# TextGrabber scan and translate — Image to text＋cam translator > Digitize, translate, and act on printed text and QR codes from images. (iPhone/iPad app by ABBYY USA Software House Inc.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/textgrabber-scan-and-translate/id438475005 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [ABBYY USA Software House Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/347345477) - Category: Productivity, Utilities - Price: Free - Rating: 4.54/5 from 5,535 App Store ratings · 51 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 14.0 · 93 MB - Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Chinese and 1 more - Released: 2011-06-02 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/textgrabber-scan-and-translate/id438475005/reviews.md ## What is TextGrabber scan and translate? ABBYY TextGrabber easily and quickly digitizes fragments of printed text, reads QR codes and turns the recognized result into actions: call, write, translate into 100+ languages online and into 10 languages offline, search in the Internet or on maps, create events on the calendar, edit, voice and share in any convenient way. When you point a camera at printed text, TextGrabber instantly captures information and recognizes it without connecting to the Internet. A unique real-time recognition mode extracts information in 60+ languages not only from documents but from any surfaces. Winner of SUPERSTAR Award in the "Mobile Productivity App", "Mobile Image Capture App" and “Text Input” categories in Mobile Star Awards ------------------------ “TextGrabber is probably the best app which adds another function to your iPhone: a scanner”- The Irish Times “The results get delivered relatively fast, which is great. A must-have for students” - appadvice.com “The Best Image-to-Text App for iPhone” - lifehacker.com ------------------------ KEY FEATURES: • Real-Time Translation directly on the camera screen without taking photos into 100+ languages online (full-text translation) and 10 languages offline (word-by-word translation). • Innovative Real-Time Recognition mode based on ABBYY RTR SDK technology will digitize printed text directly on the camera screen without taking photographs. • Text recognition in 60+ languages, including Russian, English, German, Spanish, Greek, Turkish, Chinese and Korean, without an Internet connection. • All links, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, postal addresses and dates after digitization become clickable: you can click on the link, phone, write an email, find the address on the maps or add an event to the calendar. • Siri shortcuts. To recognize the last photo with Siri create Siri Shortcut in iPhone settings. • QR code reader. • Powerful text-to-speech capability with the VoiceOver system feature. • Adjustable font sizes and audio prompts to assist visually impaired people: you can increase the font size and use sound prompts to interface elements. • Share the results to any app installed on the device via the system menu. • All extracted text is automatically backed up and can be easily found in the “History” folder ------------------------ The free version is ad-supported and provides 3 text recognition and translation. With ABBYY TextGrabber you can save and translate any printed text you need with a tap of your screen: • Texts from TV screen or smartphone • Receipts • Labels and counters • Travel documents • Magazine articles and book fragments • Manuals and instructions • Recipe ingredients, etc. ------------------------ OCR HINT: Please select the appropriate language (up to three at a time) before recognition ------------------------ abbyy.com/blog/mobile Facebook.com/ABBYYsoft Twitter @ABBYY_Software YouTube.com/ABBYYvideos ------------------------ Premium Account auto-renewable subscription allows using all functions of this app. Subscription length periods: 1 month and 1 year. The subscription is automatically renewed at the end of the period unless you choose to cancel the subscription at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription to that publication. Privacy: https://www.abbyy.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: http://www.textgrabber.pro/en/eula/ ----------------------- ABBYY TEXTGRABBER IS THE FASTEST WAY TO DIGITIZE, TRANSLATE AND ACTION ANY PRINTED INFORMATION! Please leave a review if you like ABBYY TextGrabber. Thank you! ## Key features - Real-time text recognition - Online and offline translation - QR code scanning - Clickable recognized text - Text-to-speech functionality - Accessibility features ## What do users think of TextGrabber scan and translate? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Efficient text recognition - 👍 Easy to use - 💡 Saves time - 🚀 Accurate OCR - 👍 Intuitive interface **Cons** - 🐛 Inconsistent performance - 🔒 Privacy concerns - 💰 Expensive subscription - 🐛 Unreliable language detection - 🐛 Formatting issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Fails to detect text in some images - Crashes when trying to export text - Incorrect character recognition (e.g. 'l' to '/') **Most requested features** - Ability to copy/share full text scans - Support for more languages - Option to disable ads/in-app purchases - Improved image correction for curved/distorted text ## Recent user reviews (10 of 51) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/textgrabber-scan-and-translate/id438475005/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Inferior to OCR built into photos, spamware *2023-03-14* Baffled by the positive reviews here. The OCR in Text Grabber is barely adequate, and changes to the privacy policy are suspicious. First, just take a photo with your phone on iOS 16 and tap the icon bottom left to capture OCR text more reliably than this app. Second, this would still be an okay app as an alternative to iOS native OCR… if it weren’t so privacy invasive. The app doesn’t need it to run, but will beg for your email, permission to send data to third party advertising partners, permission to access all photos (which also provides the geolocation history of every photo you took). Hard pass. ### 5/5 — Great application!! *2022-08-31, version 6.13.20* I love this app I have been using it for several years now. It really save me a lot of time whenever I have to write something up. I highly recommend it. ### 5/5 — Love to Use! *2022-06-12, version 6.13.19* I love how easy this app makes it to have text that I would need to type in and instead it types it for me! Very easy go use and it’s my go to for capturing text. Thanks for making my copying and pasting life easier. ### 3/5 — It’s nice but overkill for some users *2022-05-18, version 6.13.18* It’s pretty disappointing that if you want to use it as a simple text to speech app and just use it as a translator occasionally... you can’t. It will never just read the text in it’s original language. It will give you an error message that it must be translated into another language. I got this because I already read a lot and wanted to give myself a break. But alas, it won’t read English to English, etc. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We would be glad to make your routine with the application better. Please specify the issue in more detail and write us a letter to mobile_support@abbyy.com. ABBYY Customer Support ### 3/5 — Who knows what the rent actually is? *2022-04-10, version 6.13.18* I had a very simple thing to scan but not even translate and it worked great. There was a little glitch with the letter "u" (which nowhere spells the word "you" unless you want your [please, don't grunt "ur"]writing to appear to be regressing toward primitive humanity) but that's common with photo to text apps. I have no idea what the rent actually is … I don't know why developers think we enjoy being screwed by them and not even being clear what it will cost. ### 1/5 — Load of ads, can't copy text *2022-02-07, version 6.13.17* What a load of crap. I think I bought this years ago on iOS (I can't tell, since the appstore doesn't show prices once purchased). I used to be able to at LEAST copy text but their "..." and copy icon (That's documented on their website!) only brings up some STUPID "please pay us $9.99 every month" screen. I loved Abbyy on the PC but the stupid subscription app stuff has to stop! ### 5/5 — Works *2022-01-18, version 6.13.17* Would be helpful if after taking a screenshot and sending straight from that screen to textgrabber didn’t require a tap on the photos album from within textgrabber to show up. ### 5/5 — Amazing ! *2021-12-29, version 6.13.17* TextGrabber is amazing. I can aim it at a page and capture the text instantly with near perfect OCR. I can then send the text in a message to share the document or keep it for my use in writing. ### 5/5 — Great app, but recently… *2021-11-08, version 6.13.15* Love this app. But there are a couple of things… 1. About two weeks ago, the feature of scanning an image directly from Photo quit working. Now I must go to the app first, get rid of the startup screen which informs me that I can go to Photo and share, and pull the image into the app that way. 2. Would be nice to have Spanish from Latin America language, not just Spanish from Spain. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We sincerely want to fix the situation that you encounter in the application. Please specify the situation in more detail and write us an email to mobile_support@abbyy.com. Have a nice day, **ABBYY Customer Support** **ABBYY Help Center:** Search Knowledge Base | Submit request | Discuss in community | University ### 1/5 — Blown away by the good reviews! *2021-09-28, version 6.13.14* Horrible. Tried several trials with and without graphics in the background, and either didn't even detect the language, in which it didn't even try to attempt OCR. Or on the rare occasion would try but would totally foul up the sentences and words. Best stick to the free Google Translate app which works brilliant in comparison to this one with real time video translate, or pictures that have already been taken in your Photos app as well. It easily picks up Cyrillic and other languages. ABBY just gouges. Good luck to the developer. Perhaps use some of the better open source OCR software available and add useful features that other apps don't already have. **Developer response:** Please try different OCR mode - Real Time or Photo. The app can recognize only the printed text. It is necessary to have good lighting and try to keep your hands still while you take pictures! More advice find here bit.ly/tg-advice. If you are still not satisfied with the app, please contact us at mobile_support@abbyy.com. Regards, **ABBYY Customer Support** **ABBYY Help Center:** Search Knowledge Base | Submit request | Discuss in community | University ## Frequently asked questions about TextGrabber scan and translate ### What does TextGrabber do? TextGrabber digitizes printed text from images, reads QR codes, and allows you to perform actions with the recognized text. This includes translating text into over 100 languages online or 10 offline, calling phone numbers, searching online, adding events to your calendar, and more. ### What are the key features of TextGrabber? Key features include real-time text recognition directly on the camera screen, translation in over 100 languages online and 10 offline, QR code reading, and making recognized links, phone numbers, and addresses clickable for immediate action. It also offers text-to-speech and accessibility features for visually impaired users. ### How much does TextGrabber cost? The app offers a free version that is ad-supported and provides 3 text recognition and translation uses. A premium account with an auto-renewable subscription is available for unlimited access to its features. ### What languages does TextGrabber support? TextGrabber supports text recognition in over 60 languages without an internet connection, including major languages like Russian, English, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. Online translation is available in over 100 languages, while offline translation is available word-by-word in 10 languages. ### Can I use TextGrabber offline? Yes, TextGrabber offers offline capabilities for text recognition in over 60 languages. Offline translation is also available, though it is word-by-word and supports 10 languages. ## Version history (last 2 releases) ### 6.13.22 — 2023-03-14 In this release, we adopt the app for iOS 16 and updated libraries. Also, we fixed a few bugs and improved stability. The most important in previous releases: + Improved VoiceOver. With this feature, you can have a phone screen read, including buttons, icons, links, and other interface elements, and use gestures to navigate and select their options. To enable it, go to the Accessibility tab and choose VoiceOver. If you like TextGrabber, would you mind taking a moment to write a review on the App Store? We’d much appreciate it. ### 6.13.21 — 2022-11-04 Stability update for the smooth performance of the app. The most important in previous releases: + Improved VoiceOver. With this feature, you can have a phone screen read, including buttons, icons, links, and other interface elements, and use gestures to navigate and select their options. To enable it, go to the Accessibility tab and choose VoiceOver. If you like TextGrabber, would you mind taking a moment to write a review on the App Store? 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