CamScanner vs Scanner Pro

CamScanner8.6Visit Scanner Pro8.4Visit

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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Scanner Pro #7 in Mobile Scanning Apps 8.4/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Scanner Pro

• CamScanner fits best

  Broad document conversion and sharing

• Scanner Pro fits best

  Apple users needing advanced scan organization

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Side by side

Feature	CamScanner 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Scanner Pro 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.4
Ranking	#6 in Mobile Scanning Apps	#7 in Mobile Scanning Apps
Best for	Broad document conversion and sharing	Apple users needing advanced scan organization
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	$59.99/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Mobile
Platforms	iOS, Android, Web	iOS
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features CamScanner 6/6 · Scanner Pro 5/6
iOS app	✓	✓
Android app	✓ (best)	—
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	OCR, searchable text, and full-text search across scans Exports to PDF, JPEG, TXT, Word, and PowerPoint Eight integrations plus iCloud synchronization
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	Available only on iOS and macOS OCR and watermark-free scans require a subscription Scanner Pro Plus starts at $59.99 per year
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 →	Scanner Pro is a mobile scanning app from Readdle for iPhone and iPad users, with a macOS presence. It scans documents, receipts, IDs, photos, and books, then creates PDFs or image files. Automatic border detection, perspective correction,… 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

• Scanner Pro — where it wins

  • OCR, searchable text, and full-text search across scans
  • Exports to PDF, JPEG, TXT, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Eight integrations plus iCloud synchronization

  Where it doesn't

  • Available only on iOS and macOS
  • OCR and watermark-free scans require a subscription
  • Scanner Pro Plus starts at $59.99 per year

• CamScanner8.6/10 · Free plan

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

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• Scanner Pro8.4/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial

  A capable Apple-only scanner with OCR, search, exports, and organized document workflows.

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