AI Scanner vs Doc Scan:OCR and PDF Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AI Scanner
This app uses AI to accurately extract text from images, PDFs, and screenshots in over 90 languages. It can also translate extracted text, scan physical documents into PDFs, and even allows you to chat with AI about your scanned content. Save, edit, and share your extracted text in various formats.
- Extract text from images and PDFs
- Scan documents to PDF
- Translate extracted text
- Chat with AI about scanned content
- Handwriting to text conversion
- Copy text from any screen
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Text Scanner (OCR) is the most accurate AI-powered image-to-text scanner app for iOS. It can extract and recognize text from images, photos, screenshots, and PDFs with 99%+ accuracy in 92 languages, and translate the extracted text into over 100 languages. PDF Scanner - Scan physical documents and convert them into clean, professional PDFs using smart edge detection and auto-crop. AI OCR - Attach an image or PDF and chat with AI to ask questions, summarize content, or translate text instantly. Features: • Extract text from images in the gallery or captured using the camera • Image to text converter — get editable text to copy, share, or translate • Scan documents and convert them into PDFs • Attach images or PDFs and ask AI directly: • Import PDFs and extract text from PDF files • Handwriting to text conversion • Translate text into over 100 languages • Copy text from any screen, website, or app by sharing a screenshot • Extract text and detect phone numbers, emails, and URLs • Select text in multiple columns from images • Read extracted text aloud with text-to-speech • Edit, copy, share, and translate recognized text • Export extracted text as searchable PDFs (with text layer) • Export extracted text as PDF or TXT files • Convert extracted text to PDF or Word files • Select multiple images and convert them into a single PDF • Crop and rotate images before OCR • Save scan history • Organize scans in folders • Sort scans by date • Search text in saved scans • Share images directly to extract text • Quick access to camera, gallery, or PDF import via long-press on app icon • Automatically copy extracted text or save it as a TXT file for faster workflow Get Text Scanner today and start extracting text from documents and images with ease! Optional Premium plans are available for unlimited scans and extra features. Privacy Policy: https://appzys.com/ios/textscanner/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://appzys.com/ios/textscanner/termsofuse
Doc Scan:OCR and PDF Scanner
This app acts as a smart scanning assistant, converting documents and images into editable text and PDFs. It offers features like OCR text recognition, ID card scanning, and photo translation, simplifying manual input and typesetting for students and office workers.
- Document scanning
- OCR text recognition
- ID card scanning
- Photo translation
- Image to Word conversion
- PDF conversion
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Scanner Almighty King is a smart scanning assistant tool that is convenient for students and office workers. Functions such as OCR text recognition, photo extraction scanning, image conversion to word, ID card scanning, photo translation, PDF conversion, etc., can be easily handled by Scanner Almighty King with one APP, eliminating the trouble of manual input and typesetting, high-definition image processing, and can be directly generated The electronic version is convenient, quick, clear and easy to use. ●Document scanning Use image processing algorithms to scan and manage your documents. ●Text recognition OCR text recognition, one-click text recognition. ● ID card scanning High-definition scanning of various documents, mobile scanner, 1:1 restoration of document printing, one-click stitching to A4 paper. ●Photograph translation Supports OCR recognition of most languages such as Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Russian, Spanish, etc., and fast translation. ●Image to Word Quickly and intelligently identify pictures, and convert word documents with one click, which is convenient and fast. ●Examination paper erasure Quickly erase the traces of the test paper and restore the original appearance of the test paper. ●receipt recognition Accurately identify the contents of receipts, making it easy to make electronic receipts. ●Business card recognition Accurate identification, standardized API output. ●PDF Converter One-click format conversion makes editing easier. ---------------------------------------- 【Automatic Renewal Terms】 There are three subscription options for premium accounts: Weekly membership: only $9.99/week Annual membership: only $29.99/year Lifetime membership: only $39.99 ● Subscription payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and at the beginning of each renewal period ● Renewal: The Apple iTunes account will be debited within 24 hours before the expiration, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period after the deduction is successful. ● Cancel Renewal: You may cancel your subscription or trial at any time by going to your iTunes account settings and canceling the subscription, otherwise it will automatically renew. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the trial period or any subscription period to avoid being charged. Subscriptions that include a trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. ● Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase ● When you purchase a premium subscription during a trial period, any unused portion of the trial period, if offered, will forfeit. ●Privacy Policy: http://static.rhinoxlab.com/html/privacy/saomiaoyiwannengwang_bodi_en.html?appName=DocScan ●Member Payment Agreement: http://static.rhinoxlab.com/html/paymentagreement/general.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AI Scanner at 70% against Doc Scan:OCR and PDF Scanner's 15%. AI Scanner also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Doc Scan:OCR and PDF Scanner's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. AI Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Doc Scan:OCR and PDF Scanner sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AI Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AI Scanner has 9.2K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of AI Scanner's written reviews are positive against 15% of Doc Scan:OCR and PDF Scanner's.
AI Scanner ships an update every 6 days, Doc Scan:OCR and PDF Scanner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AI Scanner | Doc Scan:OCR and PDF Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9.2K ratings) — better | 3.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.3% of reviews — better | 15.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.2K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Govarthani Rajesh | Hangzhou Jiadi Bozhong |
Customer experience
AI Scanner
Doc Scan:OCR and PDF Scanner
Bugs and requests
AI Scanner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes after recent update
- Unable to export/share scanned text
- Incorrect text recognition, especially for non-Latin scripts
Requested features
4 requests- Batch processing of images
- Ability to edit/correct recognized text
- Support for more languages
- Option to disable ads in free version
Doc Scan:OCR and PDF Scanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AI Scanner
- Premium Monthly Saver$3.991 Month
- Unlimited Scans Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Unlimited Scans Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Extra Scans$0.99
Doc Scan:OCR and PDF Scanner
- 扫描仪全能王-周会员7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- monthly member$6.991 Month
- weekly member$9.997 Days
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- one-year member$29.991 Year
- Quarterly member$39.993 Months
- 一个月高级版$2.99
- 三个月vip$5.99
- 永久会员$39.99
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