Advice Request iOS app for scanning papers to digital documents?

[ng4ever]

Before downloading/purchasing a new app how do you choose which app is the best before hand ?

For example I am looking for the best scanning app to scan all my papers digitally.

 

[Alkajak]

The best? That's up to you. There is no way of knowing which is the best before downloading/purchasing because this question is based on your personal preference, not others'.

The most mentioned in "best" lists:

• Evernote - capture notes and sync across all devices. Stay organized. on the App Store or Evernote Scannable on the App Store
• Office Lens on the App Store
• Scanbot - QR & Document Scanner on the App Store
• Scanner Pro 7 - Document and receipt PDF scanner with OCR on the App Store
• Genius Scan - PDF Scanner on the App Store
• CamScanner Free| PDF Document Scanner and OCR on the App Store
  
• FineScanner - scan and recognize multipage documents in PDF or JPG on the App Store

 

[Ink]

I have used Office Lens on Android, but it's available cross-platform. And it's Free.

Office Lens trims, enhances and makes pictures of whiteboards and documents readable. Office Lens can convert images to editable Word and PowerPoint files too.​

Office Lens is like having a scanner in your pocket. Like magic, it will digitize notes on whiteboards or blackboards. Always find important documents or business cards. Sketch your ideas and snap a picture for later. Don't lose receipts or stray sticky notes again!

Scenarios:

• Capture and crop a picture of a whiteboard or blackboard and share your meeting notes with co-workers.
• Make digital copies of your printed documents, business cards or posters and trim them precisely.
• Printed and handwritten text will be automatically recognized (using OCR), so you can search for words in images and then copy and edit them.

Features:

• With Whiteboard mode, Office Lens trims and cleans up glare and shadows.
• With Document mode, Office Lens trims and colors images perfectly.
• Pictures can be saved to OneNote, OneDrive or other cloud storage.
• Business Card mode can extract contact information and save it into your address book and OneNote. This feature works best with the following business cards: English, German, Spanish and Simplified Chinese. Support for more languages is coming soon.
• Choose to convert images to Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx) or PDF (.pdf) files that are automatically saved to OneDrive.

iOS: Office Lens on the App Store
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.officelens
Windows: Office Lens – Windows Apps on Microsoft Store

 

[ng4ever]

Is a free app always better than a paid app when it comes to security ?

 

[Alkajak]

Is a free app always better than a paid app when it comes to security ?

Free/paid is irrelevant when it comes to security. You research the author's reputation if you want to know about their security/ethics.

 

[ng4ever]

Free/paid is irrelevant when it comes to security. You research the author's reputation if you want to know about their security/ethics.

Ok thanks.

 

[Tabeer]

There is no best in the world. Its up to people who chose the thinks. If one software satisfy you then it is the best for you. here is some software you can use.

Scanner Pro 7
Scanbot - QR & Document Scanner
Genius Scan - PDF Scanner