ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App Malfunctions
The ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App is experiencing significant functionality issues, as users report that the room scanner does not work effectively. Overall, the app has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with multiple users labeling it as a horrible or worthless application.
11 different people have complained about this since 16 May 2023, most recently on 24 May 2026.
No new posts for 168 days. This may have been fixed, or people stopped writing about it — the evidence below is from before 24 May 2026.
- “Whenever I would upload a picture the app would either crash, or would just not take the image which I didn’t realize until I almost submitted it for an assignment.”
- “Scanner app does not work - please cancel”
- “ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App — Disappointing.”
11 people in 11 posts across 1 source · 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the 30 before
The pain
shares of 11 peopleWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 11 people using ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App
- What goes wrong
- Requires subscription to use the app4 people · 36%
- Since
- 16 May 2023 → 24 May 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
- ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App
- Looking for something else
- 0% want an alternative · 9% 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
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- Complaint1091%
- Request19%
Sources
11 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
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…uld not have to take an hour to turn 5 images into a single pdf file. Whenever I would upload a picture the app would either crash, or would just not take the image which I didn’t realize until I almost submitted it for an assignment. I have never wanted to throw my phone across the room more than I have with this…
ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App — Scanner app Scanner app does not work - please cancel
Doesn't workScanGuru: PDF Scanner App — Not as advertised The room scanner does not work
Doesn't workScanGuru: PDF Scanner App — Disappointing Keeps trying to force you into paid version. Can’t get it to work at all. Does anyone actually test these apps to see if they work for someone who doesn’t already know how to use them?
ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App — Very hard to use!! Very hard to use, no instructions, error, messages, coming up with no explanation. so far, not impressed with the app. I was thinking about purchasing it but not anymore.
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Why did it move?
Score 23.8 → 24.4 · 24 Sept 2026, 23:00 → 00:15 UTC
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Questions about this idea
- Is PDF Scanner App Malfunctions 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?
- 11 different people described it independently, in 11 mentions, the earliest from 16 May 2023 and the most recent from 24 May 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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The ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App seems to crash or fail to upload images, which has left 11 people frustrated, especially when trying to create a single PDF file. How are you managing to get your documents scanned and compiled without running into these issues?