Document scanner: The 5 best scanner apps in comparison

With the help of scanner apps, you can scan documents by taking photos. We compare the best 5 document scanners for iPhone and Android phone.

Everyday document scanner

A document scanner on your smartphone should simplify everyday life. You no longer have to insert business cards because you can simply scan them in. As a student, you no longer have to take notes; you can photograph whiteboards, blackboards and presentations. A document scanner is more than just a camera that photographs it.

1. Document scanner with text recognition for multiple languages

The "Prizmo - document scan, text recognition and speech output" app for iOS is one of the best apps for mobile document scanning.

• For example, the app recognizes the sheet of paper, scans it, cuts it to size and also recognizes the text so that you can edit it in other ways.
• This means that scanned business cards can also be transferred directly to the smartphone's address book.
• The iPhone app costs 10.99 euros, but can certainly pay off in everyday life.

2. Text recognition also for Android

With the free CamScanner -Phone PDF Creator app, you have the option of digitizing documents for both Android and iOS.

• The app also recognizes the document and corrects the perspective of the photographed text.
• With the premium version for $ 4.99 (about € 3.60) per month, you also have the option to read out texts and edit and search them.

3. Simple but good: Mobile scanner for Android

Document Scanner for Android can do what no app could have up to now: Colors can be enhanced at the push of a button or you can convert "scanned" documents into black and white.

• With the app you can photograph your documents in optimal resolution, improve them and save them as PDF.
• Like almost all comparable apps, photos that have already been taken can also be improved and converted to PDF.
• At 3.48 euros, the rather simple app is not that cheap, but it does its job well.

4. Genius Scan - PDF scanner for iOS

The Genius Scan app for iPhone or iPad automatically recognizes the corners of the document or book page and suggests it in the form of a rectangle.

• You can then move the corners and adjust them if necessary, but this usually works very well. This is used to automatically adjust the perspective.
• In the app you have a good overview of scanned files and can then send them as emails via JPEG or PDF.
• In the "Genius Scan +" version you have a wide range of export options, including the popular clouds, email, Evernote, FTP and others. However, you have to pay 5.99 euros for this.

5. Free scanner with a stylish surface

The free Android app Quick PDF Scanner Free combines the good scanner function with a stylish user interface.

• With the help of a grid, aligning the documents is easier and the subsequent export is also done in a snap thanks to batch processing.
• With this app, too, you can correct the color and white balance to achieve even better results of the scan.
• You can then create PDFs for which you can even select a cover page.
• When you are finished scanning, you can save the documents in various file formats, share them on social networks or upload them to your cloud.

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