What is the best free app to scan paper documents using my smartphone camera and save them as PDFs?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What is the best free app to scan paper documents using my smartphone camera and save them as PDFs?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
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OBSERVEDComparison
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
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- Get Google Drive · google.com
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- Best Mobile Scanning OCR Apps for iOS & Android (2026) · itechguides.com
- How to scan documents to PDF on iPhone or Android for free · implements.app