Scan to PDF: Misleading Document Scanner Subscription Costs
Users are experiencing frustration with the Scan to PDF Document Scanner due to misleading pricing and subscription practices. Many feel that the app operates as a scam, particularly because of unexpected weekly charges and unclear communication about costs.
20 different people have complained about this since 14 Nov 2022, most recently on 09 Apr 2026.
No new posts for 214 days. This may have been fixed, or people stopped writing about it — the evidence below is from before 09 Apr 2026.
- “Scan to PDF－Document Scanner — Way too expensive.”
- “Scan to PDF－Document Scanner — Total Scam.”
- “However when I purchased this it charged me £9.99!!!”
20 people in 20 posts across 1 source · 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the 30 before
The pain
shares of 20 peopleWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 20 people using Scan to PDF－Document Scanner
- What goes wrong
- Unexpected high weekly subscription charges20 people · 100%
- Cannot export or save documents without paying4 people · 20%
- Since
- 14 Nov 2022 → 09 Apr 2026
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- Scan to PDF－Document Scanner
- Looking for something else
- 0% want an alternative · 5% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
What people were doing
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- Complaint1785%
- Request15%
- About price210%
Sources
20 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
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Scan to PDF－Document Scanner — Way too expensive. Fraudulent developer. At $12.99 a week ($52.00 a month) this app is waaaaay too expensive. Worse, this is a fraudulent developer. The “free” trial isn’t. It is extremely difficult to cancel the fee trial and the charges are exorbitant ($675 per year).
Too expensive…r free, but then when you need to export a file, they make you pay. That’s not even the worst part. They let you join for $0.99 for the first week. Then, your subscription auto-renews at $7/week. That’s more than most apps charge per month, and there’s really not much functionality here to begin with. I feel like this…
…ner — $8 a week? No free features whatsoever. Don’t waste your time. This app is way too expensive.
Too expensiveScan to PDF－Document Scanner — Total Scam. charged $10 dollars for one scan SCAM!!!!! $10 dollars for one scan. No advertisement on pricing until you scan the document, then requires a subscription for downloading, printing, mailing, etc. they offer a $.99 cent for one week offer, but as soon as you hit it, they…
…rst 7 days then £9.99. I had two items to scan so was happy with 74p. However when I purchased this it charged me £9.99!!! I could have brought Adobe for that for a week and converted all my other documents to PDF as well which I can’t do on this app. I will definitely not use this again!
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Score 26.5 → 26.6 · 25 Oct 2026, 15:00 → 16:15 UTC
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Questions about this idea
- Is Misleading Document Scanner Subscription Costs a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 20 different people described it independently, in 20 mentions, the earliest from 14 Nov 2022 and the most recent from 09 Apr 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Status: quiet — no new posts in the last 60 days. 0 people raised it in the last 30 days and 0 in the 30 days before; the status compares its share of everything collected from the same source, so collecting more or less cannot create a trend.
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Scan to PDF－Document Scanner seems to surprise people with unexpected weekly charges after the initial $0.99 offer. We've heard from 18 people who feel misled by the subscription costs. Did anyone switch to another app, and was it actually more transparent about pricing?