Review · Creators & media
CamScanner review
A widely used document scanner app that also scans photos to JPG or PDF, with filters and noise removal.
By the DBotMaker research desk · Updated November 12, 2026
- Capabilities (40%)
- 7.2
- Ease of setup (30%)
- 8.0
- Value (30%)
- 7.0
CamScanner is a general scanner that many people already have on their phones, and its listing includes scanning photos to JPG alongside documents to PDF. For old prints that means edge capture, filters and noise removal, then upload straight to Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote or OneDrive, with password locks for private folders. It works well enough for a handful of photos mixed into paperwork. For a photo project it falls behind the dedicated apps here: there is no detection of several prints in one shot, no glare removal flow, no face repair or colorizing, and no photo tagging. Unlimited access needs a Premium subscription, which the US App Store lists at $9.99 for one month and $59.99 for one year, and a weekly plan is also sold. The developer says the app is trusted by 300M+ users. We compared documented features and published prices.
Who it is for
people who already use a document scanner and need the odd photo
Price
Free download; Premium from $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year on the US App Store.
Premium Account(1 Month) $9.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.
Key features
- Scans documents and photos to PDF, JPG or TXT
- Filters and noise removal for scans
- Uploads to Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote and OneDrive
- Password-locked folders and files
- Text recognition (OCR) on scanned pages
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: Developer says it is trusted by 300M+ users
- Strength: Rated 4.8 from 2M ratings on the US App Store
- Strength: Direct upload to four major cloud services
- Weakness: No photo-specific tools such as multi-print detection or colorizing
- Weakness: Premium is the priciest monthly plan here at $9.99, and a weekly plan is also sold
- Weakness: Built mainly for business documents
Key facts
- Developer: INTSIG Information Co., Ltd
- Premium: $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year (US App Store)
- Output formats: PDF, JPG, TXT
- App Store rating: 4.8 from 2M ratings (US)
- iOS: iPhone only
Where it ranks
CamScanner is No. 8 in our Best Apps to Scan Old Photos verdict.
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