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Best Document Scanning Apps for iPhone (2026)

40 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Adobe Scan: PDF & Doc Scanner is the top-ranked of 40 document scanning apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.9/5 from 1,600,881 ratings.

  1. 1
    Adobe Scan: PDF & Doc ScannerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 1,600,881 ratings · score 99
  2. 2
    CamScanner - PDF Scanner AppS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 1,951,049 ratings · score 99
  3. 3
    Scanner App: Genius ScanS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 1,370,653 ratings · score 99
  4. 4
    iScanner: PDF Document ScannerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 1,406,996 ratings · score 98
  5. 5
    Scanner - Scan PDF, ID & DocsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 223,086 ratings · score 97

What belongs in this list

Turn paper documents into clean digital scans using the phone camera.

Not here: a photo camera app alone; text recognition without page scanning alone; a printing app alone; an ID or receipt scanner only alone; a barcode scanner alone

More lists: Best PDF Scanner Apps · Best Text Scanning Apps

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
Adobe ScanCamScannerScanner App: Genius ScaniScannerScannerScanner AppScanner ProSwiftScan AIClear ScanMobileScan HeroDoc Scan
A
ScanGuruAI ScannerScan to PDF-…PDF Scanner AppxScanScanner App - Scan PDF & DocsOne ScanScanner PDFTurboScan™uScanCamera ScannerPDF Scanner AI
B
Tiny ScannervFlat ScanMy ScansScan to PDFPDF Scanner・…TurboScan™ ProScanner DocQuickScanPDF Scanner App, OCRFineReader
C
Genius ScanCamScanner +PDF Scanner Pro ⊟My ScannerScanner App: Scan DocumentsPDFMaker
D
None at D yet
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Adobe Scan: PDF & Doc ScannerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 1,600,881 ratings · score 99 · best in class
  2. 2
    CamScanner - PDF Scanner AppS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 1,951,049 ratings · score 99 · best in class
  3. 3
    Scanner App: Genius ScanS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 1,370,653 ratings · score 99 · best in class
  4. 4
    iScanner: PDF Document ScannerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 1,406,996 ratings · score 98 · best in class
  5. 5
    Scanner - Scan PDF, ID & DocsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 223,086 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  6. 6
    Scanner App. JPG, Photo to PDFS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 74,764 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  7. 7
    Scanner Pro - Scan to PDFS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 337,013 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  8. 8
    SwiftScan AI Document ScannerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 18,943 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  9. 9
    Clear Scan: Doc Scanner AppS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 18,217 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  10. 10
    Mobile Scanner App - Scan PDFS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 57,376 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  11. 11
    Scan Hero: PDF ScannerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 242,111 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  12. 12
    Doc Scan - PDF ScannerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 14,085 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  13. 13
    ScanGuru: PDF Scanner AppA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 93,320 ratings · score 92 · excellent
  14. 14
    AI Scanner : Image to TextA
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 9,184 ratings · score 92 · excellent
  15. 15
    Scan to PDF-Document ScannerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 61,753 ratings · score 91 · excellent
  16. 16
    PDF Scanner App: TapScannerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 26,904 ratings · score 91 · excellent
  17. 17
    xScan : Document Scanner AppA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 31,227 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  18. 18
    Scanner App - Scan PDF & DocsA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 38,038 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  19. 19
    One Scan: PDF Doc ScannerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 11,766 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  20. 20
    Scanner PDF - scan documentA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 20,253 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  21. 21
    TurboScan™: document scannerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 103,149 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  22. 22
    uScan - PDF Document ScannerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 15,133 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  23. 23
    Camera Scanner: PDF ConverterA
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 786 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  24. 24
    PDF Scanner AI: Scan DocumentsA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 6,609 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  25. 25
    Tiny Scanner - PDF Scanner AppB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 183,242 ratings · score 86 · good
  26. 26
    vFlat Scan - PDF & OCR ScannerB
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 6,286 ratings · score 86 · good
  27. 27
    My Scans, best PDF Scanner AppB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 50,476 ratings · score 86 · good
  28. 28
    Scan to PDF: Converter ScannerB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 24,322 ratings · score 85 · good
  29. 29
    PDF Scanner・Document ScannerB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 2,074 ratings · score 85 · good
  30. 30
    TurboScan™ Pro: PDF scannerB
    $12.99 · ★ 4.9 · 297,092 ratings · score 84 · good
  31. 31
    Scanner Doc: Scan PDF DocumentB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 3,124 ratings · score 83 · good
  32. 32
    QuickScan:PDF OCR Text ScannerB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 4,062 ratings · score 83 · good
  33. 33
    PDF Scanner App, OCR: DocutainB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 205 ratings · score 81 · good
  34. 34
    FineReader: PDF Scanner & OCRB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 19,350 ratings · score 81 · good
  35. 35
    Genius Scan Enterprise - PDFC
    $49.99 + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 17,820 ratings · score 81 · situational
  36. 36
    CamScanner + | OCR ScannerC
    $0.99 + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 17,375 ratings · score 81 · situational
  37. 37
    PDF Scanner Pro ⊟C
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 6,147 ratings · score 81 · situational
  38. 38
    My Scanner: Scan to PDF & EditC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 20,352 ratings · score 81 · situational
  39. 39
    Scanner App: Scan DocumentsC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 1,588 ratings · score 81 · situational
  40. 40
    PDFMaker: JPG to PDF converterC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 1,399 ratings · score 80 · situational

Beyond the top 40

127 more, not ranked yet

  1. PDF Scanner | Document Scan
  2. OneDocs Scanner Translator
  3. SCAN ACE · PDF Scanner App
  4. Scanner: Document Scan App
  5. pdf scanner-cam scan app
  6. Document Scanner · Scan to PDF
  7. PDF & Document Scanner.
  8. Scanner Air - Scan Documents
  9. Scanner App for iPhone
  10. PDF Scanner - Photo Converter
  11. PDF Scanner to scan Document.s
  12. Photo to PDF Convert Scanner +
  13. DocScanner: PDF Scan
  14. PDF Scanner : Converter,Editor
  15. Free PDF Scanner App For Doc
  16. PDF Scanner: Scan Document |
  17. PDF Document Scanner: ScaniX
  18. Fast Scanner : PDF Doc Scan
  19. Scanner Vault: PDF & OCR Scan
  20. Scan Now: PDF Document Scanner
  21. PDF Scanner App: Docs Scan
  22. Scanner Mini - Scan PDF & Fax
  23. Document Scanner by Lufick
  24. My Scans PRO, pdf scanner app
  25. Scanner App: PDF Scan
  26. Rocketbook App
  27. PDF Editor: Read Scan Convert
  28. Atlas AI: PDF Document Scanner
  29. PDF Document Scanner App °
  30. PDF Reader - Easy Editor
  31. Scanner App: Docs Scan & Sign
  32. Faster Scan - Fast PDF Scanner
  33. QR Code Reader & PDF Scanner
  34. ScanNow: Convert PDF, JPG, Doc
  35. eScan: PDF Scanner App
  36. Notebloc Scanner - Scan to PDF
  37. FineReader Pro: PDF Scanner
  38. Simple Scan • Quick Scanner
  39. PDF Editor Converter & Scanner
  40. Scanner HD - PDF Scanner App
  41. Scanner App - PDF Scan Pro
  42. PDF Scanner・Document Scanner・
  43. PDF Scanner • Document Scanner
  44. PDF Editor-Scan & Converter
  45. PDF Scanner - Document Scanner
  46. Document PDF Scanner.
  47. PDF Scanner, Editor, Converter
  48. PDF & OCR Scanner - Scanium
  49. PDF Reader Pro: Scan & Convert
  50. SwiftScan Pro Document Scanner
  51. PDF Reader - Editor & Scanner
  52. PDF - Scanner, Reader & Editor
  53. JotNot Scanner App Pro
  54. PDF Scanner Document Converter
  55. PDF Scanner & Document Scan
  56. PDF Scanner - Scany
  57. Evernote Scannable
  58. PDF Scanner - Document Scan ·
  59. PDF Scanner: Scan Photo to PDF
  60. Super Scanner: PDF Scanner
  61. ScanMe - PDF Scanner App
  62. FreePDF: PDF Converter & Scan
  63. OKEN - Doc Scanner, PDF Scan
  64. PDF Scanner Converter & Viewer
  65. PDF Scanner: Scan & Edit
  66. PDF Scanner: Photo to Document
  67. iSign: PDF Reader AI Editor
  68. PDF Scanner & Converter App
  69. CamVision: PDF & OCR Scanner
  70. PDF Scanner App: Scanner+ Docs
  71. PDF Scanner Document Convert +
  72. PDF Scanner- Scan Docs & Photo
  73. Document Scanner App- PDF Scan
  74. PDF Scan
  75. Scan App +
  76. PDF Reader - Scanner app
  77. JotNot Scanner App
  78. EasyScan: Document Scanner
  79. PDF Scanner: Document CAM Scan
  80. PDF Scan & Edit
  81. Camera Scanner - PDF
  82. iScan - PDF & Document Scanner
  83. PDF Scanner Pro *
  84. SmartScan Pro: PDF scanner
  85. PDF Scanner ©
  86. Scanner: Scan Documents·
  87. PDF Scanner App - Scan PDF Doc
  88. PDF Scanner Pro .
  89. Scanner: Scan Documents
  90. PDF Scanner App: Scan Document
  91. Scanner App - Scan Clear PDF
  92. ScanGo - PDF Document Scanner
  93. PDF Scanner FREE - Scan Docs
  94. SCAN PDF - Clear Doc Scanner
  95. Scanner: Cam Smart Scan to PDF
  96. PDF Scanner Pro: Document Scan
  97. PDF Scanner Pro: Sign PDF
  98. PDF Scanner - File Reader
  99. PDF Scanner: Scanning Document
  100. PDF Scanner. Scan Document
  101. PDF Document Scanner Editor
  102. PDF Scanner. Scan Document *
  103. Scan My Document - PDF Scanner
  104. Document Scanner ◦ Scan to PDF
  105. PDF Scanner - Upload & Scan
  106. PDF scanner app Documents scan
  107. SuperScan - PDF Scanner App
  108. iCam Scan - Photo PDF
  109. PDF Scanner Documents
  110. mScanner - Pro PDF Scan App
  111. PDF Scanner, picture scan APP
  112. PDF Scanner - Documents Scan +
  113. PDF Scanner Pro for Document
  114. Scanner ProMax : PDF Converter
  115. PDF Scanner ●
  116. PDF Scanner, PDF Editor App
  117. PDF Scanner - Document & OCR
  118. Scan to PDF - jpg to pdf, JPEG
  119. PDF Scanner
  120. PDF Scanner: Docs to PDF, OCR
  121. PDF Scanner by Flyingbee
  122. PDF Scanner: Scan Photo & Doc
  123. PDF Scanner - Pro
  124. ScanDoc Pro: Scan All Document
  125. PDF Reader: Scanner & OCR Scan
  126. PDF Scan - Image to PDF
  127. PDF Scanner Pro: Scan Document

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Questions people ask

What is the best document scanning app for iPhone?
Adobe Scan: PDF & Doc Scanner, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.9 by 1,600,881 people.
Which document scanning apps are free?
37 of 40 are free to download: Adobe Scan: PDF & Doc Scanner (S), CamScanner - PDF Scanner App (S), Scanner App: Genius Scan (S), iScanner: PDF Document Scanner (S) and more. 34 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which document scanning app has the best App Store rating?
TurboScan™ Pro: PDF scanner at 4.9 from 297,092 ratings.
How many document scanning apps reach S or A tier?
24 of 40. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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