How to scan multiple pages into one PDF on iPhone

Scan the pages

Open Scan Cam and tap Scan a document. The first time, the iPhone asks once for permission to use the camera.
Frame the first sheet. Scan Cam finds the edges and straightens the page on its own, even if you hold the phone at an angle.
Capture the next sheets one after another, then confirm. Your pages are assembled into one PDF document on the phone.
Forgot a page? Open the document and tap Add a page: it joins the same document.

The Scan Cam scanner: an invoice lies on a table, the page is outlined in blue, with the shutter button below. — The scanner finds the page and outlines it.

A crumpled contract photographed on a wooden table, and the same page after Scan Cam: straight, white and sharp. — From a crumpled sheet to a clean page.

Tidy the document

The page thumbnails sit under the large preview. Hold a thumbnail and drag it to put the pages in another order. The cross on a thumbnail takes that page out; it cannot be brought back, so Scan Cam asks first. A page that came out sideways is turned with the button on the large preview.

The Document screen: a page of sheet music, the turn button on the large preview, the page thumbnail below, and the tools Add a page, Share, Filters, Extract the text, Add text, Watermark, Signature, Extract pages and Print. — The page thumbnails, and every tool, on one screen.

If a page has a shadow across it, open Filters and turn on Remove shadows. The original photograph is always kept, so you can switch it off again.

Send it as one PDF

Open the document and tap Share.
Choose PDF (JPEG is also free).
Send the file, save it to the Files app, or print it.

The Share screen of Scan Cam: PDF is selected; Word, Excel and JPEG are the other formats. — Choose the format, then send.

Free or Pro? All of this is free, with no limit on pages or documents. Free PDFs carry a small “Scanned with Scan Cam” line at the foot of the page; the Pro subscription removes it.

Tips for a clean scan

Put the paper on a flat, dark surface, so the edges stand out.
Light the page from the side or from above, so your hand and the phone do not cast a shadow.
Scan one document at a time, so each PDF is named and filed on its own.

Try Scan Cam

Scan Cam is free to download. Scanning, folders, filters and PDF export are free with no time limit; the Pro subscription adds the extra tools, and starts with a 7-day free trial.

Download on the App Store