Genius Scan - PDF Scanner

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4.9
567K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Genius Scan is a scanner app that turns your device into a scanner, lets you quickly scan your paper documents on the go and export them as multi-scan PDF files.

*** 20+ million users and 1000s of small businesses use the Genius Scan scanner app ***

The Genius Scan scanner app will replace your desktop scanner and you will never look back.

== KEY FEATURES ==

Smart Scanning:

The Genius Scan scanner app includes all the features to make great scans.

- Document detection & background removal
- Distortion correction
- Shadow removal and defect cleanup
- Batch scanner

PDF Creation & Editing:

Genius Scan is the best PDF scanner. Scan not just to images, but full PDF documents.

- Combine scans into PDF documents
- Document merging & splitting
- Multi-page PDF creation

Security & Privacy:

A scanner app that preserves your privacy.

- On-device document processing
- Biometric unlock
- PDF encryption

Scan Organization:

More than just a PDF scanner app, Genius Scan also lets you organize your scans.

- Document tagging
- Metadata and content search
- Smart document renaming (custom templates, …)
- Backup and multi-device sync

Export:

Your scans aren't stuck in your scanner app, you can export them to any other app or services you use.

- Email
- Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Expensify, Google Drive, OneDrive, FTP, WebDAV.
- Any WebDAV compatible service.

OCR (Text Recognition):

In addition to scanning, this scanner app gives you additional understanding of your scans.

+ Extract text from each scan
+ Searchable PDF creation

== ABOUT US ==

It’s in the heart of Paris, France that The Grizzly Labs develops the Genius Scan scanner app. We hold ourselves to the highest standards in terms of quality and privacy.
Updated on
Feb 24, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App info and performance
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Photos and videos and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.9
556K reviews
Josh Manning
October 1, 2024
Works very well, but I do not like being forced into an annual subscription if I want the premium features. The paywall is fine, but I'd prefer monthly billing, even at a higher cost. Unlike many, I will need this app only occasionally, so an annual sub doesn't make sense for me. Better still if I could pay once and be done with it, which I understand *used* to be the pricing model. Either way, you'll get no subscription from me. I'll cope with less functionality for the few scans I need.
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Andy Curto
March 16, 2026
I had Genius Scan+ on my old phone but now I only have basic on my new phone and I can't figure out why. I also can't figure out how to contact anyone at Genius Scan for help. I can still use some of the features but I had what used to be called the "Premium" version through Amazon app store but they retired it and I don't know how to get it back.
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The Grizzly Labs
March 16, 2026
Hi Andy, the Genius Scan+ is an intermediate plan, it doesn't include all the advanced features of Genius Scan and never did. Please go to Genius Scan > Settings > Help > contact us through your app so we can help you if your app doesn't recognize your purchase.
Marcus Pritchard
November 6, 2025
This app was barely tolerable until a few months ago. Then they rolled out a bad update to make it worse. Frustrating often. Want to add a pic you took yesterday? Used to be able to add scan or photo from the document. Now you have to open a mini menu to do so. Illogical to reduce ease of use, speed, and functionality in one move, but they did. Before the update, it could Scan docs on my brown desk no prob. Now it can't see a white sheet unless I hide it in the dark under the desk.
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The Grizzly Labs
November 6, 2025
Hi, we're sorry to read this. You can still add documents from the main screen, or from inside a scan. If you're having issues importing documents, please send us a video recording at android.support@thegrizzlylabs.com so we can investigate.

What’s new

The Offloading feature in Genius Cloud is now opt-in when you log in to your Genius Cloud account. If you feel that your documents are taking up too much disk space, you can activate Offloading at any time. Genius Scan will then offload part of your data to the cloud so you can reclaim storage space on your device.
We've fixed a crash with selection text in OCR screen.
We've improved how some screens are displayed on small tablets.