Clear Scan: Doc Scanner App
★ 4.9What it actually doesClear Scan is a free document scanning app for smartphones with OCR and cloud service support that accurately detects document edges and saves to PDF without watermarks, but frustrates users with intrusive advertising.
Actually does
- ✓OCR / Document scan15% of reviews
- ✓Photo editor10% of reviews
- ✓PDF editor8% of reviews
- ✓File sharing10% of reviews
- ✓Document Management5% of reviews
- ✓Free tier50% of reviews
- ✓Camera30% of reviews
- ✓PDF viewer5% of reviews
- ✓Document scanner60% of reviews
- ✓Accessibility(bonus)5% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Cloud sync
- ⚠Ad-free
Common complaints
- ✗Annoying constant ads that interfere with usage25% of mentions
«It was an excellent app and everyone was happy with it. But now it's choked with constant ads!!!»
- ✗Unable to send document to email due to ads3% of mentions
«Blocked by ads - impossible to send document to email»
- ✗Black screen instead of scanned document3% of mentions
«Black screen instead of the document»
- ✗Camera opening delay (1.5-2 sec on new devices)3% of mentions
«1.5-2 sec delay when opening camera. iPhone 16pm, iOS 18.5»
What people praise
- ★Completely free without intrusive payments and subscriptions
«Great. Everything that's convenient here was paid in the scanner I used before»
- ★Automatic document edge detection and contrast enhancement
«Detects document edges well, enhances document contrast with quality»
- ★Intuitive interface and ease of use
«Love this app! Convenient, intuitive and very functional»
- ★Ability to scan multiple pages in a row and save them simultaneously
«You can make multiple scans in a row and properly save them all at once»
- ★Convenient editing tools: background whitening, eraser, rotation
«You can edit the image: whiten the background, remove unnecessary marks and so on»