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30+ Best Free PDF Scanner Apps for iPhone (2026)

38 of 40 ranked · · how we rank

38 PDF scanner apps on iPhone are free to download; some sell extras inside. Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents is the best of them at S tier, rated 4.9 by 334,898 people. The order below is the same S to F ranking as the full list, with paid apps removed.

  1. 1
    Scanner Pro・Scan PDF DocumentsS#1 overall
    Free · ★ 4.9 · 334,898 ratings · score 99
  2. 2
    Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR ScannerS#2 overall
    Free · ★ 4.9 · 1,586,830 ratings · score 99
  3. 3
    CamScanner - PDF Scanner AppS#3 overall
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 1,888,461 ratings · score 99
  4. 4
    Scanner App: Genius ScanS#4 overall
    Free · ★ 4.9 · 1,359,334 ratings · score 99
  5. 5
    iScanner: PDF Document ScannerS#5 overall
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 1,399,700 ratings · score 98
  6. 6
    Scanner – Scan PDF, ID & DocsS#6 overall
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 222,191 ratings · score 98
  7. 7
    Scanner App - Scan PDF & DocsS#7 overall
    Free · ★ 4.6 · 32,400 ratings · score 98
  8. 8
    Mobile Scanner App - Scan PDFS#8 overall
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 55,936 ratings · score 97
  9. 9
    PDF Scanner・Document ScannerS#9 overall
    Free · ★ 4.6 · 1,962 ratings · score 97
  10. 10
    Scanner PDF – scan documentS#10 overall
    Free · ★ 4.6 · 20,246 ratings · score 97
  11. 11
    Tiny Scanner - PDF Scanner AppA#11 overall
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 181,592 ratings · score 96
  12. 12
    PDF Scanner | Document ScanA#12 overall
    Free · ★ 4.5 · 1,873 ratings · score 96
  13. 13
    Scanner App. JPG, Photo to PDFA#13 overall
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 74,402 ratings · score 96
  14. 14
    ScanGuru: PDF Scanner AppA#14 overall
    Free · ★ 4.6 · 93,046 ratings · score 96
  15. 15
    ScanMe - PDF Scanner AppA#15 overall
    Free · ★ 4.5 · 181 ratings · score 96
  16. 16
    PDF Scanner Pro ⊟A#16 overall
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 6,147 ratings · score 95
  17. 17
    PDF Scanner App: TapScannerA#17 overall
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 26,700 ratings · score 95
  18. 18
    PDF Scanner AI: Scan DocumentsA#18 overall
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 6,603 ratings · score 95
  19. 19
    Photos PDF : Scanner ConverterA#19 overall
    Free · ★ 4.9 · 67,724 ratings · score 95
  20. 20
    Camera Scanner: PDF ConverterA#20 overall
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 751 ratings · score 94
  21. 21
    Clear Scan: Doc Scanner AppA#21 overall
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 17,899 ratings · score 94
  22. 22
    Scan Hero: PDF ScannerA#22 overall
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 241,872 ratings · score 94
  23. 23
    uScan - PDF Document ScannerA#23 overall
    Free · ★ 4.6 · 15,109 ratings · score 93
  24. 24
    Free PDF Scanner App For DocA#25 overall
    Free · ★ 4.6 · 416 ratings · score 93
  25. 25
    Scan to PDF－Document ScannerA#26 overall
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 61,565 ratings · score 93
  26. 26
    QR Code Reader & PDF ScannerA#27 overall
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 2,467 ratings · score 92
  27. 27
    iLovePDF - PDF Editor & ScanA#28 overall
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 51,227 ratings · score 92
  28. 28
    PDF Scanner Pro *A#29 overall
    Free · ★ 4.4 · 104 ratings · score 92
  29. 29
    SCAN ACE · PDF Scanner AppA#30 overall
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 39,164 ratings · score 92
  30. 30
    Scan to PDF: Converter ScannerA#31 overall
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 24,262 ratings · score 90
  31. 31
    Scanner App: Scan DocumentsA#32 overall
    Free · ★ 4.6 · 1,218 ratings · score 90
  32. 32
    PDF Document Scanner App °B#33 overall
    Free · ★ 4.6 · 6,344 ratings · score 90
  33. 33
    PDFMaker: JPG to PDF converterB#34 overall
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 1,389 ratings · score 90
  34. 34
    PDF Converter - Word to PDFB#35 overall
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 32,953 ratings · score 90
  35. 35
    PDF Reader Pro: Scan & ConvertB#36 overall
    Free · ★ 4.5 · 1,299 ratings · score 90
  36. 36
    PDF & OCR Scanner – ScaniumB#37 overall
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 130 ratings · score 89
  37. 37
    PDF ScanB#38 overall
    Free · ★ 4.1 · 776 ratings · score 89
  38. 38
    Doc Scan - PDF ScannerB#40 overall
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 14,085 ratings · score 87

Questions people ask

Which free PDF scanner app is best on iPhone?
Scanner Pro・Scan PDF Documents, S tier, #1 overall in PDF scanners.
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