iScanner - PDF Scanner App Reviews

Could easily be a FIVE star app IF… iScanner is so close to being everything you’d want in a mobile scanning app. For iPhone users, adding iMessage as a feature would make this all that much better. I don’t like or use Messenger and probably most iPhone users use iMessage anyway, so why wouldn’t you offer it? Let’s face it... there’s got to be a lot of us. Makes no sense! The other thing I would really like to see in a premium app like this is the ability to rotate the signature graphic, whereby it could be properly rotated to easily fit the profile of any scanned document. In the default alignment, it just doesn’t always come out the way you need it. That’s frustrating! These enhancements seem like simple enough fixes to get this to a perfect rating. I’ve made these requests several times in the past but the developer seems unwilling to concede. We’ll see. If iScanner could do these additional things, I’d probably throw away my other (less impressive) apps that can do these things, now. It’s a very, very good app... it could easily be just that much better and the only mobile scanning I need, IF...

I have just been so delighted by this. I’m a travel therapist and as such I do not work in the places I get paid. I scan all of my documents and send them in. It’s great. In addition my husband has his own business and I do the books. When he gets a bill or a receipt he just scans it and emails it to me from his phone and it is AS CLEAR as if I used a scanner in a home office. No matter what I have used it for it hasn’t failed me once. Sometimes I have to use the manual feature for smaller items like driver’s licenses but it still works amazingly well! The picture is so clear and it looks like it has been scanned. When I used the photos from my phone it never looked clear enough and I was always being asked to scan it again.

Use all the time to make pdf's and mail them from phone. Keep all kinds of docs handy. Have copied whole 50-page docs and sent by email. Also easy to transfer via ftp server in app, normally turned off of course for security. You can passcode-protect any document. Sometimes it is frustrating if it insists your doc fits in one of the predetermined sizes/shapes, which makes your doc look distorted but the original is still there if needed, and you can still try another. Saying “Original Size” solves shape but makes the email recipient unable to print without expertise. Also wish I had better corner fine-tuning: my thumb just isn’t precise enough when I let go.

Small issues compared to the incredible usefulness just about every day.

Two recommendations to make if you want better reviews the first one to not start something a person to upgrade to the pro version I think I've given them a chance to try the trial version at least let me use my maximum of three document until you start bugging me about pro seriously it was overkill and I will even try it I almost just deleted it immediately second suggestion distinguish the two applications from each other the icons are identicaladd the word pro to the pro application for god sake's otherwise I could delete the wrong one and I would consistently trying to upload it would mess I'm just distinguish them from each other

I have been scanning documents for work and church choir “old school style” for a while now. iScanner is so handy and saves a TON of time! I recommend playing around with it to see if you like it and download the Pro version because it installs a different app for Pro and I didn’t see a way to carry your documents over. The Pro version has a few really cool features you’ll love. iScanner is a necessity in business for sure. I’ve been playing around with it for only 20 minutes and already made a couple PDFs of songs I need for mass tomorrow. I am so excited about iScanner! Make sure to pay attention to the tutorial when you first launch iScanner , FYI. I definitely recommend iScanner!!!!

I purchased the Pro scanner to aid in sending documents to my attorney, employers, and important documents regarding insurance claims and so far it's been amazingly helpful as it's saved me a couple of trips to the office to use an actual office scanner.

My only issue is that when I tried to save a rather large file to the iCloud Drive it would not allow me to do so. I also can't find anywhere that indicates what the maximum size files allowed to be saved to the iCloud Drive are...? HELP PLEASE??
Is it me or an app thing?

Also when I upgraded to the Pro from the "free" app, I lost several documents I had scanned using the free app. 😡

Other than that, I love the ease of use and will probably recommend to anyone needing to scan and send documents on the go!

***UPDATE: After digging into iScanner a little further, when choosing what you'd like to do with the documents, I selected the option "Move to.." and it allowed me to save my very large file (43 pages in all) to my iCloud Drive. 🙌🏼 I'm giving 5 stars after all and will humbly refer to my first attempts as "User Error."

There are a lot of really good scanner apps out there ie... Cam Scanner, Scanner Pro, Adobe, and a lot of them are free. If you want to get really interesting you can scan right from the notes app on your iPhone or iPad. However, After getting a new phone I went do download the old tried and true, “Scanner Pro”, and I saw iScanner.

I though that it must be amazing since it costs so much, and for the most part it is. It offers a lot of features but I’m not sure if it has any advantages over the free models.

It should be noted that this is solid Scanner, no doubt about that, and I just skimmed through all of its functions. It could have something amazing like the ability to rocket itself to the moon or something and I wouldn’t know!

Bottom line, the only negative in my mind is in the auto scan feature. It never seems to get the borders even remotely right and I have to adjust them. When I use “Scanner Pro” I just take the scan and move on. It seems to capture the borders even better in manual mode actually! Go figure! Anyway, this is no big deal.

This is a solid app. If you need a good Scanner and have 15 dollars to burn, give it a go!

JLA

I’ve been using iScanner for a few years and it’s awesome! I love how easy it is to use. The quality of the scans are great and I haven’t had any problems yet. You can change how the scan looks after you’ve already ‘scanned’ it but changing it to a gray scale, black & white, all colors, etc. It’s simple to remove/add pages as well as rescan a particular page. The best part about iScanner is being able to save as a PDF and emailing as a PDF. I’ve also recently started using a faxing app and iScanner makes it so much easier. Plus it’s all free! Overall great app. I rarely write app reviews but I had to write on for this! You won’t regret downloading iScanner.

Just downloaded iScanner and it looks like I need an account of some type to use it but no clear directions on how to proceed or what to set up. I am not a gamer that enjoys figuring out a cryptic challenge! Supposed to be able to share with up to 6 users but only shows the buy app page with $$ when the 2nd user/device tries to download. Did not want to guess whether or not it was going to charge again for an app download that so far is NOT user friendly- at least not for this user. Thought I’d try the “contact us” function but it will only only allow screen shots - Really!&@?
If someone from iScanner reads this just please let me know if you care if I can use your App and how I can contact a real person to get some clear directions on how to use and share iScanner! So far I am regretting spending the $6.99 for the scan and fax app package - been a waste of a morning.

I love iScanner, absolutely love it. I've thrown out my Fujitsu scan snap because iScanner is so awesome. The fact I can upload to google drive right from iScanner and it has OCR built in (not that I've found a reason to take advantage yet) I was hesitant because of the reviews but my experience has been nothing but positive. I love that I can just use the manual option and crop things later and make it fit. The color, BW, and the fading features are awesome! I can't wait to use it and I get excited every time I have something to scan.

No app is perfect and I feel to give 5 stars would be to say there's no way iScanner can be better. WELL worth the money for sure. With such a digital world we live in it just helps to have my smart phone replace one more device and it can now fit in my pocket.

Right now my wife and I are being licensed for Foster Care and there is A TON of paper work. As much paperwork as there is there's more people requesting that paper work so the fact that I can email from iScanner and store information in the cloud, is HUGE for us to stay organized.

Highly recommend to everyone!

I was pretty excited about iScanner but was disappointed. The pdf function may work I can’t speak to that as I didn’t get iScanner for that function. the count function does not work at all. It only counts if the objects are all exactly the same of the perspective is off just a little it won’t count. Plus you can not make the window small enough to count small items. The math equation solver does not work very well at all. I am very disappointed in iScanner. I have to be fair and reiterate that I did not test the pdf function as that is not why I purchased iScanner

When I purchased pro from iScanner Store there was no indication that it was a monthly thing. I don’t do upgrades in app and now that seems to be what you have to do? I so now I have two of the same app on here because the pro expired. It def wasn’t enough of a service to pay 4.99 a month, I’m very selective about paying for apps it need to be worth the money. It was worth the one time cost it seemed to be, well maybe it would have been had that purchase actually been a purchase. Not worth a monthly cost. Making sure I have the documents saved and deleting both versions of iScanner. Not completely sure what changed between when I purchased and now but I would have never missed that it was a monthly fee to have pro. Good thing there are many options out there and I will be more careful from now on.

3+ years now using iScanner, and it is still 100% there when needed. No crashes, no jumping to odd screens etc., and the developers have kept the operation as simple as it was in the beginning, with performance improvements that don’t make you relearn to use it as happens often with other Apps.

There are other similar Apps out there, as evidenced by colleagues trying to scan from their phones, often giving me a chance to show off; here, let me do that for you!

Hope you keep iScanner going with the same simplicity and reliability.

I actually have two scan apps, I really like the workflow on this one. There is just the right amount of features and they are clear and concise. The auto scan is fast and accurate, it really puts the so called number one scanning app to shame in this category.

However the big deal breaker for me is the lack of IOS cloud sync, I use multiple devices and scanning something on one device and not having it sync to the other devices makes it nearly impossible for me to use, consequently I'm deleting it from my devices.

On the contrary, if you have only one device, say an iPhone and you want a scanning app, I would give iScanner 5 stars, look no further. Hopefully in time they will add iCloud to the sync.

Scan the pages, drag the corner of the image box to the corners of the pages scanned, click done, email to self or upload to box.

Very easy to use scanner application with great quality. I scan documents on the go, client documents handed to me to look at; no longer to I have to ask can you send me a copy of that; no longer do I have to take the original scan it at a traditional machine and then have to return the document.

If you have ever needed a digital copy of a document, or a copy to take with you for later, then you need to get this application now. It will save you time and money.

I’ve been using said app for a few years now and it has been a tremendously appreciated addition to my app arsenal. If you do business related anything often then this is app worth investing it. It’s simple and straight forward. It’s as user friendly as anything out to date. For example, get the document you need, hold phone over said document and boom, it’s scanned. You don’t event have to press anything..it automatically does it for you. You even have the option of editing what you scanned. Great app hands down. Don’t take my word for it..try it out for yourself.

iScanner pretty much kills the need for a flat bed document scanner and allows you to scan anything anywhere quickly which I like and instantly email it to yourself in .PDF format.

The work flow is straight forward and the auto border detection works amazing most of the time. It's also faster than a flat bed scanner and the resulting document looks crisp and you can't tell it wasn't scanned in but rather taken as a picture. I also like that if your scan from a distance the iPhone 7 still has enough resolution to give you a crisp, square image!

I would like it to automatically sync the scanned documents to my iCloud and Dropbox and also be able to save the documents as images so they go into my roll as well as a .PDF.

Another great feature is you can use an image as a document if someone sends you something to sign in an email and even apply a live signature on top of it using your phone and mail it back to them. This way you don't waste any paper and can turn around signatures very fast

iScanner is very practical and I'm so glad I have it! The only complaints I have is that once you've made a scan, you can't seem to ever delete it. I accidentally took a picture in scan mode of a wall, somehow it got saved and now it's in my list of scans. You also can't change a scan once it's made (add a new sheet, rearrange the order of pages, etc). Not a big deal, as I just make a new one in those cases, but annoying to have a list of useless scans, or one time scans, accumulating in iScanner . Otherwise, iScanner has saved me many times!

I have used iScanner and have loved it for years!!!
However, in the past couple of weeks, due to one of the recent updates no doubt, iScanner is not the same!!!
The order in which I choose the pages is very important but now they are all scrambled when the pdf is created.
Plus, the first screen shown to edit is not always the same and sometimes the pages are cut off on the ends!!
Whats going on??? I want the older version back as iScanner is no longer useful at all this way!

I have used many different scanning type apps. However, there is just something missing with their organization or edge detection or file saving. It is very fast and will allow you options to either take a picture or import one from Photos. I will be upgrading to the paid version for the OCR capabilities. However, just using the scanning and file saving is everything that I need to go paperless. I absolutely love this program. I do not believe you can go wrong with the free Version if scanning is all you need.