Comparison

TextOCR vs Marklist

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

Head to head
About

TextOCR

Features
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I developed this TextOCR app as I needed a simple text recognition app that I can easily scan a text image and mail the text on it to myself. It works great for text image but not for handwriting recognition. You can use it handily to scan your receipts, phone numbers, namecards etc. To use, first scan the image using the built in camera App in iPhone. Load up the photo and zoom in to the selected area if required. You can then copy the scanned text to other application or mail the scanned text together with the scanned image to your email account.

About

Marklist

Capture fleeting thoughts, interesting articles, and tasks to tackle later. This app consolidates research keywords, notes, and unread articles into a single, organized list. It offers features like iCloud sync, customizable reminders, and statistics to help you stay focused and efficient.

Highlights
  • Configurable search engine integration
  • One-tap note-taking
  • Auto-mark by copying links
  • Favorites and grouping
  • Web page snapshots
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • Customizable notifications and widgets
Features
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This is an app helps you manage later things in life. It must have occurred to you that at some moment, you suddenly want to learn about something, suddenly have some burst of inspiration, or suddenly see an interesting article...... But you are in the midst of other things and have to let these exciting moments fade away. Marklist is just made for this. It provides a simple list to help you store all these later things and remind you to deal with them later. ——————————————— Generally, there are three kinds of later things, 1. a keyword that needs to be looked up with a search engine, 2. an inspiration or a to-do item that needs to be recorded as a clue, 3. an article from another app that you have not finished reading. These later things are perfectly integrated into Marklist, and they correspond to three features in the main interface, 1. configurable search engine, 2. one-tap note, 3. auto-mark by copying other app links and switching to Marklist. It is not a single search engine, a single to-do list/notebook, or a single read-it-later tool. It consolidates all these later things into a single list, so you always use one tool to manage them, always keeping focused and efficient. After each later thing is dealt, you move it to the completed list. This way your main interface always stays clean and you do not have to worry about losing anything. ——————————————— In addition to above, Marklist also provides, 1. very good favorites and favorites grouping features, 2. free web page snapshots, 3. real-time iCloud backup and sync, no more worrying about data loss, 4. sticky and sorting features, so you can prioritize later things, 5. love feature that can distinguish the importance of favorites, 6. configurable notifications and widgets to remind you of recorded later things for your situation, 7. flexible search and filter, 8. QR code scanning for contents from your computer, 9. long screenshots for all kinds of contents, 10. daily and weekly statistics, 11. and countless other details not mentioned yet. The Mac version of Marklist is also available on the Mac App Store, so if you are a Mac user, you can install it together and the data will be automatically synced through iCloud in real time. ——————————————— As a developer, I want to provide a product that is easy to use, stable, and powerful. Now I think Marklist has succeeded in doing all of these. If you approve of my work, please give me a 5-star review, or recommend it to your friends. If you think Marklist still needs improvement, please contact me by email: sspsx@163.com. Anyway, thanks for using!

Screenshots

TextOCR1 screens
Marklist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Marklist at Free against TextOCR's $0.99. Marklist also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months). TextOCR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Marklist is free to download; TextOCR costs $0.99 up front. Marklist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TextOCR asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextOCR ships an update every 15 months, Marklist every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TextOCR versus Marklist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextOCRMarklist
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.9 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—97.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDaryl Wong思朴 宋

In-app purchases

None

TextOCR

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Marklist

One-time1
  • Marklist Pro$29.99

Questions

Is TextOCR free?
TextOCR costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marklist free?
Marklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TextOCR or Marklist have ads?
Neither TextOCR nor Marklist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextOCR or Marklist?
TextOCR ships an update every 15 months, and Marklist every 3 weeks. Most recently, TextOCR was updated on November 11, 2026 and Marklist on November 11, 2026.

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