Doc OCR vs OCR Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doc OCR
Transform your device into a powerful scanner and text recognition tool. Easily capture, organize, and share documents, books, and receipts. Features include smart image processing, PDF annotation, and secure offline OCR.
- Scan and recognize text from various sources
- Save scans as searchable PDFs
- Photo collage mode for multi-page documents
- Automatic document edge detection and image correction
- Organize scans with folders and drag-and-drop
- Export OCR text as TXT or DOCX
- Send faxes directly from the app
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DocOCR – Smart PDF Scanner & OCR Tool for Education Turn your iPhone or iPad into a powerful document scanner and text recognizer with DocOCR. Whether you’re a student, teacher, or school administrator, DocOCR helps you scan, recognize, organize, and share documents easily and securely — all on your device. No internet required for OCR or image processing, ensuring complete privacy and data protection. - OCR & Document Scanning Made Simple Scan and recognize text from: • Printed documents • Books & whiteboards • Receipts & business cards • Posters, coupons, and more Save scans as searchable PDFs and annotate or sign them directly within the app. Photo Collage Mode Combine multiple pages (e.g., front and back of ID cards) onto a single A4/Letter page — perfect for printing or sharing. - Smart Image Processing DocOCR automatically: • Detects document edges • Corrects perspective and curved surfaces • Removes shadows and enhances clarity Ideal for low-light conditions or quick classroom captures. - Powerful Document Management Organize your scans with ease: • Create, rename, merge, split, or move files and folders • Drag and drop to group documents • Full-text search on OCR results (Bronze Plan) • iCloud Drive sync for access across devices (Bronze Plan) Import, Export & Share • Support PDF encryption and decryption • Email as PDF or JPEG • Export OCR text as TXT or DOCX • Fax to 100+ countries (via in-app purchase) • Print via AirPrint • Upload/download with: iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, SMB, WebDAV (Bronze Plan) • “Open In” support for apps like iBooks and Adobe Reader File Import • Import PDFs or images via “Open In” from other apps • Import files from your favorite cloud services Fax Anywhere • Send/receive faxes directly from the app • Get notified when fax is sent or received • Subscribe to a personal fax number for inbound faxes • Block incoming faxes when not needed - Bronze Plan Subscription Unlock advanced features like cloud sync, full-text search, and cloud storage support. • Billed monthly or annually • Auto-renews unless canceled 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage subscriptions in your App Store account • Unused trial periods are forfeited upon subscription Terms of Service: https://ifunplay.com/legal.html
OCR Scanner
This app allows you to extract text from images without an internet connection. It supports nine languages and saves your scan history for easy access. The interface is designed for simplicity and ease of use.
- Offline text extraction
- Supports nine languages
- Saves scan history
- Easy to use interface
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OCR text scanner is a text extraction application, which can recognize nine languages offline. Very easy to use. If you have any problems, please contact the developer. - Scan the picture and extract the text offline. - Save the scan record.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OCR Scanner at none against Doc OCR's 10. OCR Scanner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Doc OCR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (629 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Doc OCR sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. OCR Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
OCR Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doc OCR has 629 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Doc OCR's written reviews are positive against 100% of OCR Scanner's.
Doc OCR ships an update every 2 weeks, OCR Scanner every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doc OCR | OCR Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (629 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 629 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 245 MB | 219 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IFUNPLAY CO., LTD. | 晋鹏 高 |
Customer experience
Doc OCR
OCR Scanner
Bugs and requests
Doc OCR
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when opening certain files
- Email functionality not working as expected
- Issues with curved page scanning and dewarping
- Problems with syncing and cloud integration
Requested features
5 requests- Add reader/audio playback feature
- Improve email/sharing options
- Enhance curved page scanning capabilities
- Provide more customization and automation options
- Improve folder/document organization and management
OCR Scanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Doc OCR
- Doc OCR Pro BRONZE (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- Doc OCR Pro BRONZE (Annually)7 Days trial$28.991 Year
- Fax Pack 1$0.99
- 1 Fax Credit$0.99
- 5 Fax Credit$4.99
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- Fax No. For One Month$5.99
- 10 Fax Credit$7.99
- 20 Fax Credit$14.99
- Fax No. For Six Months$22.99
- Upgrade To Pro$39.99
OCR Scanner
No in-app purchases



