Scanara

What Scanara is

Scanara is a document scanning app for iOS and Android that captures pages and helps turn their contents into searchable files. It includes OCR and AI text extraction, with automatic capture and support for combining multiple pages into a PDF. PDFs can be searchable, so text within a scanned document can be found. The free plan costs $0 forever and includes five AI text extractions. Pro costs $4.99 per month, billed monthly, and includes unlimited AI text extraction. Pro also adds structured receipt and invoice data, chat with documents, searchable PDF and CSV export, and tools for organizing and finding documents: folders, tags, and full-text search. This gives users a choice between a no-cost plan with a limited number of AI extractions and a monthly plan that expands extraction and adds document data and organization features. Scanara is available as an app for both iOS and Android.

Who it suits

Scanara suits people who want to scan documents with an iOS or Android device and search their contents. The free plan can suit occasional AI extraction needs, while Pro is aimed at users who need unlimited extraction, receipt or invoice data, document chat, and more ways to organize and search files.

Limits

The Free plan includes five AI text extractions. Pro costs $4.99 per month and includes unlimited AI text extraction along with structured receipt and invoice data, document chat, searchable PDF and CSV export, folders, tags, and full-text search.

Getting started

1. Open the Scanara website.
2. Install the iOS or Android app.
3. Start with the Free plan, which includes five AI text extractions.
4. Choose Pro for $4.99 per month, billed monthly, if you need its additional features.

Verdict

Choose Scanara if you want to scan documents on a phone and make their text searchable, with a free plan for five AI text extractions. Pro is the option for unlimited extraction and features such as structured receipt and invoice data, document chat, and full-text search.