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CLUSTER MOBILE-OCR-SCANNER · 24 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2017-08-24

Mobile document scanner apps

This cluster comprises mobile document scanner apps that digitize documents, receipts, and cards via camera, with OCR text extraction, PDF/JPEG export, and often e-signing and sharing. Entries appear at a steady, low rate from 2010 to 2026, with no clear acceleration. Traction leaders include CamScanner + | OCR Scanner, Free PDF Scanner App For Doc, and ScanNow, though all show zero stars on the activity signal.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

APR 2009: 1AUG 2010: 1OCT 2013: 1FEB 2014: 1DEC 2016: 1JAN 2017: 1AUG 2017: 1DEC 2017: 1AUG 2018: 1AUG 2019: 1APR 2020: 1MAY 2020: 1OCT 2020: 1MAY 2021: 1APR 2022: 1SEP 2022: 1MAR 2024: 1JUN 2024: 1JAN 2025: 1MAR 2025: 1APR 2025: 1JUN 2025: 1SEP 2025: 1SEP 2026: 1
APR 2009SEP 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 20 unlabelled

Operator · 1 hobby · 1 indie · 14 commercial · 4 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01desk-view-book-scanner0★15 days—hobbyDesktop app that scans book pages via phone camera, recognizes text with on-device OCR, and exports searchable PDF, Markdown, Word, or EPUB.
  2. 02CamScanner + | OCR Scanner0★1 molivecommercialMobile scanner app that digitizes documents with auto-enhancement, extracts text via OCR, and shares through email, fax, print, or cloud.
  3. 03Free PDF Scanner App For Doc0★17 dayslivecommercialMobile scanner app that digitizes documents, receipts, IDs, and QR codes, auto-enhances scan quality, and exports to PDF or JPEG.
  4. 04ScanNow: Convert PDF, JPG, Doc0★21 dayslivecommercialMobile scanner app for digitizing documents, receipts, cards, and QR codes, with conversion to various formats.
  5. 05Document Scanner & Scan to PDF0★21 daysliveindieMobile scanner app that digitizes documents, receipts, ID cards, and passports into PDFs, extracts text, and scans QR codes and barcodes.
  6. 06PDF Scanner:File Scanner App0★1 molivecommercialMobile scanner app that digitizes documents and IDs, extracts text with OCR, translates content, and exports to PDF, JPG, Word, or TXT.
  7. 07Scanner Doc: Scan PDF Document0★2 molivecommercialMobile scanner app that digitizes documents and receipts, recognizes text with OCR, and exports or signs PDFs.
  8. 08Scan to PDF: Converter Scanner0★12 dayslivecommercialMobile scanning app that captures documents, receipts, and business cards into PDF, JPEG, or text, with OCR, cloud upload, and sharing.
  9. 09Scanner PDF – scan document0★2 molivecommercialMobile document scanner app that converts paper documents to PDF or JPEG, recognizes text with OCR, adds signatures, and sends faxes.
  10. 10Fax from iPhone: Free of ad0★13 dayslivecommercialMobile app that scans documents and sends and receives faxes without a fax machine or phone line.
  11. 11PDF & Document Scanner.0★3 molivecommercialMobile scanner app that digitizes paper documents, business cards, receipts, and book pages into PDFs and images with OCR and printing.
  12. 12PDF Scanner: Sign, OCR & Edit0★3 molivecommercialMobile scanner app that scans and imports documents, converts them to PDF, and offers on-device OCR, signing, annotation, folders, and full-text search.
  13. 13Clear Scan: Doc Scanner App0★1 molivecommercialMobile document scanner app that captures documents, photos, and whiteboards, enhances readability, extracts text via OCR, and exports scans as PDFs.
  14. 14PDF Scan Document: Scanner App0★7 mostaleliveMobile scanner app that photographs documents, receipts, and cards, converts them to PDF or JPG, and offers OCR text extraction and translation.
  15. 15Scan It: Cam Document Scanner0★8 mostalelivecommercialMobile app that scans documents, exports as PDF or JPEG, extracts text, and signs documents digitally.
  16. 16CamScan: Image to Text0★10 mostalelivecommercialScanner app that extracts text from images via OCR, converts to PDF or Word, and translates across 40+ languages.
  17. 17DocScan – Document Scanner App0★1 yrabandonedliveDocument scanner app with OCR, multi-page PDF export, electronic signatures, and translation for business and personal use.
  18. 18Bee Scanner - Document Scanner0★1 yrabandonedliveMobile document scanner that digitizes receipts, notes, books, and business cards, with filters, folders, and PDF export.
  19. 19AirScan: Docs Scanner to PDF0★1 yrabandonedlivecommercialMobile scanner app that digitizes paper documents into PDFs, performs OCR, cleans scans, converts file formats, and supports signing and sharing.
  20. 20ProScan AI Document Scanner0★1 yrabandonedliveMobile document scanner app that digitizes receipts, IDs, and books into PDFs, with OCR, e-signatures, annotations, and fax sending.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.