FairScan: PDF Scanner
Private, on-device PDF scans
Free · In‑App Purchases
New: search inside every scan, both sides of an ID on one page, password-locked PDFs, and scanning from your Lock Screen. All on your iPhone — no account.
FairScan turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner. Point, capture, and get a clean, searchable PDF — kept on your device, where it belongs to you.
FairScan is built privacy-first: your pages are scanned and their text is recognised entirely on your iPhone using Apple's Vision framework. Your documents are never uploaded. There's no account to create and no cloud to trust.
NEW IN 1.8
- Searchable PDFs: the text in your scans is stored inside the PDF, so you can search it in Files, Preview and Mail.
- ID card mode: scan the front and back of a card onto one page, printable at actual size.
- Password-protected PDFs: lock a copy with a password before you share it.
- Quick scan from your Lock Screen, Control Center (iOS 18), the Action Button or Siri.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Tap to capture — edge detection frames the page automatically.
2. Adjust — crop, straighten and enhance for a crisp scan.
3. Save — a multi-page PDF, ready to share.
ON-DEVICE PRIVACY
- Scanning and text recognition (OCR) run locally on your iPhone.
- No account, no sign-up, no cloud storage.
- Your documents stay on your device unless you share them yourself.
- App Lock keeps your library behind Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Scan multi-page documents into one PDF, or import PDFs and images from Files.
- Organize documents into folders and search the text inside every scan.
- Sign documents with your finger.
- Redact sensitive info — black boxes are burned permanently into the PDF.
- Merge, compress and reorder pages.
- Share to Files, Mail, Messages or any app you like.
START FREE, THEN CHOOSE WHAT FITS
Keep up to 10 documents free — no account, no sign-up. When you need unlimited documents and the full toolkit, choose what suits you:
- A monthly plan.
- A yearly plan.
- A one-time lifetime purchase if you'd rather own it for good.
Prices are shown clearly in the app before you commit. Some tools require FairScan Pro.
HONEST NOTE
FairScan is a productivity and document tool. It is not a substitute for professional, legal, or medical advice, and automatic text recognition may not be perfect — always double-check important documents.
SUPPORT
Questions or feedback? Email dark2torch@gmail.com — a real person reads every message.
Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://moathothman.github.io/ExploringIdeas-legal/fairscan/privacy.html
Ratings & Reviews
New in FairScan 1.8:
• Searchable PDFs — the text in your scans is now inside the PDF, so you can search it in Files, Preview and Mail.
• ID card mode — scan the front and back of a card onto one page.
• Password-protected PDFs — lock a document with a password before you share it (Pro).
• Scan from your Lock Screen, Control Center or the Action Button.
• Every document card is now the same size, and folders scroll smoothly.
The developer, Moaath Othman, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Moaath Othman
- Size
- 14.5 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 6 more
- English, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pro Monthly $2.99
- Pro Yearly $14.99
- FairScan Pro $19.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Moath Othman