OCR Instantly vs NetStat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OCR Instantly
Convert images into editable digital text using optical character recognition. Easily share or copy the extracted text to other applications. Supports over 60 languages for broad usability.
- Offline OCR engine
- Convert image to text
- Copy and share text
- Image cropping
- Supports over 60 languages
- Simple user interface
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OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition which is a technology to convert image to text. This apps takes an image and converts it into digitized text which can then be shared to other applications such as Email and SMS, or simply copy paste the text to anywhere you like. Short video demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgHQ1LrYtP0 = Important Notes = * Garbage in, garbage out - make sure text is sharp and large enough for recognition. * Handwritten text will not work. * Text on top of unclean background (images or borders/lines in excel sheet) will not work. * OCR results for Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese and Korean are not ideal. = Features = * Offline OCR engine - doesn't require sending data to servers for processing * Simplicity - Very simple to use * Image can be cropped to focus on specific text area * Digitized text can be copied to clipboard, or shared with other apps directly * Huge language support = Supports more than 60 languages = Afrikaans, Albanian, Ancient Greek, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Basque, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Frankish, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Middle English, Middle French, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Latin), Slovakian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
NetStat
Identify devices connected to your Wi-Fi network, displaying their names and IP addresses. Gain insights into network details, test speeds, and scan open ports on connected devices.
- Device identification and scanning
- Network information (IP, DNS)
- User IP and geolocation
- Device ping tools
- Open port scanning
- Download and upload speed testing
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Netstat is a network scanning app that locates devices connected to the network, so you know who is using your Wi-Fi by the name of their device and IP address. The full list of the app's features includes: - device identification and scanning in the network - general information about the network (IP, DNS, etc.) - user's IP address and current geolocation - device ping tools - routing to a device or a website - open ports scanning on devices in the network - download and upload speed testing - network scanning history Before scanning the network, you can also select a device filter, so only certain devices will be checked and displayed after scanning (desktop, laptop or mobile).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OCR Instantly at 100% against NetStat's 0%. OCR Instantly also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. OCR Instantly sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and NetStat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
OCR Instantly holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OCR Instantly has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of OCR Instantly's written reviews are positive against 0% of NetStat's.
OCR Instantly ships an update every 2 weeks, NetStat every 4 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | OCR Instantly | NetStat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chun Yeen Mok | Onix-Systems, LLC |
Customer experience
OCR Instantly
NetStat
In-app purchases
OCR Instantly
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Smart Paragraph Detection$2.99
- Advanced OCR Modes$4.99
NetStat
- Remove Ads$0.99









