# Text Pics! — Turn text into pictures!

> Converts detected text in photos into visual pictures for understanding. (iPhone/iPad app by Craig Grummitt.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-pics/id1501861303 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Craig Grummitt](https://appshunter.io/developer/850010899)
- Category: Utilities, Travel
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.80/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 26 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-09-14
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-pics/id1501861303/reviews.md

## What is Text Pics!?

Text Pics will detect text in any photo, and turn it into pictures! 

Text Pics is perfect for:
• Understanding restaurant menus in a foreign country!
• Making a shopping list easier to follow!
• Helping you to visualise a dry technical text.
• Lots more! Tell us what you're using Text Pics for! 

How to use:
Step 1: Get your photo - you can use the document scanner, take a regular photo, or grab the photo from your photo library.
Step 2: After Text Pics automatically detects text, you can select which text you're interested in.
Step 3: After you tap 'Done', Text Pics will automatically display pictures for the text you've selected!
Step 4: Tap on a pic if you're interested to see more pics.

Where did the inspiration for Text Pics come from?
Have you ever sat down in a restaurant in a foreign country, and then realised the menu doesn't have any pictures and you have no idea what to order? Well, it happened to me once in China! Famished, I had no choice but to order at random. 10 minutes later I was presented with a massive bowl of bok choy. Not exactly what I was hoping for. (sigh!) If I had Text Pics, it would have been a piece of cake to understand the menu with pictures!

## Key features

- Text detection from photos
- Image generation from text
- Document scanner
- Photo library integration
- Visualizing technical text
- Understanding foreign menus

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-pics/id1501861303/reviews.md

### 4/5 — It works, with certain text

*2022-11-28*

It’s OK; good concept.  Needs update for current iOS16 though.

## Frequently asked questions about Text Pics!

### What is Text Pics used for?

Text Pics helps you understand text in photos by turning it into pictures. It's useful for deciphering restaurant menus in foreign languages, making shopping lists easier to visualize, or comprehending complex technical text.

### How does Text Pics work?

You provide a photo via the document scanner, camera, or your library. Text Pics detects the text, and you select what you want to visualize. The app then displays pictures corresponding to the chosen text.

### Can Text Pics scan documents?

Yes, Text Pics includes a document scanner feature, allowing you to capture images of documents directly within the app for text detection and visualization.

### What devices does Text Pics support?

Text Pics is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices, running on iOS.

### What is the age rating for Text Pics?

Text Pics has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### When was Text Pics last updated?

The latest version of Text Pics, 1.0.1, was released on October 1, 2020. The app was initially released on September 14, 2020.

### Does Text Pics have ads?

No, Text Pics does not contain advertisements.

### What is the user rating for Text Pics?

Text Pics has a rating of 3.8 stars based on 4 user ratings.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2020-10-01

This minor update has:
* Standardized thumbnail sizes
* Design bug fixes

### 1.0 — 2020-09-14

No release notes.

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All apps by Craig Grummitt: https://appshunter.io/developer/850010899

## Related topics

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