# FIRL: Text Recognition Cam — OCR Link Detection

> Extracts links, addresses, and events from images using OCR. (iPhone/iPad app by Zachary Nagengast.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firl-text-recognition-cam/id1457514110 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Zachary Nagengast](https://appshunter.io/developer/541832659)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 10 App Store ratings · 7 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 41 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2019-09-19
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firl-text-recognition-cam/id1457514110/reviews.md

## What is FIRL?

Detect links, addresses, calendar events, and more directly from real life using machine learning based optical character recognition.

## Key features

- Detect links
- Extract addresses
- Identify calendar events
- Machine learning OCR
- Real-life text recognition

## Recent user reviews (7 of 7)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firl-text-recognition-cam/id1457514110/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Text recognition

*2021-08-29, version 1.3*

It’s a great app! Very useful! But I still don’t know how to save the file after recognition.

### 5/5 — F*ing AWESOME

*2020-12-27*

This is amazing. No more typing up my notes, typing in product names off bottles.. anything. It does it for you. Life changing

### 5/5 — a great idea from a great developer!

*2019-10-11, version 1.3*

This developer clearly pays a lot of attention to user needs. 10/10 would download again.

### 5/5 — Works amazingly well

*2019-10-11, version 1.3*

I’ve never used something like this before so I didn’t know what to expect. Worked like a charm though- highly recommend.

### 5/5 — Saved my life

*2019-10-04, version 1.2*

What a great idea. I have trouble typing due to my arthritis and this app makes it very easy for me to navigate to websites.

### 5/5 — Great!

*2019-09-29, version 1.0*

This is a hot app.

### 5/5 — Instantly made a paper brochure come to life!

*2019-09-19, version 1.0*

I took a picture of a brochure with FIRL, and all of the links were instantly tappable on my phone. It even grabbed the phone number which I could just tap to call. I can see using this when reading magazines and watching tv to make all the URLs, addresses, and phone numbers instantly access anything anytime. Awesome app. Highly recommend.

## Frequently asked questions about FIRL

### What can FIRL detect from images?

FIRL can detect links, addresses, and calendar events directly from real-life text using machine learning-based optical character recognition.

### Is FIRL free to use?

Yes, FIRL is completely free to download and use. It does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements.

### What devices is FIRL available on?

FIRL is currently available for iPhone and iPod devices.

### How accurate is FIRL's text recognition?

FIRL boasts a high rating of 4.7 stars from 10 ratings, indicating a generally positive user experience with its OCR capabilities.

### When was FIRL last updated?

The latest version of FIRL was released on October 8, 2019, with version 1.3.

### What is the age rating for FIRL?

FIRL has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### Does FIRL have ads?

No, FIRL is ad-free, providing an uninterrupted user experience.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3 — 2019-10-08

Performance improvements and bug fixes

### 1.2 — 2019-10-04

This version adds a share extension so that you can send images directly into FIRL from other apps!

### 1.1 — 2019-10-03

Added an option to view the raw text as seen by the machine learning model, should be a lot easier to copy paste!

### 1.0 — 2019-09-19

No release notes.

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