Genius Scan The European alternative to Adobe Scan / CamScanner

Genius Scan is a mobile scanner app from Grizzly Labs SAS in Paris. The app automatically detects documents, corrects perspective and lighting, and creates multi-page PDFs. Features include automatic edge detection, OCR (in the Ultra plan), PDF encryption, biometric access protection, and cloud backup to services such as Dropbox or Google Drive (optionally). Over 20 million users and numerous government agencies use Genius Scan.

Genius Scan is a native iOS and Android app. Scan processing takes place entirely locally on the device, without documents needing to be sent to servers. Cloud backups are optional and are transferred to the user-selected provider (Dropbox, Google Drive). Grizzly Labs SAS is registered as a French SAS in Paris and is subject to French and European law.

Genius Scan processes scans entirely locally on the device, while Adobe Scan transfers data to the Adobe Cloud (USA) for OCR processing. Adobe Scan is free but integrates deeply with the Adobe Cloud and Acrobat Pro. Genius Scan offers a Basic version with full scanning functions for free; OCR and cloud backup are included in the Ultra tier for $39.99/year. Genius Scan is subject to EU law, Adobe to US law (CLOUD Act).