Pic Scanner Gold review

Pic Scanner Gold suits people who want to pay once and keep their family photos off anyone's servers. It scans several photos, or a whole album page, in one go, crops each one and saves it at 300 DPI, with up to 48 MP capture on recent iPhone Pro and Pro Max models. Processing runs on the device, there is no account, and the developer lists no ads, no watermark and no export limits. The organizing tools are aimed at family history: you can batch edit EXIF dates and locations so scans sort by the year they were taken, and print captions under photos. A 25-tool editor, albums and slideshows round it out. The limits are clear on its own listing: it is not designed for slides or negatives, and it runs only on iPhone and iPad. The price is $9.99 once on the US App Store. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

privacy-minded scanners who want to pay once with no subscription

Price

$9.99 one-time purchase on the US App Store; no subscription or in-app purchases.

Pic Scanner Gold: Scan Photos Digitize Old Prints & Albums $9.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Scans multiple photos or an entire album page with one click
• Saves individual photos at 300 DPI, up to 48 MP on recent iPhone Pro and Pro Max models
• Batch editing of EXIF dates and locations
• Captions with date, location and description shown below photos
• All processing on the device with no account required

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: $9.99 once, with no subscription, in-app purchases, ads or watermark
• Strength: No account and no upload to the developer's servers
• Strength: Bulk export of albums as folders to a Mac or PC
• Weakness: Not designed for film negatives or slides
• Weakness: iPhone and iPad only
• Weakness: Rated 4.3 from 407 ratings on the US App Store, a much smaller base than Photomyne or PhotoScan

Key facts

• Developer: App Initio Limited
• Price: $9.99 one-time
• Scan resolution: 300 DPI, up to 48 MP on recent Pro iPhones
• Accounts: None required
• App Store rating: 4.3 from 407 ratings (US)

Where it ranks

Pic Scanner Gold is No. 3 in our Best Apps to Scan Old Photos verdict.