Scanner App: Genius Scan Reviews

by Lwabbit

This scanner app has the worst quality scans of all the PDF apps I’ve tried. In terms of usage, I did get used to the interface, and actually like what it offers like auto-suggesting of names (hence the 2 stars), however, the lack of quality compared to others is just too far to keep using it. I purchased ScannerApp to get some pro features, but I wish I didn’t as I am now using other apps. 1) Scans are too light 2) Lines are not clean, and always jagged 3) Low light scans are horrible 4) No type of editing in-app, whether it’s light/dark/bright or erase, etc. 5) While I like the auto-suggest, it always inserts dates at the beginning and kind of useless for me since I always put dates at the end of my file. I recommend using Adobe Scan as it’s the best I’ve seen in terms of quality. You lose the auto-upload, but I think it’s okay if you don’t do a huge number of scans.

by Kittycat843

Writing on the PDFs appear as a bunch of illegible dots unless the text you are scanning is very bold and you have the proper lighting. Although other than this ScannerApp works well enough, it has caused me much frustration from often having to go over all of my writing pressing harder down on the paper, only to find that it still doesn’t work. I also find myself having to scan again because it renders my work sideways, or fails to cut out the background. Also, while you are in the process of scanning, you can’t undo a single page. You either have to keep it or delete all of the scanned pages. I suppose you could always just keep redoing each page until you get it right, and go through them at the end, deleting all but those that you’re satisfied with, but with the amount of attempts that would take and the amount of pages you’ll have to go through and delete in the end, this would be a time consuming process, and you’re probably better off just getting a different app.

by NonAppleUser

The ease and quality of all the different scan types is top notch. My review has nothing to do with the simple and fantastic use of ScannerApp . That being said, almost everything, including nearly every way to export the files you scan is only available after dropping nearly $10. I understand locking certain features behind a pay wall but not the simple ability to export your files. I don’t use Apple Mail (I happen to have an iPhone for work but everything else I use is android/PC) so literally the only other option available is using WiFi sharing to export. Problem is, half the links are broken when you try to download on your PC. So I can get some of my docs but not all, making all those HQ scans all but useless. Give me the ability to export and this is easily a 5-star app.

by Jtpo1982

I’ve been using Genius Scan for almost 2 years now, I rarely leave a review for any app, but I feel like this one deserves to be recognized. It is very easy to use, the clarity on the scanned document is great, there’s lots of customizable scanning settings you can choose from, you can also have it automatically upload to dropbox or Google Drive, I even was able to contact the developer about a simple change to the sorting of folders within Google drive by alphabetical order and day were able to accommodate the request in their next update which was extremely helpful. If you are on the go a lot like I am and not always at your desk ScannerApp is an absolute lifesaver. Even when I am in my office I don’t even use my copy scanner anymore because it takes too long and the quality on The genius scan app is just as good if not better, and it’s much quicker. Save yourself a ton of time and start using ScannerApp today.

by Cookiegirl222

I would recommend ScannerApp. This is a great scanner. Really helps me with my homework and assignments! The only downside of ScannerApp is when you scan a paper, you get only a few seconds to press edit. Sometimes, I need a few seconds before I press the edit button. I can still edit it after, but it is harder. My suggestion, is make the edit button available right away after the scan, and let people edit whenever they need to, then they can continue when they need to do so.

ScannerApp really is a great thing during our COVID-19 outbreak. I, for one, think this is a great way to send my teachers my work. My whole grade loves it!! We were taking pictures of our work, but it got too blurry. That is when we resulted in using Genius Scan. A thank you comes from me and my peers.

by I Do Not Care.

Hello! I love genius scan, butbte last update added some things that make it hard for me to use. When I open a folder, and just want to email 1 page, or a selected amount, it ends up trying to send the entire folder. I used to be able to enlarge or simply send the page that was open, now I have to actually check the chosen page to send from a reduced sized picture of all Pages in the folder. And I can’t figure out how to enlarge them simply email that to make sure I have chosen the correct page. I liked the earlier version better where I could open a file and simply click in the page and it would enlarge and I could email it. I live genius sac but I can’t figure out how to make it work like it used to!! Thank you

by BodyBasics

I had used a desktop scanner for years. The scanner cost $400 and was a pain to use. When the company who manufactured it stopped upgrading the software, I found myself in a quandary as ai had upgraded my iMac’s OS and now could I longer use my expensive scanner. So I went to try this $7 app and I am thrilled. Not only does it work well, it saves me time because now I scan my receipts as I go instead of letting them pile up on my desk. And because I’m sending them to a cloud drive, my bookkeeper has access to them faster too. The software provides great options for scanning, hanging up pages, as well as tools to enhance the image. And finally, customer service is fast and courteous. In my opinion you’d have to be an idiot not to use genius scan!

by FreddyLazzaris

I love ScannerApp . Used it and recommended it since 2013 I’m the free version. Since a week or two ago the “hidden” Save-to-Dropbox functionality was gone from the free version. Fair enough BUT, a) It happened In the background, not through an upgrade, sonI del cheated. B) I would happily upgrade just for that function; I do not need anything else but not for $7.99. I would happily pay a couple of bucks, not so much c) i considered the cloud option but again, totally out of price. I already pay Dropbox and Apple cloud, plus iDrice cloud for backups. $3 a month for just a small subset of documents? Guys, that should be the annual cost, not monthly.
It seems you are trying to skin off a few paying clients instead of broadening your base and making us loyal.
Sadly, After 5 years of happy customer and promoter, I will start to look around for other options. That costs you way more than the extra dollars you are trying to charge.

by D_egoo

It is the first scanner app where not only could I add multiple pdf files into one, but also add images from my phone to then convert into one single pdf file. Other scanner apps supposedly are able to do the same but they charge extra for those features. Just for curiosity I actually bought the feature of combing multiple pdf files into one for one of those Scanner Apps, and it failed big time, so it is very generous for ScannerApp to provide that feature for free.
Finally, the quality of the scans are great, they do appear clearer once you take them than when they’re sent out but it is possible that maybe I’m just not placing my documents correctly as the picture is being taken.

by Cummdavi

Genius scan is exactly ScannerApp I was looking for. I mainly wanted to be able to quickly scan receipts and upload them to my Google drive, and Genius Scan does that simply and elegantly plus a whole lot more.
I was pleasantly surprised by the powerful yet intuitive user interface. Poking my way through the options for automating the Google Drive uploads was super simple.
I can tell that the developer listens to user feedback because ScannerApp is an end users dream come true.

It took just a few minutes to set up my process and now in just seconds I can snap a picture of a receipt, or multiple receipts, tag them with metadata tags to make them easy to find in the future, upload them to my receipts folder on Google Drive, and / or email them.

The automatic OCR option seems like a cherry on top of this sweet treat, but it did have trouble recognizing some of the receipts. It may just be those particular receipts but it seemed to me that they were clear enough that it should have worked. Hopefully the OCR will improve in time.

Thank you to the developer for making such a terrific product that is affordable and delightfully easy to use.

by SPADRYLK

This is a perfect scanning machine!!
It really is quite amazing how utilizing the same camera mechanism incorporated within your cell phone, albeit with a more precise set of programming terms, one may exponderate a fan flumming tas~tick Pix!! Or rather, a scan of a document, as it were.
A pix that fills your screen from quite a distance back, as long as focused properly, will result in a full size complete page with color pictures, PERFECTLY!

Update~Update~Update
It just keeps getting better,
It's getting better all the time ‼
Now you can perform batch scans quickly and decisively.
Dances with Panties. 🐰🌀🐰🍀
New update. New IPhone X
Keeps getting better all the time
The people over at Grisley labs are terrific and wonderful
DagNabbitRabbit Approved 🐰

Update~Update~Update
Yet another fantastic update.
DagNabbitRabbit🐰IphoneXS MAX Sprint
Genius Scan I am happy to say has come with me as I upgrade to yet another iPhone upgrade, Flawlessly. It just keeps getting better with each update from their fantastically talented Programmers.
I have Recomended Genius Scan to many friends, business people and Doctors.
Never have I failed to elicit a Wow this is a great app, and where can I get it.
Definatly
DagNabbitRabbit🐰 Approved‼️

by Nesscy

I usually don’t write reviews, but ScannerApp has saved me so much headache that I feel like I have a duty to my fellow students to promote it in any way I can.

I honestly don’t know how I didn’t discover ScannerApp when the pandemic first switched all my classes online, because this is the BEST FREE scanner app I’ve tried so far. Genius has all the features that previous free scanner apps I’ve tried lacked and more.

1. First and most importantly, I don’t have to pay to scan my pages all together into one document. I can immediately upload my 2 or 3 page or however long homework immediately to canvas in a batch. No more sending scanned images to my laptop first, compiling them all together through file explorer’s print feature, and then submitting it. Other scanner apps also allow you to scan in batches, but ScannerApp allows you to do it for free. <3

2. I can add/delete pages to a document later.

3. I can rename my documents.

4. The user interface is friendly and easy to use.

And more.

TL;DR: If you’re not looking to spend money on a scanner app but need one with a comprehensive set of features, this is ScannerApp for you.

by Rmaddow

Where can you find more hype and false promises than the internet? They even invented a word for it: “clickbait”. But every now and then you encounter a product and service that lives up to its promise, that simply does what they say it will do, and does it even better than your expected. I love Genius Scan and Genius Cloud. They work. They simplify many tasks for me. They are easy to use and never fail. I feel like I should pay every time I use them (shhhh!). If you don’t have it—get it. Stop faxing or whatever you do to transmit documents. Shoot it, turn it into a PDF, and email it in one, fast, connected application. And have permanent cloud storage of the documents to boot, along with a record of what you did with them. How do you beat that?

by HDH-J Mama

This is a great little app. I had it on my phone for little incidentals for which I'd used it here and there over the years. Usually for when I needed to sign and scan a document to send. Then I started a project of scanning 20 years worth of hand written journals. I researched scanners, I went to the local library to use their high powered book scanner, I evaluated renting one, finally I tried genius scan to scan the journals with my phone and the more I used it the more features I found and the more I liked it. It has an awesome crop feature that actually helps even out the bump from the binding, it does colored scans or black and white, and I can export the scans directly to a specific folder on my Google drive, with the file name of my choosing. It's a great little app that is way more powerful than it at first seems.

by KennySteven

I’ve been using Genius Scan for several years to quickly scan documents and file them away on Dropbox or OneDrive. I know those services have their own apps that do document scanning, but they’re clunkier and don’t have the breadth of features that Genius Scan does. It’s one app that makes quick work of scanning, cropping and adjusting, and filing away as a PDF or JPEG.

But don’t take my word for it - take the word of my dad, who is 81 years old and regularly complains about technology being hard to use. He wanted to scan in a paper form and get it to his computer, so I texted him a link to Genius Scan along with an offer to call and walk him through it. He didn’t call me but a little while later emailed to say: “I made the PDFs with my phone and emailed it to my computer and printed out copies. ScannerApp worked great.”

Now that’s high praise!

by Nuclearnik

This is my first ever review of an app! I felt inclined to do so because of how many times ScannerApp has saved my rear! Having things like your kids shot records and auto ins cards on my phone is a life saver. Being able to scan a doc on the fly and send immediately without any bugs or glitches is so refreshing! I have been using ScannerApp for many years (3 different iPhones) and have NEVER had a problem or glitch. I like the filing system , the auto enhancement of papers docs (choose between black n white, color or the raw pic) and the simplicity of the use (not hard to figure out at all!).
Last but not least, the developer updates and fixes glitches regularly which is nice. Many apps come out and then the developer stops maintaining it after a while. Not Genius Scan.
Thanks for my go to scan/file/fax app!

by B_adcock

I've had ScannerApp since the iPhone 5s was released around 2013; since then every phone I've owned has had it installed. The fact that I've never had a need for or desire to explore another scanning app is the greatest aspect about it. I primarily use the *free version for PDF scans [from 1page thru 17 pages before]. The MAGIC feature which automatically scans for... detects, crops, then enahances is great. Provided you heed the tips ScannerApp provides to achieve best results.

For the average college student, employee, grad student, etc... That only needs to scan something occasionally, wants it to be easy/quick/shareable and reliable... I'd definitely recommend this scanning app.

*Since I've never needed to utilize the functions of the paid version, I can't attest to those aspects of ScannerApp . But if your at the point of paying for a scanning app. You probably aren't reading this! 🤙🏼😂*

by JaymoLOVESps

I literally have written maybe 2 reviews in my life but ScannerApp truly deserves one! I have had ScannerApp since nursing school for about 9 years now. I girl that sat in front of me in class suggested it to me and here we are! I use ScannerApp almost everyday for all types of miscellaneous paperwork that i need put into a digital file. It’s super easy to use, images come out very clear, and they stay saved in ScannerApp until you delete them. for me it’s perfect if i need to resend paperwork or need to reference something that i had scanned in the past. It was extremely useful when purchasing my first home (during covid) and everything was done via email and uploading docs to bank and mortgage sites. I’ve used it to save copies of receipts or drivers license photos, and it’s all there ready to be sent when i need it. I’ve told everyone i know to download this.

by Giramot

What a perfectly fitting name for an app - Genius! I’ve installed three apps by these genius app developers namely: Genius Scan; Genius Fax and Genius Sign, and I’ve found them all indeed quite genius and the best set of any other competing apps. All the apps are intelligently developed and are very easy and intuitive to use. Excellent set of apps and I’ve no negative feedback on any of them. Excellent set of apps and congratulations to the developers!!

The Genius Scan is amazingly precise in automatically capturing images of documents and receipts and then perfectly orienting them vertically and automatically making the image quality the best even if you are working in even very poor lighting condition. Excellent set of tools are provided to edit, apply filters and formats. ScannerApp provides other too many features to work with the scanned images.

In short, it’s an app everyone needs to have for their iPhone.

by MathChicklet

I’m a math teacher and I’ve been using genius scan for ages. I love how simple it is to use. Today I made an answer key and simply took a picture of the key with my phone. ScannerApp will turn it into a pdf which I can upload to my Canvas classroom where my online students can access it. The old-fashioned hardware scanner is not needed. Our college had a few scanners but you had to walk several buildings over in the cold and the rain or whatever, bring your badge, sign in, plug in your usb stick, set up the scan do the scan and walk back. It was a whole production that took loads of time. ScannerApp takes me like two minutes max to do the whole thing and in never have to brave the elements. Now that it’s wfh, I don’t have to leave my couch/bed/desk. Thanks
To these fantastic developers!! ❤️

by Mjeffer2

I love how easy it is to scan a file with Genius Scan. When your personal scanner or work scanner isn't working or is overrun with other jobs, this is an awesome alternative. You can rotate pages, crop them, rearrange pages, and even convert from black-and-white to "photo," which scans your image over exactly as it appeared when you took the scan ("picture"). The only downside to ScannerApp is that you won't immediately receive your scan(s) if you're sending it/them via email; in fact, mine don't appear in my inbox until 24-48 hours later. I'm unsure if that's a wifi issue for me or not, but that happens to me no matter what wifi I'm using. But, overall, I would definitely recommend ScannerApp!

by Clermontsrose

I have now been using Genius Scan & Genius Fax for about 5 months now and I wholeheartedly can recommend both apps. It’s so convenient and simple to set-up, plus many of the most commonly used features can be programmed and then saved. No more flying out the door to take a fax to Staples and be overcharged for it, or you may find your to late and their closed. All those scenarios are the worst and Genius Scan &. Genius fax put an end to all that and more. Don’t be intimidated to try them, I guarantee you’ll be hooked for sure. The reason I subtracted one star is do to their response time. I had a situation that I was having an upload issue and needed to send a fax immediately, but when I contacted the customer support it only offered help via email and their response time was listed as 2 - 3 days. As you would imagine I was fit to be tied and the only FAQ listed for it was a WiFi suggestion that I had already been using, very frustrating to say the least. That only happened once though compared to all the multiple successful times. Your gonna love it, I use ScannerApp from my iPhone, so I have access anytime and anywhere it’s truly the best I’ve tried.

by Nessa_Geek

There aren’t enough ways to express my appreciation for ScannerApp—seriously! This is the most useful tool in my arsenal and has saved me from having to run home or into my office or to find a public scanner or fax—gasp! Long gone are those old days of panic and “I’ll get it to you as soon as I can.” I don’t recall how I came upon this brilliant app but I have been enjoying it for years and I tell everyone about it, and you should do the same. So much so, that this is the first and only app review I’ve taken the time to write as yet. Bravo, developers! Please keep up the great work on this FREE app. And, again, THANK YOU!!!

by Azbridges

Sometimes you want a document to be a pdf, not a JPEG. ScannerApp is easy to use, the scanned documents are easy to crop using the touch screen and the quality has been acceptable to everyone I've sent scanned document to.

I have only used the free version, and so far (2-3 years), it's all I've needed. I did decide to purchase a fax package within ScannerApp for the odd times I've needed to fax. But since that need has been rare, I still have faxes left in the package. Emailing typically dies the trick.

If you're looking for a fast, user-friendly way to scan some documents (in batches or single docs), ScannerApp just works.

by Emily1146

I rarely purchase paid apps and hardly ever
review apps, but I use this one so much that I really wanted to write a review! This is probably the best app I’ve ever purchased. ScannerApp has allowed me to email important documents without access to a scanner. It’s so convenient to be able to scan and send something right away, and you can send them as PDFs, so no one knows that you’re sending them from a phone. I’ve never had an issue with anyone being able to open a scan I’ve sent from the program. It’s also just an easy way to track paperwork digitally.

The quality of the scans is surprisingly excellent… I even used ScannerApp to scan photos that I used for a slideshow at my wedding - I just put the scanned photos into a PowerPoint. The photos still looked great even when displayed on a projector screen. It worked much better than many other programs that are specifically designed to create slideshows

If you need an easy way to track and send digital files, this is a fantastic app.

by Elainevdw

I haven’t scanned a document on a flatbed scanner since downloading Genius Scan. The magic and batch scanning options are nearly flawless, and there are more than enough export and saving options to get your scan wherever it needs to go. Comes in particularly handy during tax season — I put aside everything I receive in the mail in a folder on my desk, then when I have everything, I scan it in 30 seconds flat and package it for my accountant. It’s also made it easy to save my favorite family recipes (written on all sorts of different kinds of paper) to a single location to make them easy to find or refer to when I’m at the store.

by Ec-lec-tic

I like ScannerApp for what it can do... what features are lacking (and I don’t use it enough to pay $8+tax for the “+” version) are small things: I’d like to be able to change the name of my files (removed from a version years ago), to access *any* way to save out of app (in this version), the edit tools would be great if the “color” version didn’t look awful — esp. for signatures in blue, just for example. LOVE the ability to fix key-stoning (why isn’t this in native Apple photo apps, among others??) and the overall convenience. The free version is good for people who don’t need to use it often or have no access to a decent scanner on the fly.

by Slightly123

I honestly use ScannerApp to scan everything and have been for years. You can read the documents extremely clearly and it even has text recognition. I legit recommend it for anyone who regularly needs PDFs because you can export your pictures as PDFs directly from ScannerApp .

I’d recommend for black and white copies though. The only issue I have is the color recognition isn’t that great. It also doesn’t recognize highlights. If you’re highlight is yellow it just makes the words yellow in the page. HOWEVER, if it’s doing pictures the quality is pretty decent again.

It’s a weird kind of issue but doesn’t deter from the fact that it is the absolute best scanning app on ScannerApp Store, and yes, I have tried them.

by My Phone Is Trying To Kill Me

I stumbled upon this application when looking for a fax solution. The fax application/service is great for anyone who DOES NOT WANT a fax machine and still deals with offices using decades old tech to send information.

Now THIS application has become absolutely invaluable to me. I often need to send forms to multiple people for signatures while out and about, and the scan and email function is so easy and efficient, I started using it even when in the office with an old school scanner around.

The folks putting these applications together are the geniuses behind the name for sure.