ScanKit: Document & QR Scanner, an app that scans paper into PDFs, is listed as Free on the App Store at the time of writing. The Chinese language tech site New Mobile Life reports that the app normally costs US $0.99 and describes the free price as limited time.
The App Store listing and the tip article do not give an end date, so the end of the offer is not stated.
What it does
According to the listing, ScanKit detects document edges automatically, crops and corrects perspective, and can scan several pages in a row or import photos from your library. The developer lists receipts, invoices, contracts, homework, books, whiteboards, business cards, IDs, passports and certificates as typical uses.
The main features named on the page:
- Scan cleanup: shadow removal, text sharpening, and Black & White, Color, Grayscale and Original modes, with brightness, contrast and sharpness controls
- PDF tools: multi-page PDFs, reordering, rotating and deleting pages, size compression, and printing
- OCR: text recognition for scanned documents, with copy, search and share, and support for multiple languages
- Organizing: rename files, folders, search, sort by name or date, favorites and recent scans
- Export: PDF or JPG, share to any app, or save to Files
A recent update, version 1.1.1 according to the listing, made the app use the whole screen on iPad, added multi-select on the home screen and put a New scan button on a saved document. It also fixed a Share button that did nothing on recent versions of iOS.
Platforms and privacy
The listing shows iPhone, iPad and Mac. It requires iOS 16.0 or later, iPadOS 16.0 or later or macOS 12.0 or later, and the download is 70.4 MB. The app is in English only.
The developer, Ram Tulugu, states that no data is collected from the app, and the listing describes local document management. Apple notes that this privacy information comes from the developer and has not been verified. The developer also publishes a privacy policy page for ScanKit.
How to get it
- Open the App Store on your iPhone, iPad or Mac and search for ScanKit: Document & QR Scanner.
- Confirm that the button says Get instead of showing a price.
- Tap Get and confirm with your Apple Account.
What it means for readers
The saving is US $0.99, so the real draw is trying a scanner with OCR and PDF tools at no cost. The sources give US pricing only and do not say whether the offer applies in the Canadian App Store, so check the price on your own listing.
One thing to watch: the listing repeats the line “Pay Once. Enjoy for a Lifetime. No subscriptions.” The sources do not explain what, if anything, is sold inside the app, so look at the information section on the listing before you rely on it. The app has 2 ratings on the page, both at 5.0, which is too few to say much about how it performs.
