Your iPhone camera is 48 megapixels.

Pointing it at a document and getting a clean, straight PDF should be easy.

It’s not.

I tested every scanner app. Most are garbage.

Apple Notes (Built-in)

Free. Already on your phone. Decent edge detection.

But your scans live in Notes. Weird. Limited export. No OCR.

Verdict: Fine for quick stuff. Not a real solution.

Adobe Scan

Excellent quality. Good OCR.

Requires Adobe account. Uploads everything to Adobe cloud. Free tier has limits.

Verdict: Best quality, but Adobe wants to own your documents.

Microsoft Lens

Free. Good quality. OneDrive integration.

UI feels corporate. Pushes you toward Microsoft ecosystem.

Verdict: Good if you’re already in Microsoft land.

Scanner Pro

Beautiful. Fast. Great OCR. iCloud sync.

$25 lifetime. iOS only.

Verdict: Best scanner app on iOS. Worth it if you scan a lot.

Genius Scan

Fast. Reasonable free tier.

App feels dated. Premium features locked.

Verdict: Been around forever. Shows its age.

The Problem Nobody Talks About

Your finger is in the shot.

You’re holding the document flat. The corner curls. You pin it with your thumb.

Now you have a thumb in your scan.

Most apps? Tough luck. Crop it yourself.

ScanSnap

AI edge detection that actually works. Auto-perspective correction.

Handwriting OCR. Export anywhere.

And here’s the thing: automatic finger removal.

The AI sees your thumb. Removes it. Clean scan.

It’s the feature I didn’t know I needed until I was manually cropping every single scan.

Join the waitlist — launching soon.

— Dolce