF and TXT output are currently Android-only. |
| PDF tools | It supports single and multi-page PDF scans, page reordering, merging, and exporting scans in formats including PDF, Word, PowerPoint, JPG, and TXT. | PDF features include page management, automatic and custom page sizes, and password protection on the Apple iOS version. |
| Purpose | Scanner Pro turns paper documents into digital files that users can scan, organize, edit, and share from a phone. | SharpScan turns a smartphone into a multipage PDF scanner for capturing paper documents on the go. |
| Searchable PDF | Yes | Yes |
| Sharing | The app supports sharing scans by email or to other apps, printing, faxing, and AirDrop. | Users can share documents as PDF, text, or image files. |
| Support | Readdle provides a Scanner Pro knowledge base with billing, troubleshooting, privacy, and usage help topics. | The maker directs users with questions to its contact page or the product FAQ and tutorials. |
Plans
Scanner Pro
- Scanner Pro Plus$59.99 a year
- Fax Pack 1$0.99, paid once
- Expense Report$4.99, paid once
- Scanner Pro Plus$6.99, paid once
In their own words
Scanner Pro
Scanner Pro turns paper documents, receipts, IDs, business cards, books and photos into digital files on iOS and macOS. Automatic edge detection and perspective correction help capture pages, which can be saved as single- or multi-page PDFs, reordered, merged and exported as PDF, Word, PowerPoint, JPG or TXT. Built-in OCR makes scans searchable and allows recognized text to be selected and copied. Users can crop, clean, annotate and sign documents, and password-protect PDFs. The iOS Translator tool translates scans or PDFs into more than 20 languages on device. Scans can sync and back up through iCloud, or upload automatically to Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, OneNote, iCloud Drive and WebDAV storage. Sharing includes email, printing, fax and AirDrop. A free plan and seven-day trial are listed. Scanner Pro Plus costs $59.99 a year; separate purchases include Fax Pack 1 at $0.99, paid once and Expense Report at $4.99, paid once.
SharpScan
SharpScan has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.