PDF Scanner APP - Scan to PDF

4.5
AndroidGoogle PlayRuStore

What it actually doesThe app scans documents from a smartphone camera into PDF/JPEG with basic processing (brightness adjustment, cropping, filters), but recent versions have included intrusive advertising that makes the app often unusable.

45%Marketing ≈ reality50%Stability82%Live project

Actually does

  • PDF viewer
  • Document scanner80% of reviews
  • PDF editor40% of reviews
  • File sharing20% of reviews
  • Free tier90% of reviews
  • Russian localization10% of reviews
  • Dark mode15% of reviews
  • Subscription(bonus)30% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • OCR / Document scan

Common complaints

  • Intrusive ads block app usage56% of mentions

    «Ads don't let you enter the app. Nothing but ads. You wait 10 minutes and can't exit until you install the advertised game.»

  • Saving documents requires paid subscription12% of mentions

    «Without a paid subscription you can't save anything at all! They push the VIP trial period. It became paid.»

  • Progressive degradation of functionality with updates16% of mentions

    «It was an excellent app. Now it's absolutely useless because waiting for the app to open after an ad is far from trivial.»

  • App watermark on scans in free version8% of mentions

    «Puts its own logo on scans in the free version. The AnyScanner watermark cannot be removed.»

  • App doesn't work in Russia (blocked when saving)4% of mentions

    «My friends, why do you initially say it doesn't work in RF, and not at the very end when you try to save the edited document.»

What people praise

  • High quality scanning and ease of use

    «Great free app. Convenient lighting when photographing, cropping, filters, adding multiple pages in 1 file. I've been using it for several years, no complaints.»

  • Intuitive and user-friendly interface

    «One of the most intuitive apps I've encountered! Nothing unnecessary, everything is intuitive.»

  • Export to multiple formats and sharing methods

    «Convenient highlighting, cropping, filters, adding multiple pages into 1 file of selected type, sharing the file with various convenient methods.»

  • Long-term reliability and stability across multiple devices

    «Very convenient app. I've been using it for more than a year on several devices!»

  • Full Russian localization of the interface

    «Everything suits me so far, especially everything in my native Russian language.»

Where to install