The blade shape of scoop shovel is flat with a straight edge and in a garden shovel it is bowl shaped with a rounded tip. The handle of a scoop shovel is long compare to garden shovel. The size is larger of a scoop shovel compare to garden shovel.The scoop shovel is mainly used for slicing soil and roots, moving soil and other loose materials and a garden shovel are mainly used for digging, breaking up and turning soil.