# FineReader: PDF Scanner & OCR

> Document and Photo Scan App

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id534203582](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id534203582)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id534203582`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ABBYY USA Software House Inc
- **Category:** Business
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (19,338 ratings)
- **Version:** 16.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2012-07-24
- **Size:** 130 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finereader-pdf-scanner-ocr/id534203582)
- **Website:** [https://pdf.abbyy.com/finereader-ios/](https://pdf.abbyy.com/finereader-ios/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.abbyy.com/privacy/](https://www.abbyy.com/privacy/)

## Description

ABBYY FineReader PDF is a smart AI-powered mobile scanner that turns your iPhone or iPad into a versatile tool for capturing documents, books, receipts, and more, with the ability to export to PDF or JPEG and extract text from scans.

Key capabilities include offline OCR, online OCR in 183 languages, easy sharing to cloud storage, Live Text actions, automatic document classification, search within photos, AR ruler, Siri Shortcuts, annotation tools, password-protected PDFs, multi-page documents, auto-capture, built-in storage, and AirPrint.

## Rankings

- #11,935 — Overall
- #8 — ocr
- #74 — screenshot reader

## Review summary

User reviews show strong praise for convenient mobile scanning and accurate voice-to-text, plus long-standing reliability. However, frequent, overlapping complaints center on the shift to a subscription model with paywalls, removal of key features (like book-scanning) and inconsistent OCR/PDF output, limited integration with Photos and cloud services, stability issues after updates, and purchase/support friction on Mac and across platforms.

### Pros

- Convenient mobile scanning that eliminates the need for a bulky, separate scanner.
- Accurate voice recognition / voice typing for converting speech to text.
- Long-standing reliability and positive reception among many users over years (noted as a top scanning app).

### Cons

- Transition to a subscription model with paywalls and loss of a one-time license, which many users view as a negative change.
- Removal of core features (e.g., book-scanning) and degraded output (OCR quality and PDF saving) after updates.
- Limited file access and import options: can't easily open or import from cloud services or Photo Library; restricted to camera roll/camera workflow for OCR.
- Stability and update issues (apps not starting after updates, crashes) and perceived weak support.
- Mac/desktop purchasing difficulties and broader cross-platform/support frustrations for the product.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id534203582)