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QuickScan:PDF OCR Text Scanner

S Tier
Best in class
95
4.933.7K ratings
4.8recent reviews
1dsince update
FreeIn-App Purchases
Productivity
category
Business
category
4+age rating
10languages
Made for iPhone
Made for iPhone Duo
Made for iPad

What is QuickScan?

Scans and imports documents, recognizes text, adds signatures, and exports files.

QuickScan is a productivity app for scanning documents with a camera or importing images and PDFs. It recognizes text, lets users add signatures, and exports documents in formats including PDF and text.

Pricing. QuickScan is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.

Good for

  • Scanning paper documents and saving them as PDFs
  • Searching or copying text from scanned documents
  • Signing documents and exporting them to cloud services

Screenshots

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Why this app is in S tier

95/100The average of 4 parts, with no weights
Rating97
Ratings85
App Store search rank99
Update recency100

S tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.

QuickScan scores 95 out of 100: rating 97, rating count 85, App Store search rank 99, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and S tier follows from that score within this list.

Description

The app is 100% FREE, with NO ads and NO data collection. Donations are possible to support the project.

QuickScan is the easiest & quickest yet super-powerful scanner on iOS.
Main features:

iOS integration

  • QuickScan has been designed specifically for iOS & iPadOS for seamless integration and an exceptional user experience.

Scan & import

  • Scan with your camera (automatic document detection & automatic angle correction)
  • Import existing images
  • Import existing PDF files
  • Organize your documents in folders

OCR (text recognition

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  • Professional-quality OCR on images and existing PDFs
  • Make documents searchable with text integrated into PDFs (search, select, copy, paste)
  • Automatic language detection and dictionary matching for highly accurate results

SIGN

  • Add signatures to your documents
  • Create signatures with your finger, Apple Pencil, or import existing signatures
  • Adjust size and color for a polished look

Automate

  • Automatic document/file naming with patterns (e.g., document date, title, issuer, time, text, counter)
  • 'Export Favorites': Automatically export to preconfigured locations (cloud, email, etc.) with custom settings (color, black & white, filename, format)
  • 'Export Groups': Export to multiple locations simultaneously by grouping Export Favorites
  • Automatic deletion of documents after successful export
  • iOS Home screen & Lock screen Widgets & Control Center controls. Associate an Export Favorite to the widget for instant export to that favorite after the scan started by tapping the widget.
  • Place document automatically in the configured folder when the scan is started from a Widget/Shortcut associated to an Export Favorite
  • Siri Shortcuts compatible
  • Launch scan directly from the home screen with a long press on the app icon (or using a widget)

Export

  • Export in PDF with the recognized text integrated (very advanced feature). This allows to search/copy & paste into the generated PDF.
  • Export recognized text as a .txt file
  • Export as images with optional filters (grayscale, black & white)
  • Save to cloud services with Favorites (iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, WebDAV, paperless-ngx, pCloud, NAS, SMB, NextCloud, and more)
  • Export anywhere (to Files, to any Drive, E-mail, message, Airdrop, ...), or to the cloud
  • Apply image filters (grayscale, black & white), crop, rotate images
  • Easily adjust output file size and quality with real-time size estimation
  • ... and much more, there are really many useful features

Everything is processed on your device: No internet connection required and ZERO data collection.

There’s no quicker, easier way to scan, OCR, and manage documents beautifully

SUPPORTED LANGUAGES FOR OCR

  • ENGLISH
  • GERMAN
  • FRENCH
  • SPANISH
  • ITALIAN
  • PORTUGUESE
  • CHINESE
  • KOREAN
  • JAPANESE
  • UKRAINIAN
  • RUSSIAN
  • VIETNAMESE
  • THAI
  • ARABIC
  • ARABIC NAJDI
  • Danish
  • Swedish
  • Dutch
  • Norwegian
  • Norwegian Nynorsk
  • Norwegian Bokmål
  • Czech
  • Polish
  • Romanian
  • Turkish
  • Indonesian
  • Malay
  • Other languages are supported but do not benefit from the enhanced accuracy provided by language dictionaries

I hope you’ll save a lot of time thanks to the efficiency of QuickScan!

Your privacy matters: everything happens locally, on your device! This app does not use any server. No personal data is collected.

QuickScan is 100% free to use (no ads, does not sell your data). In-app purchases are optional donations to help me support development and bring future updates. They do not restrict the app's functionality.

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The privacy policy and terms of use can be found here: https://quickscanapp.com/privacy.html

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Questions about QuickScan

Does the app require an internet connection?

The listing says processing happens on your device and no internet connection is required.

Does the app collect data or show ads?

There are no ads and no data collection.

Can I import existing documents?

Yes. You can import existing images and PDF files.

Is QuickScan free?

QuickScan is free to download, with in-app purchases.

Is QuickScan right for me?

QuickScan is built for scanning paper documents and saving them as PDFs, searching or copying text from scanned documents, signing documents and exporting them to cloud services. It sits in the text scanning list on AppTierList.

Is QuickScan worth it?

QuickScan is S tier, ranked #1 of 21 text scanning apps with a score of 95 out of 100, from a 4.9 App Store rating across 33,743 ratings. That is the top of its list.

How does QuickScan compare to AI Scanner?

QuickScan is S tier at 95; AI Scanner is S tier at 94. QuickScan ranks higher. QuickScan is free to download, with in-app purchases, AI Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases.

How often is QuickScan updated?

QuickScan was updated 1 day ago, which counts in its favour.

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Ranking

Lists
Text Scanning (S tier, #1) · Document Scanning (#46, beyond the tiered top) · PDF Scanners (#52, beyond the tiered top)
Tier
S (Best in class)
Score
95 / 100
Rank in list
#1 of 21
Ranking certainty
settled

Ratings

App Store rating
4.9 out of 5, every App Store country
Ratings
33,743
Recent reviews
4.8 from 20 in the last 180 days

App

Price
Free + IAP
App Store category
Productivity
Current version
(1 day ago)
Size
31 MB
Requires
iOS 16.4 or later
Age rating
4+
Languages
10
Runs on
iPhone, iPad
iPhone Duo
Made for iPhone Duo, with screenshots for both screens on the App Store

Links

Developer pages
Website · Support · Privacy policy
Maker
not verified

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