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OCR Scanner - Images & documents to text

OCR Scanner - Images & documents to text

by Smart Mobile Software

103 ratings
163 reviews
🔧 Utilities
📊 Productivity

Archived App (Last seen on 24 Apr 2025)

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Although the app is no longer distributed by Apple, you can still view its description, screenshots, version history, ratings, and metadata for reference.

Details

Released
November 18, 2011
Updated
January 31, 2013

Features

Developer

Smart Mobile Software
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🧾$0.99 - $2.99
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About

Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner. Easily convert images and photos into editable text using advanced character recognition. Supports over 25 languages for global usability.

✓Document scanning
✓Image to text conversion
✓Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
✓Supports 25+ languages
✓Scan from camera or photo album
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What users say about OCR Scanner

Reviews of OCR Scanner are mostly negative: the Productivity app is rated 2.8/5 from 103 App Store ratings. What users like most: works great, saves time. Top complaints: doesn't work at all, produces gibberish or blank output. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Works great
  • 🚀Saves time
  • 👍Accurate OCR
  • 👍Useful for research and study
  • 👍Decent accuracy for casual use

Negative things

  • 🐛Doesn't work at all
  • 🐛Produces gibberish or blank output
  • 🔒Limited free usage, requires paid credits
  • 🐛Inconsistent performance, works sometimes but not others
  • 🐛Doesn't work for certain languages like Japanese
  • 🐛Formatting issues, loses paragraphs and formatting
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What's New in OCR Scanner

1.5

January 31, 2013

-Restore purchase not working fixed

2

Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

$0.99

30 credits

30 credits

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Works great!

Perfect app, saved me so much time ❤️❤️❤️
LLittleboobop

not very good

dont waste your time or clog up your library with useless apps.
Oonykage

Don't install

By far the worst OCR ever!
IIvanho99

Dead?

Paid version download was no different from free version. Received no response from developer when I called this to their attention.
Nneathridge

Warty

I Agree with FREEMAN. I have used for a week, used up the initial 5 credits and not received the stated 5 daily credits. Also a scanned page requires an unacceptable amount of editing after conversion. However I HAVE received the promised 30 credits for posting this review!
WWartynz
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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Crashes or freezes app

Bug

Doesn't detect text at all

Bug

Paid version doesn't work as expected

Bug

Daily credit limit issues

Bug
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Requested Features

4 requests

Offline OCR capability

Feature

Batch processing support

Feature

Better formatting preservation

Feature

Improved language support

Feature

FAQ

What does OCR Scanner do?

OCR Scanner turns your smartphone into a document scanner. It uses optical character recognition (OCR) technology to convert scanned documents, photos, or images from your camera or photo album into editable text.

What are the key features of OCR Scanner?

Key features include its ability to scan documents directly from your phone's camera or existing photos, convert these images into editable text using OCR, and its support for over 25 different languages, making it a versatile tool for text extraction.

Is OCR Scanner free to use?

The app is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases. This suggests that while core functionality might be free, certain advanced features or unlimited usage could be behind a paywall.

What languages does OCR Scanner support?

OCR Scanner supports a wide array of languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Russian, and many more, totaling over 25 languages for broad international use.

Who is OCR Scanner for?

This app is designed for anyone who needs to quickly and easily extract text from physical documents or images using their mobile device. This includes students, professionals, and individuals looking for a convenient way to digitize information.