# I Spy Text: Live OCR Search — Realtime Text Scanner & Finder

> Realtime Text Scanner & Finder (iPhone/iPad app by Natasa Petek.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/i-spy-text-live-ocr-search/id6745799562 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Natasa Petek](https://appshunter.io/developer/1593016108)
- Category: Education, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 54 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, European Portuguese, European Spanish
- Released: 2025-09-29
- Data updated: 2026-08-17
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/i-spy-text-live-ocr-search/id6745799562/reviews.md

## What is I Spy Text?

Ctrl+F for the real world. Discover the ultimate live camera text search app—your real-time OCR scanner.

How it works:
• You type the keyword or phrase you're looking for.
• You point your iPhone or iPad camera at a page in your book, manual, medication label, or any other type of document.
• The app instantly highlights the term as soon as it sees it—no taking photos or processing needed.

It’s super helpful for doing things like:
• Quickly finding definitions in a dense manual.
• Verifying key concepts during review sessions.
• Finding an important part of the instructions in the medication label.
• Even finding a specific textbook on a crowded library shelf.

Key Features:
• Instant Search: No more flipping pages! Searches split lines, orientations, and 25+ languages.
• Smart Text Highlighter: Pinpoint keywords in books, docs, or shelves. Audio alerts notify you on match.
• Multilingual Scanner: Supports Afrikaans to Vietnamese (full list below). Experimental & mapped languages for global use.
• Export & History: Save highlighted text to Photos; quick-access search history.
• Student & Pro Tools: Ideal for education—find quotes, terms, or titles fast.
• Supports text searching in Latin script.
• Privacy-first: No data shared without consent.

Supported Languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese

Experimental Languages: Azerbaijani, Basque, Bosnian, Cebuano, Esperanto, Galician, Haitian Creole, Irish, Javanese, Latin, Maltese, Swahili, Uzbek, Welsh, Zulu

Mapped Languages: Acehnese, Acholi, Adangme, Akan, Algonquinian, Araucanian/Mapuche, Asturian, Athabaskan, Aymara, Balinese, Bambara, Bantu, Batak, Bemba, Bikol, Bislama, Breton, Choctaw, Cree, Creek, Dakota, Duala, Efik, Ewe, Faroese, Fijian, Fon, Fulah, Ga, Ganda, Gayo, Gilbertese, Gothic, Guarani, Hausa, Hawaiian, Herero, Hiligaynon, Iban, Igbo, Iloko, Kabyle, Kachin, Kalaallisut, Kamba, Kanuri, Khasi, Kikuyu, Kinyarwanda, Kongo, Kosraean, Kuanyama, Lingala, Low German, Lozi, Luba-Katanga, Luo, Madurese, Malagasy, Mandingo, Manx, Maori, Marshallese, Mende, Middle English, Middle High German, Minangkabau, Mohawk, Mongo, Nahuatl, Navajo, Ndonga, Niuean, North Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Nyanja, Nyankole, Nyasa Tonga, Nzima, Occitan, Ojibwa, Old English, Old French, Old High German, Old Norse, Old Provencal, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Papiamento, Quechua, Romansh, Romany, Rundi, Samoan, Sango, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Shona, Songhai, Southern Sotho

* Experimental languages aren't regularly tested. Mapped languages are supported by mapping to another language and are processed identically to the languages they're mapped to for text recognition.

* By installing or using this app, you agree to the I Spy Text's Terms of Service (https://natasadev.com/tos/ispytext/) and Privacy Policy (https://natasadev.com/privacy/ispytext/).

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yearly Plan | $5.99 | per year |
| Monthly Plan | $1.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime | $24.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-08-14

Small enhancements and improvements.

### 1.3 — 2025-12-07

Small enhancements and improvements.

### 1.2 — 2025-11-26

Added monthly and lifetime subscription options.

### 1.1 — 2025-10-08

Added support for Liquid Glass.

### 1.0 — 2025-09-29

No release notes.

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