# Scan Hero: PDF Scanner

> For Documents, Photos & Text

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1017261655](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1017261655)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1017261655`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Mosaic S.r.l.
- **Category:** Business
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (241,947 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.24.36
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-08
- **First published:** 2016-02-16
- **Size:** 245 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scan-hero-pdf-scanner/id1017261655)
- **Website:** [https://scanhero.app/](https://scanhero.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.apalon.com/privacy\_policy.html](http://www.apalon.com/privacy_policy.html)

## Description

Scan Hero: PDF Scanner helps you capture documents and images on the go, convert them to PDF, and edit, sign, and share without bulky equipment. It offers automatic and manual scan modes, multi-page support, and adjustable image quality to fit any workflow.

Organize and protect your scans with features like OCR text extraction, signatures, and cross-device sync. Secure private files with Face ID or a passcode, and share or export PDFs with ease from anywhere.

## Rankings

- #1,751 — Overall
- #17 — scan
- #48 — pdf
- #73 — camera scanning

## Review summary

Most reviews highlight ease-of-use and reliability, plus on-the-go convenience for sending PDFs. Main drawbacks are stability issues (jams/crashes/closing) and reliability gaps where some features don’t work, along with billing concerns (charges and cancellations). Overall the app is trusted for business use, but recurring stability and billing problems temper sentiment.

### Pros

- Easy to use and user-friendly
- Reliable and consistently performs well
- Very convenient for on-the-go use and quick PDF sharing
- Long-term trusted app used for years for business

### Cons

- Stability issues: jams, crashes, and unexpected closures during scanning
- Reliability concerns: some features don’t work as expected
- Billing and pricing concerns: multiple charges and cancellation difficulties; perceived high cost

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1017261655)