Genius Scan review

Genius Scan is the scanner for people who want a capable free app that does not push scans to someone else's server. The Grizzly Labs says documents are processed and stored on your phone unless you decide to export them, and the free Basic plan has no limit on the number of documents and adds no watermark. Scanning itself is strong in the free tier: automatic document detection, perspective correction, shadow removal, hands-free capture and batch mode for dozens of pages, with multi-page PDF creation. The paid Ultra plan, $39.99 a year on the vendor's pricing page, adds on-device OCR for searchable PDFs, business card scanning, Face ID or PIN locking, PDF encryption, smart renaming and export to services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Expensify and WebDAV. The limit for free users is that cloud export and OCR are paid, and Genius Cloud backup is sold separately. Small offices can buy team licenses, and a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement is available with Genius Scan Team.

Who it is for

privacy-minded people who want unlimited free scans

Price

Basic free with unlimited scans; Ultra $39.99 per year; team licenses from $40 to $20 per license per year.

ULTRA $39.99 /year
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Unlimited full-resolution scans with no watermark on the free plan
• On-device processing; documents stay on the phone unless you export them
• Batch scanning of dozens of pages and multi-page PDF creation
• On-device OCR, searchable PDFs and business card scanning in Ultra
• Export to Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Expensify, Google Drive, iCloud Drive, OneDrive, OneNote, FTP and WebDAV in Ultra

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free plan has no limit on the number of documents and adds no watermark
• Strength: Face ID, Touch ID or PIN locking and PDF password encryption in Ultra
• Strength: HIPAA Business Associate Agreement available on the Team plan
• Weakness: OCR and cloud export require the $39.99 a year Ultra plan
• Weakness: Backup and sync with Genius Cloud is a separate subscription on the App Store listing
• Weakness: No monthly price on the vendor's pricing page, only yearly

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, unlimited scans without watermark
• Paid plan: Ultra, $39.99 per year
• Teams: From $40 to $20 per license per year
• Processing: On device
• US App Store rating: 4.9 from 1.4M ratings

Where it ranks

Genius Scan is No. 2 in our Best Scanner Apps verdict.