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Scanyra: watermark-free PDF and receipt scanner
Scanyra (formerly Scanlyte) is a document and receipt scanner for iPhone and Android. It finds the edges with the camera, straightens the page, clears shadows and makes a multi-page PDF with no watermark. No account is needed; scanning, clean-up and text recognition (OCR) run on the device, offline.
At a glance
Five questions separate most scanner apps. The right-hand column is what Scanyra does.
| Question | Scanyra |
|---|---|
| Does the exported PDF carry a watermark? | No. Exported PDFs have no watermark. |
| Is an account required? | No. There is no sign-up or login. |
| Does text recognition (OCR) run on the device? | Yes. Scanning, clean-up and OCR run on the device and work offline (Apple Vision on iOS, Google ML Kit on Android). |
| Are the free limits written down? | Free version: OCR for 1 document per day, a daily export limit, occasional ads. Premium (monthly or yearly, auto-renewing subscription) lifts the limits and removes the ads. The price is the one your store shows for your country. |
| What can you export? | Multi-page PDF, and CSV for the fields read from receipts and invoices. Merging several documents into one PDF is a Premium feature. |
Scan modes
The camera finds the edges of the page, corrects the perspective and removes shadows, then combines the pages into one PDF. Modes:
- ID card
- Passport
- Book page
- Whiteboard
- Business card
- Form
- Receipt
You can create folders and search by the text inside documents. Expiry-date reminders for IDs, passports, policies, contracts and warranties are scheduled locally on the phone. You can lock the app with fingerprint or face.
PDF tools
The tools in the Tools tab run on the device; documents are not uploaded to a server.
| Tool | What it does | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Images to PDF | Turns photos and images into one PDF. | Free |
| Rotate PDF | Turns pages by the angle you choose. | Free |
| Text recognition | Reads text from a document (1 document a day). | Free, limited |
| Merge and split | Merges documents into one PDF; pulls the pages you select out of a PDF. | Premium |
| Compress | Three levels: high quality, balanced, smallest size. Shows a size estimate before you save. | Premium |
| Sign | Places a signature you draw on screen onto the page and lets you resize it. Not an electronic signature. | Premium |
| Add text, annotate | Drops text anywhere on the page; offers freehand drawing and a highlighter. | Premium |
| Add watermark | Adds a watermark you write yourself. Scanyra does not add its own. | Premium |
| Long image | Stacks all pages into one long JPEG. | Premium |
| PDF to Word, Word to PDF | Converts the text only; fonts, layout, images and table lines are not kept. | Premium |
| Lock, unlock PDF | Encrypts a PDF with a password; unlocks a locked PDF when you enter its password. Does not crack passwords. | Premium |
Receipts and invoices
For receipts and invoices it reads the total, tax, date, merchant and document number. It works in many languages (Arabic digits included) and handles 30+ currencies. You choose which fields are saved. It shows totals by category and currency, lets you pick a period and exports CSV for bookkeeping. The monthly average spend per store covers 3 stores in the free version and all stores in Premium.
It archives a copy of the receipt on the device and captures the expense; it makes no claim of compliance with tax or accounting rules. Check the figures against the original: OCR can misread a digit.
Documents and privacy
The wording matters here, so this is how Scanyra's Privacy Policy puts it: scanned documents, images and recognised text stay on your device and are not sent to us, to third parties or to the ad network. The app does use anonymous, content-free analytics, a subscription-validation service and, in the free version, ads. The policy names them and explains how to turn analytics off. Read the policy itself rather than a summary, ours included.
Frequently asked questions
Does Scanyra put a watermark on PDFs?
No. Exported PDFs have no watermark. The Add watermark tool only adds a watermark you write yourself, if you choose to; Scanyra does not add its own.
Do I need an account to use Scanyra?
No. There is no sign-up or login. A Premium subscription, if you choose one, is handled by the App Store or Google Play.
Does text recognition (OCR) need an internet connection?
No. Scanning, clean-up and OCR run on the device, using Apple Vision on iOS and Google ML Kit on Android, so they work offline. Documents, images and recognised text are not sent to us.
How do I merge, compress or sign a PDF?
From the PDF Tools tab. Merge, split, compress, sign, add text, annotate, PDF to Word, Word to PDF, and locking or unlocking a PDF are Premium features. Images to PDF and rotate are free. Compression has three levels and shows a size estimate before you save.
Does the signature in Scanyra replace an electronic signature?
No. The Sign PDF tool places a signature you draw on screen onto the page as an image. It is not an electronic or digital signature certificate and makes no claim of legal validity.
Can I unlock a password-protected PDF?
If you know the password, yes: pick the locked PDF and enter its password. Scanyra does not crack passwords.
Is Scanyra free, and what does Premium add?
It is free to download. The free version has OCR for 1 document a day, a daily export limit and occasional ads. Premium (monthly or yearly, auto-renewing subscription) lifts the limits and removes the ads, and unlocks merging several documents into one PDF and the advanced PDF tools. Your store shows the price in your currency.
What does Scanyra read from receipts?
The total, tax, date, merchant and document number, in many languages (Arabic digits included) and 30+ currencies. You choose which fields are saved. Check the figures against the original receipt: OCR can misread a digit.
Get Scanyra
Scanyra is available for iOS and Android in 18 languages. It was previously published as Scanlyte. Switching from another scanner? What to check when choosing one.
Legal and support
For questions, purchase or subscription issues and account deletion requests, write to contact@erimworks.com.