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Scanqy
What Scanqy is
Scanqy is an iPhone document scanner for capturing pages, recognizing text, and creating searchable PDFs. Live edge detection straightens documents, including tilted pages and pages photographed in low light. OCR uses Apple’s Vision framework on the device, making text searchable and copyable. Users can assemble and reorder multi-page PDFs, then export in color, grayscale, black-and-white, or original mode. Supported page sizes include A4, A5, A3, B5, Letter, Legal, and Receipt. Face ID locking hides previews and thumbnails for scans marked private. Gimsoft says scans remain on the device, are not uploaded, and require no account. The free plan offers unlimited scans and exports, every page size, and Face ID locking, but displays Google AdMob ads. Pro removes ads, and neither version adds a Scanqy watermark. Scanqy supports iPhone on iOS 17 or later; iPad support is on the roadmap. Deleted scans cannot be recovered by the maker, though a prior device backup may restore them.
Who it suits
It suits iPhone users on iOS 17 or later who need local OCR, PDF scanning, and private document locking. People wanting an iPad app should note that support is only planned.
What it does well
- On-device OCR makes text searchable and copyable
- Automatic edge detection handles tilted or dim pages
- Multi-page PDF assembly and reordering
- Free plan includes unlimited scans and exports
- No account or scan uploads required
What to know first
- iPhone-only; no Android app
- Requires iOS 17 or later
- Free version displays ads
- Deleted scans cannot be recovered by the maker
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly | per week · Full Pro access | $0.99 a month |
| Monthly | per month · Full Pro access · pause or cancel anytime | $1.99 a month |
| Free | Unlimited scans · unlimited exports · every page size · Face ID locking · free version shows ads | Free |
| Yearly | per year · Full Pro access · free three-day trial | $4.99 a year |
| Lifetime | one-time · Pro forever · no renewal | $5.99, paid once |
As gimsoft.io lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Scanqy offers local scanning, OCR, PDF controls, and Face ID protection with a free tier. Its main limitation is platform support, since it currently targets iPhone only.
Facts from Scanqy's own pages
- Ads and analytics
- The support page says the free version uses Google AdMob ads, Pro is ad-free, and Scanqy uses no analytics or crash-reporting SDKs. · gimsoft.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Android app
- No · gimsoft.io, 23 Sept 2026
- Auto capture
- Yes · gimsoft.io, 23 Sept 2026
- Data recovery
- The maker says it keeps no copies of scans, so it cannot recover deleted scans; users can restore from a prior device backup. · gimsoft.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Device support
- The maker describes Scanqy as iPhone-only on iOS 17 or later and says iPad support is on the roadmap. · gimsoft.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · gimsoft.io, 23 Sept 2026
- iOS app
- Yes · gimsoft.io, 23 Sept 2026
- Live capture
- Real-time edge detection finds and straightens documents, including tilted pages and pages in low light. · gimsoft.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The product is built and maintained by Gimsoft, which describes itself as a small independent studio. · gimsoft.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Multipage PDF
- Yes · gimsoft.io, 23 Sept 2026
- OCR
- Scanqy uses Apple’s Vision framework to read scans locally and make text searchable and copyable. · gimsoft.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Page sizes
- Supported page sizes include A4, A5, A3, B5, Letter, Legal, and Receipt. · gimsoft.io, 11 Oct 2026
- PDF export
- Users can assemble and reorder multi-page PDFs and export in color, grayscale, black-and-white, or original mode. · gimsoft.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says scans stay on the device, are not uploaded, and require no account. · gimsoft.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Scanqy is an iPhone document scanner with auto-crop, on-device OCR, multi-page PDFs, and Face ID locking. · gimsoft.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Searchable PDF
- Yes · gimsoft.io, 23 Sept 2026
- Sensitive scans
- Face ID locking hides previews and thumbnails of scans marked private until biometric unlock. · gimsoft.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The support page says users can email the small team and expect a reply in under 48 hours Monday to Friday, GMT+0. · gimsoft.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Watermarks
- Exports have no Scanqy watermark in either the free or Pro version. · gimsoft.io, 11 Oct 2026
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