Readdle's 'Scanner Pro' Named App of the Week, Available for Free

[Jessica Lares]

This was one of those innovated technologies that came along when the App Store first opened. I remember having a scanner for my iPhone 2G. The only thing is that we've always had the problem of shadows showing through most of the time.

Readdle has nice customer support and I like their other apps, however, I have my scanner setup so it automatically sends stuff to Evernote when I scan something using my printer. I got tired of the hit and miss quality with these apps and the cameras in the phones.

There are better ways to store business cards/small memos/etc now.

 

[emm-dee]

Have always had good experiences with Readdle. Had a question about one of their products which required a long answer, sent them an email and they called back within one hour.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Just tested it out on my iPad Air. Worked very well. And the Dropbox feature worked like a charm. Glad to have gotten this for free.

 

[redAPPLE]

might be somewhat off topic, but i just got to ask...

if i scan a receipt, would the receipt be valid for guarantees, insurance policies etc.?

 

[Rajani Isa]

Would you give your wife a vacuum cleaner for Christmas?

I'm reminded of a tale of a man getting his wife a new toilet seat for Christmas...

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might be somewhat off topic, but i just got to ask...

if i scan a receipt, would the receipt be valid for guarantees, insurance policies etc.?

Guarantees? Probably not (those usually want the original). Insurance polices? Probably. It varies.

 

[TheGenerous]

Some examples of what it could be achieved in a few seconds with this app:

A manga which is printed in black ink only, and a color page from uni.

Note: Taken at night, indoors with mixed light. iPad Air

 

[DorisMartin]

I am using this app frequently , superb app.

 

[jcg878]

I've been using this app frequently for a year or so. It is fantastic and better than a few other scanner apps that I've tried. Pick it up while it's still free!

 

[xdhd350]

Guarantees? Probably not (those usually want the original). Insurance polices? Probably. It varies.

Given that many receipts are now printed on thermal paper that will degrade over time and become illegible, wanting the 'original' receipt isn't going to go over very well.

 

[borneo76]

great......downloading now

 

[Moshe1010]

"Turboscan" is a much better app. The Scanner Pro is just a regular camera app with a zoom + black/white filter. Turboscan is like a copy machine/real scanner.

 

[Readdlemate]

I purchased this app several months ago. It works pretty well. A few updates back, the functionality on snapping the scan seems to have a changed. It would tell you to hold still and a second or two would pass and take the scan. Now it tells you to hold still and it sometimes takes 15 seconds before it will take the scan. I think it has something to do with the border detection but I'm just guessing. I've tried changing all the option in different combinations but not change to the long delay some scans have.

You can try to reinstall the app. If it doesn't help, please send us an e-mail to rdsupport@readdle.com

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"Turboscan" is a much better app. The Scanner Pro is just a regular camera app with a zoom + black/white filter. Turboscan is like a copy machine/real scanner.

You are kidding, right?

 

[DevinRajaram]

Nice!

 

[TC03]

Guarantees? Probably not (those usually want the original). Insurance polices? Probably. It varies.

Why wouldn't it be?

Besides watermarks, there is no reason why an 'original' document would be valid and a copy wouldn't.

 

[Carlanga]

Should have been used in the 12 days app instead we get another London festival lp.
Great app!

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"Turboscan" is a much better app. The Scanner Pro is just a regular camera app with a zoom + black/white filter. Turboscan is like a copy machine/real scanner.

Let us know when we can get it for free

 

[Rajani Isa]

Given that many receipts are now printed on thermal paper that will degrade over time and become illegible, wanting the 'original' receipt isn't going to go over very well.

That's not a flaw, that's a feature!

I'm just saying I'd keep my originals in a safe place. if they asked for a recipet, I'd give the copy first, but I wouldn't count 100% on it being accepted.

Although I'd expect any manufacturer who offered a rebate requiring the original receipt to accept a copy for warranty purposes.

 

[KdParker]

might be somewhat off topic, but i just got to ask...

if i scan a receipt, would the receipt be valid for guarantees, insurance policies etc.?

Sure..you could just print out again if they need a hard copy.

 

[Moshe1010]

Should have been used in the 12 days app instead we get another London festival lp.
Great app!

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Let us know when we can get it for free

$3 would break you? Then don't buy an iPhone. I actually like to pay for apps I use and benefit me rather than install crap on my phone that is "free", but I wouldn't use it.

 

[Carlanga]

$3 would break you? Then don't buy an iPhone. I actually like to pay for apps I use and benefit me rather than install crap on my phone that is "free", but I wouldn't use it.

I wouldn't consider the current free app of the week crap. There is a reason apple thinks is good and the one you mentioned has not been a part if any promo.. Please leave the hatorade at the door. I can prob find 10 more apps that do the same thing better than the one you mentioned. To compare apps they must be in the same price range. Especially when there is no demos. And yes if I download every single app someone recommends I would be broke. Should I recommend you 100's of apps that cost money? Lmk I can send you a list.

 

[Futurix]

I much prefer Prizmo, which also has a Mac version.

 

[TheGenerous]

I much prefer Prizmo, which also has a Mac version.

Prizmo is a dream on the Mac and has OCR, but for my workflow in iOS, Readdle does better.

Here's one more test of Readdle. This time taken indoors with natural day light. PDF was made on the Mac with the Readdle image using Prizmo OCR in spanish language.

 

[MvdM]

Just tried it. So it takes pictures... just like the camera app does.

 

[xdhd350]

Just tried it. So it takes pictures... just like the camera app does.

It's what the app does with the pictures that makes the difference. Just like the barcode reading apps take pictures 'just like the camera app does', except I'm thinking no matter how many barcode pictures I take with the camera app, it's not going to tell me what the item is and where I can buy it and for how much.

Now do you 'get the picture'? (pun intended)

 

[TheGenerous]

Delete me

 

[Traverse]

I used this app a few days ago to scan about 60 documents. It isn't as good a quality as a dedicated scanner, of course, but it services its purpose quite well.