CamScanner vs ScanFlow

CamScanner8.6Visit ScanFlow5.7Visit

Higher score CamScanner #6 in Mobile Scanning Apps 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit CamScanner

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ScanFlow #30 in Mobile Scanning Apps 5.7/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit ScanFlow

• CamScanner fits best

  Broad document conversion and sharing

• ScanFlow fits best

  Affordable offline scanning with cloud backup

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Side by side

Feature	CamScanner 8.6/10 Visit ↗	ScanFlow 5.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	5.7
Ranking	#6 in Mobile Scanning Apps	#30 in Mobile Scanning Apps
Best for	Broad document conversion and sharing	Affordable offline scanning with cloud backup
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	$29.99/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Mobile
Platforms	iOS, Android, Web	iOS, Android
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features CamScanner 6/6 · ScanFlow 6/6
iOS app	✓	✓
Android app	✓	✓
OCR included	✓	✓
Searchable PDF	✓	✓
Auto capture	✓	✓
Multipage PDF	✓	✓
Specs
Scan limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Scans documents, forms, slides, and whiteboards into multi-page PDFs Converts OCR results into TXT, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and images Combines scanning, PDF editing, signatures, sharing, printing, and faxing	Unlimited scans and local storage on the Free plan OCR, full-text search, signing, and PDF management Offline processing with iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive
Cons	Free use is ad-supported and may include watermarks Advanced OCR conversion and selected features require Premium Faxing is limited to more than 30 countries rather than universal coverage	Cloud backup and OCR require a paid plan The Free plan keeps scans in local storage Advanced PDF tools and sharing are not included in Free
Our verdict	CamScanner is a document-scanning and management application for individuals, students, and businesses. It captures documents, forms, slides, and whiteboards as PDFs, then automatically crops and enhances the images. OCR extracts text,… Read the review →	ScanFlow is a mobile document-scanning and PDF-management app for iPhone, iPad, and Android users. It captures documents with automatic edge detection and perspective correction, combines multiple pages into one PDF, and exports scans as… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CamScanner — where it wins

  • Scans documents, forms, slides, and whiteboards into multi-page PDFs
  • Converts OCR results into TXT, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and images
  • Combines scanning, PDF editing, signatures, sharing, printing, and faxing

  Where it doesn't

  • Free use is ad-supported and may include watermarks
  • Advanced OCR conversion and selected features require Premium
  • Faxing is limited to more than 30 countries rather than universal coverage

• ScanFlow — where it wins

  • Unlimited scans and local storage on the Free plan
  • OCR, full-text search, signing, and PDF management
  • Offline processing with iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud backup and OCR require a paid plan
  • The Free plan keeps scans in local storage
  • Advanced PDF tools and sharing are not included in Free

• CamScanner8.6/10 · Free plan

  A broad scanner for converting, organizing, signing, and sharing documents across devices.

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• ScanFlow5.7/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial

  A capable offline scanner with unlimited free scans and practical paid upgrades.

  Visit ScanFlowFull verdict →