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An iPhone with a dark screen on printed contract pages next to an envelope and a red pen on a light desk
App comparisons· 11 min read

The best signature app for iPhone: which one fits your paperwork

Five ways to sign documents on an iPhone side by side: how you sign, whether you need an account, how signatures are saved, and which job each app fits.
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Text recognition (OCR)· 9 min read

How to copy text from an image on iPhone with Live Text and OCR

The words you need are in a photo, a screenshot or a letter on your desk. How to copy them on iPhone with Live Text, and how to keep paper pages searchable with OCR.
A pen and an iPhone lie on a signed paper contract on a light desk
Signing PDFs on iPhone· 9 min read

Electronic vs digital signature: what is the difference?

One email asks you to e-sign and return a form by Friday, another asks for a digitally signed PDF. Here is what each request means, which tool fits it, and when a signature drawn on your iPhone is enough.
An iPhone lying on a printed document on a light desk next to a window
PDF editing on iPhone· 10 min read

How to save a PDF on iPhone and find it again when you need it

A PDF that only lives in an email is gone the moment you lose signal. How to save it to the Files app from Mail, Safari, Messages or a scan, and find it again.
A paper receipt beside an iPhone with a dark screen on a light desk
App comparisons· 11 min read

The best receipt scanner app for iPhone, compared

Five receipt scanner apps for iPhone side by side: what each one reads from a receipt, where the files go, whether you need an account, and which job each one fits.
An iPhone with a dark screen on a printed form, a pen and a red cup on a light desk
App comparisons· 10 min read

The best free PDF editor for iPhone: what each app gives you for free

Five free PDF editors for iPhone side by side: what you can type, sign and draw for free, what a paid plan adds, and where your files live.
A blank plastic card, a red pen and an iPhone with a dark screen on a dark slate desk
Document scanning· 10 min read

How to scan an ID card with iPhone: front, back, one clean PDF

A landlord, a new employer or a school wants a copy of your driver's license or passport today. Here is how to scan both sides with your iPhone into one readable PDF, without glare and without sending more than they asked for.
A few paper receipts, a red paper clip and an iPhone with a dark screen on a light warm-grey desk
Going paperless· 10 min read

How to scan receipts on iPhone, read the totals and stop losing them

Paper receipts fade, crumple and vanish right before the expense report is due. Here is how to scan them on your iPhone, pull out the shop, date and total, and file them so you find each one again at tax time.
Hands holding an iPhone over a stack of blank paper and an envelope on a light desk near a window
App comparisons· 9 min read

Adobe Scan vs Genius Scan: an honest iPhone comparison

Adobe Scan and Genius Scan are the two best-known free scanner apps. Here is how they differ on accounts, storage, text recognition and export, and which iPhone app joins their strengths.
Hands hold an iPhone over a blank sheet of paper crossed by a thin cyan scan line, with paper slips and envelopes on a light desk
App comparisons· 9 min read

The best CamScanner alternatives for iPhone, side by side

Looking for apps like CamScanner? Five iPhone scanners compared on privacy, text recognition, signatures and cloud, with a step-by-step plan to switch.
Five iPhones with dark screens in a row on a light desk with blank paper, a receipt and an envelope
App comparisons· 9 min read

The best PDF scanner app for iPhone: MRS vs Notes, Adobe Scan and more

Five iPhone scanner apps side by side: what each one does after the scan, where your pages go, and which one fits your papers.
Hands hold an iPhone over a printed page on a light desk while a thin cyan light line crosses the paper
Text recognition (OCR)· 9 min read

How to make a PDF searchable: OCR, text layers and your iPhone

Search finds nothing in your scanned PDF because the page is an image. Here is what OCR does, how to test a file, and three ways to add the text layer.