Document scanners: Privacy Labels Compared
Scanners handle IDs, contracts, receipts and medical letters. Many offer cloud OCR, which means your document images leave the phone. Checked November 2026.
- Declare tracking
- 71%
- Linked, no tracking
- 1%
- Collect nothing
- 13%
- No label details
- 5
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| Developer | Tracking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Scan | Adobe Inc. | Tracks you | Identifiers | 7 |
| App ~ Scanner | Livintis W.L.L. | Tracks you | Purchases, Location, Identifiers, Usage Data | 6 |
| Atlas AI | Atlas Documents LLC | Tracks you | Identifiers | 5 |
| Basic Scan | INWARD INSIGHT LLC | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Clear Scan | INDY MOBILE APP COMPANY LIMITED | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| Convert Image to PDF ScannerMe | Rakib Joarder | Tracks you | Identifiers | 2 |
| Doc Scan | IFUNPLAY CO., LTD. | Tracks you | Identifiers | 2 |
| Document Scanner | CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Tracks you | Purchases, Identifiers | 5 |
| Document Scanner - ScannerAI | Muhammad Bilal | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| Document Scanner App | Hareshbhai Issamaliya | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Document Scanner to PDF AI | ESPRESSO TECH (SMC-PRIVATE) LIMITED | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Document Scanner: PDF Editor | Ifrah Jahangir | Tracks you | Usage Data | 1 |
| Easy Scan | Tung To Dinh | Tracks you | Usage Data | 2 |
| EasyScanner | IGEARS TECHNOLOGY LTD | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| eScan | eBash Groupe FZE LLC | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 5 |
| Fast PDF Document Scanner App | Bushra Parveen | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Fast Scanner | Hang Nguyen | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| Fast Scanner - PDF Doc Scan | Hang Nguyen | Not linked | None | 3 |
| Fax from iPhone | LUNAPARK MEDYA INTERNET TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI | Tracks you | Identifiers | 6 |
| FineReader Pro | ABBYY USA Software House Inc | Tracks you | Purchases, User Content, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 6 |
| iScan | EXORID Ltd | Tracks you | Purchases, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| iScanner | BP Mobile LLC | Tracks you | Purchases, Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics, Other Data | 7 |
| JotNot Scanner App Pro | MobiTech 3000 LLC | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 3 |
| MaShot | HAM Technologies, LLC | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| My Scanner | Dream App Studio UAB | Tracks you | Identifiers | 4 |
| Nova Scanner-Scan PDF Document | Hangzhou Beesoft Information Technology Co., Ltd. | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| One Scan | AppRover | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| PaperScan | DocuWare GmbH | Not linked | None | 2 |
| PDF & Document Scanner | CHISQUIBOX SOCIEDAD LIMITADA. | Tracks you | Location, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| PDF Document Scanner | SWIFTY BRAINS LLP | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| PDF Document Scanner App | ALEKSANDR NESTEROV, IE | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| PDF Document Scanner App ° | Relentless Consulting, Inc | Tracks you | Purchases, Identifiers | 5 |
| PDF Document Scanner Editor | Bhavik Savaliya | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 3 |
| PDF Document Scanner OCR | VOIO TOV | Tracks you | Usage Data | 3 |
| PDF Photos | Astrum Computing, LLC | Not linked | None | 2 |
| PDF Scanner • Document Scanner | Golden Mind Services LTD | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 2 |
| PDF Scanner AI | CACAO MOBILE SP Z O O | Tracks you | Contact Info | 1 |
| PDF Scanner App OCR Docuscan | Murat Menzilci | Tracks you | Location | 2 |
| PDF Scanner App TapScanner | SMART MEDIA INTERNET MARKETING LTD | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| PDF Scanner Document Scan | Rashed Obaid | Not linked | None | 3 |
| PDF Scanner Scan Document | Anastasiya Kalinchuk | Not linked | None | 3 |
| PDF Scanner-Document Scanner | Asad Ahsan | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| PDF Scanner・Document Scanner・ | PROTOOLS LLP | Tracks you | Usage Data | 4 |
| PDFChef | Movavi Emea LLC | Not linked | None | 3 |
| Perfect Scan | Kamran Imam | Not linked | None | 1 |
| Photo to PDF Convert Scanner | JatApp LLC | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Photo to PDF Scanner | Ruvix Ltd | Tracks you | Usage Data | 2 |
| ProScan AI Document Scanner | Algofully LLC-FZ | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| QR Code Reader & PDF Scanner | PrimeForm OU | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data | 6 |
| Quick Scan | Kensuke Kobayashi | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| Scan Hero | Mosaic S.r.l. | Tracks you | Purchases, Location, Identifiers, Usage Data | 6 |
| Scan HQ | iotablue, LLC | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Scan Now | East End Technologies Ltd. | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| Scan Pro PDF | AILAB FOR CLOUD SERVICE & DATACENTERS PROVIDERS CO. L.L.C | Tracks you | Purchases, Identifiers, Usage Data | 5 |
| Scan To Go | HYPERLINK INFOSYSTEM PRIVATE LIMITED | Tracks you | Identifiers | 4 |
| Scan to PDF | LUNAPARK MEDYA INTERNET TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI | Tracks you | Identifiers | 4 |
| Scan to PDF-Document Scanner | KAERMORHEN, S.L. | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 4 |
| Scan to PDF・Document Scanner | RIJIPUPS OU | Tracks you | Purchases, Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics, Other Data | 6 |
| ScanEasy | Abdul Mateen | Not disclosed | — | — |
| ScanGuru | GM UniverseApps Limited | Tracks you | Usage Data | 5 |
| ScanIQ | Vexai LLC | Not linked | None | 4 |
| Scanly | Glocify Technologies Private Limited | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| ScanMojo | Innotade International LLC | Not linked | None | 5 |
| Scanner App Docs Scan & Sign | UNA Consulting GmbH | Tracks you | Purchases, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 5 |
| Scanner App Genius Scan | The Grizzly Labs | Linked | None | 4 |
| Scanner App Scan Documents | UNITEMAN TECHNOLOGY (HK) LIMITED | Tracks you | Identifiers | 4 |
| Scanner App Scan PDF & Docs | TAPSUITE YAZILIM HIZMETLERI ANONIM SIRKETI | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| Scanner App. JPG | Municorn Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Scanner Cam Smart Scan to PDF | Nikolai Kangur | Tracks you | Identifiers | 2 |
| Scanner Document PDF Converter | Jasper Reynolds | Tracks you | Identifiers | 2 |
| Scanner PDF Document Scan App | Jayshree Chudasma | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Scanner PDF scan document | Neosus UAB | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| Scanner Pro | Readdle Technologies Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| Scanner Scan Documents | Distrito SLU | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Scanner Scan Documents by Vipacademy Cambridge SL | Vipacademy Cambridge SL. | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 3 |
| Scanner Scan PDF | Luni | Tracks you | Identifiers | 4 |
| Scannerkit | SMARTERAPPS.COM INC | Tracks you | Purchases, Contact Info, Identifiers, Usage Data | 7 |
| Scanument | Sarrada Software Inc | Not disclosed | — | — |
| SmartScan Pro | AMAXIM APPS, INC | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| SuperScan | Circo, Inc. | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| TotalScan | LTD DevelSoftware | Not disclosed | — | — |
| TurboScan | Piksoft Inc. | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| TurboScan Pro | Piksoft Inc. | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| uScan | Lopofist Limited | Tracks you | Usage Data | 5 |
| xScan | VPN MobApps Limited | Tracks you | Usage Data | 5 |
Most common data types
- Usage Data81%
- Identifiers73%
- Diagnostics71%
- User Content29%
- Purchases25%
- Location18%
- Contact Info11%
- Search History4%
How to read this list
Business apps often handle other people's data — clients, colleagues and customers — so what they collect can affect more than you.
Prefer on-device text recognition where offered, and check whether scans sync to the developer's cloud by default.
Exposure follows the label's own structure: an app that declares any tracking is shown as “Tracks you”, even if it collects little else. Open any app for every data type explained and the iPhone settings that limit it.