Start free. Upgrade to Premium for OCR, cloud sync, e-signatures, and all PDF tools. Or pay once for lifetime access.
Everything in the app, compared side-by-side. All premium features are identical across Monthly, Yearly, and Lifetime.
| Feature | Free | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Document scanning | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Pages per scan batch | 3 | Unlimited |
| Auto edge detection | Yes | Yes |
| Perspective correction | Yes | Yes |
| Image filters | Basic | All |
| Shadow & glare removal | Basic | Advanced |
| PDF export | With watermark | No watermark |
| JPG / PNG export | Yes | Yes |
| OCR (Optical Character Recognition) | No | 50+ languages |
| Searchable PDFs (text layer) | No | Yes |
| Export to Word (DOCX) | No | Yes |
| Export to Excel (XLSX) | No | Yes |
| PDF merge | No | Yes |
| PDF split | No | Yes |
| PDF compression | No | Yes |
| PDF password protection (AES-256) | No | Yes |
| PDF annotation & markup | No | Yes |
| PDF watermarking | No | Yes |
| E-signatures | No | Yes |
| Cloud sync (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive) | No | Yes |
| App Lock (Face ID / Touch ID / Passcode) | Yes | Yes |
| On-device processing | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | None | None |
| Account required | No | No |
You scan occasional documents (1–3 pages at a time), don't need OCR, and are fine with a watermark on exports. The free tier is genuinely usable as a basic scanner without any time limit or nagging upgrade prompts.
You want to try all premium features without a long commitment, or you only need scanning for a specific project. The 7-day free trial lets you test everything before your first charge. You can cancel anytime from your iPhone's Subscription settings.
You scan regularly and plan to use ScanLens for a year or more. Yearly saves 50% compared to monthly — about $2.49 per month effective rate. This is the best value for most recurring users.
You plan to use ScanLens for more than about 16 months, or you don't like recurring subscriptions. Lifetime is a one-time payment that unlocks all premium features forever, including all future updates. After roughly 2.7 years, lifetime is cheaper than yearly. After about 16 months, it's cheaper than monthly. If you prefer to pay once and own what you pay for, lifetime is the obvious choice.
All ScanLens purchases — free trials, monthly and yearly subscriptions, and lifetime — are processed through the Apple App Store. Your payment method is whatever you have set up with your Apple ID. We never see your card details. We never store payment information ourselves.
Monthly and yearly subscriptions both include a 7-day free trial. The trial starts the moment you subscribe through the App Store paywall inside the app. Apple will charge your first payment on day 8 unless you cancel before then. To cancel during the trial, open iPhone Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions → ScanLens → Cancel Subscription. You can keep using premium features until the trial ends.
Your subscription is managed entirely through Apple. To change plans, cancel, or view billing history, use iPhone Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions → ScanLens. From there you can switch between monthly and yearly, cancel the subscription, or re-subscribe.
Refund requests for App Store purchases are handled by Apple, not by us. You can request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com. Apple reviews each request individually. We do not have the ability to issue refunds directly.
Premium subscriptions and the lifetime purchase can be shared with up to 5 family members through Apple Family Sharing, if you have Family Sharing enabled on your Apple ID. The family organizer's purchase is automatically available to other family members on their iPhones and iPads.
Yes. ScanLens has a free tier with unlimited document scans, 3 pages per scan batch, basic image filters, and PDF export. The free tier exports include a watermark. Premium features (OCR, cloud sync, e-signatures, PDF tools, no watermark) require a subscription or lifetime purchase.
Premium Monthly is $4.99 per month. Premium Yearly is $29.99 per year (equivalent to about $2.49 per month, a 50% saving). Lifetime is a one-time payment of $79.99 that unlocks all premium features forever, including all future updates. All subscriptions include a 7-day free trial.
The 7-day free trial is managed through Apple's App Store subscription system, which means Apple handles the billing. You can start the trial through your Apple ID and cancel anytime before day 7 to avoid being charged. No additional credit card information is given to ScanLens directly.
ScanLens subscriptions are managed through your Apple ID. To cancel, open Settings on your iPhone, tap your name at the top, tap Subscriptions, find ScanLens, and tap Cancel Subscription. You will keep access until the end of your current billing period. Lifetime purchases are not subscriptions and do not need to be cancelled.
Refunds for App Store purchases — including ScanLens subscriptions and lifetime — are handled by Apple, not directly by us. You can request a refund from Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com. Apple reviews refund requests on a case-by-case basis.
Yes. The $79.99 lifetime purchase unlocks all current premium features forever, including all future updates to ScanLens on iOS. It is a one-time payment through the App Store — no recurring billing, no subscription. As long as the app exists and you have your Apple ID, your lifetime purchase remains valid.
All three unlock identical premium features. The difference is billing: Monthly is $4.99 billed every month; Yearly is $29.99 billed once per year (about $2.49/month effective, 50% savings); Lifetime is $79.99 paid once with no further billing. If you plan to use ScanLens for more than about 16 months, lifetime is the cheapest option over time.
No. ScanLens does not show ads in any tier, including the free tier. The app is funded by premium subscriptions and lifetime purchases, not by advertising or data sales.
ScanLens supports Apple Family Sharing for paid purchases. This means one lifetime purchase or premium subscription can be shared with up to 5 family members through your Apple ID family group. There is no separate business or team plan at this time.
All your existing scanned documents remain on your device and are still accessible. You lose access to premium features (OCR, cloud sync, e-signatures, PDF tools, watermark-free export) but your scans are not deleted. If you resubscribe later, premium features reactivate immediately.
Install ScanLens free, then upgrade any time you need Premium features.
