# Scan & Scribe - Phone Docs OCR — user reviews

> 16 indexed App Store user reviews of Scan & Scribe by Yasir Javed, rated 2.00/5 from 6 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scan-and-scribe-phone-docs-ocr/id1003178723/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scan-and-scribe-phone-docs-ocr/id1003178723.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 1 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 4

## Newest reviews (3 of 16)

### 1/5 — J

*2016-02-22, version 1.2*

Doesn't work!

### 1/5 — Turned a simple "hello" into gibberish.

*2015-12-19, version 1.2*

Doesn't work. This is about as useless an app as I've ever seen. It doesn't work on anything. I tried many things written cleanly on blank paper and with good lighting.

Very disappointed because it seems this is currently the only app in the store that attempts to do this.

### 1/5 — Doesn't work.

*2015-07-21, version 1.0*

Too slow to load.
Tried 5 times and crashed each time.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Disgusting

*2019-08-22, version 1.3*

Wow wow wow!! I dont think i have ever writen a review but this app is soooooooooo bad! Beyond useless i mean no recognition at all. Needs to be taken off the app store

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2018-03-18, version 1.3*

Just shows a whole bunch of random letters.

### 1/5 — Stupid app

*2017-05-04, version 1.3*

It doesn't work. It can't read anything.

### 1/5 — Complete failure

*2017-01-17, version 1.3*

Simply not working at all on hand written material.

### 1/5 — Nope Nope Nope

*2016-11-22, version 1.3*

It for sure can't read my handwriting. So I thought, "Maybe it can read something that is typed." I was wrong. It can't read that either. This application is severely incapable of doing what it advertises.

### 1/5 — Review

*2016-09-27*

Doesn't work at all

### 1/5 — A Joke

*2016-08-20, version 1.2*

Can't even detect the single word "hello"

Converted it in to 4 pages of Rubish!!!

Worst OCR in history!!!

### 1/5 — Don't get this app

*2016-05-22, version 1.2*

It didn't come even remotely close to what I had written this is a terrible app don't get it

### 1/5 — An Absolute Disaster!

*2016-04-12, version 1.2*

Don't bother. The best success rate I've achieved is 25%. And that's with extremely careful handwriting... I pride myself on my neat and easily readable writing. Using MyScript Notes I get an average success rate of 97%.

The errors aren't even close. For example it read 'identity' as 'draft', 'documents' as 'doctor' and 'stealing' as 'stay'. It's not exactly quick either, taking 40 seconds to try to convert just 28 words.

Don't waste your time on this app, it'll just annoy and frustrate you.

### 1/5 — Scan👍 Scribe👎

*2016-03-08, version 1.2*

Scanning features are solid, with grid lines a nice added feature. 5 minutes into translating my chicken scratch to text and I gave up on it.

## Most praised reviews (3 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — K

*2015-12-20, version 1.2*

Best app ever

### 5/5 — Good app

*2015-07-12, version 1.0*

Very good app for scanning document. I really like it.

### 2/5 — Needs work

*2016-04-05, version 1.2*

This app is a great idea.  The software just isn't there yet.  It couldn't really convert the pictures to text faster than what it would take to convert it yourself.  It also didn't display it in the font or format I was hoping it to do, nor did it give me the option.

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