CamScanner - PDF Scanner App
gamed ratingA market veteran that degraded from a convenient scanner into an aggressive subscription funnel.
52real score
4.8store star
1,832,271ratings
About the rating
storeAvg 4.85 vs textAvg 3.75 at pct5=65%. Five-star reviews are almost entirely generic: 'So great!!', 'Its wonderful', 'It's extremely useful.' Negative reviews are detailed and systemic: interface swaps, full-screen ads, PDF compression behind a paywall.
Strengths
What users love
- Previously valued for scanning speed and easy document sending without extra steps. Scan quality itself was described as good enough for work tasks.
Weak spots
What users hate
- Core features like PDF compression and watermark removal are locked behind a subscription that users discover only after shooting. Full-screen ads appear even for paying users.
Who it is for
People who scan a single page once in a while and don't care about quality.
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