ScanLens
iPhone document & PDF scanner
ScanLens is a free document scanner for iPhone. The camera finds page edges, corrects perspective, and exports a multi-page PDF with on-device OCR in 14 languages. No account required. Works offline.
How it works
ScanLens locks the frame and fires the shutter the instant the page is steady.
ScanLens corrects perspective, removes shadows, and boosts contrast automatically — the result looks like a flatbed scan, not a phone photo.
Export multi-page documents as a single PDF or JPEG file and share via AirDrop, Mail, WhatsApp, Files, or print.
Capture modes
Privacy
ScanLens performs scanning, OCR, and editing on-device. Networked features are separate: files can be sent to iCloud or a third-party cloud when you enable or choose them, and the App Store privacy label discloses data used for analytics, diagnostics, personalization, and app functionality.
About ScanLens
ScanLens is a document scanner application for iPhone. The app uses Apple's on-device Vision framework to detect document edges, correct perspective, enhance contrast, and extract text via OCR in 14 languages — including English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, and Hebrew. Scanning, OCR, editing, and signature extraction run locally on the iPhone. Document files stay on the device unless the user enables backup or explicitly exports them to iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or another destination; limited account, entitlement, analytics, diagnostic, attribution, and document-metadata data is handled as disclosed in the Privacy Policy and App Store privacy label. ScanLens supports multi-page PDF capture, batch scanning, e-signatures, AES-256 password protection, ID and passport scanning modes, and full-text search across saved documents. The app is free to download from the App Store. Premium is available at $4.99/week with no introductory trial, $9.99/month with a 7-day trial for eligible new subscribers, $29.99/year with a 14-day trial for eligible new subscribers (75% savings versus monthly billing), or as a $59.99 one-time Lifetime purchase that includes every future update.
FAQ
Open ScanLens, point the camera at the complete page, review the detected edges and legibility, then export the result in the format and destination you need.
ScanLens 2.0 supports on-device OCR in 14 languages. Recognition quality varies by language, layout, handwriting style, and image quality, so review important names, dates, and numbers against the scan.
ScanLens can place a graphical signature on a PDF. Whether that signature is legally effective depends on the jurisdiction, document type, intent, consent, identity evidence, and any witness, notarization, or qualified-signature requirement. ScanLens does not provide a qualified certificate, notary, or legal identity-verification service.
ScanLens is free to download, does not require a ScanLens account for scanning, and adds a ScanLens watermark to free exports. Premium removes the watermark and adds paid features. Check the current App Store offer and the pricing page before purchase because availability and local pricing can change.
Core capture, OCR, and editing are designed to run on the iPhone. Features that send or synchronize a file to iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or another destination require the corresponding network service.
The public product listing advertises dedicated ID and passport capture modes. Treat the result as a copy, inspect every edge and field, and keep the physical original when an authority or transaction requires it.
The current product listing advertises PDF, JPG, and PNG export. Free exports include a ScanLens watermark; paid PDF and cloud capabilities vary by plan, so confirm the current offer before relying on a specific workflow.
ScanLens 2.0 supports OCR in 14 languages. It does not provide identical accuracy or handwriting coverage for every language, so test the languages and document types you use.
OCR processing is performed on-device, but that does not mean the app has no data disclosures or networked features. Files can be backed up or exported to a chosen cloud, and the App Store privacy label lists data categories used for analytics, diagnostics, personalization, and app functionality. See the privacy policy for details.
The public product listing advertises multi-page scanning. Capture limits and paid entitlements can change by version or offer, so verify the current App Store description and test the required batch before a critical job.
Compare the current versions on the same documents: capture quality, OCR output, account requirements, export formats, cloud path, privacy disclosures, and price. The 2019 CamScanner Android incident is historical evidence, not proof about current releases; see the sourced comparison for the current context.