Alright, so grading essays is already enough of a chore, right? The last thing I need is to spend hours retyping my students' handwriting into a digital format. That's where Adobe Scan comes in. My students actually showed me this one! It uses the camera on my iPad to scan the essays, and then it uses some kind of magic – OCR, I think they call it – to turn the handwriting into editable text in a PDF. It's like having a teaching assistant in your pocket, honestly. Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty straightforward. Why do they hide the settings button there, though? Anyway, I can then mark up the essays directly on my iPad. It's been a lifesaver, especially with the stack of papers I get every week. Makes the whole process a lot less painful. Honestly, even I could figure it out, and I'm not exactly a digital native.
Key Features
Scans documents using the iPad's camera.
Uses OCR to convert handwriting to editable text.
Saves documents as PDFs for easy sharing and grading.
"Turns my phone into a scanner! Great for digitizing receipts and documents."
— 5★ User Review
IOSUpdated: 7/9/2025
