The Good TurboScan has one simple purpose. It allows users to snap a photo of a document and it converts that document into a PDF (or JPG, if you prefer). That's it.

TurboScan eliminates the need for a physical scanner to create digital documents, but its list of features is what really makes it irreplaceable for me.

What I forgot — and remembered come tax time — is that it was a scanner, too, and, oops. I kind of needed a scanner. I managed to punt and use the copier at 1871 to mail stuff to my accountant ...

TurboScan by Pixoft lets you scan documents using your iPhone’s camera. It’s capable of handling the assignment, but there are better qualified apps for the job.