Features & Capabilities

Scan paper documents, labels, signs with the camera and recognize text. Listen using built-in text-to-speech. Save and export. Unlimited use: no subscriptions or additional charges.

State-of-the-art A.I. for OCR and text recognition: Fast and accurate, even in poor lighting conditions. Works entirely on device: No need for internet and your data stays private.

Recognizes text in the following languages: Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.

ScanTone, a sound that represents the amount of recognizable text in the camera's field of view in real time. It uses artificial intelligence to analyze the live feed from the camera for text, angle, rotation, and document edges.

Exports scans as plain text or accessible PDF with embedded text.

Detailed Feature List

Scanning

  • ScanTone
  • Live edges/crop detection
  • Flashlight
  • Batch mode for scanning multiple pages quickly
  • Intelligent auto capture

Image

  • Automatic edge detection for stretching and cropping
  • Manually cropping
  • Automatic orientation detection and rotation
  • Manual image rotation
  • Automatic image enhancement

OCR

  • Fast: about a second on the latest iPhone
  • Offline: does not require Internet connection
  • Private: image and text stay on device
  • Automatic language detection
  • Option to see image or recognized text

Text To Speech

  • Choose from 61 voices
  • Premium voices in Voice Dream Reader available
  • Change speech rate
  • Option to start reading as soon as OCR is complete
  • Spoken word is highlighted in the text or the image
  • Rewind and fast forward by text section (VoiceOver users only)
  • Double tap on text to start reading from there

Import and Export

  • Load from Photo Library
  • Share extension for sending images to Scanner from another app
  • Export plain text
  • Export PDF with text layer under the image so that it's accessible, searchable and selectable
  • Export to Voice Dream Reader

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Opus Noma LLC
Rating:
4.60
(8)
0.30
Version:
2.1.0 Last updated: 2025-07-22
Version code:
876557196
Creation date:
2019-03-30
Compatible devices:
Size:
1.24GB
Price:
399
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-03
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Opus Noma LLC
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/cz/app/vdscan/id1446737725
Website:
https://www.vdscan.app

User Reviews

VDScan is valued for fast, accurate OCR and strong accessibility, plus good VoiceDream Reader integration and offline privacy. However, it struggles with multi-column layouts, can misread on challenging surfaces, and branding/UI changes have frustrated some users.
Pros
  • Fast and accurate OCR for reading documents, mail, and books, praised by multiple users.
  • Strong accessibility support that helps blind/low-vision readers and others with reading challenges.
  • Good integration with VoiceDream Reader for saving/sharing multi-page scans.
  • Local/offline OCR that prioritizes privacy by avoiding cloud processing.
Cons
  • Text on multi-column pages often reads out of order or jumps, leading to disrupted flow (repeated in several reviews).
  • OCR can misread or produce gibberish on challenging surfaces or complex layouts (glare, fonts, etc.).
  • Branding and UI changes are unpopular with some users, including the renaming from Voice Dream Scanner to VDScan and related layout changes.
Recent reviews
I am very dissatisfied with your new layout. I find it difficult to take a picture and it is not reading as well as the older layout. I really wish you would consider putting back the old layout.
by Di*****, 2024-06-11

Makes needin gsighted help a lot less
by as*****, 2024-05-04

Changing my recent review, they fixed my concern
by 10*****, 2024-04-10
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