Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Scanner

Privacy-first document scanner. No cloud. No tracking.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone▲264

   Fast, reliable, and free document scanner app for iPhone - pencilresearch/OpenScanner

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Photo Scanner – Scan, Edit & Manage PDFs▲6

   Turn any paper into a editable document — instantly with AI.

   Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Doc Scanner for Mac▲119

   Scan documents and digitize them flawlessly on your Mac

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PDFify▲230

   Free macOS text recognition, PDF composition & compression

   2018 · pdfify.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Doc Scan▲63

   Help you scan and organize hundreds of documents efficiently

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   DocScan▲78

   Scan or import photo to OCR it & make a pdf

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Clearcan▲18

   Free document scanner. No ads, no subscriptions, no cloud.

   Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ScanPro: PDF Scanner & Editor▲6

   Turn your phone into a professional PDF scanner in seconds

   Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Scanbot▲111

   Create premium quality document scans with iPhone

   2014 · scanbot.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tidy▲98

    Spotlight returns nothing for words you know are in a scanned document. It is not a bug: a scan has no text layer, so there is nothing to index. How to check, and three ways to make those documents searchable on a Mac.

    Jul 2026 · tidymacapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SnapScan: PDF Scanner & OCR▲2

    Scan, OCR, sign & share PDFs privately. No login required.

    Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Scanner Pro 7▲171

    Probably the best way to scan papers

    2016 · readdle.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    UsignDoc▲92

    Simplify e-signing, secure your docs

    2024 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Scanly - Scanner & PDF▲5

    Scan paper into searchable PDFs, all on your iPhone

    Jul 2026 · ashvara.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Doc Scanner▲106

    A powerful document scanning app

    2019 · zoho.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    docWind▲73

    An easy to use document scanner

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Scanniq▲11

    Your pocket PDF scanner: OCR, tools & cloud sync

    Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    ocrX Image to Text▲125

    Scan and extract text from images on iPhone, iPad & Mac

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Scanlt▲116

    Ads-free PDF & document scanner

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    QuickScan - a free scanner with OCR▲3

    Create searchable PDF documents from your device's camera

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    XYLO▲2

    Private Document Intelligence for iPhones & iPads

    May 2026 · xylo.makata.ai · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Scanner Pro 7▲12

    Mobile document scanning for iOS, now with OCR.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    EnfsScanner PDF Scanner▲65

    The perfect solution for scanning your important documents

    2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Scanner App For Docs▲7

    Your all in one scanner

    Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →