Cult of Mac: Get a versatile iPhone scanning app that works with iPad, too
With the right scanning app, your iPhone or iPad can scan documents with vivid clarity. There’s no need for a printer-size scanner — you just need your Apple gear. A great example of such an app, ...
Reader's Digest: Is Apple Scanning Your iPhone Photos? Here’s What You Need to Know
Is Apple Scanning Your iPhone Photos? Here’s What You Need to Know
If Apple's native document scanning and management features aren't enough, Scanner for iPhone can help by bringing all the necessary tools and features into a single, simple interface. Scanner for ...
Popular Science: Save time (and paper) with this all-in-one scanning app for your iPhone
Save time (and paper) with this all-in-one scanning app for your iPhone
The default action and often only option of scanning a document is to save it as a picture. To scan the text of a document directly into text that a word processor can edit, you'd need to use OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software.
If you have a scanner, this app makes it easy to scan documents and pictures and save them where you'd like. Whether you're scanning a photo from the flatbed or scanning multiple pages by using a document feeder, the Scan app is the perfect assistant.
Black and white will do just fine if you're only scanning text documents --- it might even help if you're scanning faded text with poor contrast. Any documents with images should be scanned in grayscale or color, depending on your needs.