# Grape Notes Pro: Scan to Text — Handwriting Scanner and OCR

> Handwriting Scanner and OCR (iPhone/iPad app by Robert Corbin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grape-notes-pro-scan-to-text/id6763580852 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Robert Corbin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1890247992)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: $3.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-24
- Data updated: 2026-10-06

## What is Grape Notes Pro?

NEW IN 2.0: scan a page of handwritten notes and turn it into an editable checklist. Every scan is now a searchable PDF, and you can find any word you wrote. All of it happens on your iPhone or iPad. No account, no subscription, nothing uploaded.

Grape Notes Pro is a private notes and scanning workspace. Scan paper, read photos of notes and whiteboards, import files, or just type. Then search, organize, and export everything.

TURN SCANS INTO NOTES
- Turn into Note reads a scan or photo and rebuilds it as editable Markdown
- Larger handwriting and short lines like "Decisions:" become headings
- Checkbox marks, bullets, arrows and numbered lines become real lists
- Lines starting with TODO, Action or Follow up become tasks
- Lines that wrapped on paper are joined back into paragraphs
- The original scan is kept, and the new note shows where it came from

SEARCHABLE PDFS
- The text read from each page is embedded as an invisible layer, so search, select and copy work in the Files app and other PDF readers
- Read Text Again makes scans from earlier versions searchable too
- Find in Scan highlights every match on the page, with next and previous buttons
- Scanned pages are sized to print at Letter width

HANDWRITING AND PRINTED TEXT
- Printed text and handwriting are read on your device
- The language can be detected automatically, or you can pick the languages you write in
- Custom vocabulary for names, jargon and abbreviations
- Turn off spelling correction for part numbers and codes
- Works best with clear handwriting

FROM PHOTOS
- Pick up to 30 photos of pages, whiteboards or receipts
- Rotate, reorder, filter and delete pages in the Scan Studio before saving
- Apply one filter to every page; Black & White now gives crisp black-and-white pages

FIND ANYTHING
- Library search matches every word you type, in any order, ignoring accents
- Best matches come first, with a highlighted snippet showing where the word is, even deep inside a scan
- Spotlight on your Home Screen finds notes and scans (you can turn this off)
- Siri and Shortcuts: Scan Notes, Notes from Photos, New Note, Search Notes

SMART DETAILS
- Found in This Note lists dates, links, email addresses, phone numbers and street addresses
- Tap a date to set a reminder, or a number, link or address to open it
- Summarize long notes: on iPhone and iPad models with Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 or later), the on-device model writes the summary; on other devices the app picks the key sentences

EXPORT
- PDF export now runs over as many pages as the note needs, with headings, lists and checkboxes formatted
- New: Rich Text (.rtf) for word processors and a web page (.html)
- Export many items at once as separate PDFs or as one combined PDF
- Plain text, Markdown, JSON and password-protected PDF are still here

EVERYTHING FROM 1.x
- Markdown editor with toolbar, live preview and tappable checklists
- Custom notebooks, tags, pins, sorting and filters
- Reminders with local notifications
- Note Map links related notes and flags possible duplicates
- Library Insights and a daily writing goal
- Note templates and an offline Markdown reference

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
- No account, no sign-in, no ads, no subscriptions
- No analytics or tracking
- Your notes, scans and imported files stay on your device

## Is Grape Notes Pro safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Grape Notes Pro.

## Is Grape Notes Pro legit?

Grape Notes Pro: Scan to Text appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Grape Notes Pro is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.3 — 2026-10-06

Small improvements and fixes.

### 2.0.2 — 2026-10-02

Added App Store listings in more languages. No changes to the app itself.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-09-30

A clearer App Store name and search details. No other changes in this update.

### 2.0 — 2026-09-25

Grape Notes Pro 2.0 is the biggest update yet.

- Turn into Note: turn a scanned or photographed page into an editable Markdown note. Headings, bullets, numbered lines, checkboxes and TODO lines are recognized, and wrapped lines are joined back into paragraphs.
- Searchable PDFs: new scans embed their text as an invisible layer, so you can search, select and copy it in other apps. Read Text Again does the same for scans from earlier versions.
- Find in Scan: search inside a scan or PDF and jump between highlighted matches.
- Text Recognition settings: automatic or chosen languages, a custom vocabulary for names and jargon, and a switch for spelling correction.
- From Photos: turn photos of notes, whiteboards or receipts into a searchable PDF, with rotate, reorder and filters.
- Better search: every word must match, in any order and ignoring accents. Best matches come first, with a highlighted snippet.
- Found in This Note: dates, links, emails, phone numbers and addresses in a note, one tap away. Tap a date to set a reminder.
- Summarize: on devices with Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 or later) the on-device model writes the summary; elsewhere the app picks the key sentences.
- Siri, Shortcuts and Spotlight: Scan Notes, Notes from Photos, New Note and Search Notes actions, and notes show up in Home Screen search (you can turn this off).
- Exports: PDFs now run over as many pages as the note needs (long notes used to be cut off after one page), plus new Rich Text and HTML formats, and bulk export as separate PDFs or one combined PDF.
- Scan Studio: apply a filter to all pages, crisper Black & White, and scans sized to print at Letter width.
- Fixes: rotated pages are now read upright, and exported PDFs stay readable when the phone is in Dark Mode.

Everything still stays on your device: no account, no ads, no subscriptions, no tracking.

### 1.5 — 2026-08-17

New — Note Map. Grape Notes Pro now connects your notes automatically. A private, on-device engine links notes that share topics, explains why each pair is related, and flags possible duplicates — no manual tagging, no account, and nothing ever leaves your device. Open Note Map from the home screen to explore the constellation of your library, or check the new Related notes section inside any note.

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