The app
A free scanner app for iPhone
DafScan is a free document scanner for iPhone. There are no ads, no account, no subscription and no watermark, and your scans never leave your phone.
- Free
- No ads
- No account
What you get
- Automatic edge detection, using the iPhone’s own document camera.
- Multi-page documents, with rotate, delete and add page before you save.
- One-tap sharing as a PDF, to Mail, Messages, Files or any other app.
- Import from Photos, to turn pictures you already took into a document.
- Everything works offline.
What “free” means here
Free scanner apps often mean a free trial, a watermark on every page or an ad before each export. DafScan has none of those, and there is nothing to sign up for.
Why not just use Notes?
The scanner built into Notes is good, and for a one-off scan it is all you need. DafScan is for people who scan regularly: scans live in one place instead of being scattered through notes, each one is a document you can add pages to, and sharing a PDF takes one tap.
How to scan with Notes and FilesPrivate by design
Scans are saved in the app’s storage on your iPhone. DafScan has no server, so there is nowhere for your documents to be uploaded. A scan leaves your phone only when you share it.
Questions
Is DafScan really free on iPhone?
Yes. There are no ads, no subscription and no watermark.
Is there a scanner app for iPhone that is completely free?
Yes. The scanner in Notes and Files is free and built in. DafScan is free as well, with no ads, no subscription and no watermark.
Does it need an internet connection?
No. Scanning and PDF export run on the phone.
What happens to my scans if I delete the app?
They are deleted with it, because they are stored only on your phone. Save the PDFs you want to keep to Files first.
Updated November 2026