# Text Capture: Image to Text — Extract text from photos

> Extract text from images using your device's camera, with offline functionality. (iPhone/iPad app by Arthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-capture-image-to-text/id1457115603 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Arthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.](https://appshunter.io/developer/867175889)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 2,730 App Store ratings · 242 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: +4
- Requires: iOS 15.5 · 88 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-03-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-capture-image-to-text/id1457115603/reviews.md

## What is Text Capture?

Text Capture allows you to capture text from your device's camera. Just point the camera, see the text in real time and capture it by pressing the Capture button!

Text Capture works 100% offline protecting your privacy and the content of your scans as your scanned data never leaves your device.

After capturing text you can:
- Edit
- Copy to clipboard
- Share on other Apps
- Hear it out loud
- Translate Text

* Text Capture works on any latin alphabet text

* Text to speech and Translation works for text written on the following languages:

Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkis.

## Key features

- Real-time text capture from camera
- Offline functionality
- Edit captured text
- Copy text to clipboard
- Share text to other apps
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Translate text

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $3.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Text Capture?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Accurate text recognition
- 💡 Useful for various use cases
- 🚀 Fast and efficient

**Cons**

- 🔒 Paywall blocks core functionality
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Formatting issues with captured text
- 🔒 Deceptive free version

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Unable to restore previous purchases
- Fails to recognize certain languages/scripts
- Inconsistent text capture quality

**Most requested features**

- Add ability to rotate/crop captured images
- Improve accuracy for handwritten/non-standard text
- Integrate with note-taking/productivity apps

## Recent user reviews (10 of 242)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-capture-image-to-text/id1457115603/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Helpful

*2026-08-11, version 2.5.274*

The app is so extremely helpful! But sometimes the text gets really mixed up so it’s hard to digest what it’s putting down.

### 1/5 — Pessima!

*2026-07-03, version 2.5.268*

Terribile, prende parti di parola e parti di testo a casa, e prima di farvela usare vi prendono già i soldi, non scaricatela!

### 5/5 — Wonderful

*2026-01-01*

78683

### 4/5 — Bien

*2025-11-11, version 2.5.229*

Il me semble que la reconnaissance de caractères peut être encore perfectible, mais l’application fonctionne plutôt bien.

### 3/5 — Partial Capture

*2025-11-09, version 2.5.228*

Captures text, but in half screen mode only. If text is done for a full screen has to be done twice with 1/2 and Balance.

### 5/5 — Text numero 1

*2025-11-07, version 2.5.228*

24

### 1/5 — Does not decipher well

*2025-09-22, version 2.5.222*

I purchased this app hoping to transfer notes taken at a conference to digital, but the digital copies were just gibberish.  I would have to retype all of my notes.

### 4/5 — Subecription

*2025-09-04, version 2.5.219*

You need to pay for the features

### 1/5 — This app is a scam

*2025-08-26, version 2.5.217*

When you click on it, it says pay once use forever for $3.99 but once you purchase it, it then says $39.99

### 5/5 — Better Than Universal Copy

*2025-07-30, version 2.5.213*

This Text Capture app in the Apple I-OS Apps Store is like the Universal Copy app that I bought in an Android Apps Store. I tried using Universal Copy, but I could not completely understand how it works. In contrast,  this Apple I-OS Text Capture app is easy to use and I like its rich blue color with lighter colors over a black background. Also, for the features of this app, I like how I don’t have to select any text characters because if I can select text characters on the display screen, I can copy, paste, and share the selection without needing to take a screen shot. With this app, I can take the text characters from app descriptions of apps in the Apple I-OS Apps Store. Those descriptions are not allowing the standard select text option to copy, paste, and share. This Text Capture App is dis-connecting text characters from a screen display and allowing a user to edit the dis-connected text like a basic text editor. The name of this app goes well with my user name for writing reviews and I like it. As soon as I can get a generic, major brand gift card such as Discover, Vanilla Visa, American Express, or Master Card, I will pay the one-time small fee to buy the Professional, Premium, or Plus version that lasts forever.

## Frequently asked questions about Text Capture

### What does Text Capture do?

Text Capture allows you to extract text directly from your device's camera in real-time. You can then edit, copy, share, or have the text read aloud. It also offers translation capabilities for supported languages.

### How does Text Capture protect my privacy?

The app works 100% offline, meaning your scanned data never leaves your device. This ensures the privacy and security of the content you capture.

### What languages are supported for text-to-speech and translation?

Text-to-speech and translation features work for text written in Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, and Turkish.

### Is Text Capture free to use?

The app is free to download and use with in-app purchases available. This allows users to access additional features or unlock full functionality.

### What kind of text can Text Capture recognize?

Text Capture works on any text written in the Latin alphabet. This covers a wide range of common languages and characters.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.5.276 — 2026-08-24

Improvements to the user interface;
Improving quality of assets

### 2.5.275 — 2026-08-17

Improvements to the user interface;
Improving quality of assets

### 2.5.274 — 2026-08-10

Improvements to the user interface;
Improving quality of assets

### 2.5.273 — 2026-08-03

Improvements to the user interface;
Improving quality of assets

### 2.5.272 — 2026-07-27

Improvements to the user interface;
Improving quality of assets

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