Photo Scanner: Scan old Albums Reviews

Thanks so much for creating & developing PhotoScanner. My father died when I was 2 years old (I’m 31) and I wanted to create a collage using old photos of him for Father’s Day. I haven’t had the best luck in the past - even with office scanners. But with your app, I was able to scan the photos easily and they look so amazing! Some other apps/tools will try to overcompensate for the lack of HD quality with over saturation, excessive contrast, etc. Your app maintained the authenticity yet somehow improved the quality without changing the overall feel and aesthetic of the photo from the original film. Thanks so much for helping me keep the memory of my dad alive!

This $6.99 app works better than the hundred dollar scanner that I have in my house & is so much easier to use *sigh* LOL I just got married & both of our parents gave me boxes full of ALL of our childhood photos, but I was able to get them ALL scanned in a total of probably 6-8 hours over a couple of days. So in 1 work day, both of our childhoods were documented & saved... THATS CRAZY! Using my home office scanner it would’ve taken 4 times that long! The quality of the scans is amazing, & some photos even come out with better shading than the original! Well worth every penny!!!

So I was looking into paying for the cheapest plan. Is it monthly, yearly or one time only? I can’t find any info on this.

For what it’s worth I was able to share my photos with my family after moving it to a shared album. I’ve tried other scanning apps that were very particular about the angle, Unfade just tells you to get closer, get the edges of the picture in the frame or back up some. Super easy.

Just need to clear up the billing before I commit.

PhotoScanner is definitely fast, sometimes too fast, taking the picture before you are ready. That is why I only gave it 4 stars.
I like that it costs half as much as some of the subscription photo scanners.
I tried the free version first but you really can’t do anything except take 20 photos. No way to share or export so you might as well plunk down the $ for the Pro version.
I tried another photo scanner that automatically cropped and straightened but it would distort any printing on or near a photo. This one crops but doesn’t distort text. Seems to do everything I want it to.

I downloaded over 10 apps to try out and hands down this is the best! It’s super easy to use and does exactly what the developer said it would do. I went ahead and purchased the VIP version and while I’m not exactly sure what the differences are I’m sure I will figure it out. This is the first review I have ever written for any app but I’m so impressed with the quality of PhotoScanner and the straight forward pricing.
Thank you so much!!

All versions of PhotoScanner are Unfade, Unfade Lite, Unfade Pro, Unfade VIP. The same attributes are listed in the description so I didn’t know why each versions were priced differently for the same presumed features. I sent an email asking for the difference to developers but no answer. It was the holidays so I figured the developers were off. I went ahead and downloaded the free version today.

It’s only when I opened app that the developers’ introductory video shared the differences. Here’s the info so you know, too and determine what app is best for you.

Free = 20 scans
Lite = unlimited scans
Pro = unlimited scans plus the editing stuff
VIP = all the above and one more thing.

This looks like a great app. I’m going to uninstall the free version and think about which app to buy or another way to scan my ancestors’ pictures. Another plus for PhotoScanner is that it does NOT require a subscription to use like the other apps I’ve researched in the AppStore.

I scanned about 30 b/w pictures within a minute of downloading PhotoScanner! Then I went back and did the fine cropping on all of them in about two minutes. Soooo easy to use. Exactly what I hoped for! I downloaded the free version to try it. Going back to purchase the pro version now. Love it! All my family pics will be digitized in short order. Thank you for making PhotoScanner!!

Please please please please please please please please please please please please stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop making daily daily albums in my Photos app!!! The more I use your app the more annoying this is. It was an idiotic choice so own up to it and fix it! I didn’t wanna write this in a review but you don’t seem to provide a way to contact you otherwise.

I have so many old pictures from decades past. I needed an app that would preserve my family pictures for the generations to come.
My pictures were starting to be ruined with mold and age. Now they can last.
Thank you for making it simple and uncomplicated to preserve my memories.

I used Unfade to scan a hand drawn picture of my son that was hanging on the wall and it turned out better than the picture looks! Now I have a digital copy of my drawing that is crystal clear. Very happy with Unfade, it works great and I would recommend it to someone looking for a scanner.

Very pleased overall with the Unfade Pro app. Straightforward and the quality is exceptional. I have been able to save, restore and preserve precious memories for years to come. The kids love PhotoScanner because they get to see pictures clearly, edit and photoshop and then hear stories about our childhood. Very happy with PhotoScanner!!!

I have lots of old albums and am scanning and saving online and to a stick. App is very easy to use and captures the pictures quickly. Tried a couple other apps and was not impressed with them at all.

I just paid $15 assuming there would be a useable
service on PhotoScanner, nope. The only features are the upload, cropping and several grainy filters of different hues. It does not clean up images or even correct color, just lets you pick through 15 or so useless filters. It’s interface isn’t super user friendly either, even if PhotoScanner was properly advertised and with out the ridiculous price it’s still a waste of space.

Great app. I hate trying to fix the colors of old photos manually. PhotoScanner does the annoying work for you, and does it well most of the time but I noticed it doesn’t work with *every* photo. Some are just too “far gone”, I guess.
I dunno how powerful the Pro version of PhotoScanner is, but that’s my experience with this one.

Faced with combining and Cataloging our Family’s history PhotoScanner is the best. I want to scan, set Year and Month as well as locations and PhotoScanner does that and is easy to use.

Easy and good quality and quick BUT I now hate it because I want to drop from VIP subscription and can’t—-no where can I find it in settings or any other parts of app.

I scanned 300 photos into PhotoScanner and can’t see any of them. I can’t email them to myself nor print them. I bought the pro package!
Tech support has not solved the problem. They reply with answers not related to my issue. Tech support is more then willing to end the conversation even though repeatedly I informed them my problem is not solved!
PhotoScanner is a total waste of time!

If your a person that's in sales with Etsy, EBay anywhere, and need to take great photos without using different apps to edit. Then this is your app! I freaking love this!! THANK YOU!!! For saving me soooo much time!! 10 stars!

I needed a way to capture a lot of old photos for a photo mosaic I was making for my aunt’s birthday. Most photos were in old albums and PhotoScanner helped me to quickly digitize them.

When my dad died, we needed a good way to capture memories for the slideshow Mom wanted at his memorial. Unfade was the perfect tool and it treated our beloved memories as the treasures they are. Thank You, Unfade

If your a person that's in sales with Etsy, EBay anywhere, and need to take great photos without using different apps to edit. Then this is your app! I freaking love this!! THANK YOU!!! For saving me soooo much time!! 10 stars!

This is wonderful..so easy to use. I did have to buy it after trying it out on a few pictures. Don’t usually buy for one, but glad I did.

used the free version to test and it was great!! will definitely upgrade as it did exactly what I needed (scan an instax photo to digital).