Comparison

Scan & Paste vs Copy Text On Screen

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Scan & Paste

Transform your phone into a portable scanner for documents and photos. Extract text and structured data using OCR technology. Seamlessly integrate scanned content into your workflow via cloud clipboard or API.

Highlights
  • Photo and document scanning
  • OCR text recognition
  • Export as JPEG or PDF
  • Cloud clipboard integration
  • API for easy integration
  • Pre-built document templates
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Scan&Paste turns your phone into a portable photo scanner and document scanner. Scan your documents and export them as JPEG or multi-page PDF files. OCR scanner returns your documents automatically recognized (using OCR), so you can get words and structured information extracted from documents. No account is required to use the system – you can work fully anonymously; without providing user name, email nor connecting it to other authentication systems. All the captured data are stored temporally in a cloud clipboard. Using our web page or built-in rich API functionality you can integrate it very easily with almost any office or business program. The data are automatically removed after 7 days. Scan your documents and paste files and data into your favorite application. Business version allows you to build forms and scenarios for scanning documents/taking photos and entering data that change the program into the mobile input data device that combines photos, videos and text forms. There are many document templates within the system like business cards, driving licenses, identity cards, invoices, insurance policies that enables automatically getting data within OCR process with high reliability. Specialized modules can be added in business version depending on demands.

About

Copy Text On Screen

Easily extract text from screenshots and images with advanced OCR technology. Copy, translate, or read aloud any text, even from social media apps. Supports over 100 languages for translation and 92 for recognition.

Highlights
  • Extract text from screenshots
  • Extract text from images
  • OCR text recognition
  • Translate text in 100+ languages
  • Read text aloud
  • Extract phone numbers, emails, URLs
  • Scan history
Features
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The default long press to copy text on a mobile screen or image does not always work. This app helps you extract text/words from a mobile screen by sharing your screenshot with the app or by selecting text from an image. With its advanced OCR technology, this app allows you to extract text and words from your mobile screen and images. The OCR recognition accuracy is between 99% and 100%, ensuring that you get the exact text you need. You can also scan and translate screenshot or image text on your device in over 100 languages. Main Features: • Copy any text on the mobile screen to your clipboard by sharing screenshot with this app. • Extract text from any image. • Extract text easily from any application including social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and more by just share screenshot. • Extract text on image and read it aloud with text to speech. • Extracts phone number, email, URL . • Recent scans history. • Supports 92 languages for text recognition and translations in over 100 languages. • Options to automatically copy extracted text to the clipboard or save it as a .txt file for a faster workflow. How to use this app to extract Text from screen: Step 1: Take a screenshot. Step 2: Open that screenshot and share with this app. Step 3: Select the text by touch and drag on screeenshot and choose the language for OCR recognition. Step 4: Please wait while the app performs OCR (Optical Character Recognition) operation to extract the text. Step 5: Now you may copy to clipboard, share or translate the extracted text. Never struggle to copy text from your mobile screen and Image again. Get Copy Text app now and enjoy the ease of extracting text and words from your mobile screen and Images! You can take screenshots by pressing and holding the 'POWER BUTTON' and 'VOLUME UP BUTTON' at the same time for a second. Subscription Plans Unlimited Scans Monthly ------------------------- Unlimited scans No ads upto 50 scans per day. for one month period. monthly 5.99 $ Unlimited Scans Yearly ---------------------- Unlimited scans No ads upto 50 scans per day. for one year period. yearly 60.99 $. ----------------- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal as per existing plan rate within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. ----------------- Privacy Policy: https://appzys.com/ios/copytext/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://appzys.com/ios/copytext/termsofuse

Screenshots

Scan & Paste4 screens
Copy Text On Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Copy Text On Screen at 69% against Scan & Paste's 0%. Copy Text On Screen also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 2). Scan & Paste's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Copy Text On Screen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Scan & Paste asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Copy Text On Screen holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Copy Text On Screen has 4.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Scan & Paste's written reviews are positive against 69% of Copy Text On Screen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan & Paste ships an update every 2 months, Copy Text On Screen every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Scan & Paste versus Copy Text On Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan & PasteCopy Text On Screen
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (2 ratings)4.6 (4.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews69.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrimesoft Polska Sp. z o. o.Govarthani Rajesh

Customer experience

Scan & Paste

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Copy Text On Screen

All ratings4,769 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative25.4%

Bugs and requests

Scan & Paste

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Copy Text On Screen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Text extraction not working correctly in certain scenarios
  • Compatibility issues with older iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more languages
  • Improve handwriting recognition accuracy
  • Provide a one-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Offer a premium version without ads

In-app purchases

None

Scan & Paste

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Copy Text On Screen

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Scans Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Unlimited Scans Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Extra Scans$0.99

Questions

Is Scan & Paste free?
Scan & Paste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Copy Text On Screen free?
Copy Text On Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scan & Paste or Copy Text On Screen?
Copy Text On Screen is rated higher. Scan & Paste averages 1.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Copy Text On Screen averages 4.6 from 4.8K ratings.
Do Scan & Paste or Copy Text On Screen have ads?
Copy Text On Screen shows ads; Scan & Paste does not.
Which is updated more often, Scan & Paste or Copy Text On Screen?
Scan & Paste ships an update every 2 months, and Copy Text On Screen every 2 weeks. Most recently, Scan & Paste was updated on September 13, 2026 and Copy Text On Screen on September 23, 2026.

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