Genius Scan
Genius Scan is a mobile document scanner app that turns phone photos into clean PDFs and JPGs. It is mainly used for digitizing paperwork, receipts and notes on the go, with OCR text layers for searching.
#18 in Document & File ToolsDocument Scanner AppsFree plan
Who it's for
Best for
Researchers and archivists who capture lots of archive text and images.
Business travelers scanning receipts and expense reports on the go.
Not for
iPhone owners who need a scanner that keeps working after iOS 26 updates.
Teams that need Google Drive exports without paying for a subscription.
Features
Automatic document detection
Smart algorithms detect the document, apply perspective correction and enhance colors, producing a crisp, legible scan of the page.
PDF creation with text layer
Paper documents become PDF files with a text layer added for indexing and searching; pages can be added, moved around and merged.
High-resolution scans
High-resolution scans and flexible export options suit artwork, music scores and sketches that need a clean digital copy.
Batch scanning and exports
Batch scanning and business-grade export options move documents collected in the field to headquarters instantly.
Cloud archiving
Scans can be archived to a preferred cloud service or backed up with Genius Cloud, which keeps digitized paperwork retrievable later.
What users say
Pros
- Recrop tool fixes keystone perspective corner by corner on an uploaded photo, the job Google Photos dropped.
- Converts handwritten and typewritten pages into Word documents, and captures bulk archive material for later review.
- Makes pen drawings and sketchbook pages look better than plain phone-camera shots.
Cons
- Camera fails to open after the iOS 26 and 26.2 updates, leaving scanning unusable on affected iPhones.
- Google Drive export sits behind a premium paywall, and a paid ScanPlus plan still fails when exporting to Drive.
- Pencil drawings scan poorly, coming out worse than pen work.
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Global Traffic Rank
Not enough traffic data yet, so its traffic level is Low.
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